UW MADISON PHARM 317 EXAM 1 2026/2027 – QUESTIONS, STUDY
GUIDE & PRACTICE REVIEW
How many generic names does a drug have? - Correct answer ✔✔ 1
what is pharmacological class of a drug - Correct answer ✔✔ How a drug works in the body,
mechanism of action
Absorption - Correct answer ✔✔ the movement of a drug from its site of administration into
the bloodstream for distribution to the tissues
Bioavailability - Correct answer ✔✔ extent of drug absorption
Factors affecting drug absorption - Correct answer ✔✔ - route
-Dose
-Surface Area
-Blood flow
-Lipid Solubility
Routes of drug admin - Correct answer ✔✔ -oral (po)
-rectal (pr)
Topical route
Oral route - Correct answer ✔✔ tablets, pills capsules
extended release, sustained release, controlled release
Topical Route - Correct answer ✔✔ -Transdermal
, Ophthalmic
Otic
Nasal
Inhalation
Vaginal
Parenteral routes - Correct answer ✔✔ Intradermal- dermis layer of the skin
Subcutaneous- deepest layer of the skin
Intramuscular- specific muscles
Intravenous- directly into the bloodstream
Distribution - Correct answer ✔✔ Transport of blood through the body
Affinity - Correct answer ✔✔ drug-drug protein complexes, drug not available when bound
Most common binding protein - Correct answer ✔✔ albumin
Metabolism - Correct answer ✔✔ CYP 450 system
targets lipophilic drugs
inactivates drugs
Accelerates excretion
Excretion - Correct answer ✔✔ primarily the kidney
Intestine
GUIDE & PRACTICE REVIEW
How many generic names does a drug have? - Correct answer ✔✔ 1
what is pharmacological class of a drug - Correct answer ✔✔ How a drug works in the body,
mechanism of action
Absorption - Correct answer ✔✔ the movement of a drug from its site of administration into
the bloodstream for distribution to the tissues
Bioavailability - Correct answer ✔✔ extent of drug absorption
Factors affecting drug absorption - Correct answer ✔✔ - route
-Dose
-Surface Area
-Blood flow
-Lipid Solubility
Routes of drug admin - Correct answer ✔✔ -oral (po)
-rectal (pr)
Topical route
Oral route - Correct answer ✔✔ tablets, pills capsules
extended release, sustained release, controlled release
Topical Route - Correct answer ✔✔ -Transdermal
, Ophthalmic
Otic
Nasal
Inhalation
Vaginal
Parenteral routes - Correct answer ✔✔ Intradermal- dermis layer of the skin
Subcutaneous- deepest layer of the skin
Intramuscular- specific muscles
Intravenous- directly into the bloodstream
Distribution - Correct answer ✔✔ Transport of blood through the body
Affinity - Correct answer ✔✔ drug-drug protein complexes, drug not available when bound
Most common binding protein - Correct answer ✔✔ albumin
Metabolism - Correct answer ✔✔ CYP 450 system
targets lipophilic drugs
inactivates drugs
Accelerates excretion
Excretion - Correct answer ✔✔ primarily the kidney
Intestine
