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PHARMACOLOGY FINAL
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which term best describes the marked intensification or prolongation of one or both components
of a drug combination (the response is more than equal to the sum of each drug's individual
effects)
A. Synergistic
B. Antagonistic
C.Complementary
D. Agonistic - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Which of the following agents would be used to induce vomiting?
A. Cathartic
B. Emetic
C.Antiemetic
D. Anthelmintic f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-B
What fare fcontraindications?
A. Specific freasons for fconditions ffor fnot fusing fa fparticular fdrug
B. Predictable fside feffects fwhich fmaybe ftolerated fin forder fto fachieve fa fdesired feffect
C.The fspecific freasons fof fconditions ffor fusing fa fparticular fdrug
D. The fmanufacturer's frecommended fdosages f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-A
,Phenylbutazone fis fa fnon-steroidal fanti-inflammatory fmedication fused ffor frelief fof
fmusculoskeletal finflammation
A. True
B. False f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-A
A fdrug fagent fnot fconsidered fsafe ffor findiscriminate fuse fbecause fof fpossible ftoxicity for
fremaining fdrug fresidues fwould fprobably fbe fclassified fas:
A. An fOTC fdrug
B. A fcontrolled fsubstance
C.A flegend fdrug
D. Any fof fthe fabove f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-C
Drugs fwhich fhave fmedicinal fuse fbut fhave fa fhigh fpotential ffor fphysical fand/or fpsychological
fabuse faccording fto fthe fControlled fSubstance fAct, fare fclassified fin fwhat fway?
A. Schedule fI
B. Schedule fII
C.Schedule fIII
D. Schedule fIV f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-B
What fis fthe fmost fimportant fconcept fto fremember fwhen fprescribing fmedication ffor ffood
fanimals?
A. Stability fof fthe fmedication
B. Ease fof fadministration fof fmedication
C.Drug fwithdrawal ftimes
D. Price f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-C
Flunixin fmeglumine fis fa fstrong fanalgesic flabeled ffor fuse fin fequine fof fall fages, fwithout fany
fside feffects.
A. True
, B. False f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-B
Drug fagents fwhich fare fsignificantly fdestroyed fby fthe fstomach fenvironment f(such fas
fpenicillin) fare ftermed
A. Lipid fsoluble
B. Acid flabile
C.Lipid flabile
D. Acid ffast f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-B
A fneuroleptanalgesic fdrug fis fcharacterized fby fCNS fdepression fand fanalgesia finduced fby fa
fcombination fof fa fsedative for ftranquilizer fand fan fanalgesic.
A. True
B. False f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-A
Select fthe fbest fdefinition ffor fthe fterm f"biological fhalf-life" f(T1/2):
A. one-half fof fthe fnormal flife fexpectancy fof fa fgiven fanimal fspecies
B. one-half fthe fexpected fshelf flife fof fa fdrug fagent
C.the ftime frequired fto fexcrete fone-half fof fan fadministered fdose
D. the famount fof fdrug frequired fto fkill fone-half fof fthe fanimals freceiving fthe
fadministered fdose f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-C
The fnumerical fvalue fthat frepresents fthe frelationship fbetween fthe fdose fthat fis feffective fin
f50% fof fanimals ftested fand fthe fdose fthat fis flethal fin f50% fof fanimals ftested fis ftermed.
A. Biological fhalf-life
B. Therapeutic findex
C.LD50
D. ED50 f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-B
PHARMACOLOGY FINAL
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which term best describes the marked intensification or prolongation of one or both components
of a drug combination (the response is more than equal to the sum of each drug's individual
effects)
A. Synergistic
B. Antagonistic
C.Complementary
D. Agonistic - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Which of the following agents would be used to induce vomiting?
A. Cathartic
B. Emetic
C.Antiemetic
D. Anthelmintic f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-B
What fare fcontraindications?
A. Specific freasons for fconditions ffor fnot fusing fa fparticular fdrug
B. Predictable fside feffects fwhich fmaybe ftolerated fin forder fto fachieve fa fdesired feffect
C.The fspecific freasons fof fconditions ffor fusing fa fparticular fdrug
D. The fmanufacturer's frecommended fdosages f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-A
,Phenylbutazone fis fa fnon-steroidal fanti-inflammatory fmedication fused ffor frelief fof
fmusculoskeletal finflammation
A. True
B. False f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-A
A fdrug fagent fnot fconsidered fsafe ffor findiscriminate fuse fbecause fof fpossible ftoxicity for
fremaining fdrug fresidues fwould fprobably fbe fclassified fas:
A. An fOTC fdrug
B. A fcontrolled fsubstance
C.A flegend fdrug
D. Any fof fthe fabove f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-C
Drugs fwhich fhave fmedicinal fuse fbut fhave fa fhigh fpotential ffor fphysical fand/or fpsychological
fabuse faccording fto fthe fControlled fSubstance fAct, fare fclassified fin fwhat fway?
A. Schedule fI
B. Schedule fII
C.Schedule fIII
D. Schedule fIV f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-B
What fis fthe fmost fimportant fconcept fto fremember fwhen fprescribing fmedication ffor ffood
fanimals?
A. Stability fof fthe fmedication
B. Ease fof fadministration fof fmedication
C.Drug fwithdrawal ftimes
D. Price f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-C
Flunixin fmeglumine fis fa fstrong fanalgesic flabeled ffor fuse fin fequine fof fall fages, fwithout fany
fside feffects.
A. True
, B. False f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-B
Drug fagents fwhich fare fsignificantly fdestroyed fby fthe fstomach fenvironment f(such fas
fpenicillin) fare ftermed
A. Lipid fsoluble
B. Acid flabile
C.Lipid flabile
D. Acid ffast f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-B
A fneuroleptanalgesic fdrug fis fcharacterized fby fCNS fdepression fand fanalgesia finduced fby fa
fcombination fof fa fsedative for ftranquilizer fand fan fanalgesic.
A. True
B. False f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-A
Select fthe fbest fdefinition ffor fthe fterm f"biological fhalf-life" f(T1/2):
A. one-half fof fthe fnormal flife fexpectancy fof fa fgiven fanimal fspecies
B. one-half fthe fexpected fshelf flife fof fa fdrug fagent
C.the ftime frequired fto fexcrete fone-half fof fan fadministered fdose
D. the famount fof fdrug frequired fto fkill fone-half fof fthe fanimals freceiving fthe
fadministered fdose f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-C
The fnumerical fvalue fthat frepresents fthe frelationship fbetween fthe fdose fthat fis feffective fin
f50% fof fanimals ftested fand fthe fdose fthat fis flethal fin f50% fof fanimals ftested fis ftermed.
A. Biological fhalf-life
B. Therapeutic findex
C.LD50
D. ED50 f- fCORRECT fANSWER f-B
