Lilley Ch. 2 Pharmacologic Principles Review Questions And Answers.docx

Lilley Ch. 2 Pharmacologic Principles
Review Questions And Answers
What is the study of physiochemical properties of drugs and how
they influence the body called?


A) Pharmacokinetics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacology
D) Pharmacodynamics -
correct answer ✅D) Pharmacodynamics


Which statement best describes pharmacokinetics?


A) Physiologic interaction between a drug and body cells
B) Adverse effects and toxic reactions to medications
C) What the body does to the drug after it is administered
D) Converts medication into its active chemical substance -
correct answer ✅C) What the body does to the drug after it is
administered


What is another term for biotransformation of a drug?


A) Excretion

, Lilley Ch. 2 Pharmacologic Principles
Review Questions And Answers
B) Absorption
C) Metabolism
D) Dilution -
correct answer ✅C) Metabolism


A drug given by which route is altered by the first-pass effect?


A) Sublingual
B) Intravenous (IV)
C) Oral
D) Subcutaneous (subcut) -
correct answer ✅C) Oral


Drug half-life is defined as the amount of time required for 50% of a
drug to:


A) be absorbed by the body.


B) exert a response.