ICHS PHARMACOLOGY EXAM PREP TEST
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●● 2. The medical situation when a particular drug should not be
administered is referred to as
A. side effect
B. adverse effect
C. drug allergy
D. contraindication
E. antagonism
Answer: D
●● 3. An unusual or unexpected drug reaction by an individual is known
as
A. toxic effect
B. antagonism
C. idiosyncrasy
D. side effect
E. drug allergy
Answer: C
,●● 4. The proprietary drug name supplied by a pharmaceutical company
is also referred to as the
A. generic name
B. over-the-counter name
C. trade name
D. chemical name
E. none of these
Answer: C
●● 5. The time from drug administration to the first observable drug
effect is known as the
A. duration of action
B. onset of action
C. ceiling effect
D. maximal response
E. ceiling effect
Answer: B
●● 6. A drug that has the potential for abuse and is regulated by the
Drug Enforcement Agency is classified as a
A. poison
B. OTC drug
C. prescription drug
,D. controlled substance
E. nonproprietary drug
Answer: D
●● 7. Select the term below that relates to the amount of drug
administered to produce a therapeutic effect.
A. posology
B. toxicology
C. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacotherapeutics
E. pharmacy
Answer: A
●● 8. A medication that does not require a physician's service to obtain
is referred to as
A. trade
B. nonproprietary
C. nonprescription
D. brand
E. generic
Answer: C
, ●● 9. Which of the following could be categorized as an adverse
reaction?
A. idiosyncrasy
B. drug allergy
C. teratogenicity
D. carcinogenicity
E. all of these
Answer: E
●● 10. The time a drug continues to produce its effect is its
A. ED50
B. maximal response
C. ceiling effect
D. onset of action
E. duration of action
Answer: E
●● . The drug administration route demonstrating the slowest onset of
action is
A. inhalation
B. transdermal
C. intramuscular
D. sublingual
BANK WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
●● 2. The medical situation when a particular drug should not be
administered is referred to as
A. side effect
B. adverse effect
C. drug allergy
D. contraindication
E. antagonism
Answer: D
●● 3. An unusual or unexpected drug reaction by an individual is known
as
A. toxic effect
B. antagonism
C. idiosyncrasy
D. side effect
E. drug allergy
Answer: C
,●● 4. The proprietary drug name supplied by a pharmaceutical company
is also referred to as the
A. generic name
B. over-the-counter name
C. trade name
D. chemical name
E. none of these
Answer: C
●● 5. The time from drug administration to the first observable drug
effect is known as the
A. duration of action
B. onset of action
C. ceiling effect
D. maximal response
E. ceiling effect
Answer: B
●● 6. A drug that has the potential for abuse and is regulated by the
Drug Enforcement Agency is classified as a
A. poison
B. OTC drug
C. prescription drug
,D. controlled substance
E. nonproprietary drug
Answer: D
●● 7. Select the term below that relates to the amount of drug
administered to produce a therapeutic effect.
A. posology
B. toxicology
C. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacotherapeutics
E. pharmacy
Answer: A
●● 8. A medication that does not require a physician's service to obtain
is referred to as
A. trade
B. nonproprietary
C. nonprescription
D. brand
E. generic
Answer: C
, ●● 9. Which of the following could be categorized as an adverse
reaction?
A. idiosyncrasy
B. drug allergy
C. teratogenicity
D. carcinogenicity
E. all of these
Answer: E
●● 10. The time a drug continues to produce its effect is its
A. ED50
B. maximal response
C. ceiling effect
D. onset of action
E. duration of action
Answer: E
●● . The drug administration route demonstrating the slowest onset of
action is
A. inhalation
B. transdermal
C. intramuscular
D. sublingual
