CHAPTERS 1, 2, AND 3 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
DrugA-AcorrectAanswersanyAsubstanceAcapableAofAproducingAbiologicAresponsesAwithinAbody
pharmacologyA-AcorrectAanswersstudyAofAmedicines
pharmacotherapeuticsA-
AcorrectAanswers(pharmacotherapy)AclinicalAapplication AofAdrugsAtoApreventAandAtreatAdisease
s.AalleviatesAhumanAsufferingAandAimprovesAqualityAofAlife
WhatAisAtheAtherapeuticAclassificationAofAdrugs?A-
AcorrectAanswersclinicalAuseA(whatAspecificAissueAisAbeingAtreatedAbyAdrug)
ex:AantidiarrhealsAtreatAdiarrhea
whatAisAtheApharmacologicAclassificationAofAdrugs?A-
AcorrectAanswersmechanismAofAactionA(howAtheAdrugAactsAwithinAtheAbody)
ex:AantidiarrhealsAslowAperistalsis;AallowAmoreAfluidAandAelectrolyteAabsorptionAinAlargeAintesti
ne
DrugAprototypeA-
AcorrectAanswersagentAtoAwhichAallAotherAdrugsAinAitsArepresentativeAclassAareAcompared.A
ex:AbyAknowingAactionsAandAadverseAeffectsAofApenicillin,AthisAknowledgeAcanAbeAextendedAtoA
allAotherAdrugsAinAtheAsameAclassAofAantibiotics
whatAisAtheAchemicalAdrugAnameA-AcorrectAanswers-
onlyAoneAname,AoftenAcomplicatedAandAdifficultAtoApronounce/remember
-clear,AconciseAmeaningAaboutAnatureAofAdrugA
-exactAmake-upAofAdrug
atomAplacementAorAmolecularAstructure
A
whatAisAtheAgenericAdrugAnameA-AcorrectAanswers-
lessAcomplicatedAandAeasierAtoArememberAthanAchemicalAnames
-onlyAoneAname,ArecognizableAbyAcertainAcomponents
-writtenAinAlowercase
-usuallyAlessAexpensiveAthanAbrandAnames
whatAisAtheAbrandAorAtradeAdrugAnameA-AcorrectAanswers-
assignedAbyApharmaceuticalAcompanyAmarketingAdrugAandAfollowedAbyAtrademarkAsymbol
, -shortAandAeasyAtoAremember,AbutAmoreAthanAoneAname
-firstAletterAcapitalizedA(thisAisAuniqueAfromAgeneric)
pharmacokineticsA-AcorrectAanswersstudyAofAdrugAmovementAinAbody
-whatAbodyAdoesAtoAdrugAafterAitsAadministration
-howAdrugAisAalteredAasAitAtravelsAthroughAtheAbody
whatAareAtheA4AprocessesAofApharmacokinetics?A-AcorrectAanswers-absorption
-distribution
-metabolism
-excretion
drugAabsorptionA-AcorrectAanswersmovementAofAdrugAfromAadministrationAsiteAintoAtheAblood
higherAdose=_______AabsorptionA-AcorrectAanswersquicker
lowerAdose=________A-AcorrectAanswerstakesAlongerAtoAbeAabsorbed
whatAareAtheAroutesAthatAdrugsAcanAbeAadministeredAfromAquickestAtoAslowestArateAofAabsorpt
ionA-AcorrectAanswersIV,AIM,AID,ASQ,Aoral
whatAareAtheAtwoAtypesAofAinteractionsAweAcanAhaveAwithAdrugsA-AcorrectAanswersdrug-
drug:Aex:AantacidsAdelayAabsorptionAofAtetracyclines
drug-food:Aex:Ahigh-
fatAmealsAslowAstomachAmotilityAandAdelayAabsorptionAofAoralAdrugsAtakenAwithAthem
whatAisAimportantAtoAknowAaboutAtheApHAandAtheAabsorptionArateAofAdrugs?A-
AcorrectAanswersacidAdrugsAworkAbetterAinAacidicAenvironments,AbasicAdrugsAworkAbetterAinAba
sicAenvironments
whatAisAimportantAtoAknowAaboutAbloodAflowAandAtheAabsorptionArateAofAdrugs?A-
AcorrectAanswersgreaterAbloodAflowA=AfasterAabsorption
whatAisAimportantAtoAknowAaboutAsurfaceAareaAandAtheAabsorptionArateAofAdrugs?A-
AcorrectAanswerstheAgreaterAtheAsurfaceAareaAtheAfasterAtheArateAofAabsorption
bioavailabilityA-
AcorrectAanswerstheArateAorAextentAthatAtheAdrugsAactiveAingredientAisAabsorbedAandAavailable
AatAtheAsiteAofAactionAtoAproduceAitsAeffect
defineAprodrugA-
AcorrectAanswersdrugsAthatArequireAmetabolismAtoAproduceAtheirAtherapeuticAeffects