2025 VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM WITH
400+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ PENN FOSTER VETERINARY PHARM FINAL EXAM
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Which bacteriostatic agent is toxic to bone marrow, therefore should never be prescribed to food
animals?
Chloramphenicol
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following is not a bacterial shape/characteristic?
Spirochete pairs
3 multiple choice options
The antibiotics in this class prevent DNA replication or inhibit the RNA synthesis thus interfering with
the bacterial multiplication process and halting any further production:
Fluoroquinolones
3 multiple choice options
These drugs inhibit protein synthesis within bacteria:
Aminoglycosides and tetracyclines
2 multiple choice options
Which antifungal agent interferes with the metabolism of RNA within the fungi cell?
Anti-metabolic agents
3 multiple choice options
,The anatomy of a bacterial microbe plays a part in its susceptibility to antibiotics.
True
1 multiple choice option
When symptoms improve or resolve, an antibiotic prescription can be discontinued as to prevent
bacterial drug resistance.
False
1 multiple choice option
A stray adult dog is brought to the hospital and as you are performing a physical exam, you note that
the dog's tooth enamel is stained yellow. When this dog was a puppy, he was probably given which
of the following class of antimicrobials?
Tetracyclines
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following antimicrobials can be used for anaerobic and protozoal infections?
Metronidazole
3 multiple choice options
Broad-spectrum antibiotics are effective against a wide variety of bacteria but carry a higher risk of
driving antibiotic resistance.
True
1 multiple choice option
Aminoglycosides have long been one of the most common causes of drug-induced nephrotoxicity.
,True
Antiviral drugs work on specific viruses by:
Inhibiting their development, but not destroying the virus.
3 multiple choice options
Antibiotics prescribed to production animals are not subject to drug withdrawal time regulations as
with other drug agents due to relative safety in consumers.
False
1 multiple choice option
_______ and ______ attack bacterial cell walls and prevent the bacteria from synthesizing
peptidoglycan.
Penicillins; cephalosporins
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following is not a class of antifungal medications?
Macrocyclic lactone
3 multiple choice options
Which antibiotic is not approved for use in food production animals?
chloramphenicol
What adverse side effect is common in most patients administered amphotericin B?
nephrotoxicity, kidney toxicity
, _______ are halogens that inactivate pathogens by oxidizing free sulfhydryl groups on bacterial
enzymes.
Chlorines and iodines
B-Lactam drugs work by
inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis
3 multiple choice options
Give an example of a penicillin drug.
Amoxicillian/potassiom clouvante, Clavamox
Give an example of a cephalosporin antibiotic
Cefdiner
Which of these antibiotic classes inhibit protein synthesis?
Tetracyclines
3 multiple choice options
What class of antibiotics is known to cause blindness or retinopathy in cats?
Fluoroquinolones
3 multiple choice options
What class of medications can cause fatal enterotoxemia in hindgut fermenters and ruminants?
Macrolides
400+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ PENN FOSTER VETERINARY PHARM FINAL EXAM
PREP 2025 NEWEST TEST BANK
Which bacteriostatic agent is toxic to bone marrow, therefore should never be prescribed to food
animals?
Chloramphenicol
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following is not a bacterial shape/characteristic?
Spirochete pairs
3 multiple choice options
The antibiotics in this class prevent DNA replication or inhibit the RNA synthesis thus interfering with
the bacterial multiplication process and halting any further production:
Fluoroquinolones
3 multiple choice options
These drugs inhibit protein synthesis within bacteria:
Aminoglycosides and tetracyclines
2 multiple choice options
Which antifungal agent interferes with the metabolism of RNA within the fungi cell?
Anti-metabolic agents
3 multiple choice options
,The anatomy of a bacterial microbe plays a part in its susceptibility to antibiotics.
True
1 multiple choice option
When symptoms improve or resolve, an antibiotic prescription can be discontinued as to prevent
bacterial drug resistance.
False
1 multiple choice option
A stray adult dog is brought to the hospital and as you are performing a physical exam, you note that
the dog's tooth enamel is stained yellow. When this dog was a puppy, he was probably given which
of the following class of antimicrobials?
Tetracyclines
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following antimicrobials can be used for anaerobic and protozoal infections?
Metronidazole
3 multiple choice options
Broad-spectrum antibiotics are effective against a wide variety of bacteria but carry a higher risk of
driving antibiotic resistance.
True
1 multiple choice option
Aminoglycosides have long been one of the most common causes of drug-induced nephrotoxicity.
,True
Antiviral drugs work on specific viruses by:
Inhibiting their development, but not destroying the virus.
3 multiple choice options
Antibiotics prescribed to production animals are not subject to drug withdrawal time regulations as
with other drug agents due to relative safety in consumers.
False
1 multiple choice option
_______ and ______ attack bacterial cell walls and prevent the bacteria from synthesizing
peptidoglycan.
Penicillins; cephalosporins
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following is not a class of antifungal medications?
Macrocyclic lactone
3 multiple choice options
Which antibiotic is not approved for use in food production animals?
chloramphenicol
What adverse side effect is common in most patients administered amphotericin B?
nephrotoxicity, kidney toxicity
, _______ are halogens that inactivate pathogens by oxidizing free sulfhydryl groups on bacterial
enzymes.
Chlorines and iodines
B-Lactam drugs work by
inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis
3 multiple choice options
Give an example of a penicillin drug.
Amoxicillian/potassiom clouvante, Clavamox
Give an example of a cephalosporin antibiotic
Cefdiner
Which of these antibiotic classes inhibit protein synthesis?
Tetracyclines
3 multiple choice options
What class of antibiotics is known to cause blindness or retinopathy in cats?
Fluoroquinolones
3 multiple choice options
What class of medications can cause fatal enterotoxemia in hindgut fermenters and ruminants?
Macrolides
