GMS 6551 Final Exam questions &
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Which definition best describes a lead compound? - correct answer ✔✔The first compound discovered
to have the desired activity.
What method of discovering a drug is generally the least expensive? - correct answer ✔✔Molecular
docking
What is the name of the process that involves step-wise alteration of a drug to improve its properties? -
correct answer ✔✔Structure activity relationship
What was the estimated research and development expenses of pharma in 2016? - correct answer
✔✔60 billion
What branch of pharmacology studies the effect of the body on the drug? - correct answer
✔✔Pharmacokinetics
What branch of pharmacology studies how patients respond differently to drugs? - correct answer
✔✔Pharmacogenetics
What branch of pharmacology studies the desired effect of drugs on the body, usually at the molecular
level? - correct answer ✔✔Pharmacodynamics
What branch of pharmacology studies adverse effects of drugs on the body? - correct answer
✔✔Toxicology
What branch of pharmacology does excretion fall under? - correct answer ✔✔Pharmacokinetics
, Which is the chemical name for a popular OTC painkiller? - correct answer ✔✔N-acetyl-para-
aminophenol
What is the proprietary name for a popular OTC painkiller? - correct answer ✔✔Tylenol
Which is the non-proprietary name for a popular OTC painkiller? - correct answer ✔✔Acetaminophen
Which of the following are OTC drugs in the U.S.? Select all that Apply - correct answer
✔✔Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
Loperamide (Diarrhea)
6-tert-butyl-3-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-ylmethyl)-2,4-dimethylphenol;hydrochloride (Nasal
constriction)
Which of the following are prescription drugs in the U.S.? Select all that apply. - correct answer
✔✔Codeine
Levothyroxine (Hypothyroidism)
Tadalafil (Erectile dysfunction)
Sally receives a year-long prescription from her physician for low-dose codeine that allows for 11 refills.
Her pharmacist will refuse to honor the full prescription because this is a schedule _____ controlled
substance. - correct answer ✔✔III
List four drugs containing the suffix -mab. What does the suffix denote? - correct answer ✔✔Sotrovimab
Casirivimab
Alemtuzumab
Efalizumab
-mab is nomenclature that identifies monoclonal antibodies.
List one example drug each for the schedule 1- schedule V classifications. - correct answer ✔✔Schedule
I- Rohypnol
Schedule II- Amytal
correct answers passed
Which definition best describes a lead compound? - correct answer ✔✔The first compound discovered
to have the desired activity.
What method of discovering a drug is generally the least expensive? - correct answer ✔✔Molecular
docking
What is the name of the process that involves step-wise alteration of a drug to improve its properties? -
correct answer ✔✔Structure activity relationship
What was the estimated research and development expenses of pharma in 2016? - correct answer
✔✔60 billion
What branch of pharmacology studies the effect of the body on the drug? - correct answer
✔✔Pharmacokinetics
What branch of pharmacology studies how patients respond differently to drugs? - correct answer
✔✔Pharmacogenetics
What branch of pharmacology studies the desired effect of drugs on the body, usually at the molecular
level? - correct answer ✔✔Pharmacodynamics
What branch of pharmacology studies adverse effects of drugs on the body? - correct answer
✔✔Toxicology
What branch of pharmacology does excretion fall under? - correct answer ✔✔Pharmacokinetics
, Which is the chemical name for a popular OTC painkiller? - correct answer ✔✔N-acetyl-para-
aminophenol
What is the proprietary name for a popular OTC painkiller? - correct answer ✔✔Tylenol
Which is the non-proprietary name for a popular OTC painkiller? - correct answer ✔✔Acetaminophen
Which of the following are OTC drugs in the U.S.? Select all that Apply - correct answer
✔✔Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
Loperamide (Diarrhea)
6-tert-butyl-3-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-ylmethyl)-2,4-dimethylphenol;hydrochloride (Nasal
constriction)
Which of the following are prescription drugs in the U.S.? Select all that apply. - correct answer
✔✔Codeine
Levothyroxine (Hypothyroidism)
Tadalafil (Erectile dysfunction)
Sally receives a year-long prescription from her physician for low-dose codeine that allows for 11 refills.
Her pharmacist will refuse to honor the full prescription because this is a schedule _____ controlled
substance. - correct answer ✔✔III
List four drugs containing the suffix -mab. What does the suffix denote? - correct answer ✔✔Sotrovimab
Casirivimab
Alemtuzumab
Efalizumab
-mab is nomenclature that identifies monoclonal antibodies.
List one example drug each for the schedule 1- schedule V classifications. - correct answer ✔✔Schedule
I- Rohypnol
Schedule II- Amytal
