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Final Exam Pharmacology for the Dental
Hygienist Exam Questions And Answers
(Guaranteed A+)
Which of the following governmental agencies is responsible for approval of drugs? -
answer✔FDA
Which of the following names refers to the structural makeup of a drug? ( trade, proprietary,
nonproprietary, chemical) - answer✔Chemical
Compared to the brand name drug, a generic name drug is usually... - answer✔cheaper
What is the abbreviation for take twice daily? - answer✔bid
Which of the following is important when writing a prescription? - answer✔Avoid abbreviations
when possible
The latin abbreviation "hs" means... - answer✔at bedtime
Which of the following schedules does acetominophen with coedine belong? - answer✔III
A patient is taking ibuprophen for arthritis. Which of the following names is given to ibuprofen?
- answer✔Generic
A pregnant woman has an endodontic abscess that requires an antibiotic. Which should not be
prescribed? - answer✔Tetracycline
Which of the following pregnancy categories does chlorhexadine belong? - answer✔B
Nitroglycerin is not given orally because it... - answer✔has a high first-pass metabolism
Displacement of a drug from plasma albumin binding sites would usually be expected to... -
answer✔Increase the level of the drug
Which of the following routes will a drug follow after intravenous administration? -
answer✔Vein, general circulation, liver, kidney
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An individual has overdosed on oxycodone, a narcotic analgesic, and is administered a narcotic
antagonist. Which of the following features describes antagonist drugs? - answer✔Binds to the
receptor to reduce the actions of the agonist
A prescription for pen VK is given to a dental patient with an endodontic abscess. The
prescription is written for an initial loading dose followed by a maintenance dose. -
answer✔Attains the desired blood level immediately
A patient has an artificial heart valve and is taking clindamycin, an antibiotic, for prophylaxis
against becteremia. In order for the clindamycin to be absorbed into the blood, it must pass
through... - answer✔two barriers: epithelial cells + blood vessel
All of the following statements are true about lipid-soluble drugs, except one...
(readily absorbed throught blood vessel wall, slowly absorbed through the cell membrane, goes
through the blood-brain barrier, can be given by inhalation) - answer✔slowly absorbed through
the cell membrane
Which of the following statements is true regarding absorption of local anesthetics? -
answer✔Lidocaine (pKa 7.9) has a fast onset because the tissue pH is close to the pKa.
Which of the following reasons explains why an intravenously administered drug such as an
antibiotic achieves very high initial blood concentration levels? - answer✔No barrier absorption
Which of the following terms is related to the amount of drug adminmistered? - answer✔Dose
Which of the following routes of drug administration bypasses the GI tract? -
answer✔Intravenous
Which of the following terms routes of administration applies to atridox? - answer✔Topical
Which of the following terms describes the development of constipation after a patient started
taking acetaminophen with codeine after a tooth extraction? - answer✔Adverse effect
A dental patient takind a bisphophonate comes into the office for an initial visit. The patient
had a tooth extraced during the week an complained of extreme pain in her jaw. Upon
examination, the dentist made a diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the jaw. Which of the following
terms best describes this situation? - answer✔Adverse drug reaction
A patient had an injection of lidocaine with epinephrine. Which of the following types of
injections was given? - answer✔Subcutaneous
Which of the following neurotransmitters is released from sympathetic postganglionic neurons?
- answer✔Norepinephrine
Which of the following receptors is classified as an autoreceptor? - answer✔α2
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Final Exam Pharmacology for the Dental
Hygienist Exam Questions And Answers
(Guaranteed A+)
Which of the following governmental agencies is responsible for approval of drugs? -
answer✔FDA
Which of the following names refers to the structural makeup of a drug? ( trade, proprietary,
nonproprietary, chemical) - answer✔Chemical
Compared to the brand name drug, a generic name drug is usually... - answer✔cheaper
What is the abbreviation for take twice daily? - answer✔bid
Which of the following is important when writing a prescription? - answer✔Avoid abbreviations
when possible
The latin abbreviation "hs" means... - answer✔at bedtime
Which of the following schedules does acetominophen with coedine belong? - answer✔III
A patient is taking ibuprophen for arthritis. Which of the following names is given to ibuprofen?
- answer✔Generic
A pregnant woman has an endodontic abscess that requires an antibiotic. Which should not be
prescribed? - answer✔Tetracycline
Which of the following pregnancy categories does chlorhexadine belong? - answer✔B
Nitroglycerin is not given orally because it... - answer✔has a high first-pass metabolism
Displacement of a drug from plasma albumin binding sites would usually be expected to... -
answer✔Increase the level of the drug
Which of the following routes will a drug follow after intravenous administration? -
answer✔Vein, general circulation, liver, kidney
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
An individual has overdosed on oxycodone, a narcotic analgesic, and is administered a narcotic
antagonist. Which of the following features describes antagonist drugs? - answer✔Binds to the
receptor to reduce the actions of the agonist
A prescription for pen VK is given to a dental patient with an endodontic abscess. The
prescription is written for an initial loading dose followed by a maintenance dose. -
answer✔Attains the desired blood level immediately
A patient has an artificial heart valve and is taking clindamycin, an antibiotic, for prophylaxis
against becteremia. In order for the clindamycin to be absorbed into the blood, it must pass
through... - answer✔two barriers: epithelial cells + blood vessel
All of the following statements are true about lipid-soluble drugs, except one...
(readily absorbed throught blood vessel wall, slowly absorbed through the cell membrane, goes
through the blood-brain barrier, can be given by inhalation) - answer✔slowly absorbed through
the cell membrane
Which of the following statements is true regarding absorption of local anesthetics? -
answer✔Lidocaine (pKa 7.9) has a fast onset because the tissue pH is close to the pKa.
Which of the following reasons explains why an intravenously administered drug such as an
antibiotic achieves very high initial blood concentration levels? - answer✔No barrier absorption
Which of the following terms is related to the amount of drug adminmistered? - answer✔Dose
Which of the following routes of drug administration bypasses the GI tract? -
answer✔Intravenous
Which of the following terms routes of administration applies to atridox? - answer✔Topical
Which of the following terms describes the development of constipation after a patient started
taking acetaminophen with codeine after a tooth extraction? - answer✔Adverse effect
A dental patient takind a bisphophonate comes into the office for an initial visit. The patient
had a tooth extraced during the week an complained of extreme pain in her jaw. Upon
examination, the dentist made a diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the jaw. Which of the following
terms best describes this situation? - answer✔Adverse drug reaction
A patient had an injection of lidocaine with epinephrine. Which of the following types of
injections was given? - answer✔Subcutaneous
Which of the following neurotransmitters is released from sympathetic postganglionic neurons?
- answer✔Norepinephrine
Which of the following receptors is classified as an autoreceptor? - answer✔α2
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