Pharmacology Exam 1 - Multiple Choice ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. The study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, C
and excretion is known as
A. pharmacotherapeutics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. pharmacokinetics
D. pharmacy
E. posology
2. The medical situation when a particular drug should D
not be administered is referred to as
A. side effect
B. adverse effect
C. drug allergy
D. contraindication
E. antagonism
3. An unusual or unexpected drug reaction by an C
individual is known as
A. toxic effect
B. antagonism
C. idiosyncrasy
D. side effect
E. drug allergy
,4. The proprietary drug name supplied by a C
pharmaceutical company is also referred to as the
A. generic name
B. over-the-counter name
C. trade name
D. chemical name
E. none of these
5. The time from drug administration to the first B
observable drug effect is known as the
A. duration of action
B. onset of action
C. ceiling effect
D. maximal response
E. ceiling effect
6. A drug that has the potential for abuse and is regulated D
by the Drug Enforcement Agency is classified as a
A. poison
B. OTC drug
C. prescription drug
D. controlled substance
E. nonproprietary drug
7. Select the term below that relates to the amount of A
drug administered to produce a therapeutic effect.
A. posology
B. toxicology
C. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacotherapeutics
E. pharmacy
8. A medication that does not require a physician's service C
to obtain is referred to as
A. trade
B. nonproprietary
C. nonprescription
D. brand
E. generic
9. Which of the following could be categorized as an E
adverse reaction?
A. idiosyncrasy
B. drug allergy
C. teratogenicity
D. carcinogenicity
E. all of these
, 10. The time a drug continues to produce its effect is its E
A. ED50
B. maximal response
C. ceiling effect
D. onset of action
E. duration of action
. The drug administration route demonstrating the slowest B
onset of action is
A. inhalation
B. transdermal
C. intramuscular
D. sublingual
E. intravenous
In order for drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier, they D
must be
A. ionized
B. positively charged
C. water soluble
D. lipid soluble
E. negatively charged
13. First-pass metabolism refers to the metabolism of C
drugs in the
A. kidney
B. blood vessels
C. liver
D. heart
E. adipose tissue
14. Drug X has a half-life of 6 hours. How much drug is left B
in the body 18 hours after an IV injection of 1200
milligrams (mg)?
15. Drugs that have demonstrated teratogenic effects in D= x
women are classified as Pregnancy Category
A. B
B. C
C. D
D. X
E. NR
16. When a drug increases the rate of drug metabolism of B
other drugs, the process is termed
A. first-pass metabolism
B. enzyme induction
C. enzyme inhibition
D. enterohepatic cycling
E. microsomal inhibition
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. The study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, C
and excretion is known as
A. pharmacotherapeutics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. pharmacokinetics
D. pharmacy
E. posology
2. The medical situation when a particular drug should D
not be administered is referred to as
A. side effect
B. adverse effect
C. drug allergy
D. contraindication
E. antagonism
3. An unusual or unexpected drug reaction by an C
individual is known as
A. toxic effect
B. antagonism
C. idiosyncrasy
D. side effect
E. drug allergy
,4. The proprietary drug name supplied by a C
pharmaceutical company is also referred to as the
A. generic name
B. over-the-counter name
C. trade name
D. chemical name
E. none of these
5. The time from drug administration to the first B
observable drug effect is known as the
A. duration of action
B. onset of action
C. ceiling effect
D. maximal response
E. ceiling effect
6. A drug that has the potential for abuse and is regulated D
by the Drug Enforcement Agency is classified as a
A. poison
B. OTC drug
C. prescription drug
D. controlled substance
E. nonproprietary drug
7. Select the term below that relates to the amount of A
drug administered to produce a therapeutic effect.
A. posology
B. toxicology
C. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacotherapeutics
E. pharmacy
8. A medication that does not require a physician's service C
to obtain is referred to as
A. trade
B. nonproprietary
C. nonprescription
D. brand
E. generic
9. Which of the following could be categorized as an E
adverse reaction?
A. idiosyncrasy
B. drug allergy
C. teratogenicity
D. carcinogenicity
E. all of these
, 10. The time a drug continues to produce its effect is its E
A. ED50
B. maximal response
C. ceiling effect
D. onset of action
E. duration of action
. The drug administration route demonstrating the slowest B
onset of action is
A. inhalation
B. transdermal
C. intramuscular
D. sublingual
E. intravenous
In order for drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier, they D
must be
A. ionized
B. positively charged
C. water soluble
D. lipid soluble
E. negatively charged
13. First-pass metabolism refers to the metabolism of C
drugs in the
A. kidney
B. blood vessels
C. liver
D. heart
E. adipose tissue
14. Drug X has a half-life of 6 hours. How much drug is left B
in the body 18 hours after an IV injection of 1200
milligrams (mg)?
15. Drugs that have demonstrated teratogenic effects in D= x
women are classified as Pregnancy Category
A. B
B. C
C. D
D. X
E. NR
16. When a drug increases the rate of drug metabolism of B
other drugs, the process is termed
A. first-pass metabolism
B. enzyme induction
C. enzyme inhibition
D. enterohepatic cycling
E. microsomal inhibition
