WGU D116 unit 4 pharm side
effects/interactions AND Unit 5
transitional care Questions with
complete solution 2026
Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) - correct answer ✔any noxious, unintended, and undesired effect that
occurs at normal drug doses
side effects - correct answer ✔a nearly unavoidable secondary drug effect produced at therapeutic
doses
Toxicity - correct answer ✔Degree of detrimental physiologic effects caused by excessive drug dosing
(severe ADR)
idiosyncratic effect - correct answer ✔Uncommon drug response from a genetic predisposition
paradoxical effect - correct answer ✔the opposite of the intended drug response
Iatragenic disease - correct answer ✔Disease that occurs as a result of medical care or treatment
Physical dependence - correct answer ✔Body has adapted to exposure to drug so that withdrawal will
cause abstinence syndrome
carcinogenic effect - correct answer ✔the ability of certain medications and environmental chemicals
to cause cancers
hepatotoxic drugs - correct answer ✔Statins,
effects/interactions AND Unit 5
transitional care Questions with
complete solution 2026
Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) - correct answer ✔any noxious, unintended, and undesired effect that
occurs at normal drug doses
side effects - correct answer ✔a nearly unavoidable secondary drug effect produced at therapeutic
doses
Toxicity - correct answer ✔Degree of detrimental physiologic effects caused by excessive drug dosing
(severe ADR)
idiosyncratic effect - correct answer ✔Uncommon drug response from a genetic predisposition
paradoxical effect - correct answer ✔the opposite of the intended drug response
Iatragenic disease - correct answer ✔Disease that occurs as a result of medical care or treatment
Physical dependence - correct answer ✔Body has adapted to exposure to drug so that withdrawal will
cause abstinence syndrome
carcinogenic effect - correct answer ✔the ability of certain medications and environmental chemicals
to cause cancers
hepatotoxic drugs - correct answer ✔Statins,
