NURS 251 PHARMACOLOGY PORTAGE LEARNING
ACTUAL EXAM REAL QUESTIONS WITH WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS (CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATED VERSION |ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. In one of the typhoon evacuation centers, an outbreak of sepsis suspected to be
caused by Staphylococcus aureus occurred. One of the pharmacists in the health
sector volunteer group was called upon to assist in the investigation.
Where would be the most likely reservoir of the organism in the normal flora?
A. Throat
B. Nose
C. Colon
D. Genitalia - ANSWER: B
2. What is the route of transmission of monkeypox?
i. Direct contact with monkeypox rash, scabs, or body fluids from a person with
monkeypox.
ii. Touching objects, fabrics (clothing, bedding, or towels), and surfaces that have
been used by someone with monkeypox.
iii. Contact with respiratory secretions
iv. Mother to developing fetus
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. I, II, III, and IV - ANSWER: D
3. What is the 6th Millennium Developmental Goal?
A. Improve maternal Health
B. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
C. Combat HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases
D. Promote gender equality and empower women - ANSWER: C
4. Which of the following statements are true as results of contamination of
biological products, which can compromise medication or treatment?
I. Loss of potency due to degradation
II. Increase level of bacterial endotoxin III. Increase medication cost
IV. Shortage of essential drug Product
A. I, II, & III
B. I, II, III, & IV
C. II, III & IV
D. I,II&IV - ANSWER: D
5. Which of the following statements will BEST describe Epidemiology as a core of
Public Health service?
,A. Study of occurrence of disease and calamities
B. Study of development of policies and plans at the community level
C. Study of distribution and determination of diseases and disability on patient level
D. Study of distribution and determinants of disease and disability at the population
level - ANSWER: D
6. Which of the following has been identified by DOH as the most common diseases
acquired through ingestion of contaminated drinking water in the Philippines for the
past two years?
I. Typhoid fever
II. Dengue
III. Cholera
A. II, III
B. I,II
C. I, II, III
D. I, III - ANSWER: D
7. Methicillin- resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) is a group of Staphylococcus aureus
strains identified as a major cause of health care infections (HCAIs) such as which of
the following?
I. Wound and soft tissue infection
II. Catheter associated UTI
III. Colitis
IV. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
A. I, II, IV
B. I, II, III, IV
C. I, II, III
D. II, III, IV - ANSWER: A
8. What is the typical range of acceptance criteria for assay results as found in the
labeled claim?
A. 90-110%
B. 85-115%
C. 75-125%
D. 95-105% - ANSWER: A
9. Which of the following microorganisms, do you expect to be the MOST resistant to
high temperatures?
I. Staphylococcus aureus
II. Clostridium botulinum
III. Bacillus subtilis
IV. Escherichia coli
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. All of the above - ANSWER: C
, 10. The period of stability of a preparation is the time from the date of manufacture
of the formulation until its biological or chemical activity is no less than how many
percent of the labeled potency?
A. 85%
B. 95%
C. 80%
D. 90% - ANSWER: D
11. What chemical reaction is involved during an analysis wherein there occur a
change of valence of reacting substances?
A. Oxidation- reduction
B. Precipitation
C. Neutralization
D. Complexation - ANSWER: A
12. In microbial assay of antibiotics, what organism is used for penicillin G?
A. Escherichia coli
B. Staphylococcus aureus
C. Bacillus subtilis
D. Pseudomonas aeruginosa - ANSWER: B
13. Which among the following laws is a fundamental law of fluorometry in the
analysis of drugs?
A. Law of mass action
B. Boyle's law
C. Beer's law
D. Newton's law - ANSWER: C
14. Which type of chemical analysis measures percentage content of the component
present in a given sample?
A. Quantitative method
B. Qualitative method
C. Proximate method
D. Gravimetric method - ANSWER: A
15. Which of the following are identified as functions of quality control as a major
component of CGMP?
I. Sampling, specifications and testing
II. Documentation and Release Control III. Audit
IV. Stock control
A. I, II, & III
B. I, II, III, & IV
C. I,II&IV
D. II, III & IV - ANSWER: C
16. Functions of Quality Control include the following, EXCEPT _________.
A. Analytical control
ACTUAL EXAM REAL QUESTIONS WITH WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS (CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATED VERSION |ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. In one of the typhoon evacuation centers, an outbreak of sepsis suspected to be
caused by Staphylococcus aureus occurred. One of the pharmacists in the health
sector volunteer group was called upon to assist in the investigation.
Where would be the most likely reservoir of the organism in the normal flora?
A. Throat
B. Nose
C. Colon
D. Genitalia - ANSWER: B
2. What is the route of transmission of monkeypox?
i. Direct contact with monkeypox rash, scabs, or body fluids from a person with
monkeypox.
ii. Touching objects, fabrics (clothing, bedding, or towels), and surfaces that have
been used by someone with monkeypox.
iii. Contact with respiratory secretions
iv. Mother to developing fetus
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. I, II, III, and IV - ANSWER: D
3. What is the 6th Millennium Developmental Goal?
A. Improve maternal Health
B. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
C. Combat HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases
D. Promote gender equality and empower women - ANSWER: C
4. Which of the following statements are true as results of contamination of
biological products, which can compromise medication or treatment?
I. Loss of potency due to degradation
II. Increase level of bacterial endotoxin III. Increase medication cost
IV. Shortage of essential drug Product
A. I, II, & III
B. I, II, III, & IV
C. II, III & IV
D. I,II&IV - ANSWER: D
5. Which of the following statements will BEST describe Epidemiology as a core of
Public Health service?
,A. Study of occurrence of disease and calamities
B. Study of development of policies and plans at the community level
C. Study of distribution and determination of diseases and disability on patient level
D. Study of distribution and determinants of disease and disability at the population
level - ANSWER: D
6. Which of the following has been identified by DOH as the most common diseases
acquired through ingestion of contaminated drinking water in the Philippines for the
past two years?
I. Typhoid fever
II. Dengue
III. Cholera
A. II, III
B. I,II
C. I, II, III
D. I, III - ANSWER: D
7. Methicillin- resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) is a group of Staphylococcus aureus
strains identified as a major cause of health care infections (HCAIs) such as which of
the following?
I. Wound and soft tissue infection
II. Catheter associated UTI
III. Colitis
IV. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
A. I, II, IV
B. I, II, III, IV
C. I, II, III
D. II, III, IV - ANSWER: A
8. What is the typical range of acceptance criteria for assay results as found in the
labeled claim?
A. 90-110%
B. 85-115%
C. 75-125%
D. 95-105% - ANSWER: A
9. Which of the following microorganisms, do you expect to be the MOST resistant to
high temperatures?
I. Staphylococcus aureus
II. Clostridium botulinum
III. Bacillus subtilis
IV. Escherichia coli
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. All of the above - ANSWER: C
, 10. The period of stability of a preparation is the time from the date of manufacture
of the formulation until its biological or chemical activity is no less than how many
percent of the labeled potency?
A. 85%
B. 95%
C. 80%
D. 90% - ANSWER: D
11. What chemical reaction is involved during an analysis wherein there occur a
change of valence of reacting substances?
A. Oxidation- reduction
B. Precipitation
C. Neutralization
D. Complexation - ANSWER: A
12. In microbial assay of antibiotics, what organism is used for penicillin G?
A. Escherichia coli
B. Staphylococcus aureus
C. Bacillus subtilis
D. Pseudomonas aeruginosa - ANSWER: B
13. Which among the following laws is a fundamental law of fluorometry in the
analysis of drugs?
A. Law of mass action
B. Boyle's law
C. Beer's law
D. Newton's law - ANSWER: C
14. Which type of chemical analysis measures percentage content of the component
present in a given sample?
A. Quantitative method
B. Qualitative method
C. Proximate method
D. Gravimetric method - ANSWER: A
15. Which of the following are identified as functions of quality control as a major
component of CGMP?
I. Sampling, specifications and testing
II. Documentation and Release Control III. Audit
IV. Stock control
A. I, II, & III
B. I, II, III, & IV
C. I,II&IV
D. II, III & IV - ANSWER: C
16. Functions of Quality Control include the following, EXCEPT _________.
A. Analytical control
