Advanced Pharmacology-NR 508
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
effectiveness, safety, selectivity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔State the three (3) most
important characteristics of any drug.
No, all medications have side effects - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Is it possible to have a
selective drug?
Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Define the
four phases of pharmacokenetics.
The nature and intensity of the response the drug has on the body - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Define pharmacodynamics.
Evaluate effects, identify high risk patients, and assess for self care - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Name the three most important goals of pre-administration assessment.
Allergies, pregnancy, age, genetics and pathological disease (kidney or liver) - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔What factors can predispose an individual to adverse reactions from drugs?
A thorough patient history to identify those who might be high risk and education -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔What measures help reduce adverse reactions of medication
administration?
A randomized control trial is required for all new medications - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔What type of research is required to assess drug therapies?
Participants don't know if they belong to the control or experimental group - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔What is a "blinded" study?
,Harris-Kefauver Amendment to the FDA and the Cosmetic act of 1962 - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Which Amendment strengthened drug regulation after the Thalidomide
tragedy in Europe?
Trade names are easy to recall and pronounce, and good for marketing purposes - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔What is the purpose of having a trade name (proprietary or brand name) for a
drug?
Using two brand name drugs that have the same ingredient can lead to overdose - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔What is one of the problems with trade names?
Penicillin's - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Binds and blocks peptidases?
Floroquinolones - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔commonly used to treat urinary tract
infections?
Cephalosporins - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔inhibits cell wall synthesis
Macrolides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔prevents translocation
Penicillin - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Beta Lactam ring
Sulfonomides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔inhibits folic acid synthesis
Cephalosporins - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Has a disulfiram like reaction when taken with
alcohol
Macrolides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Gram positive
Flouroquinolones - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔causes prolonged QT interval
, Macrolides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Causes GI upset, hepatotoxicity, flatulence,
jaundice, anorexia and adverse effects
Tetracycline - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Causes teeth discoloration
Floroquinolones - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Associated with spontaneous tendon rupture
Aminoglycosides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Inhibits the process of translation
Floroquinolones - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔inhibits DNA gyrase
Amnioglycosides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Broad spectrum change shape of 30s sub unit
Penicillin - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔inhibits cell wall production
Tetracycline - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔interferes with tRNA attachment
Sulfonomides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔most common antibiotic to be allergic to
Aminoglycosides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔inhibits protein synthesis
Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The study of drugs and their actions on the body
Pre clinical Stage - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The first part of the drug development process
Identification of promising drugs and testing on animals occurs in this phase
Two types of drug responses - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔quantal and graded
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
effectiveness, safety, selectivity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔State the three (3) most
important characteristics of any drug.
No, all medications have side effects - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Is it possible to have a
selective drug?
Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Define the
four phases of pharmacokenetics.
The nature and intensity of the response the drug has on the body - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Define pharmacodynamics.
Evaluate effects, identify high risk patients, and assess for self care - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Name the three most important goals of pre-administration assessment.
Allergies, pregnancy, age, genetics and pathological disease (kidney or liver) - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔What factors can predispose an individual to adverse reactions from drugs?
A thorough patient history to identify those who might be high risk and education -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔What measures help reduce adverse reactions of medication
administration?
A randomized control trial is required for all new medications - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔What type of research is required to assess drug therapies?
Participants don't know if they belong to the control or experimental group - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔What is a "blinded" study?
,Harris-Kefauver Amendment to the FDA and the Cosmetic act of 1962 - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Which Amendment strengthened drug regulation after the Thalidomide
tragedy in Europe?
Trade names are easy to recall and pronounce, and good for marketing purposes - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔What is the purpose of having a trade name (proprietary or brand name) for a
drug?
Using two brand name drugs that have the same ingredient can lead to overdose - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔What is one of the problems with trade names?
Penicillin's - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Binds and blocks peptidases?
Floroquinolones - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔commonly used to treat urinary tract
infections?
Cephalosporins - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔inhibits cell wall synthesis
Macrolides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔prevents translocation
Penicillin - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Beta Lactam ring
Sulfonomides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔inhibits folic acid synthesis
Cephalosporins - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Has a disulfiram like reaction when taken with
alcohol
Macrolides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Gram positive
Flouroquinolones - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔causes prolonged QT interval
, Macrolides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Causes GI upset, hepatotoxicity, flatulence,
jaundice, anorexia and adverse effects
Tetracycline - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Causes teeth discoloration
Floroquinolones - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Associated with spontaneous tendon rupture
Aminoglycosides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Inhibits the process of translation
Floroquinolones - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔inhibits DNA gyrase
Amnioglycosides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Broad spectrum change shape of 30s sub unit
Penicillin - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔inhibits cell wall production
Tetracycline - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔interferes with tRNA attachment
Sulfonomides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔most common antibiotic to be allergic to
Aminoglycosides - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔inhibits protein synthesis
Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The study of drugs and their actions on the body
Pre clinical Stage - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The first part of the drug development process
Identification of promising drugs and testing on animals occurs in this phase
Two types of drug responses - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔quantal and graded
