Pharmacology Exam 1 Test Questions with perfect answers 2024

Mr. Smith presents to the Emergency Department in cardiac arrest. His wife is concerned about the cost of his treatment because they do not have medical insurance. When deciding on the emergent medication to give her husband, Mrs. Smith requests for all generic medications to be prescribed. The medical team insist that the patient receives the brand name emergent drugs because of the brand name drug's: A. Bioavailability. B. First-pass effect. C. Half-life (t ½). D. Pro drug metabolism. correct answersA. Bioavailability. Mrs. Kline has been started on Enbrel for her treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The medication is to be given in an injection form once per week. Mrs. Kline asks the nurse why she cannot receive the medication daily. Your best response to Mrs. Kline is based on the dosing interval knowledge of the drug's: A. Efficacy B. Excretion C. Half-life (t ½) D. Bioavailability correct answersC. Half-life (t ½) Miss. Parker is prescribed morphine for her chronic back pain. She request for the medication to be phoned into her local pharmacy. The nurse informs the client that her request cannot be honored and she will need deliver a paper copy of the prescription to her pharmacy based on morphine being listed as a DEA monitored: A. Pro drug. B. Scheduled drug. C. Brand name drug. D. Generic name drug. correct answersB. Scheduled drug. Mr. Green presents to his Cardiology appointment to discuss starting on a new anti-hypertensive medication. The client is prescribed a 10mg anti-hypertensive tablet and within a month his blood pressure is normotensive. He asks the nurse if he can be switched to a different antihypertensive 50mg tablet instead because his friend has been prescribed this different drug. The nurse explains to the client that the 10mg anti-hypertensive was prescribed and it is best not to change medications because the original order is considered more: A. Efficacious. B. Bioavailable. C. Potent.