HOSA PHARMACOLOGY LATEST EXAM
2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADE A+
Which of the following methods of medication administration is easily
accessible during an active seizure if an IV is unobtainable?
A. IO
B. SL
,C. Rectal
D. Tracheal - ANSWER - C. Rectal
Which of the following medication administration methods has an
immediate onset and is easily accessible, but is painful and time-
consuming and has a significant potential for causing adverse reactions?
A. IM
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. IV - ANSWER - D. IV
Valium is an example of which type of drug name?
A. Generic name
B. Chemical name
C. Official name
D. Trade name - ANSWER - D. Trade name
Which of the following best describes the absorption of topical
nitroglycerin in a patient with poor peripheral circulation?
A. Absorption is enhanced, and the results may be stronger than
expected.
,B. Absorption decreases, and the results may be stronger than
expected.
C. Absorption is unchanged, and the results can be typical.
D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired. -
ANSWER - D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than
desired.
Which of the following terms is best defined as the passive transport of
solutes?
A. Absorption
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Concentration - ANSWER - B. Diffusion
The method of administration of a drug will have the greatest impact on
which of the following actions?
A. Absorption
B. Excretion
C. Metabolism
D. Elimination - ANSWER - A. Absorption
, Which of the following terms is used to describe a drug that produces a
physiologic response when bonded with a receptor?
A. Affinity
B. Partial agonist
C. Antagonist
D. Agonist - ANSWER - D. Agonist
Which of the following terms describes the amount of a drug that is
required to provide a beneficial effect in 50% of the drug-tested
population?
A. Therapeutic dose
B. Plasma-level profile
C. Therapy state
D. Lethal dose - ANSWER - A. Therapeutic dose
Which of the following routes of administration provides the fastest
rate of absorption?
A. IM
B. PO
C. IV
D. Sub-Q - ANSWER - C. IV
2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADE A+
Which of the following methods of medication administration is easily
accessible during an active seizure if an IV is unobtainable?
A. IO
B. SL
,C. Rectal
D. Tracheal - ANSWER - C. Rectal
Which of the following medication administration methods has an
immediate onset and is easily accessible, but is painful and time-
consuming and has a significant potential for causing adverse reactions?
A. IM
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. IV - ANSWER - D. IV
Valium is an example of which type of drug name?
A. Generic name
B. Chemical name
C. Official name
D. Trade name - ANSWER - D. Trade name
Which of the following best describes the absorption of topical
nitroglycerin in a patient with poor peripheral circulation?
A. Absorption is enhanced, and the results may be stronger than
expected.
,B. Absorption decreases, and the results may be stronger than
expected.
C. Absorption is unchanged, and the results can be typical.
D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired. -
ANSWER - D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than
desired.
Which of the following terms is best defined as the passive transport of
solutes?
A. Absorption
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Concentration - ANSWER - B. Diffusion
The method of administration of a drug will have the greatest impact on
which of the following actions?
A. Absorption
B. Excretion
C. Metabolism
D. Elimination - ANSWER - A. Absorption
, Which of the following terms is used to describe a drug that produces a
physiologic response when bonded with a receptor?
A. Affinity
B. Partial agonist
C. Antagonist
D. Agonist - ANSWER - D. Agonist
Which of the following terms describes the amount of a drug that is
required to provide a beneficial effect in 50% of the drug-tested
population?
A. Therapeutic dose
B. Plasma-level profile
C. Therapy state
D. Lethal dose - ANSWER - A. Therapeutic dose
Which of the following routes of administration provides the fastest
rate of absorption?
A. IM
B. PO
C. IV
D. Sub-Q - ANSWER - C. IV
