HMX-Pharmacology Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
ideal, patient - Answer✔️✔️-Dosage can be distributed by ideal _______ or
the weight of the ________
chemical structure, mechanism of action, therapeutic effect, disease or
disorder which the drug treats - Answer✔️✔️-A drug is classified from its
______________
Pharmacology - Answer✔️✔️-the study of how a substance reacts with a
living organism in the the treatment of disease
toxicity - Answer✔️✔️-the act of large unnecessary amounts of active drugs
can cause damaging effects
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) - Answer✔️✔️-binds to molecular target in the
central nervous system and changes the way the body senses pain
oral - Answer✔️✔️-Administration to or by the way of the mouth
Group: Enteral
Possible Drug Forms: Tablet
Onset of action: Slow
Effects: Local or systemic
Advantage: Convenience
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Disadvantage: Large dose required
sublingual - Answer✔️✔️-Administration beneath the tongue
Group: Enteral
Possible drug forms: Tablet
Onset of action: Fast
Effects: Systemic
Advantage: Avoids first -pass metabolism
Disadvantage: Only suitable for small doses
Rectal - Answer✔️✔️-Administration of the rectum
Group:Enteral
Possible drug forms: Suppository
Onset of Action: Slow
Effects: Local or systemic
Advantage: Useful for patients unable to swallow drugs.
Disadvantage: Variable drug absorption
Nasal - Answer✔️✔️-Administration of Nose
Group:Topical
Possible drug forms: Solution(Spray)
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Onset of action: Fast
Effects: Local
Advantage: Conveniences
Disadvantage: Can produce unwanted systemic effects
Ocular - Answer✔️✔️-Administration to the external eye
Group: Topical
Possible drug forms: Solution (spray to drops)
Onset of action: Fast
Effects: Local
Advantage: Conveniences
Disadvantage:Only suitable in small doses
Inhalation - Answer✔️✔️-Administration within the respiratory tract by
inhaling through the nose and/or mouth
Group: Topical
Possible drug form: Aerosol
Transdermal - Answer✔️✔️-Administration through the skin to the systemic
circulation
Group: Transdermal
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subcutaneous - Answer✔️✔️-Administration beneath the skin
Group: Parenteral
intramuscular - Answer✔️✔️-Administration within a muscle
Group: Parenteral
Intravenous - Answer✔️✔️-Administration within or into a vein or veins
Group: Parenteral
Possible drug forms: Solution (injection or infusion)
Intrathecal - Answer✔️✔️-Administration within the cerebrospinal fluid
Group: Pareneral
parenteral route - Answer✔️✔️-Through injection of infusion
Don't involve the GI tract
Injection are pointed to the subcutaneous layer of the skin
-instantaneous in response
intravenous - Answer✔️✔️-action of placing a drug directly in the vein or
bloodstream under the skin
Intramascular - Answer✔️✔️-injection pointed into the muscular layer
Inrathecal - Answer✔️✔️-route involve the spinal canal and into
cerebrospinal fluid
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