GALEN PHARMACOLOGY TEST 1 EXAM 2026 PREP
COVERING 100 LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Ear drops - ANSWER - INSTILL AT ROOM TEMP/ child- down and back/ adult-
up and back
Eye drops - ANSWER - important to instill the eye drop medication into the
conjunctival sac (not the eyeball/cornea). inner to outer
Enema - ANSWER - patient lays on left side
Pharmacokinetic - ANSWER - what happens in the body once med is administered
-Absorption
-Distribution/ Binding
-Metabolism
-Renal Excretion
First-pass effect - ANSWER - A swallowed pill that goes into the liver through the
portal vein where some of the drug becomes inactive
Protein binding - ANSWER - protein (usually albumin) binds to medication to help
chemicals move through.
When the medication is bound to the protein it is not available to perform its action
in the body
True or False - ANSWER - True
1
,Free drug - ANSWER - The amount that is left not bound called
the__________________and it performs the pharmacologic response
Pharmacodynamics phase - ANSWER - refers to the effects drugs will have on a
patient and the mechanism of their actions.
How do antacids affect drug absorption? - ANSWER - Antacids increase the PH
(alkaline) of gastric juices which causes a decrease in the disintegration process
Most drugs (excluding enteric coated or XR) need an acidic environment to break
down.
Lipid soluble drugs are not able to pass the membrane without a protein/ enzyme
carrier.
True or false - ANSWER - False
In the GI tract the lining is made up of a mucous membrane composed of lipids
and proteins which allows lipid soluble drugs to easily pass through. If the drug is
water soluble it will need a protein or enzyme carrier to pass through
Benzodiazepine - ANSWER - Alprazolam, Midazolam, Lorazepam,Diazepam
NMS or Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - ANSWER - Delirium with fever,
catalepsy, and muscle rigidity, and blood
pressure instability
What 2 types of medication can cause Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome? -
ANSWER - antipsychotics and antiemetics can cause this life threatening
condition
2
, Local anesthetic - ANSWER - Lidocaine
NSAID - ANSWER - Ibuprofen
NSAID Cox-2 Inhibitor - ANSWER - Celecoxib
non-opiod analgesic - ANSWER - acetaminophen
non benzodiazepine - ANSWER - zolpidem
Spinal anethesia - ANSWER - Spinal/Epidural
Nsaid-Salicylate - ANSWER - Aspirin
Anti-gout - ANSWER - allopurinol
opioid - ANSWER - morphine sulphate
opioid antagonist - ANSWER - naloxone
CNS Stimulant-amphetemine-like - ANSWER - Methylphenidate
Hydantoin, Antiepileptics - ANSWER - Phenytoin
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COVERING 100 LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Ear drops - ANSWER - INSTILL AT ROOM TEMP/ child- down and back/ adult-
up and back
Eye drops - ANSWER - important to instill the eye drop medication into the
conjunctival sac (not the eyeball/cornea). inner to outer
Enema - ANSWER - patient lays on left side
Pharmacokinetic - ANSWER - what happens in the body once med is administered
-Absorption
-Distribution/ Binding
-Metabolism
-Renal Excretion
First-pass effect - ANSWER - A swallowed pill that goes into the liver through the
portal vein where some of the drug becomes inactive
Protein binding - ANSWER - protein (usually albumin) binds to medication to help
chemicals move through.
When the medication is bound to the protein it is not available to perform its action
in the body
True or False - ANSWER - True
1
,Free drug - ANSWER - The amount that is left not bound called
the__________________and it performs the pharmacologic response
Pharmacodynamics phase - ANSWER - refers to the effects drugs will have on a
patient and the mechanism of their actions.
How do antacids affect drug absorption? - ANSWER - Antacids increase the PH
(alkaline) of gastric juices which causes a decrease in the disintegration process
Most drugs (excluding enteric coated or XR) need an acidic environment to break
down.
Lipid soluble drugs are not able to pass the membrane without a protein/ enzyme
carrier.
True or false - ANSWER - False
In the GI tract the lining is made up of a mucous membrane composed of lipids
and proteins which allows lipid soluble drugs to easily pass through. If the drug is
water soluble it will need a protein or enzyme carrier to pass through
Benzodiazepine - ANSWER - Alprazolam, Midazolam, Lorazepam,Diazepam
NMS or Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - ANSWER - Delirium with fever,
catalepsy, and muscle rigidity, and blood
pressure instability
What 2 types of medication can cause Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome? -
ANSWER - antipsychotics and antiemetics can cause this life threatening
condition
2
, Local anesthetic - ANSWER - Lidocaine
NSAID - ANSWER - Ibuprofen
NSAID Cox-2 Inhibitor - ANSWER - Celecoxib
non-opiod analgesic - ANSWER - acetaminophen
non benzodiazepine - ANSWER - zolpidem
Spinal anethesia - ANSWER - Spinal/Epidural
Nsaid-Salicylate - ANSWER - Aspirin
Anti-gout - ANSWER - allopurinol
opioid - ANSWER - morphine sulphate
opioid antagonist - ANSWER - naloxone
CNS Stimulant-amphetemine-like - ANSWER - Methylphenidate
Hydantoin, Antiepileptics - ANSWER - Phenytoin
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