Pharmacology Exam 1 - Multiple Choice
Questions And Answers
.kThekdrugkadministrationkroutekdemonstratingkthekslowestkonsetkofkactionkis
A.kinhalation
B.ktransdermal
C.kintramuscular
D.ksublingual
E.kintravenousk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-B
1.kSymptomskofkParkinsonismkwouldkbekincreasedkby
A.kexcessklevelskofkacetylcholine
B.ktreatmentkwithksomekantipsychotickdrugs
C.kdecreasedklevelskofkdopamine
D.kdrugkadministrationkafterkakhigh-proteinkmeal
E.kallkofkthesek-kCORRECTkkANSWER-
IkhadkABCkhighlightedkIkthinkkthiskwaskakmistakekpleasekedit
1.kThekstudykofkdrugkabsorption,kdistribution,kmetabolism,kandkexcretionkiskknownkask
A.kpharmacotherapeutics
B.kpharmacodynamics
C.kpharmacokinetics
D.kpharmacy
E.kposologyk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-C
1.Barbituratekandkbenzodiazepinekhypnoticskboth
k
A.kincreasekNREMkstagek2ksleep
B.kincreasekREMksleep
C.kincreasekNREMkstagek4ksleep
D.kcausekREMkrebound
E.kallkofkthesekstatementskarektruek-kCORRECTkkANSWER-
A.kincreasekNREMkstagek2ksleep
1.ThekmainkpharmacologickeffectkofkthekSSRIskisk
A.kincreaseklevelskofknorepinephrine
B.kincreaseklevelskofkserotonin
C.kdecreaseklevelskofknorepinephrine
D.kdecreaseklevelskofkserotonin
E.kdecreaseklevelskofkdopaminek-kCORRECTkkANSWER-B.kincreaseklevelskofkserotonin
,10.kApomorphinekiskclassifiedkas
A.kMAO-Bkinhibitor
B.kdopaminekreceptorkagonist
C.kCOMTkinhibitor
D.kanticholinergickdrug
E.kDOPAkdecarboxylasekinhibitork-kCORRECTkkANSWER-B.kdopaminekreceptorkagonist
10.kThekantianxietykeffectkofkbuspironek(BuSpar)kiskassociatedkwith
A.kstimulationkofkDAkreceptors
B.kstimulationkofkserotoninkreceptors
C.kblockagekofkserotoninkreceptors
D.kblockadekofkdopaminekreceptors
E.kblockagekofkGABAkreceptorsk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-
C.kblockagekofkserotoninkreceptors
10.kThektimekakdrugkcontinuesktokproducekitskeffectkiskits
A.kED50
B.kmaximalkresponse
C.kceilingkeffect
D.konsetkofkaction
E.kdurationkofkactionk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-E
11.kFlumazenilk(Romazicon)kiskusedktokreversekthekdepressantkeffectskofk
A.kclozapine
B.kalprazolamk(benzodiazepine)
C.khaloperidol
D.kchlorpromazine
E.kthiothixenek-kCORRECTkkANSWER-alprazolamk(benzodiazepine)
12.kWhatkarekthekmainkareaskatkwhichkbenzodiazepineskexertktheirkeffects?
A.klimbicksystem
B.kcerebralkcortex
C.kreticularkformation
D.kspinalkcord
E.kallkofkthesek-kCORRECTkkANSWER-E.kallkofkthese
13.kFirst-passkmetabolismkrefersktokthekmetabolismkofkdrugskinkthe
A.kkidney
B.kbloodkvessels
C.kliver
D.kheart
E.kadiposektissuek-kCORRECTkkANSWER-C
14.kDrugkXkhaskakhalf-
lifekofk6khours.kHowkmuchkdrugkiskleftkinkthekbodyk18khourskafterkankIVkinjectionkofk1200kmil
ligramsk(mg)?k-kCORRECTkkANSWER-B
, 15.kDrugskthatkhavekdemonstratedkteratogenickeffectskinkwomenkarekclassifiedkaskPregna
ncykCategoryk
A.kB
B.kC
C.kD
D.kX
E.kNRk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-D=kx
16.kWhenkakdrugkincreaseskthekratekofkdrugkmetabolismkofkotherkdrugs,kthekprocesskiskter
med
A.kfirst-passkmetabolism
B.kenzymekinduction
C.kenzymekinhibition
D.kenterohepatickcycling
E.kmicrosomalkinhibitionk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-B
17.kThekratekofkdrugkabsorptionkwouldkbekincreasedkbykwhichkofkthekfollowing?
A.kdrugkionization
B.kwaterksolubility
C.kpositivelykchargedkdrug
D.knegativelykchargedkdrug
E.klipidksolubilityk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-E
18.kWhichkfactorkofkindividualkvariationkiskdependentkuponkthekpatient'skattitudektowardktre
atment?
A.kweight
B.kage
C.kgenetickvariation
D.kplacebokeffect
E.kgenderk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-D
19.kWhichkFDAkpregnancykcategorykwouldkappearktokbektheksafestkforkakdevelopingkfetus
?
A.kCategorykA
B.kCategorykB
C.kCategorykC
D.kCategorykD
E.kCategorykXk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-A
2.kThekdrugkclassifiedkaskakdopaminekreceptorkagonistkisk
A.kamantadine
B.kbenztropine
C.kropinirole
D.kentacaponek(COMT)
E.kcarbidopak-kCORRECTkkANSWER-C.kropinirole
Questions And Answers
.kThekdrugkadministrationkroutekdemonstratingkthekslowestkonsetkofkactionkis
A.kinhalation
B.ktransdermal
C.kintramuscular
D.ksublingual
E.kintravenousk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-B
1.kSymptomskofkParkinsonismkwouldkbekincreasedkby
A.kexcessklevelskofkacetylcholine
B.ktreatmentkwithksomekantipsychotickdrugs
C.kdecreasedklevelskofkdopamine
D.kdrugkadministrationkafterkakhigh-proteinkmeal
E.kallkofkthesek-kCORRECTkkANSWER-
IkhadkABCkhighlightedkIkthinkkthiskwaskakmistakekpleasekedit
1.kThekstudykofkdrugkabsorption,kdistribution,kmetabolism,kandkexcretionkiskknownkask
A.kpharmacotherapeutics
B.kpharmacodynamics
C.kpharmacokinetics
D.kpharmacy
E.kposologyk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-C
1.Barbituratekandkbenzodiazepinekhypnoticskboth
k
A.kincreasekNREMkstagek2ksleep
B.kincreasekREMksleep
C.kincreasekNREMkstagek4ksleep
D.kcausekREMkrebound
E.kallkofkthesekstatementskarektruek-kCORRECTkkANSWER-
A.kincreasekNREMkstagek2ksleep
1.ThekmainkpharmacologickeffectkofkthekSSRIskisk
A.kincreaseklevelskofknorepinephrine
B.kincreaseklevelskofkserotonin
C.kdecreaseklevelskofknorepinephrine
D.kdecreaseklevelskofkserotonin
E.kdecreaseklevelskofkdopaminek-kCORRECTkkANSWER-B.kincreaseklevelskofkserotonin
,10.kApomorphinekiskclassifiedkas
A.kMAO-Bkinhibitor
B.kdopaminekreceptorkagonist
C.kCOMTkinhibitor
D.kanticholinergickdrug
E.kDOPAkdecarboxylasekinhibitork-kCORRECTkkANSWER-B.kdopaminekreceptorkagonist
10.kThekantianxietykeffectkofkbuspironek(BuSpar)kiskassociatedkwith
A.kstimulationkofkDAkreceptors
B.kstimulationkofkserotoninkreceptors
C.kblockagekofkserotoninkreceptors
D.kblockadekofkdopaminekreceptors
E.kblockagekofkGABAkreceptorsk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-
C.kblockagekofkserotoninkreceptors
10.kThektimekakdrugkcontinuesktokproducekitskeffectkiskits
A.kED50
B.kmaximalkresponse
C.kceilingkeffect
D.konsetkofkaction
E.kdurationkofkactionk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-E
11.kFlumazenilk(Romazicon)kiskusedktokreversekthekdepressantkeffectskofk
A.kclozapine
B.kalprazolamk(benzodiazepine)
C.khaloperidol
D.kchlorpromazine
E.kthiothixenek-kCORRECTkkANSWER-alprazolamk(benzodiazepine)
12.kWhatkarekthekmainkareaskatkwhichkbenzodiazepineskexertktheirkeffects?
A.klimbicksystem
B.kcerebralkcortex
C.kreticularkformation
D.kspinalkcord
E.kallkofkthesek-kCORRECTkkANSWER-E.kallkofkthese
13.kFirst-passkmetabolismkrefersktokthekmetabolismkofkdrugskinkthe
A.kkidney
B.kbloodkvessels
C.kliver
D.kheart
E.kadiposektissuek-kCORRECTkkANSWER-C
14.kDrugkXkhaskakhalf-
lifekofk6khours.kHowkmuchkdrugkiskleftkinkthekbodyk18khourskafterkankIVkinjectionkofk1200kmil
ligramsk(mg)?k-kCORRECTkkANSWER-B
, 15.kDrugskthatkhavekdemonstratedkteratogenickeffectskinkwomenkarekclassifiedkaskPregna
ncykCategoryk
A.kB
B.kC
C.kD
D.kX
E.kNRk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-D=kx
16.kWhenkakdrugkincreaseskthekratekofkdrugkmetabolismkofkotherkdrugs,kthekprocesskiskter
med
A.kfirst-passkmetabolism
B.kenzymekinduction
C.kenzymekinhibition
D.kenterohepatickcycling
E.kmicrosomalkinhibitionk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-B
17.kThekratekofkdrugkabsorptionkwouldkbekincreasedkbykwhichkofkthekfollowing?
A.kdrugkionization
B.kwaterksolubility
C.kpositivelykchargedkdrug
D.knegativelykchargedkdrug
E.klipidksolubilityk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-E
18.kWhichkfactorkofkindividualkvariationkiskdependentkuponkthekpatient'skattitudektowardktre
atment?
A.kweight
B.kage
C.kgenetickvariation
D.kplacebokeffect
E.kgenderk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-D
19.kWhichkFDAkpregnancykcategorykwouldkappearktokbektheksafestkforkakdevelopingkfetus
?
A.kCategorykA
B.kCategorykB
C.kCategorykC
D.kCategorykD
E.kCategorykXk-kCORRECTkkANSWER-A
2.kThekdrugkclassifiedkaskakdopaminekreceptorkagonistkisk
A.kamantadine
B.kbenztropine
C.kropinirole
D.kentacaponek(COMT)
E.kcarbidopak-kCORRECTkkANSWER-C.kropinirole