Chapter 03: Introduction to Basic Pharmacology and Other Common Therapies
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following are considered to be the toxic effects of a drug?
a. Additional, mild, unwanted effects
b. Unusual, unexpected mild effects
c. Serious, possibly life-threatening effects
d. Reduction of the allergic response
ANS: C REF: 41
2. What is the unique, simple, and official name assigned to a specific drug for worldwide use?
a. Trade name
b. Chemical name
c. Proprietary name
d. Generic name
ANS: D REF: 46
3. Which is the route of administration by which the largest proportion of the drug dose is likely
lost before reaching the site of action?
a. Oral
b. Intramuscular
c. Sublingual
d. Intravenous
ANS: A REF: 44
4. Ingesting a drug with a large meal may be likely to:
a. immediately increase the blood level of the drug.
b. prevent gastric irritation.
c. ensure that the total dose is absorbed into the blood.
d. cause more rapid excretion of the drug.
ANS: B REF: 42
5. What is the reaction called when two drugs interact to produce a result much greater than the
sum of individual effects?
a. Antagonism
b. Beneficial
c. Synergism
d. Potentiation
ANS: C REF: 42
6. At which site are most drugs metabolized and prepared for excretion?
a. Liver
b. Kidneys
c. Circulating blood
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following are considered to be the toxic effects of a drug?
a. Additional, mild, unwanted effects
b. Unusual, unexpected mild effects
c. Serious, possibly life-threatening effects
d. Reduction of the allergic response
ANS: C REF: 41
2. What is the unique, simple, and official name assigned to a specific drug for worldwide use?
a. Trade name
b. Chemical name
c. Proprietary name
d. Generic name
ANS: D REF: 46
3. Which is the route of administration by which the largest proportion of the drug dose is likely
lost before reaching the site of action?
a. Oral
b. Intramuscular
c. Sublingual
d. Intravenous
ANS: A REF: 44
4. Ingesting a drug with a large meal may be likely to:
a. immediately increase the blood level of the drug.
b. prevent gastric irritation.
c. ensure that the total dose is absorbed into the blood.
d. cause more rapid excretion of the drug.
ANS: B REF: 42
5. What is the reaction called when two drugs interact to produce a result much greater than the
sum of individual effects?
a. Antagonism
b. Beneficial
c. Synergism
d. Potentiation
ANS: C REF: 42
6. At which site are most drugs metabolized and prepared for excretion?
a. Liver
b. Kidneys
c. Circulating blood
