PHARMACOLOGY NURS 251 MODULE 9 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
Which dosage form is designed to melt a body temperature?
Ointments
Suppositories
Enteric coated tablets
Troche
Suppositories
(T/F): Parenteral administration generally has a slower onset
of action than oral.
False- Parenteral administration has an almost immediate onset
of action and is faster than oral administration
(T/F): Pharmacodynamics is the study of how various dosage
forms influence the way in which drugs affect the body.
,False, Pharmaceutics is the study of how various dosage forms
influence the way in which drugs affect the body.
Pharmacodynamics is the study of what the drugs do to the body
(T/F): Pharmacokinetics can also be thought of as what the
drug does to the body
False, Pharmacokinetics can be thought of as what the body does
to the drug (absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination).
PHarmacodynamics can be thought of as what the drug does to
the body
A patient recently started taking a new medication; he
mentions to his doctor at his next appointment that he has
noticed his mouth is extremely dry since starting the
medication to the point where he is not able to eat. He has
tried managing it with lozenges and increased liquids and
nothing seems to work. What drug effect best describes the
dry mouth this patient is experiencing?
a. Side Effect
b. Adverse Effect
,c. Toxic Effect
d. Therapeutic Effect
b. Adverse Effect
(T/F): Depending on the risk vs. benefit to the patient it is
sometimes necessary to continue treatment despite a
harmful adverse event occurring.
True
The site within a cell that the drug binds to in order to exert
its therapeutic effect is known as:
Binding Site
Receptor
Cell Wall
Agonist
Receptor
(T/F): When a drug binds to a cell exerting its effect leading
to an increase in that cell's physiologic response the drug is
acting as an agonist.
, True
Duration of Action
length of time the drug produces its result
Onset of action
time from administration to the first effect
Therapeutic Range
Drug concentration is above MEC
(T/F): All drugs have both trade name and generic name
True
(T/F): Some drugs have multiple trade names that they are
marketed under
True
Select the dosage form that is best described as a flattened
tablet that dissolves in the mouth
Tablet
Capsule
Troche
Suppository
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
Which dosage form is designed to melt a body temperature?
Ointments
Suppositories
Enteric coated tablets
Troche
Suppositories
(T/F): Parenteral administration generally has a slower onset
of action than oral.
False- Parenteral administration has an almost immediate onset
of action and is faster than oral administration
(T/F): Pharmacodynamics is the study of how various dosage
forms influence the way in which drugs affect the body.
,False, Pharmaceutics is the study of how various dosage forms
influence the way in which drugs affect the body.
Pharmacodynamics is the study of what the drugs do to the body
(T/F): Pharmacokinetics can also be thought of as what the
drug does to the body
False, Pharmacokinetics can be thought of as what the body does
to the drug (absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination).
PHarmacodynamics can be thought of as what the drug does to
the body
A patient recently started taking a new medication; he
mentions to his doctor at his next appointment that he has
noticed his mouth is extremely dry since starting the
medication to the point where he is not able to eat. He has
tried managing it with lozenges and increased liquids and
nothing seems to work. What drug effect best describes the
dry mouth this patient is experiencing?
a. Side Effect
b. Adverse Effect
,c. Toxic Effect
d. Therapeutic Effect
b. Adverse Effect
(T/F): Depending on the risk vs. benefit to the patient it is
sometimes necessary to continue treatment despite a
harmful adverse event occurring.
True
The site within a cell that the drug binds to in order to exert
its therapeutic effect is known as:
Binding Site
Receptor
Cell Wall
Agonist
Receptor
(T/F): When a drug binds to a cell exerting its effect leading
to an increase in that cell's physiologic response the drug is
acting as an agonist.
, True
Duration of Action
length of time the drug produces its result
Onset of action
time from administration to the first effect
Therapeutic Range
Drug concentration is above MEC
(T/F): All drugs have both trade name and generic name
True
(T/F): Some drugs have multiple trade names that they are
marketed under
True
Select the dosage form that is best described as a flattened
tablet that dissolves in the mouth
Tablet
Capsule
Troche
Suppository
