PENN FOSTER VETERINARY
PHARMACOLOGY FINAL
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ The kidneys excrete drugs by two principle mechanisms.
Answer: 1. glomerular filtration 2. tubular secretion
◍ 4.25. _______________ is used to treat old dog dementia.
Answer: Anipryl
◍ 12.6 ____________ should never be given intravenously to horses..
Answer: 12.6 tetracycline
◍ 4.17.What drug would you administer to a puppy delivered via c-section that
was not breathing?.
Answer: doxapram may be administered on or under the tongue, into the
umbilical vein or IM injection.
◍ 13.6 An animal with endoparasites is said to be ___________, while an
animal with ectoparasites is said to be ____________..
Answer: 13.6 infected, infested
◍ Pyridostigmine.
Answer: Indirect-Acting Cholinergic (Anticholinesterase)Agent. treatment
of myasthenia gravis.
◍ 4.5.What are the primary neurotransmitters for adrenergic receptors?.
Answer: epinephrine and norepinephrine
,◍ what are the alpha adrenergic blockers?.
Answer: 1. Phenoxybenzamine 2. Tranquilizers (Ace, droperidol) 3.
Prazosin 4. Yohimbine 5. Atepamezole (antisedan)
◍ 2.10. A simplex (gravity set) IV system is used to administer fluids to
________ animals.
Answer: large
◍ All FDA approved veterinary drugs are listed in the publication titled.
Answer: The Green Book
◍ What are the direct acting cholinergics.
Answer: 1. acetycholine 2. carbamylcholine 3. bethanechol 4. Pilocarpine 5.
Metoclopramide
◍ 4.22. An inhibitory neurotransmitter widely distributed in the brain is.
Answer: GABA
◍ what dilution of epinephrine is used to treat cardiac arrest?.
Answer: 1:10,000 mix 1 ml of epi (1:1000) with 9ml of sterile water.
◍ Antitrematodal.
Answer: Treats flukes (flattened worms) effects the liver
◍ 4.11. What are some adverse side effects of xylazine, and what drug may be
used to antagonize it effects?.
Answer: Bradycardia and hypotension may be antagonized by using
atropine; respiratory depression or excessive CNS depression may be
antagonized by using yohimbine.
◍ What effect do the endotoxins have on the GI tract?.
Answer: May increase the permeability of intestinal blood vessels and cause
increased fluid loss and fever.
◍ propantheline.
Answer: anticholinergic. treat diarrhea, urinary incontinence and
bradycardia, reduce colonic peristalsis in horses to allow rectal examination.
◍ Drug excretion.
, Answer: primarily through the liver, via bile, or through the kidneys
◍ 4.20. Dissociative agents such as ketamine and tiletamine may cause ______
at the injection site..
Answer: burning
◍ pharmacokinetic.
Answer: plasma or tissue levels of the durg are altered by the presense of
another (drug interaction)
◍ bacteriostatic.
Answer: prevents the reproduction of bacteria
◍ Inotropic drugs.
Answer: Affect the force of heart contraction.positive increase
strengthnegative decreases strength
◍ Once a drug has been biotransformed it is called a:.
Answer: metabolite
◍ 12.10 T or
F. Aerobes are bacteria that require oxygen to live..
Answer: 12.10 True
◍ 2.7. Oral drugs should never be administered in animals that are
__________.
Answer: vomiting
◍ Antitussives.
Answer: relieve or suppresses coughing by blocking the cough reflex in the
medulla of the brain
◍ 12.4 ___________ is approved for use in lactating dairy animals..
Answer: 12.4 Naxcel(Ceftiofur sodium)
◍ Immunosuppressive agents.
Answer: Treat immune-mediated disorders Auto-immune disease: body's
immune system attacking itself
PHARMACOLOGY FINAL
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ The kidneys excrete drugs by two principle mechanisms.
Answer: 1. glomerular filtration 2. tubular secretion
◍ 4.25. _______________ is used to treat old dog dementia.
Answer: Anipryl
◍ 12.6 ____________ should never be given intravenously to horses..
Answer: 12.6 tetracycline
◍ 4.17.What drug would you administer to a puppy delivered via c-section that
was not breathing?.
Answer: doxapram may be administered on or under the tongue, into the
umbilical vein or IM injection.
◍ 13.6 An animal with endoparasites is said to be ___________, while an
animal with ectoparasites is said to be ____________..
Answer: 13.6 infected, infested
◍ Pyridostigmine.
Answer: Indirect-Acting Cholinergic (Anticholinesterase)Agent. treatment
of myasthenia gravis.
◍ 4.5.What are the primary neurotransmitters for adrenergic receptors?.
Answer: epinephrine and norepinephrine
,◍ what are the alpha adrenergic blockers?.
Answer: 1. Phenoxybenzamine 2. Tranquilizers (Ace, droperidol) 3.
Prazosin 4. Yohimbine 5. Atepamezole (antisedan)
◍ 2.10. A simplex (gravity set) IV system is used to administer fluids to
________ animals.
Answer: large
◍ All FDA approved veterinary drugs are listed in the publication titled.
Answer: The Green Book
◍ What are the direct acting cholinergics.
Answer: 1. acetycholine 2. carbamylcholine 3. bethanechol 4. Pilocarpine 5.
Metoclopramide
◍ 4.22. An inhibitory neurotransmitter widely distributed in the brain is.
Answer: GABA
◍ what dilution of epinephrine is used to treat cardiac arrest?.
Answer: 1:10,000 mix 1 ml of epi (1:1000) with 9ml of sterile water.
◍ Antitrematodal.
Answer: Treats flukes (flattened worms) effects the liver
◍ 4.11. What are some adverse side effects of xylazine, and what drug may be
used to antagonize it effects?.
Answer: Bradycardia and hypotension may be antagonized by using
atropine; respiratory depression or excessive CNS depression may be
antagonized by using yohimbine.
◍ What effect do the endotoxins have on the GI tract?.
Answer: May increase the permeability of intestinal blood vessels and cause
increased fluid loss and fever.
◍ propantheline.
Answer: anticholinergic. treat diarrhea, urinary incontinence and
bradycardia, reduce colonic peristalsis in horses to allow rectal examination.
◍ Drug excretion.
, Answer: primarily through the liver, via bile, or through the kidneys
◍ 4.20. Dissociative agents such as ketamine and tiletamine may cause ______
at the injection site..
Answer: burning
◍ pharmacokinetic.
Answer: plasma or tissue levels of the durg are altered by the presense of
another (drug interaction)
◍ bacteriostatic.
Answer: prevents the reproduction of bacteria
◍ Inotropic drugs.
Answer: Affect the force of heart contraction.positive increase
strengthnegative decreases strength
◍ Once a drug has been biotransformed it is called a:.
Answer: metabolite
◍ 12.10 T or
F. Aerobes are bacteria that require oxygen to live..
Answer: 12.10 True
◍ 2.7. Oral drugs should never be administered in animals that are
__________.
Answer: vomiting
◍ Antitussives.
Answer: relieve or suppresses coughing by blocking the cough reflex in the
medulla of the brain
◍ 12.4 ___________ is approved for use in lactating dairy animals..
Answer: 12.4 Naxcel(Ceftiofur sodium)
◍ Immunosuppressive agents.
Answer: Treat immune-mediated disorders Auto-immune disease: body's
immune system attacking itself
