NUR1140C PHARM EXAM WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. inducers - ANSWER-speed up metabolism
2. Schedule I - ANSWER-illegal, highly abusable, NO MEDICAL USE
3. Schedule II - ANSWER-highly abusable with medical use
4. Schedule III and IV - ANSWER-somewhat abusable, including
male steroids(3) and tranquilizers/sleeping pills(4)
5. Schedule V - ANSWER-least controlled, low codeine(cough
syrup)
6. Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER-what the body does to the drug
(absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion [ADME])
7. Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER-What the drug does to the body
(therapeutic effects and side effects)
8. Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER-outcome (clinical use of
medication to prevent or treat disease)
9. Half-life - ANSWER-time required for one-half of a medication
to be removed from the body
10. Metabolism - ANSWER-energy conversion into things the
body can use
,11. Excretion - ANSWER-elimination of medication from the
body
12. Agonist - ANSWER-Medication that activates a full
response
13. Partial Agonist - ANSWER-Medication that activates a
weaker response than an agonist
14. Antagonist - ANSWER-medication that blocks other
medications from activating a response
15. Onset of Action - ANSWER-How fast a drug takes to start
working
16. Peak Action - ANSWER-Maximum therapeutic effect
17. Duration of action - ANSWER-total amount of time for
therapeutic response without repeating dose
18. Therapeutic effect - ANSWER-effect of a medicine when
given in an appropriate dose
19. side effect or ADR - ANSWER-undesirable reaction at
therapeutic dose
20. Peak - ANSWER-highest blood level of medication
, 21. Trough - ANSWER-Lowest blood level of medication
22. Which organ helps metabolize the majority of
medications? - ANSWER-Liver
23. Which organ helps filter the majority of medications? -
ANSWER-Kidney
24. What routine blood test helps to evaluate kidney
function? - ANSWER-BUN, Creatinine Serum, GFR, Creatinine
Clearance
25. What blood test helps to evaluate liver function? -
ANSWER-AST & ALT
26. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - ANSWER-safety and
efficacy of medications and medical devices
27. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) - ANSWER-investigate
and enforce controlled substance laws
28. Department of Health and Human Services - ANSWER-
anything related to health or illness
29. Federal Trade Commission - ANSWER-truth in advertising
30. What things about a medication make it safe to be given
out Over The Counter (OTC) (without a prescription)? -
ANSWER-Limited interactions, low incidence of adverse effects,
low abuse potential
ANSWERS
1. inducers - ANSWER-speed up metabolism
2. Schedule I - ANSWER-illegal, highly abusable, NO MEDICAL USE
3. Schedule II - ANSWER-highly abusable with medical use
4. Schedule III and IV - ANSWER-somewhat abusable, including
male steroids(3) and tranquilizers/sleeping pills(4)
5. Schedule V - ANSWER-least controlled, low codeine(cough
syrup)
6. Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER-what the body does to the drug
(absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion [ADME])
7. Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER-What the drug does to the body
(therapeutic effects and side effects)
8. Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER-outcome (clinical use of
medication to prevent or treat disease)
9. Half-life - ANSWER-time required for one-half of a medication
to be removed from the body
10. Metabolism - ANSWER-energy conversion into things the
body can use
,11. Excretion - ANSWER-elimination of medication from the
body
12. Agonist - ANSWER-Medication that activates a full
response
13. Partial Agonist - ANSWER-Medication that activates a
weaker response than an agonist
14. Antagonist - ANSWER-medication that blocks other
medications from activating a response
15. Onset of Action - ANSWER-How fast a drug takes to start
working
16. Peak Action - ANSWER-Maximum therapeutic effect
17. Duration of action - ANSWER-total amount of time for
therapeutic response without repeating dose
18. Therapeutic effect - ANSWER-effect of a medicine when
given in an appropriate dose
19. side effect or ADR - ANSWER-undesirable reaction at
therapeutic dose
20. Peak - ANSWER-highest blood level of medication
, 21. Trough - ANSWER-Lowest blood level of medication
22. Which organ helps metabolize the majority of
medications? - ANSWER-Liver
23. Which organ helps filter the majority of medications? -
ANSWER-Kidney
24. What routine blood test helps to evaluate kidney
function? - ANSWER-BUN, Creatinine Serum, GFR, Creatinine
Clearance
25. What blood test helps to evaluate liver function? -
ANSWER-AST & ALT
26. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - ANSWER-safety and
efficacy of medications and medical devices
27. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) - ANSWER-investigate
and enforce controlled substance laws
28. Department of Health and Human Services - ANSWER-
anything related to health or illness
29. Federal Trade Commission - ANSWER-truth in advertising
30. What things about a medication make it safe to be given
out Over The Counter (OTC) (without a prescription)? -
ANSWER-Limited interactions, low incidence of adverse effects,
low abuse potential
