NU 150 Exam 1 / NU 150 Pharmacology Exam 1 Newest
Practice Test Bank with 150 Questions and Correct
Answers/ NU150 Exam 1 prep (Latest 2026-2027)
Do beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, and tetracycline increase or decrease the effects
of insulin?
A) Increase
B) Decrease
-ANSWER- A) Increase
Which of the following refers to how the drug moves throughout the body?
A) Pharmacokinetic
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmaceutic
D) Pharmacotherapeutics
-ANSWER- A) Pharmacokinetic
Which of the following refers to how the solid medication becomes a digestible
liquid?
A) Pharmacokinetic
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmaceutic
D) Pharmacotherapeutics
-ANSWER- C) Pharmaceutic
Which of the following refers to how the body interacts with the drug?
A) Pharmacokinetic
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmaceutic
D) Pharmacotherapeutics
-ANSWER- B) Pharmacodynamics
What refers to the time the drug enters the body until the time it reaches the
bloodstream?
A) Absorption
B) Distribution
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,C) Metabolism
D) Excretion
-ANSWER- A) Absorption
What refers to the drug moving from the blood to the rest of the body?
A) Absorption
B) Distribution
C) Metabolism
D) Excretion
-ANSWER- B) Distribution
What refers to the process of changing drugs to less active or more inactive forms?
A) Absorption
B) Distribution
C) Metabolism
D) Excretion
-ANSWER- C) Metabolism
What refers to the removal of the drug by the kidneys, intestines, sweat, skin, and
breast milk?
A) Absorption
B) Distribution
C) Metabolism
D) Excretion
-ANSWER- D) Excretion
True or False? Half-life refers to the time it takes for the body to eliminate 50% of
the drug.
A) True
B) False
-ANSWER- A) True
What is the term for a substance that causes abnormal development of the fetus
often leading to severe deformities?
A) Teratogenicity
B) Mutagenicity
C) Carcinogenicity
D) Idiosyncrasy
-ANSWER- A) Teratogenicity
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, All of the following are adverse drug reactions EXCEPT which?
A) Anaphylactic shock
B) Cumulative drug effect
C) Toxic reactions
D) Drug idiosyncrasy
-ANSWER- B) Cumulative drug effect
What refers to a rare and unpredictable abnormal physical reaction to a drug due to
genetics or unknown processes?
A) Anaphylactic shock
B) Cumulative drug effect
C) Toxic reactions
D) Drug idiosyncrasy
-ANSWER- D) Drug idiosyncrasy
What type of interaction is when each drug will maintain its own effect but if taken
together there is a higher risk?
A) Additive drug interactions
B) Antagonistic drug interactions
C) Synergistic drug interactions
D) Potentiating drug interactions
-ANSWER- A) Additive drug interactions
What type of interaction is when the drugs combined have a stronger effect than
when given separately?
A) Additive drug interactions
B) Antagonistic drug interactions
C) Synergistic drug interactions
D) Potentiating drug interactions
-ANSWER- C) Synergistic drug interactions
Do thyroid hormones, lithium, and epinephrine increase or decrease the effects of
insulin?
A) Increase
B) Decrease
-ANSWER- B) Decrease
Rotating injection sites when administering insulin prevents which of the
following?
A) Insulin edema
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Practice Test Bank with 150 Questions and Correct
Answers/ NU150 Exam 1 prep (Latest 2026-2027)
Do beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, and tetracycline increase or decrease the effects
of insulin?
A) Increase
B) Decrease
-ANSWER- A) Increase
Which of the following refers to how the drug moves throughout the body?
A) Pharmacokinetic
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmaceutic
D) Pharmacotherapeutics
-ANSWER- A) Pharmacokinetic
Which of the following refers to how the solid medication becomes a digestible
liquid?
A) Pharmacokinetic
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmaceutic
D) Pharmacotherapeutics
-ANSWER- C) Pharmaceutic
Which of the following refers to how the body interacts with the drug?
A) Pharmacokinetic
B) Pharmacodynamics
C) Pharmaceutic
D) Pharmacotherapeutics
-ANSWER- B) Pharmacodynamics
What refers to the time the drug enters the body until the time it reaches the
bloodstream?
A) Absorption
B) Distribution
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,C) Metabolism
D) Excretion
-ANSWER- A) Absorption
What refers to the drug moving from the blood to the rest of the body?
A) Absorption
B) Distribution
C) Metabolism
D) Excretion
-ANSWER- B) Distribution
What refers to the process of changing drugs to less active or more inactive forms?
A) Absorption
B) Distribution
C) Metabolism
D) Excretion
-ANSWER- C) Metabolism
What refers to the removal of the drug by the kidneys, intestines, sweat, skin, and
breast milk?
A) Absorption
B) Distribution
C) Metabolism
D) Excretion
-ANSWER- D) Excretion
True or False? Half-life refers to the time it takes for the body to eliminate 50% of
the drug.
A) True
B) False
-ANSWER- A) True
What is the term for a substance that causes abnormal development of the fetus
often leading to severe deformities?
A) Teratogenicity
B) Mutagenicity
C) Carcinogenicity
D) Idiosyncrasy
-ANSWER- A) Teratogenicity
2
, All of the following are adverse drug reactions EXCEPT which?
A) Anaphylactic shock
B) Cumulative drug effect
C) Toxic reactions
D) Drug idiosyncrasy
-ANSWER- B) Cumulative drug effect
What refers to a rare and unpredictable abnormal physical reaction to a drug due to
genetics or unknown processes?
A) Anaphylactic shock
B) Cumulative drug effect
C) Toxic reactions
D) Drug idiosyncrasy
-ANSWER- D) Drug idiosyncrasy
What type of interaction is when each drug will maintain its own effect but if taken
together there is a higher risk?
A) Additive drug interactions
B) Antagonistic drug interactions
C) Synergistic drug interactions
D) Potentiating drug interactions
-ANSWER- A) Additive drug interactions
What type of interaction is when the drugs combined have a stronger effect than
when given separately?
A) Additive drug interactions
B) Antagonistic drug interactions
C) Synergistic drug interactions
D) Potentiating drug interactions
-ANSWER- C) Synergistic drug interactions
Do thyroid hormones, lithium, and epinephrine increase or decrease the effects of
insulin?
A) Increase
B) Decrease
-ANSWER- B) Decrease
Rotating injection sites when administering insulin prevents which of the
following?
A) Insulin edema
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