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GALEN COLLEGE PHARM EXAM 1
2024 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS BY EXPERTS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY GRADED
A+|NEWEST |GUARANTEED
PASS|LATEST UPDATE
When the drug is in bloodstream after administration, is disintegrated out of stomach this is called?
A. metabolism
B. absorption
C. excretion
D. distribution
B
The movement of a drug from circulatory system to body tissues is called what?
A. distribution
B. metabolism
C. excretion
D. absorption
A
This occurs when a drug is altered in chemical structure, most are done in the liver.
A. excretion
B. distribution
C. absorption
D. metabolism (biotransformation)
D
Elimination of drug from body through the following: kidneys, liver, feces, lungs, saliva, sweat, breast
milk.
A. excretion
B. distribution
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C. metabolism
D. absorption
A
100% of a drug is used when it is given by which route?
A. intramuscular (IM)
B. intravenously (IV)
C. subcutaneously (subq)
D. orally (PO)
B
1st pass effect goes from the ____ to the ____.
Only ____ % of med is going to make it through bloodstream due to this process.
-stomach, liver
-30%
What are the two routes that can skip the 1st pass effect?
A. IM, sublingual
B. IV, sublingual
C. IM, subq
D. IV, subq
B
When drug comes out of the first pass effect, it can go into the blood & be used in some way, the % of
administered drug available for activity is called?
A. peak
B. onset
C. trough
D. bioavailable
D
What in the blood have receptor sites that will grab onto, hold onto med and decreased therapeutic
effect on drug?
A. carbs
B. electrolytes
C. proteins
D. cells
C
What is it called when the drug causes the effect & do not get taken up by proteins in blood?
A. free drug
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B. extended release drug
C. protein binding drug
A
When you take TWO high protein binding drugs the effect of the med is going to be _____ effect on the
body.
They are going to compete with one another for ____ sites which makes them become ____
higher,
protein, free drugs
When a med has a ____ half life you may only need to take that med a couple times a week.
When a med has a ____ half life, it may need to be taken more often because when it ____ it becomes
____ therapeutic
long,
short, decreases, less
When a drug becomes therapeutic this is called?
A. onset
B. peak
C. duration of action
The length of time a drug exerts a therapeutic effect is called?
A. duration of action
B. peak
C. onset
This occurs when a drug reaches its highest concentration in blood.
A. onset
B. duration
C. peak
-A
-A
-C
Lowest conc of drug & it measures rate at which drug is eliminated, these labs are drawn just before the
next dose of drug regardless of route.
A. peak level
B. trough level
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B
Highest conc of drug at specific time, indicates rate of drug absorption, draw this 30-60 mins after
A. peak level
B. trough level
A
Drugs that activate receptors and produce desired response are called?
A. antagonists
B. agonists
B
Drugs that prevent receptor activation and block a response are called?
A. antagonists
B. agonists
A
What the drug does to the body, this is called?
A. pharmacogenetics
B. pharmacokinetics
C. pharmacodynamics
C
What the body does to the drug, describes the movement of the drug through the body. this is called?
A. pharmacogenetics
B. pharmacokinetics
C. pharmacodynamics
B
Free drugs are able to ____ blood vessels & reach their site of action causing a _____ response.
exit, pharmacological (therapeutic)
What is a sign of toxicity in elderly?
A. confusion
B. hypertension
C. bradycardia
D. tachypnea
A
Put in the correct order of how you would administer (optic) eye drops.
1. Close eye for 1-2 mins
2. Access lower lid then add drops
3. Clean eye
4. If applicable occlude duct
GALEN COLLEGE PHARM EXAM 1
2024 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS BY EXPERTS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY GRADED
A+|NEWEST |GUARANTEED
PASS|LATEST UPDATE
When the drug is in bloodstream after administration, is disintegrated out of stomach this is called?
A. metabolism
B. absorption
C. excretion
D. distribution
B
The movement of a drug from circulatory system to body tissues is called what?
A. distribution
B. metabolism
C. excretion
D. absorption
A
This occurs when a drug is altered in chemical structure, most are done in the liver.
A. excretion
B. distribution
C. absorption
D. metabolism (biotransformation)
D
Elimination of drug from body through the following: kidneys, liver, feces, lungs, saliva, sweat, breast
milk.
A. excretion
B. distribution
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C. metabolism
D. absorption
A
100% of a drug is used when it is given by which route?
A. intramuscular (IM)
B. intravenously (IV)
C. subcutaneously (subq)
D. orally (PO)
B
1st pass effect goes from the ____ to the ____.
Only ____ % of med is going to make it through bloodstream due to this process.
-stomach, liver
-30%
What are the two routes that can skip the 1st pass effect?
A. IM, sublingual
B. IV, sublingual
C. IM, subq
D. IV, subq
B
When drug comes out of the first pass effect, it can go into the blood & be used in some way, the % of
administered drug available for activity is called?
A. peak
B. onset
C. trough
D. bioavailable
D
What in the blood have receptor sites that will grab onto, hold onto med and decreased therapeutic
effect on drug?
A. carbs
B. electrolytes
C. proteins
D. cells
C
What is it called when the drug causes the effect & do not get taken up by proteins in blood?
A. free drug
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B. extended release drug
C. protein binding drug
A
When you take TWO high protein binding drugs the effect of the med is going to be _____ effect on the
body.
They are going to compete with one another for ____ sites which makes them become ____
higher,
protein, free drugs
When a med has a ____ half life you may only need to take that med a couple times a week.
When a med has a ____ half life, it may need to be taken more often because when it ____ it becomes
____ therapeutic
long,
short, decreases, less
When a drug becomes therapeutic this is called?
A. onset
B. peak
C. duration of action
The length of time a drug exerts a therapeutic effect is called?
A. duration of action
B. peak
C. onset
This occurs when a drug reaches its highest concentration in blood.
A. onset
B. duration
C. peak
-A
-A
-C
Lowest conc of drug & it measures rate at which drug is eliminated, these labs are drawn just before the
next dose of drug regardless of route.
A. peak level
B. trough level
, 4|Page
B
Highest conc of drug at specific time, indicates rate of drug absorption, draw this 30-60 mins after
A. peak level
B. trough level
A
Drugs that activate receptors and produce desired response are called?
A. antagonists
B. agonists
B
Drugs that prevent receptor activation and block a response are called?
A. antagonists
B. agonists
A
What the drug does to the body, this is called?
A. pharmacogenetics
B. pharmacokinetics
C. pharmacodynamics
C
What the body does to the drug, describes the movement of the drug through the body. this is called?
A. pharmacogenetics
B. pharmacokinetics
C. pharmacodynamics
B
Free drugs are able to ____ blood vessels & reach their site of action causing a _____ response.
exit, pharmacological (therapeutic)
What is a sign of toxicity in elderly?
A. confusion
B. hypertension
C. bradycardia
D. tachypnea
A
Put in the correct order of how you would administer (optic) eye drops.
1. Close eye for 1-2 mins
2. Access lower lid then add drops
3. Clean eye
4. If applicable occlude duct
