Clinical Pharmacology Final Exam
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
3BphysiologicalBcharacteristicsBofBasthmaBthatBcauseBsymptomsB-
BAnswerBInflammation
AirwayBhyperresponsiveness
AirwayBobstruction
GoalsBofBasthmaBtxBinBtermsBofBreductionBofBSABABuseB-
BAnswerBGoalBisBtoBpreventBSABABuseB>2x/week
IntermittentBasthmaBtxB-BAnswerBSABABPRNBonly
PersistentBasthmaBtxB-BAnswerBDependsBonBseverityB--BatBleastBICSB+BSABABPRN
StepB1BAsthmaBtherapy
-WhoBisBthisBfor?
-WhatBisBit?B-BAnswerBIntermittentBasthmaBonly
SABABPRN
StepB2BAsthmaBtherapy
-WhoBisBthisBfor?
-WhatBisBpreferred?
-AlternativeBtherapiesB-BAnswerBPersistentBasthma
,LowBdoseBICS
or...
Cromolyn
LTRA
Nedocromil
Theophylline
StepB3BAsthmaBtherapy
-WhoBisBthisBfor?
-WhatBisBpreferred?
-AlternativeBtherapiesB-BAnswerBPersistentBasthma
LowBdoseBICSB+BLABABorBMediumBdoseBICS
or...
LowBdoseBICSB+BLTRA/Theo/Zileuton
StepB4BAsthmaBtherapy
-WhoBisBthisBfor?
-WhatBisBpreferred?
-AlternativeBtherapiesB-BAnswerBPersistentBasthma
MediumBdoseBICSB+BLABA
,or...
MedBICSB+BLTRA/Theo/Zileuton
StepB5BAsthmaBtherapy
-WhoBisBthisBfor?
-WhatBisBpreferred?B-BAnswerBPersistentBasthma
HighBdoseBICSB+BLABABand...
OmalizumabBifBallergies
StepB6BAsthmaBtherapy
-WhoBisBthisBfor?
-WhatBisBpreferred?B-BAnswerBPersistentBasthma
HighBdoseBICSB+BLABAB+BoralBcorticosteroidBand...
OmalizumabBifBallergic
WhenBshouldBanBasthmaBpatientBbeBseenBinBprimaryBcareBvs.BbyBanBasthmaBspeciali
st?B-BAnswerBPrimaryBcareBifBStepB1-3
ConsultBasthmaBspecialistBatBStepB3
, AsthmaBspecialistBshouldBtakeBoverBcareBifBStepB4-6
WhatBisBconsideredB"inadequateBcontrol"BofBasthmaBsymptoms?B-
BAnswerBNeedBforBSABABuseB>2Bdays/weekB(asBsymptomBcontrol,BnotBpreventiveBfor
Bexercise-induced)
HowBshouldByouBbeBusingBSABAs?B-BAnswerBEveryoneBwithBasthmaBgetsBoneB--
BcanBbeBusedB3xBatB20-minuteBintervals
Short-ActingBBeta2BReceptorBAgonists
UsedBfor...B(2)
NameBtheBdrugsB(3)
Routes
OnsetBandBdurationB-
BAnswerBUsedBforBacuteBbronchospasmB(rescueBinhaler)BandBpreventionBofBexercise-
inducedBasthma
AlbuterolB(ProAir,BProventil)
LevalbuterolB(Xopenex)
PirbuterolB(Maxair)
ABandBLBcanBbeBnebs
AllBcomeBasBinhalers
ABandBL:B10BminuteBonset,B3-4BhourBduration
P:B30BminuteBonset,B5BhourBduration
Long-ActingBBeta2BReceptorBAgonists
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
3BphysiologicalBcharacteristicsBofBasthmaBthatBcauseBsymptomsB-
BAnswerBInflammation
AirwayBhyperresponsiveness
AirwayBobstruction
GoalsBofBasthmaBtxBinBtermsBofBreductionBofBSABABuseB-
BAnswerBGoalBisBtoBpreventBSABABuseB>2x/week
IntermittentBasthmaBtxB-BAnswerBSABABPRNBonly
PersistentBasthmaBtxB-BAnswerBDependsBonBseverityB--BatBleastBICSB+BSABABPRN
StepB1BAsthmaBtherapy
-WhoBisBthisBfor?
-WhatBisBit?B-BAnswerBIntermittentBasthmaBonly
SABABPRN
StepB2BAsthmaBtherapy
-WhoBisBthisBfor?
-WhatBisBpreferred?
-AlternativeBtherapiesB-BAnswerBPersistentBasthma
,LowBdoseBICS
or...
Cromolyn
LTRA
Nedocromil
Theophylline
StepB3BAsthmaBtherapy
-WhoBisBthisBfor?
-WhatBisBpreferred?
-AlternativeBtherapiesB-BAnswerBPersistentBasthma
LowBdoseBICSB+BLABABorBMediumBdoseBICS
or...
LowBdoseBICSB+BLTRA/Theo/Zileuton
StepB4BAsthmaBtherapy
-WhoBisBthisBfor?
-WhatBisBpreferred?
-AlternativeBtherapiesB-BAnswerBPersistentBasthma
MediumBdoseBICSB+BLABA
,or...
MedBICSB+BLTRA/Theo/Zileuton
StepB5BAsthmaBtherapy
-WhoBisBthisBfor?
-WhatBisBpreferred?B-BAnswerBPersistentBasthma
HighBdoseBICSB+BLABABand...
OmalizumabBifBallergies
StepB6BAsthmaBtherapy
-WhoBisBthisBfor?
-WhatBisBpreferred?B-BAnswerBPersistentBasthma
HighBdoseBICSB+BLABAB+BoralBcorticosteroidBand...
OmalizumabBifBallergic
WhenBshouldBanBasthmaBpatientBbeBseenBinBprimaryBcareBvs.BbyBanBasthmaBspeciali
st?B-BAnswerBPrimaryBcareBifBStepB1-3
ConsultBasthmaBspecialistBatBStepB3
, AsthmaBspecialistBshouldBtakeBoverBcareBifBStepB4-6
WhatBisBconsideredB"inadequateBcontrol"BofBasthmaBsymptoms?B-
BAnswerBNeedBforBSABABuseB>2Bdays/weekB(asBsymptomBcontrol,BnotBpreventiveBfor
Bexercise-induced)
HowBshouldByouBbeBusingBSABAs?B-BAnswerBEveryoneBwithBasthmaBgetsBoneB--
BcanBbeBusedB3xBatB20-minuteBintervals
Short-ActingBBeta2BReceptorBAgonists
UsedBfor...B(2)
NameBtheBdrugsB(3)
Routes
OnsetBandBdurationB-
BAnswerBUsedBforBacuteBbronchospasmB(rescueBinhaler)BandBpreventionBofBexercise-
inducedBasthma
AlbuterolB(ProAir,BProventil)
LevalbuterolB(Xopenex)
PirbuterolB(Maxair)
ABandBLBcanBbeBnebs
AllBcomeBasBinhalers
ABandBL:B10BminuteBonset,B3-4BhourBduration
P:B30BminuteBonset,B5BhourBduration
Long-ActingBBeta2BReceptorBAgonists