Pharmacy Practice Final II Questions
with Correct Answers
Which of the following treatments would be used for a brain tumor?
a. palliative therapy
b. radiation
c. surgery
d. drug therapy - ANSWERSradiation
According to the American Cancer Society, which of the following cancers is the most
common among men?
a. colon cancer
b. stomach cancer
c. lung cancer
d. prostate cancer - ANSWERSprostate cancer
Healthcare personnel should have access to which of the following devices in all areas
where hazardous drugs are prepared, administered, or transported?
Select one:
a. panic button
b. fire extinguisher
c. crash cart
d. spill kit - ANSWERSspill kit
Irinotecan is most frequently used to treat which of the following types of cancer?
Select one:
a. breast cancer
b. ovarian cancer
c. prostate cancer
d. lung cancer - ANSWERSlung cancer
Leucovorin rescue should be provided with which of the following chemotherapy
agents?
Select one:
a. cisplatin
b. pemetrexed
c. cytarabine
d. methotrexate - ANSWERSmethotrexate
Most chemotherapy drugs are administered via the
Select one:
a. intravenous route.
b. intramuscular route.
,c. intrathecal route
d. subcutaneous route. - ANSWERSintravenous route.
What term describes tumors that are localized and can be surgically removed?
Select one:
a. vesicants
b. tumor burden
c. resected
d. palliative - ANSWERSresected
What term describes tumors that are localized and surgically removed?
Select one:
a. vesicants
b. palliative
c. resected
d. tumor burden - ANSWERSresected
Which of the following agents works by binding to and damaging deoxyribonucleic acid
during the cell division process, ultimately preventing cell replication?
Select one:
a. antimetabolites
b. alkylating agents
c. antimicrotubule agents
d. topoisomerase inhibitors - ANSWERSalkylating agents
Which of the following chemotherapy agents has an inky blue color?
Select one:
a. mitoxantrone
b. trastuzumab
c. cisplatin
d. methotrexate - ANSWERSmitoxantrone
Which of the following drugs is known to cause hypertension and kidney damage, and
thus requires blood pressure and urine sample evaluations prior to treatment?
Select one:
a. dasatinib
b. bevacizumab
c. cetuximab
d. rituximab - ANSWERSbevacizumab
Which of the following drugs is used to treat lung cancer?
Select one:
a. methotrexate
b. pemetrexed
c. daunorubicin
d. cytarabine - ANSWERSpemetrexed
, Which of the following hormones is responsible for stimulating breast tumors in women?
Select one:
a. progesterone
b. androgen
c. testosterone
d. HCG - ANSWERSprogesterone
Which of the following is not a common side effect of cytotoxic drugs?
Select one:
a. nausea
b. vomiting
c. alopecia
d. increased bone marrow production - ANSWERSincreased bone marrow production
Which of the following is not a route of administration for methotrexate?
Select one:
a. IV
b. IT
c. PO
d. transdermal - ANSWERStransdermal
Which of the following is the medical term for hair loss?
Select one:
a. anaphylaxis
b. apoptosis
c. alopecia
d. asparagine - ANSWERSalopecia
Which of the following treatments is used for localized tumors?
Select one:
a. chemotherapy
b. surgery
c. palliative therapy
d. drug therapy - ANSWERSsurgery
Which of the following treatments is used for melanoma?
Select one:
a. palliative therapy
b. radiation
c. immunotherapy
d. surgery - ANSWERSimmunotherapy
All the following medication are required to be stored in the refrigerator prior to
dispensing except
Select one:
with Correct Answers
Which of the following treatments would be used for a brain tumor?
a. palliative therapy
b. radiation
c. surgery
d. drug therapy - ANSWERSradiation
According to the American Cancer Society, which of the following cancers is the most
common among men?
a. colon cancer
b. stomach cancer
c. lung cancer
d. prostate cancer - ANSWERSprostate cancer
Healthcare personnel should have access to which of the following devices in all areas
where hazardous drugs are prepared, administered, or transported?
Select one:
a. panic button
b. fire extinguisher
c. crash cart
d. spill kit - ANSWERSspill kit
Irinotecan is most frequently used to treat which of the following types of cancer?
Select one:
a. breast cancer
b. ovarian cancer
c. prostate cancer
d. lung cancer - ANSWERSlung cancer
Leucovorin rescue should be provided with which of the following chemotherapy
agents?
Select one:
a. cisplatin
b. pemetrexed
c. cytarabine
d. methotrexate - ANSWERSmethotrexate
Most chemotherapy drugs are administered via the
Select one:
a. intravenous route.
b. intramuscular route.
,c. intrathecal route
d. subcutaneous route. - ANSWERSintravenous route.
What term describes tumors that are localized and can be surgically removed?
Select one:
a. vesicants
b. tumor burden
c. resected
d. palliative - ANSWERSresected
What term describes tumors that are localized and surgically removed?
Select one:
a. vesicants
b. palliative
c. resected
d. tumor burden - ANSWERSresected
Which of the following agents works by binding to and damaging deoxyribonucleic acid
during the cell division process, ultimately preventing cell replication?
Select one:
a. antimetabolites
b. alkylating agents
c. antimicrotubule agents
d. topoisomerase inhibitors - ANSWERSalkylating agents
Which of the following chemotherapy agents has an inky blue color?
Select one:
a. mitoxantrone
b. trastuzumab
c. cisplatin
d. methotrexate - ANSWERSmitoxantrone
Which of the following drugs is known to cause hypertension and kidney damage, and
thus requires blood pressure and urine sample evaluations prior to treatment?
Select one:
a. dasatinib
b. bevacizumab
c. cetuximab
d. rituximab - ANSWERSbevacizumab
Which of the following drugs is used to treat lung cancer?
Select one:
a. methotrexate
b. pemetrexed
c. daunorubicin
d. cytarabine - ANSWERSpemetrexed
, Which of the following hormones is responsible for stimulating breast tumors in women?
Select one:
a. progesterone
b. androgen
c. testosterone
d. HCG - ANSWERSprogesterone
Which of the following is not a common side effect of cytotoxic drugs?
Select one:
a. nausea
b. vomiting
c. alopecia
d. increased bone marrow production - ANSWERSincreased bone marrow production
Which of the following is not a route of administration for methotrexate?
Select one:
a. IV
b. IT
c. PO
d. transdermal - ANSWERStransdermal
Which of the following is the medical term for hair loss?
Select one:
a. anaphylaxis
b. apoptosis
c. alopecia
d. asparagine - ANSWERSalopecia
Which of the following treatments is used for localized tumors?
Select one:
a. chemotherapy
b. surgery
c. palliative therapy
d. drug therapy - ANSWERSsurgery
Which of the following treatments is used for melanoma?
Select one:
a. palliative therapy
b. radiation
c. immunotherapy
d. surgery - ANSWERSimmunotherapy
All the following medication are required to be stored in the refrigerator prior to
dispensing except
Select one:
