MEDICATION AIDE STATE TEST
BANK 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ Loss of insulation. Answer: Age-related changes of the skin
◉ pruritus. Answer: Itching
◉ Anesthetics. Answer: Drug class that would be used to numb skin
◉ Allergic reaction. Answer: Most common side effect of medication
◉ Generic name. Answer: Non-proprietary name of a medication. It is
the formal name of a drug
◉ Trade name. Answer: Brand name of drug
◉ Dependence. Answer: Acquired need for a drug after repeated use;
may be psychological with craving and emotional changes or physical
with body changes and withdrawal symptoms.
, ◉ Metabolism. Answer: The chemical changes in living cells by which
energy is provided for vital processes and activities and new material is
created
◉ Excretion. Answer: Process by which metabolic wastes are eliminated
from the body
◉ Absorption. Answer: Passage of substance across and into tissues
◉ Distribution. Answer: Location of medications in various organs or
tissues after administration
◉ Topical is absorbed how. Answer: skin
◉ Oral is absorbed how. Answer: mouth-digestive system
◉ Common way of distributing or transporting a medication to the site
of action. Answer: blood stream
◉ Organ responsible for drug metabolism. Answer: liver
◉ Organ responsible for excretion of drug. Answer: Kidney
BANK 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ Loss of insulation. Answer: Age-related changes of the skin
◉ pruritus. Answer: Itching
◉ Anesthetics. Answer: Drug class that would be used to numb skin
◉ Allergic reaction. Answer: Most common side effect of medication
◉ Generic name. Answer: Non-proprietary name of a medication. It is
the formal name of a drug
◉ Trade name. Answer: Brand name of drug
◉ Dependence. Answer: Acquired need for a drug after repeated use;
may be psychological with craving and emotional changes or physical
with body changes and withdrawal symptoms.
, ◉ Metabolism. Answer: The chemical changes in living cells by which
energy is provided for vital processes and activities and new material is
created
◉ Excretion. Answer: Process by which metabolic wastes are eliminated
from the body
◉ Absorption. Answer: Passage of substance across and into tissues
◉ Distribution. Answer: Location of medications in various organs or
tissues after administration
◉ Topical is absorbed how. Answer: skin
◉ Oral is absorbed how. Answer: mouth-digestive system
◉ Common way of distributing or transporting a medication to the site
of action. Answer: blood stream
◉ Organ responsible for drug metabolism. Answer: liver
◉ Organ responsible for excretion of drug. Answer: Kidney
