Nurs 323 Pharm Quiz 1 Practice
Questions and Answers (Top Grade
Assured) 2026 Update
Place the following routes of medication administration in
order of most bioavailable to least bioavailable: IM/SQ, PO, IV
- Correct Answers ✅Most: IV
IM/SQ
Least: PO
Which drug needs special transport across a cell membrane
in order to be effective?
a) Lipid soluble meds and ionized
b) Water soluble meds and non-ionized - Correct Answers
✅b) Water soluble meds and non-ionized
Mr. Jones is taking drug A which is metabolized by the
CYP3A4 enzyme in the liver. He loves to drink grapefruit juice
which is a known inhibitor of that enzyme. If this inhibits the
enzyme, will the patient have higher levels of the drug in the
body or lower levels of the drug? - Correct Answers
✅Higher levels of the drug
Mrs. Smith is taking drug C which is metabolized by the
CYP3A4 enzyme in the liver. She just started on drug D which
is a known inducer of that enzyme. If this induces the
enzyme, will the patient have higher levels of drug C in the
body or lower levels of drug C in the body? - Correct
Answers ✅Lower levels of drug C
,Nurs 323 Pharm Quiz 1 Practice
Questions and Answers (Top Grade
Assured) 2026 Update
Drug X has a narrow therapeutic range of 1-3. What does that
mean for safety implications? - Correct Answers ✅Less
safe
Drug H has a half life of 2 days. When a patient starts taking
this medication it will take _____ to _____ days to reach
plateau. - Correct Answers ✅8 to 10
Providers may prescribe loading and maintenance doses of
some drugs to achieve plateau faster. The nurse knows the
loading dose will be _____ and the maintenance dose will be
_____. (Lower or higher) - Correct Answers ✅Loading dose
will be higher and the maintenance dose will be lower.
Drug Y mimics the action of endogenous hormone T filling the
receptors which makes it a(n):
a) Agonist
b) Antagonist - Correct Answers ✅a) Agonist
If an antagonist is constantly blocking a receptor, does that
make the receptor more or less sensitive when it is eventually
filled by the agonist? - Correct Answers ✅More sensitive
, Nurs 323 Pharm Quiz 1 Practice
Questions and Answers (Top Grade
Assured) 2026 Update
A patient has been taking a brand-name drug, which is now
being changed to generic. The patient asks the nurse if he
should pay out of his pocket to continue receiving the brand
name drug. Your response is:
a) Generic drugs have the same active ingredients as their
brand name equivalent
b) Trade name drugs contain different active ingredients than
generic drugs
c) Generic meds can be absorbed differently
d) Brand name drugs are worth the price difference because
they work better - Correct Answers ✅a) Generic drugs
have the same active ingredients as their brand name
equivalent
Which of the following pharmacological categories is the
safest in pregnancy?
a) Category X
b) Category B
c) Category C
d) Category D - Correct Answers ✅b) Category B
Questions and Answers (Top Grade
Assured) 2026 Update
Place the following routes of medication administration in
order of most bioavailable to least bioavailable: IM/SQ, PO, IV
- Correct Answers ✅Most: IV
IM/SQ
Least: PO
Which drug needs special transport across a cell membrane
in order to be effective?
a) Lipid soluble meds and ionized
b) Water soluble meds and non-ionized - Correct Answers
✅b) Water soluble meds and non-ionized
Mr. Jones is taking drug A which is metabolized by the
CYP3A4 enzyme in the liver. He loves to drink grapefruit juice
which is a known inhibitor of that enzyme. If this inhibits the
enzyme, will the patient have higher levels of the drug in the
body or lower levels of the drug? - Correct Answers
✅Higher levels of the drug
Mrs. Smith is taking drug C which is metabolized by the
CYP3A4 enzyme in the liver. She just started on drug D which
is a known inducer of that enzyme. If this induces the
enzyme, will the patient have higher levels of drug C in the
body or lower levels of drug C in the body? - Correct
Answers ✅Lower levels of drug C
,Nurs 323 Pharm Quiz 1 Practice
Questions and Answers (Top Grade
Assured) 2026 Update
Drug X has a narrow therapeutic range of 1-3. What does that
mean for safety implications? - Correct Answers ✅Less
safe
Drug H has a half life of 2 days. When a patient starts taking
this medication it will take _____ to _____ days to reach
plateau. - Correct Answers ✅8 to 10
Providers may prescribe loading and maintenance doses of
some drugs to achieve plateau faster. The nurse knows the
loading dose will be _____ and the maintenance dose will be
_____. (Lower or higher) - Correct Answers ✅Loading dose
will be higher and the maintenance dose will be lower.
Drug Y mimics the action of endogenous hormone T filling the
receptors which makes it a(n):
a) Agonist
b) Antagonist - Correct Answers ✅a) Agonist
If an antagonist is constantly blocking a receptor, does that
make the receptor more or less sensitive when it is eventually
filled by the agonist? - Correct Answers ✅More sensitive
, Nurs 323 Pharm Quiz 1 Practice
Questions and Answers (Top Grade
Assured) 2026 Update
A patient has been taking a brand-name drug, which is now
being changed to generic. The patient asks the nurse if he
should pay out of his pocket to continue receiving the brand
name drug. Your response is:
a) Generic drugs have the same active ingredients as their
brand name equivalent
b) Trade name drugs contain different active ingredients than
generic drugs
c) Generic meds can be absorbed differently
d) Brand name drugs are worth the price difference because
they work better - Correct Answers ✅a) Generic drugs
have the same active ingredients as their brand name
equivalent
Which of the following pharmacological categories is the
safest in pregnancy?
a) Category X
b) Category B
c) Category C
d) Category D - Correct Answers ✅b) Category B
