Penn Foster Pharmacology exam
questions with complete solution 2024
define jagonist j- jANS✓✓-A jdrug jwith ja jhigh jlevel jof jaffinity jand jefficacy jthat
jbinds jto ja jreceptor jand jcasues ja jspecific jaction.
define jcontraindiction j- jANS✓✓-a jreason jnot jto juse ja jdrug jin ja jparticular
jsituation, jcauses jundesirable jside jeffects
define jefficacy j- jANS✓✓-the jdegree jto jwhich ja jdrug jproduces jits jdesired
jresponse.
define jover jthe jcounter jdrug j- jANS✓✓-a jdrug jthat jmay jbe jpurchased jwithout ja
jprescription jfrom ja jvet
define jprescription jdrug j- jANS✓✓-a jdrug jthat jmust jbe jprescribed jby ja jvet jand
jtaken jwhile junder jthe jsupervision jof ja jvet
define jreceptor j- jANS✓✓-a jmolecule jlocated jon ja jcell jthat jbinds jwith jdrugs jor
jneurotransmitters jto jcause jan jeffect
define jtherapeutic jindex j- jANS✓✓-the jrelationship jbetween ja jdrug's jability jto
jachieve jthe jdesired jeffect jcompared jto jits jtendency jto jproduce jtoxic jeffects.
jExpressed jas ja jration jbetween jthe jLD jand jthe jED. jLD/ED j50% jof jthe jtime.
define jwithdrawal jtime j- jANS✓✓-the jamount jof jtime jthat jmust jelapse jbetween
jthe jend jof jdrug jtherapy jand jthe jelimination jof jthat jdrug jfrom jthe jpatients
jtissue jor jproducts.
define jveterinarian jclient jpatient jrelationship j- jANS✓✓-the jrelationship jthat
jmust jexist jbetween jthe jveterinarians, jhris jor jher jpatient jand jthe jpatient's
jowner jbefore jprescription jdrugs jmay jbe jdispensed
List jfour jsources jof jdrugs jused jin jveterinary jmedicine j- jANS✓✓-animal
jproducts, jplant jproducts, jminerals, jand jsynthetic jproducts
, what jare jfour jcomponents jof ja jdrug jregimen j- jANS✓✓-includes jthe jdose, jthe
jroute jof jadministration, jthe jfrequency jof jadministration, jand jthe jduration jof
jadministration
discuss jthe jconditions jthat jmust jbe jmet jbefore ja jvalid jveterinarian-client-
patient jrelationship jcan jbe jshown jto jexist. j- jANS✓✓-1. jthe jvet jmust jassume
jresponsibility jfor jmaking jclinical jjudgements jin jrelation jto jthe jhealth jof jthe
janimal. j2. jthe jvet jmust jhave jrecently jseen jthe janimal jand jbe jacquainted jwith
jits jcare jand j3. jthe jvet jmust jbe javailable jfor jfollow jup jcare jof jthe janimal.
discuss jthe jresponsibilities jof ja jveterinary jtechnician jin jthe jadministration jof
jdrug jorders. j- jANS✓✓-carry jout jorders jcorrectly, jread jthe jdrug jlabel j3x jto
jensure jthat jthe jproper jdrug jis jbeing jadminstered jand jtake jcare jto jadminister
jthe jcorrect jdose jby jthe jcorrect jroute. jbe jaware jof jposibble jside jeffects jand
jmonitor jpatient jin ja jresponsible jway.
Describe jthe jsequense jof jevents jthat ja jdrug jundergoes jfrom jadministration jto
jexcretion. j- jANS✓✓-a jdrug jis jfirst jabsorbed jor jdirectly jplaced jinto jthe
jbloodstream. jIn jthe jblood, jthe jdrug jmay jbind jwith ja jplasma jprotein jor jexist jin
jthe jfree jstate. jThe jcirculating jblood jdistributes jthe jdrug jto jthe jcapillary jlevel,
jwhere jthe jdrug jleaves jthe jcirculation jand jenters jthe jinterstitial jfluid. jThe
jinterstitial jfluid jbathes jthe jcell jor jbind jwith jsurface jreceptors. jThe jdrug jthen
jexits jthe jcell jor jits jsurface, jmoves jback jto jinterstitial jfluid, jreenters jcirculation
jand jthen jis jmetabolized jin jthe jliver jand jsent jto jthe jkidneys jfor jexcretion.
List j11 jpossible jroutes jfor jadministering ja jdrug jand jdiscuss jthe jadvatages
jand/or jdisadvantages jof jeach. j- jANS✓✓-1. joral jroute j2. jSQ j3.IM j4. jIV j5. jIP j6.
jIA, jintraarterial j7. jIC, jintracardiac j8. jIM, jintramedullary j9. jInhalation j10. jtopical
j11. jintradermal
List jsome jof jthe jfactors jthat jinfluence jdrug jabsorption j- jANS✓✓-1. jmethod jof
jabsorbtion, j2. jthe jph jof jthe jdurg jand jits jionization jstatus, j3. jthe jabsorptive
jsurface jarea, j4. jthe jblood jsupply jto jthe jarea, j5. jthe jsolubility jof jthe jdrug, j6.
jthe jdosage jform, j7. jthe jstatus jof jthe jgi jtract j8 jinteractions jwith jother jdrugs
Most jbiotransformation jof jdrugs joccurs jin jwhere? j- jANS✓✓-liver
Must jdurg jexcretion joccurs jvia? j- jANS✓✓-kidneys
Drugs jusually jproduce jtheir jeffects jby jcombining jwith jspecific jcellular j-
jANS✓✓-receptors
The jdrug jname jthat jis jchosen jby jthe jmanufacturer jand jthat jis jthe jexclusive
jproperty jof jthat jcompany jis jcalled j- jANS✓✓-proprietary/trade
questions with complete solution 2024
define jagonist j- jANS✓✓-A jdrug jwith ja jhigh jlevel jof jaffinity jand jefficacy jthat
jbinds jto ja jreceptor jand jcasues ja jspecific jaction.
define jcontraindiction j- jANS✓✓-a jreason jnot jto juse ja jdrug jin ja jparticular
jsituation, jcauses jundesirable jside jeffects
define jefficacy j- jANS✓✓-the jdegree jto jwhich ja jdrug jproduces jits jdesired
jresponse.
define jover jthe jcounter jdrug j- jANS✓✓-a jdrug jthat jmay jbe jpurchased jwithout ja
jprescription jfrom ja jvet
define jprescription jdrug j- jANS✓✓-a jdrug jthat jmust jbe jprescribed jby ja jvet jand
jtaken jwhile junder jthe jsupervision jof ja jvet
define jreceptor j- jANS✓✓-a jmolecule jlocated jon ja jcell jthat jbinds jwith jdrugs jor
jneurotransmitters jto jcause jan jeffect
define jtherapeutic jindex j- jANS✓✓-the jrelationship jbetween ja jdrug's jability jto
jachieve jthe jdesired jeffect jcompared jto jits jtendency jto jproduce jtoxic jeffects.
jExpressed jas ja jration jbetween jthe jLD jand jthe jED. jLD/ED j50% jof jthe jtime.
define jwithdrawal jtime j- jANS✓✓-the jamount jof jtime jthat jmust jelapse jbetween
jthe jend jof jdrug jtherapy jand jthe jelimination jof jthat jdrug jfrom jthe jpatients
jtissue jor jproducts.
define jveterinarian jclient jpatient jrelationship j- jANS✓✓-the jrelationship jthat
jmust jexist jbetween jthe jveterinarians, jhris jor jher jpatient jand jthe jpatient's
jowner jbefore jprescription jdrugs jmay jbe jdispensed
List jfour jsources jof jdrugs jused jin jveterinary jmedicine j- jANS✓✓-animal
jproducts, jplant jproducts, jminerals, jand jsynthetic jproducts
, what jare jfour jcomponents jof ja jdrug jregimen j- jANS✓✓-includes jthe jdose, jthe
jroute jof jadministration, jthe jfrequency jof jadministration, jand jthe jduration jof
jadministration
discuss jthe jconditions jthat jmust jbe jmet jbefore ja jvalid jveterinarian-client-
patient jrelationship jcan jbe jshown jto jexist. j- jANS✓✓-1. jthe jvet jmust jassume
jresponsibility jfor jmaking jclinical jjudgements jin jrelation jto jthe jhealth jof jthe
janimal. j2. jthe jvet jmust jhave jrecently jseen jthe janimal jand jbe jacquainted jwith
jits jcare jand j3. jthe jvet jmust jbe javailable jfor jfollow jup jcare jof jthe janimal.
discuss jthe jresponsibilities jof ja jveterinary jtechnician jin jthe jadministration jof
jdrug jorders. j- jANS✓✓-carry jout jorders jcorrectly, jread jthe jdrug jlabel j3x jto
jensure jthat jthe jproper jdrug jis jbeing jadminstered jand jtake jcare jto jadminister
jthe jcorrect jdose jby jthe jcorrect jroute. jbe jaware jof jposibble jside jeffects jand
jmonitor jpatient jin ja jresponsible jway.
Describe jthe jsequense jof jevents jthat ja jdrug jundergoes jfrom jadministration jto
jexcretion. j- jANS✓✓-a jdrug jis jfirst jabsorbed jor jdirectly jplaced jinto jthe
jbloodstream. jIn jthe jblood, jthe jdrug jmay jbind jwith ja jplasma jprotein jor jexist jin
jthe jfree jstate. jThe jcirculating jblood jdistributes jthe jdrug jto jthe jcapillary jlevel,
jwhere jthe jdrug jleaves jthe jcirculation jand jenters jthe jinterstitial jfluid. jThe
jinterstitial jfluid jbathes jthe jcell jor jbind jwith jsurface jreceptors. jThe jdrug jthen
jexits jthe jcell jor jits jsurface, jmoves jback jto jinterstitial jfluid, jreenters jcirculation
jand jthen jis jmetabolized jin jthe jliver jand jsent jto jthe jkidneys jfor jexcretion.
List j11 jpossible jroutes jfor jadministering ja jdrug jand jdiscuss jthe jadvatages
jand/or jdisadvantages jof jeach. j- jANS✓✓-1. joral jroute j2. jSQ j3.IM j4. jIV j5. jIP j6.
jIA, jintraarterial j7. jIC, jintracardiac j8. jIM, jintramedullary j9. jInhalation j10. jtopical
j11. jintradermal
List jsome jof jthe jfactors jthat jinfluence jdrug jabsorption j- jANS✓✓-1. jmethod jof
jabsorbtion, j2. jthe jph jof jthe jdurg jand jits jionization jstatus, j3. jthe jabsorptive
jsurface jarea, j4. jthe jblood jsupply jto jthe jarea, j5. jthe jsolubility jof jthe jdrug, j6.
jthe jdosage jform, j7. jthe jstatus jof jthe jgi jtract j8 jinteractions jwith jother jdrugs
Most jbiotransformation jof jdrugs joccurs jin jwhere? j- jANS✓✓-liver
Must jdurg jexcretion joccurs jvia? j- jANS✓✓-kidneys
Drugs jusually jproduce jtheir jeffects jby jcombining jwith jspecific jcellular j-
jANS✓✓-receptors
The jdrug jname jthat jis jchosen jby jthe jmanufacturer jand jthat jis jthe jexclusive
jproperty jof jthat jcompany jis jcalled j- jANS✓✓-proprietary/trade
