PN 1005 Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Question: term to describe the effects of a drug, sometimes it is called a side effect, that is not desirable and
can even be dangerous
Correct Answer: Adverse effects
Question: term for the name given to a drug by the pharmaceutical company that developed it, also called a
trade name or proprietary name
Correct Answer: Brand name
Question: a name that reflects the chemical structure of a drug is called the ..
Correct Answer: generic name
Question: chemicals that are introduced into the body to bring about change
Correct Answer: drugs
Question: Federal agency responsible for the regulation and enforcement of drug evaluation and
distribution policies
Correct Answer: FDA- food and drug administration
Question: drugs sold by their generic name; not brand name or trade name product-
Correct Answer: generic drugs
Question: The original designation (name) that a drug is given when the company that developed it applies
for the approval process - think chemical makeup
Correct Answer: generic name
Question: process of altering DNA, usually of bacteria, to produce a chemical to be used as a drug
Correct Answer: genetic engineering
Question: Drugs that have been discovered but would not be profitable for a drug company, usually drugs
that would treat only a small number of people, this type of drug can* be adopted by drug companies to
develop
Correct Answer: orphan drugs
Question: drugs that are available without prescription for self-treatment
Correct Answer: OTC - over the counter drugs
Question: the study of the biological effects of chemicals
Correct Answer: pharmacology
Question: Clinical pharmacology- the branch of pharm that deals with drugs, and chemicals used for
medicine, treatment, prevention, and diagnosis
Correct Answer: Pharmacotherapeutics
Question: Which phase is this? A pilot study of a potential drug using a small number of selected, usually
healthy human volunteers
,Correct Answer: Phase I
Question: Which phase is this? a clinical study of a proposed drug by selected physicians using actual
patients who have the disorder the drug is designed to treat
Correct Answer: Phase II
Question: Which phase out of 4 is this? drug used in vast clinical market
Correct Answer: Phase III
Question: Which phase out of 4 is this? continuous evaluation of a drug after it has been released for
marketing
Correct Answer: Phase IV
Question: The initial trial of a chemical thought to have therapeutic potential, uses laboratory animals and
not human subjects
Correct Answer: Preclinical trials
Question: Having adverse effects on the fetus is called?
Correct Answer: Teratogenic
Question: The following are all types of sources that make up ___________ plants, animals, inorganic
elements, synthetic preparations
Correct Answer: drugs
Question: The DEA controlled substance categories indicate?
Correct Answer: the abuse potential and associated regulation of a drug
Question: Are generic drugs sold under their generic name or their brand name?
Correct Answer: Generic
Question: Are brand name drugs or generic drugs safer/cheaper?
Correct Answer: Brand names are more expensive but safer
Question: Where are some places you can find information of a drug? (3)
Correct Answer: drug label reference books/journals internet sites
Question: Action of the body on the drug
Correct Answer: Pharmacokinetics
Question: What are 3 key tests that a drug must pass in accordance to the FDA
Correct Answer: animal testing human testing selected testing (disease)
Question: taking what type of drug could potentially mask signs and symptoms of underlying diseases,
making diagnosing difficult?
Correct Answer: Over the counter drugs
Question: Can you safely take OTC drugs with prescription meds?
Correct Answer: No, can cause a negative drug-drug interaction
Question: Can taking OTC drugs directly cause an overdose
, Correct Answer: No, not directly
Question: term that describes what happens to a drug from the time it enters the body until it enters the
circulating fluid
Correct Answer: Absorption
Question: What type of drug administration causes the drug to directly enter the circulating blood,
bypassing the other barriers
Correct Answer: intravenous (IV)
Question: The movement of substances across a cell membrane against* the concentration gradient -
requires energy
Correct Answer: Active transport
Question: synthetic chemicals used to interfere with the functioning of foreign cell populations, causing
cell death, used for drug therapy with the desired effect being neoplasms
Correct Answer: Chemotherapeutic agents
Question: the concentration a drug must reach in the tissues to cause the desired therapeutic effect
Correct Answer: critical concentration
Question: movement of a drug to body tissue
Correct Answer: distribution
Question: the *distribution* of a drug depends on (4 things)
Correct Answer: solubility, perfusion, cardiac output, and binding to plasma proteins
Question: removal of a drug from the body; primarily occurs in the kidneys, but can also occur through the
skin, lungs, bile, or feces
Correct Answer: excretion
Question: a phenomenon in which drugs given orally are carried directly to the liver, where they can be
inactivated by liver enzymes before they enter general circulation
Correct Answer: first pass effect
Question: Oral drugs are often given in higher doses because?
Correct Answer: process of the first pass effect causing liver enzymes to attack the drug, a higher dosage
offers the therapeutic effect even if some of the chemical is inactivated
Question: the passage of water and water-soluble components from the plasma into the renal tubule
Correct Answer: glomerular filtration
Question: the time it takes a drug to decrease to one half of its peak level
Correct Answer: half life
Question: the use of a higher dose is what is typically used for in treatments to allow the drug to reach the
critical concentration sooner is called the .......
Correct Answer: loading dose
Answers
Question: term to describe the effects of a drug, sometimes it is called a side effect, that is not desirable and
can even be dangerous
Correct Answer: Adverse effects
Question: term for the name given to a drug by the pharmaceutical company that developed it, also called a
trade name or proprietary name
Correct Answer: Brand name
Question: a name that reflects the chemical structure of a drug is called the ..
Correct Answer: generic name
Question: chemicals that are introduced into the body to bring about change
Correct Answer: drugs
Question: Federal agency responsible for the regulation and enforcement of drug evaluation and
distribution policies
Correct Answer: FDA- food and drug administration
Question: drugs sold by their generic name; not brand name or trade name product-
Correct Answer: generic drugs
Question: The original designation (name) that a drug is given when the company that developed it applies
for the approval process - think chemical makeup
Correct Answer: generic name
Question: process of altering DNA, usually of bacteria, to produce a chemical to be used as a drug
Correct Answer: genetic engineering
Question: Drugs that have been discovered but would not be profitable for a drug company, usually drugs
that would treat only a small number of people, this type of drug can* be adopted by drug companies to
develop
Correct Answer: orphan drugs
Question: drugs that are available without prescription for self-treatment
Correct Answer: OTC - over the counter drugs
Question: the study of the biological effects of chemicals
Correct Answer: pharmacology
Question: Clinical pharmacology- the branch of pharm that deals with drugs, and chemicals used for
medicine, treatment, prevention, and diagnosis
Correct Answer: Pharmacotherapeutics
Question: Which phase is this? A pilot study of a potential drug using a small number of selected, usually
healthy human volunteers
,Correct Answer: Phase I
Question: Which phase is this? a clinical study of a proposed drug by selected physicians using actual
patients who have the disorder the drug is designed to treat
Correct Answer: Phase II
Question: Which phase out of 4 is this? drug used in vast clinical market
Correct Answer: Phase III
Question: Which phase out of 4 is this? continuous evaluation of a drug after it has been released for
marketing
Correct Answer: Phase IV
Question: The initial trial of a chemical thought to have therapeutic potential, uses laboratory animals and
not human subjects
Correct Answer: Preclinical trials
Question: Having adverse effects on the fetus is called?
Correct Answer: Teratogenic
Question: The following are all types of sources that make up ___________ plants, animals, inorganic
elements, synthetic preparations
Correct Answer: drugs
Question: The DEA controlled substance categories indicate?
Correct Answer: the abuse potential and associated regulation of a drug
Question: Are generic drugs sold under their generic name or their brand name?
Correct Answer: Generic
Question: Are brand name drugs or generic drugs safer/cheaper?
Correct Answer: Brand names are more expensive but safer
Question: Where are some places you can find information of a drug? (3)
Correct Answer: drug label reference books/journals internet sites
Question: Action of the body on the drug
Correct Answer: Pharmacokinetics
Question: What are 3 key tests that a drug must pass in accordance to the FDA
Correct Answer: animal testing human testing selected testing (disease)
Question: taking what type of drug could potentially mask signs and symptoms of underlying diseases,
making diagnosing difficult?
Correct Answer: Over the counter drugs
Question: Can you safely take OTC drugs with prescription meds?
Correct Answer: No, can cause a negative drug-drug interaction
Question: Can taking OTC drugs directly cause an overdose
, Correct Answer: No, not directly
Question: term that describes what happens to a drug from the time it enters the body until it enters the
circulating fluid
Correct Answer: Absorption
Question: What type of drug administration causes the drug to directly enter the circulating blood,
bypassing the other barriers
Correct Answer: intravenous (IV)
Question: The movement of substances across a cell membrane against* the concentration gradient -
requires energy
Correct Answer: Active transport
Question: synthetic chemicals used to interfere with the functioning of foreign cell populations, causing
cell death, used for drug therapy with the desired effect being neoplasms
Correct Answer: Chemotherapeutic agents
Question: the concentration a drug must reach in the tissues to cause the desired therapeutic effect
Correct Answer: critical concentration
Question: movement of a drug to body tissue
Correct Answer: distribution
Question: the *distribution* of a drug depends on (4 things)
Correct Answer: solubility, perfusion, cardiac output, and binding to plasma proteins
Question: removal of a drug from the body; primarily occurs in the kidneys, but can also occur through the
skin, lungs, bile, or feces
Correct Answer: excretion
Question: a phenomenon in which drugs given orally are carried directly to the liver, where they can be
inactivated by liver enzymes before they enter general circulation
Correct Answer: first pass effect
Question: Oral drugs are often given in higher doses because?
Correct Answer: process of the first pass effect causing liver enzymes to attack the drug, a higher dosage
offers the therapeutic effect even if some of the chemical is inactivated
Question: the passage of water and water-soluble components from the plasma into the renal tubule
Correct Answer: glomerular filtration
Question: the time it takes a drug to decrease to one half of its peak level
Correct Answer: half life
Question: the use of a higher dose is what is typically used for in treatments to allow the drug to reach the
critical concentration sooner is called the .......
Correct Answer: loading dose
