Pharmacotherapeutics exam questions and answers|accurate and 100% correct answers2025/2026

Pharmacotherapeutics exam questions and
answers|accurate and 100% correct answers\2025/2026
The generic name of a drug: - ANSWER-is often derived from the drug's chemical name
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During drug testing and approval, the drug is usually tested in a relatively small sample (200 to 300) of
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people with a specific disease to pathologic condition during: - ANSWER-phase 2 clinical trials
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Iontophoresis, phonophoresis, and medicated patches all use the ____________ route to administer
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drugs - ANSWER-transdermal
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Opioid drugs exert their effects on afferent pain pathways by binding to neuronal receptors that in tur
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n: - ANSWER-- decrease transmitter release from presynaptic terminals
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- decrease excitability (hyperpolarize) postsynaptic neurons
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Which of the following side effects is NOT associated with opioid drugs - ANSWER--
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* increased respiration *
B B B B




- sedation
B




- constipation
B




- orthostatic hypotension
B B




- mood changes (euphoria)
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Certain patients can develop "tolerance" to opioid analgesics, which is indicated by - ANSWER--
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need more of the same drug to have the same analgesic affect
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- NOT the fact that the patient may still crave the drug several years after he/she has ceased taking it
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- NOT increased sensitivity to the drug's beneficial effects when the drug is used for prolonged periods
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NSAIDs = - ANSWER-nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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NSAIDs such as aspirin exhibit all of the following effects: - ANSWER--
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the ability to decrease inflammation
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- the ability to relieve mild-to-moderate pain (analgesia)
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- the ability to decrease the elevated body temperature associated with fever (antipyresis)
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- the ability to decrease blood clotting by inhibiting platelet aggregation (anticoagulation)
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