INTRO PHARMA EXAM 2025 WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Pharmaceutical g phase g - g correct g answer g "dissolution g phase" g
first g phase g of g drug g action
excipients g - g correct g answer g are g used g in g drug g preparation g to g allow g
drug g to g take g on g a g particular g size g to g enhance g drug g solution
"fillers"
disintegration g - g correct g answer g the g breakdown g of g a g tablet g into g a g
smaller g particle
acidic g - g correct g answer g drugs g are g absorbed g more g rapidly g in g
basic/acidic g ph?
alkaline g become g more g iodized g causing g difficulty g crossing g the g cell g
membrane g - g correct g answer g why g do g alkaline g drugs g have g difficulty g in g
crossing g the g cell g membrane?
entericoated g drugs g - g correct g answer g only g dissolves g in g the g small g
intestine; g in g alkaline g environment g
can g stay g in g stomach g for g a g long g time g without g disintegration
high g >89%
,mod. g high g 61-89%
moderate g 20-60%
low g binding g effect g <30% g - g correct g answer g protein g binding g effect g
ranges
Pharmacokinetic g phase g - g correct g answer g as g phase g where; g drug g actions
g as g it g moves g through g the g body
how g drug g is g absorbed, g distributed, g metabolized, g excreted
first g fact g effect g (liver) g - g correct g answer g a g point g where g the g drug g is g
metabolized g or g detoxified
elderly g - g gi g motility g slow, g low g blood g flow, g alkaline g
infants g - g low g albumin; g small g SA g & g immature g BBB g - g correct g answer g
which g is g more g sensitive g to g toxicity? g elderly/children?
short g half g lives g = g 4-8 g hrs
long g half g life g = g >24hrs g - g correct g answer g half g lives g range
onset g of g action g - g correct g answer g time g it g takes g to g reach g the g
minimum g effective g concentration g (MEC) g after g administering
peak g action g - g correct g answer g drug g reaches g the g highest g blood g conc.
duration g of g actuin g - g correct g answer g length g of g time g the g drug g has g a g
pharmacological g effect
pharmacodynamic g - g correct g answer g science g between g the g chemical g
components g of g living g systems g and g foreign g chemicals g
or g simply g what g drugs g do g to g our g bodies
therapeutic g index g
high g TI g = g less g dangerous g - g correct g answer g estimates g the g margin g of
g safety g of g a g drug
tachyphylaxis g - g correct g answer g it g is g an g acute g rather g than g a g gradual g
consequent g of g prolonged g administration g of g medication
Solid g form g D/S
Liq g form g D/S g x g V g - g correct g answer g what g is g the g formula g for g solid g
and g liquid g form g drugshods, g avail g online
European g Pharmacopoeia g (Ph.Eur) g - g correct g answer g official g publication g
regarding g medicine g quality g in g EU. g (Europoean g Pharmacopoeia g
Commission), g physical g and g chemical g aspects g , g monographs g on g Eu-
approved g drugs, g specifications g on g product g groups g and g for g test g
,methods, g where g a g product g has g a g monograph g in g both g pharmacopoeias g
ghd g Ph. g Eur g takes g precedence
British g National g Formulary g - g correct g answer g Royal g Pharmaceutical g
Society g and g British g Medical g Association, g pharma g aspects g of g drugs, g
dosage, g recommendations, g info g on g all g Uk-approved g drugs, g legal g info g on
g prescriptions, g prescribing g and g dispensing
provides g guidance g on g cautionary g and g advisory g labels g that g pharmacists g
are g recommended g to g add g when g dispensing
British g National g Formulary g for g Children g (BNF-C) g - g correct g answer g British
g Medical g Association g and g Royal g Pharmaceutical g Society, g Royal g College g
of g Paediatrics g and g Child g Health, g and g Neonatal g and g Paediatric g
Pharmacists g Group, g provides g practical g info g on g use g of g medicines g in g
children g of g all g ages g from g birth g to g adolescence
British g Pharmaceutical g Codex g (BPC) g - g correct g answer g no g longer g an g
official g publication, g monographs g on g older g products
Martindale g - g correct g answer g basic g and g bg g info g on g drugs/products, g
supplementary g to g that g found g in g BP g and g BNF
Medicines, g Ethics g and g Practice g - g correct g answer g Royal g Pharmaceutical g
Society g (RPS), g gives g guidance g to g professional g behaviour g of g pharmacists,
g provides g interpretation g of g laws g governing g pharmacy, g gives g legal g
category g of g drugs g and g medicines
OTC g directory g - g correct g answer g published g by g Proprietary g Association g of
g Great g Britain g (PAGB), g the g UK g trade g association g for g manufacturers g
OTC g medicines g and g supplements, g Gives g details g of g OTC g meds, g API's g
and g dosage g instructions g with g info g on g adverse g reactions g and g drug g
interactions
products g are g arranged g into g therapeutic g categories g according g to g their g
indications, g useful g for g finding g info g on g GSL g (general g sales g list) g or g
Pharmacy g (p) g meds, g where g info g is g not g in g BNF.
contraindicated g - g correct g answer g not g recommended g under g these g
circumstances
Many g anti g cancer g drugs g are g dosed g based g on g - g correct g answer g body
g surface g area g of g patient
trituration g - g correct g answer g A g dilution g of g your g required g material g in g
another g solid g or g liquid
, minimum g weighable g amount g of g material g on g sensitive g balance g in g lab g -
g correct g answer g 50mg
you g cannot g accurately g weigh g an g amount g of g material g which g is g less g
than g - g correct g answer g 50mg
solid g trituration g - g correct g answer g Both g the g required g material g and g the g
diluent g are g solids.
liquid g trituration g - g correct g answer g required g material g is g a g soluble g solid g
and g the g diluent g is g a g liquid
prescription g requires g - g correct g answer g patient g name
patient g address
patient g age g if g under g 12
name g and g address g of g prescriber g and g their g qualification
signature g of g prescriber
date g when g precription g was g written
details g of g medicines g prescribed, g drug g name, g pharmaceutical g form, g
strength, g directions g for g use g and g total g quantity g required
signature g must g be g handwritten
prescritions g for g drugs g other g than g CD's g in g Schedule g 2,3 g and g 4 g may g
only g be g legally g dispensed g up g to g 6 g months g after g date g shown g whilst g
for g - g correct g answer g CD g drugs g in g schedule g 2, g 3 g and g 4 g , g
prescriptions g are g only g valid g for g 28 g days g after g the g date g on g the g
prescription.
HS-21CS g form g - g correct g answer g Northern g Ireland g Prescription g Form g
pale g green
FP-10 g - g correct g answer g English g and g Welsh g prescription g form
GP-10 g - g correct g answer g Scottish g prescription g form
when g you g have g dispensed g a g northern g irish g script g you g must g - g correct
g answer g stamp g script g in g top g left g with g pharmacy g stamp g to g show g you
g have g dispensed g the g medicines g the g correct g way g up
ensure g DOD g is g written g in g black g ink g on g script g in g same g area g as g
stamp
in g right g hand g column, g code g is g for g BSO g to g pay g you g for g having g
dispensed g script, g in g extemp g the g code g is g a g diamond g in g black g ink, g
CORRECT ANSWERS
Pharmaceutical g phase g - g correct g answer g "dissolution g phase" g
first g phase g of g drug g action
excipients g - g correct g answer g are g used g in g drug g preparation g to g allow g
drug g to g take g on g a g particular g size g to g enhance g drug g solution
"fillers"
disintegration g - g correct g answer g the g breakdown g of g a g tablet g into g a g
smaller g particle
acidic g - g correct g answer g drugs g are g absorbed g more g rapidly g in g
basic/acidic g ph?
alkaline g become g more g iodized g causing g difficulty g crossing g the g cell g
membrane g - g correct g answer g why g do g alkaline g drugs g have g difficulty g in g
crossing g the g cell g membrane?
entericoated g drugs g - g correct g answer g only g dissolves g in g the g small g
intestine; g in g alkaline g environment g
can g stay g in g stomach g for g a g long g time g without g disintegration
high g >89%
,mod. g high g 61-89%
moderate g 20-60%
low g binding g effect g <30% g - g correct g answer g protein g binding g effect g
ranges
Pharmacokinetic g phase g - g correct g answer g as g phase g where; g drug g actions
g as g it g moves g through g the g body
how g drug g is g absorbed, g distributed, g metabolized, g excreted
first g fact g effect g (liver) g - g correct g answer g a g point g where g the g drug g is g
metabolized g or g detoxified
elderly g - g gi g motility g slow, g low g blood g flow, g alkaline g
infants g - g low g albumin; g small g SA g & g immature g BBB g - g correct g answer g
which g is g more g sensitive g to g toxicity? g elderly/children?
short g half g lives g = g 4-8 g hrs
long g half g life g = g >24hrs g - g correct g answer g half g lives g range
onset g of g action g - g correct g answer g time g it g takes g to g reach g the g
minimum g effective g concentration g (MEC) g after g administering
peak g action g - g correct g answer g drug g reaches g the g highest g blood g conc.
duration g of g actuin g - g correct g answer g length g of g time g the g drug g has g a g
pharmacological g effect
pharmacodynamic g - g correct g answer g science g between g the g chemical g
components g of g living g systems g and g foreign g chemicals g
or g simply g what g drugs g do g to g our g bodies
therapeutic g index g
high g TI g = g less g dangerous g - g correct g answer g estimates g the g margin g of
g safety g of g a g drug
tachyphylaxis g - g correct g answer g it g is g an g acute g rather g than g a g gradual g
consequent g of g prolonged g administration g of g medication
Solid g form g D/S
Liq g form g D/S g x g V g - g correct g answer g what g is g the g formula g for g solid g
and g liquid g form g drugshods, g avail g online
European g Pharmacopoeia g (Ph.Eur) g - g correct g answer g official g publication g
regarding g medicine g quality g in g EU. g (Europoean g Pharmacopoeia g
Commission), g physical g and g chemical g aspects g , g monographs g on g Eu-
approved g drugs, g specifications g on g product g groups g and g for g test g
,methods, g where g a g product g has g a g monograph g in g both g pharmacopoeias g
ghd g Ph. g Eur g takes g precedence
British g National g Formulary g - g correct g answer g Royal g Pharmaceutical g
Society g and g British g Medical g Association, g pharma g aspects g of g drugs, g
dosage, g recommendations, g info g on g all g Uk-approved g drugs, g legal g info g on
g prescriptions, g prescribing g and g dispensing
provides g guidance g on g cautionary g and g advisory g labels g that g pharmacists g
are g recommended g to g add g when g dispensing
British g National g Formulary g for g Children g (BNF-C) g - g correct g answer g British
g Medical g Association g and g Royal g Pharmaceutical g Society, g Royal g College g
of g Paediatrics g and g Child g Health, g and g Neonatal g and g Paediatric g
Pharmacists g Group, g provides g practical g info g on g use g of g medicines g in g
children g of g all g ages g from g birth g to g adolescence
British g Pharmaceutical g Codex g (BPC) g - g correct g answer g no g longer g an g
official g publication, g monographs g on g older g products
Martindale g - g correct g answer g basic g and g bg g info g on g drugs/products, g
supplementary g to g that g found g in g BP g and g BNF
Medicines, g Ethics g and g Practice g - g correct g answer g Royal g Pharmaceutical g
Society g (RPS), g gives g guidance g to g professional g behaviour g of g pharmacists,
g provides g interpretation g of g laws g governing g pharmacy, g gives g legal g
category g of g drugs g and g medicines
OTC g directory g - g correct g answer g published g by g Proprietary g Association g of
g Great g Britain g (PAGB), g the g UK g trade g association g for g manufacturers g
OTC g medicines g and g supplements, g Gives g details g of g OTC g meds, g API's g
and g dosage g instructions g with g info g on g adverse g reactions g and g drug g
interactions
products g are g arranged g into g therapeutic g categories g according g to g their g
indications, g useful g for g finding g info g on g GSL g (general g sales g list) g or g
Pharmacy g (p) g meds, g where g info g is g not g in g BNF.
contraindicated g - g correct g answer g not g recommended g under g these g
circumstances
Many g anti g cancer g drugs g are g dosed g based g on g - g correct g answer g body
g surface g area g of g patient
trituration g - g correct g answer g A g dilution g of g your g required g material g in g
another g solid g or g liquid
, minimum g weighable g amount g of g material g on g sensitive g balance g in g lab g -
g correct g answer g 50mg
you g cannot g accurately g weigh g an g amount g of g material g which g is g less g
than g - g correct g answer g 50mg
solid g trituration g - g correct g answer g Both g the g required g material g and g the g
diluent g are g solids.
liquid g trituration g - g correct g answer g required g material g is g a g soluble g solid g
and g the g diluent g is g a g liquid
prescription g requires g - g correct g answer g patient g name
patient g address
patient g age g if g under g 12
name g and g address g of g prescriber g and g their g qualification
signature g of g prescriber
date g when g precription g was g written
details g of g medicines g prescribed, g drug g name, g pharmaceutical g form, g
strength, g directions g for g use g and g total g quantity g required
signature g must g be g handwritten
prescritions g for g drugs g other g than g CD's g in g Schedule g 2,3 g and g 4 g may g
only g be g legally g dispensed g up g to g 6 g months g after g date g shown g whilst g
for g - g correct g answer g CD g drugs g in g schedule g 2, g 3 g and g 4 g , g
prescriptions g are g only g valid g for g 28 g days g after g the g date g on g the g
prescription.
HS-21CS g form g - g correct g answer g Northern g Ireland g Prescription g Form g
pale g green
FP-10 g - g correct g answer g English g and g Welsh g prescription g form
GP-10 g - g correct g answer g Scottish g prescription g form
when g you g have g dispensed g a g northern g irish g script g you g must g - g correct
g answer g stamp g script g in g top g left g with g pharmacy g stamp g to g show g you
g have g dispensed g the g medicines g the g correct g way g up
ensure g DOD g is g written g in g black g ink g on g script g in g same g area g as g
stamp
in g right g hand g column, g code g is g for g BSO g to g pay g you g for g having g
dispensed g script, g in g extemp g the g code g is g a g diamond g in g black g ink, g
