Exam 1: Pharmacological Clinical Judgement, Safety, & Terminology
questions and with correct answers 2025
Effectiveness, safety, selectivity.
Effectiveness is most important. - ANSWER List the three most important properties of drugs.
Which is the most important?
Produces only desired responses for which it is given. - ANSWER What does selectivity mean?
Chemical, generic, trade.
Generic name is best. - ANSWER List three types of drug names. Which is the best for
communicating between health professionals?
Administration. - ANSWER What factor primarily determines the drug concentration at the
receptor?
How much of a drug reaches the sites of action. - ANSWER Pharmacokinetics determines what?
Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion - ANSWER List four processes of
pharmacokinetics.
Oral dosages are usually higher than intravenous dosages, because there is a barrier to
absorption in oral dosages. - ANSWER How does changing the route from intravenous to oral
influence dosage?
The nature and intensity of response at its site of action. - ANSWER Pharmacodynamics refers to
what action?
, Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation. - ANSWER
Name the six rights of safe medication administration.
A contraindication prevents the drug use under all but the most severe circumstances.
A precaution increases the likelihood of an adverse reaction, but not a life-threatening one. -
ANSWER Explain the difference between a contraindication and precaution.
Testing for toxicity. - ANSWER The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 resulted in
what mandate?
Proof of effectiveness and rigorous testing procedures. - ANSWER The Harris-Kefauver
Amendment of 1962 mandated what two requirements?
Potential for abuse.
Developed Schedules I - V - ANSWER The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 identified drugs
with a potential for what? What was developed?
Schedule I - Drugs with no acceptable medical use and high abuse potential.
Schedule II - Drugs with therapeutic use, but high abuse potential. - ANSWER Schedule I
includes what types of drugs? Schedule II?
Safety oversight over drugs that had been approved. Specifically gave the FDA the authority to
require post marketing safety studies, labeling change to include new safety information, and
restricting the distribution of drugs with safety concerns. - ANSWER The FDA Amendments Act
(FDAAA) of 2007 allowed FDA oversight over what?
questions and with correct answers 2025
Effectiveness, safety, selectivity.
Effectiveness is most important. - ANSWER List the three most important properties of drugs.
Which is the most important?
Produces only desired responses for which it is given. - ANSWER What does selectivity mean?
Chemical, generic, trade.
Generic name is best. - ANSWER List three types of drug names. Which is the best for
communicating between health professionals?
Administration. - ANSWER What factor primarily determines the drug concentration at the
receptor?
How much of a drug reaches the sites of action. - ANSWER Pharmacokinetics determines what?
Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion - ANSWER List four processes of
pharmacokinetics.
Oral dosages are usually higher than intravenous dosages, because there is a barrier to
absorption in oral dosages. - ANSWER How does changing the route from intravenous to oral
influence dosage?
The nature and intensity of response at its site of action. - ANSWER Pharmacodynamics refers to
what action?
, Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation. - ANSWER
Name the six rights of safe medication administration.
A contraindication prevents the drug use under all but the most severe circumstances.
A precaution increases the likelihood of an adverse reaction, but not a life-threatening one. -
ANSWER Explain the difference between a contraindication and precaution.
Testing for toxicity. - ANSWER The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 resulted in
what mandate?
Proof of effectiveness and rigorous testing procedures. - ANSWER The Harris-Kefauver
Amendment of 1962 mandated what two requirements?
Potential for abuse.
Developed Schedules I - V - ANSWER The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 identified drugs
with a potential for what? What was developed?
Schedule I - Drugs with no acceptable medical use and high abuse potential.
Schedule II - Drugs with therapeutic use, but high abuse potential. - ANSWER Schedule I
includes what types of drugs? Schedule II?
Safety oversight over drugs that had been approved. Specifically gave the FDA the authority to
require post marketing safety studies, labeling change to include new safety information, and
restricting the distribution of drugs with safety concerns. - ANSWER The FDA Amendments Act
(FDAAA) of 2007 allowed FDA oversight over what?
