PHARM LECTURE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
MECA-AcorrectAanswersMinimumAeffectiveAconcentration
MinimumAamountArequiredAtoAreachAefficacy
loadingAdoseA-
AcorrectAanswersinitialAdoseAthatAgetsAyouAupAtoAtheAMECAthenAlevelsAoffAtoAkeepAyouAatAthatAd
ose
MaintenanceADoseA-AcorrectAanswersDoseAthatAkeepsAyouAatAtheAMEC
EDA-AcorrectAanswersEFFECTIVEADOSEAFORA50%AOFATESTAGROUP
LDA-AcorrectAanswersLETHALADOSEAFORA50%AOFATESTAGROUP
TDA-
AcorrectAanswersTOXICADOSEAFORA50%AOFATESTAGROUP.AExcessiveAlevelAofAmedicationAinAbloo
dstream;AcausedAbyAaASingleAlargeAdose,ARepeatedAsmallAdoses,ASlowAmetabolismAofAmedicati
on
RangeA-
AcorrectAanswersobtainedAbyAdividingAtheALethalAdoseAbyAtheAeffectiveAdose.ATheAlargerAtheAra
ngeAtheAsaferAtheAdrug.
SerumAhalfAlifeA-
AcorrectAanswerstheAtimeArequiredAforAtheAserumAconcentrationAinAtheAbloodAtoAbeAdecreased
AbyA50%.ATheAshorterAtheAhalfAlifeAtheAmoreAfrequentAyouAwillAneedAtoAgiveAit
SerumAdrugAlevelA-
AcorrectAanswersaAlaboratoryAmeasurementAofAtheAamountAofAaAdrugAinAtheAbloodAatAaAparticu
larAtimeAthatAreflectsAdosage,Aabsorption,Abioavailability,Ahalf-
life,A&AratesAofAmetabolism,Aexcretion
distributionA-AcorrectAanswerstheAtransportAofAdrugAmoleculesAwithinAtheAbody
pharmacodynamicsA-
AcorrectAanswersWhatAtheAdrugAisAdoingAtoAourAbodyAby:AActivation,Ainactivation,AorAalteration
AofAintracellularAenzymes.AItAcanAchangeAtheApermeabilityAofAcellAmembranesAtoAoneAorAmoreAi
ons,AorAmodifyAtheAsynthesis,Arelease,AorAinactivationAofAneurohormones.ATheyAcanAneverAco
mpletelyAchangeAtheAfunctionsAofAtheAcell,AjustAalterAitAinAsomeway
NonreceptorAdrugAactionsA-
AcorrectAanswersRelativelyAfewAdrugsAdoAnotAactAonAreceptorAsites.ATheseAfewAdrugsAinclude,A
Antacids,AOsmoticAdiuretics,ASeveralAanticancerAdrugs,AMetalAchelatingAagents
,OsmoticAdiureticsA-
AcorrectAanswersincreaseAosmolarityAofAplasma,AcoolAtissuesAbyApullingAextraAfluidAfromAtheAtis
suesA(ex.AcerebralAedema)
RouteAofAadministrationA-
AcorrectAanswersHowAtheAdrugAisAadministered.AInfluencesAabsorptionAandAdistribution.
AdverseAeffectsA-AcorrectAanswersAnyAundesiredAresponsesAtoAmedicationAadministration
AllAdrugsAcanAproduceAadverseAeffects.
CanAoccurAwithAusualAtherapeuticAdosing,AMoreAlikelyAtoAoccurAorAbeAmoreAsevereAwithAhighAd
osing,AespeciallyAlikelyAtoAoccurAwithAspecificAdrugsAandAinAolderAadultsAwhoAtakeAmultipleAdru
gs
DrugAoverdoseA-
AcorrectAanswersResultsAfromAexcessiveAamountsAofAmedication,AMayAdamageAbodyAtissues,AC
ommonAproblemAinAbothAadultAandApediatricApopulations.AMayAresultAfrom
SingleAlargeAdose,AProlongedAingestionAofAsmallerAdoses,AMayAinvolveAalcohol,Aprescription,AO
TC,AorAillicitAdrugs,AcanAbeAaAmedicalAemergency,AregardlessAofAlocation
MainAgoalsAofAToxicologyA-
AcorrectAanswersMainAgoalsAofAtreatment:AStartingAtreatmentAsoonAafterAingestion,ASupportin
gAandAstabilizingAvitalAfunction
PreventingAfurtherAdamageAbyAReducingAabsorption,AIncreasingAelimination,AAdministeringAa
ntidotesAwheneverApossible
R'sAofAmedicationAadministrationA-AcorrectAanswersRightAdrug
RightAdose
RightApatientA
RightAroute
RightAtime
RightAdocumentation
Nurse'sALegalAResponsibilityA-
AcorrectAanswersSafe,AaccurateAmedicationAadministration,ArecognizingAandAquestioningAerro
neousAorders,ArefusingAtoAadministerAunsafeAmedications,AdelegatingAinAcomplianceAwithAtheAl
aw
MedicationAerrorsAcanAresultAinA-AcorrectAanswersSeriousAillness
ConditionsAthatAprolongAhospitalizationAorArequireAadditionalAtreatment
, Death
CommonAmedicationAerrorsAincludeA-AcorrectAanswersGivingAanAincorrectAdose
NotAgivingAanAorderedAmedication
GivingAanAunorderedAmedication
MedicationsAoftenAassociatedAwithAerrorsAincludeA-AcorrectAanswersInsulin,Aheparin,Awarfarin
medicationAsystemsAincludeA-AcorrectAanswersUnit-doseAsystem
Computerized,AlockedAcabinets
AdditionalAsecurityAforAcontrolledAsubstances
MedicalAordersAmustAcontainA-AcorrectAanswersTheApatient'sAfullAname
NameAofAtheAmedicationA(brand,Ageneric)
Dose,Aroute,AfrequencyAofAadministration
Date,Atime,AsignatureAofAtheAprescriber
IMA-AcorrectAanswersIntramuscular
IVA-AcorrectAanswersIntravenous
POA-AcorrectAanswersbyAmouth;Aorally
SLA-AcorrectAanswerssublingual
SubQA-AcorrectAanswersSubcutaneous
ECA-
AcorrectAanswersEntericAcoated:AcoatingAofAtabletAorAcapsuleAthatAmakesAitAinsolubleAinAstoma
chAacidA(toApreventAstomachAupset)
ControlledAReleaseA-AcorrectAanswersMaintainsAmoreAconsistentAserumAdrugAlevels
AllowsAlessAfrequentAadministration
MoreAconvenientAforApatients
ControlledAReleaseATablets/AcapsulesA-AcorrectAanswersContainAhighAamountAofAdrug
IntendedAtoAbeAabsorbedAslowlyAoverAprolongedAperiodAofAtime
ShouldAneverAbeAbroken,Aopen,Acrushed,Achewed
TransdermalA-AcorrectAanswersSystemicAabsorptionAthroughAskin
PumpAdeliveryAsystemsA-AcorrectAanswersExternalAorAimplanted
RefillableAorAlong-acting
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
MECA-AcorrectAanswersMinimumAeffectiveAconcentration
MinimumAamountArequiredAtoAreachAefficacy
loadingAdoseA-
AcorrectAanswersinitialAdoseAthatAgetsAyouAupAtoAtheAMECAthenAlevelsAoffAtoAkeepAyouAatAthatAd
ose
MaintenanceADoseA-AcorrectAanswersDoseAthatAkeepsAyouAatAtheAMEC
EDA-AcorrectAanswersEFFECTIVEADOSEAFORA50%AOFATESTAGROUP
LDA-AcorrectAanswersLETHALADOSEAFORA50%AOFATESTAGROUP
TDA-
AcorrectAanswersTOXICADOSEAFORA50%AOFATESTAGROUP.AExcessiveAlevelAofAmedicationAinAbloo
dstream;AcausedAbyAaASingleAlargeAdose,ARepeatedAsmallAdoses,ASlowAmetabolismAofAmedicati
on
RangeA-
AcorrectAanswersobtainedAbyAdividingAtheALethalAdoseAbyAtheAeffectiveAdose.ATheAlargerAtheAra
ngeAtheAsaferAtheAdrug.
SerumAhalfAlifeA-
AcorrectAanswerstheAtimeArequiredAforAtheAserumAconcentrationAinAtheAbloodAtoAbeAdecreased
AbyA50%.ATheAshorterAtheAhalfAlifeAtheAmoreAfrequentAyouAwillAneedAtoAgiveAit
SerumAdrugAlevelA-
AcorrectAanswersaAlaboratoryAmeasurementAofAtheAamountAofAaAdrugAinAtheAbloodAatAaAparticu
larAtimeAthatAreflectsAdosage,Aabsorption,Abioavailability,Ahalf-
life,A&AratesAofAmetabolism,Aexcretion
distributionA-AcorrectAanswerstheAtransportAofAdrugAmoleculesAwithinAtheAbody
pharmacodynamicsA-
AcorrectAanswersWhatAtheAdrugAisAdoingAtoAourAbodyAby:AActivation,Ainactivation,AorAalteration
AofAintracellularAenzymes.AItAcanAchangeAtheApermeabilityAofAcellAmembranesAtoAoneAorAmoreAi
ons,AorAmodifyAtheAsynthesis,Arelease,AorAinactivationAofAneurohormones.ATheyAcanAneverAco
mpletelyAchangeAtheAfunctionsAofAtheAcell,AjustAalterAitAinAsomeway
NonreceptorAdrugAactionsA-
AcorrectAanswersRelativelyAfewAdrugsAdoAnotAactAonAreceptorAsites.ATheseAfewAdrugsAinclude,A
Antacids,AOsmoticAdiuretics,ASeveralAanticancerAdrugs,AMetalAchelatingAagents
,OsmoticAdiureticsA-
AcorrectAanswersincreaseAosmolarityAofAplasma,AcoolAtissuesAbyApullingAextraAfluidAfromAtheAtis
suesA(ex.AcerebralAedema)
RouteAofAadministrationA-
AcorrectAanswersHowAtheAdrugAisAadministered.AInfluencesAabsorptionAandAdistribution.
AdverseAeffectsA-AcorrectAanswersAnyAundesiredAresponsesAtoAmedicationAadministration
AllAdrugsAcanAproduceAadverseAeffects.
CanAoccurAwithAusualAtherapeuticAdosing,AMoreAlikelyAtoAoccurAorAbeAmoreAsevereAwithAhighAd
osing,AespeciallyAlikelyAtoAoccurAwithAspecificAdrugsAandAinAolderAadultsAwhoAtakeAmultipleAdru
gs
DrugAoverdoseA-
AcorrectAanswersResultsAfromAexcessiveAamountsAofAmedication,AMayAdamageAbodyAtissues,AC
ommonAproblemAinAbothAadultAandApediatricApopulations.AMayAresultAfrom
SingleAlargeAdose,AProlongedAingestionAofAsmallerAdoses,AMayAinvolveAalcohol,Aprescription,AO
TC,AorAillicitAdrugs,AcanAbeAaAmedicalAemergency,AregardlessAofAlocation
MainAgoalsAofAToxicologyA-
AcorrectAanswersMainAgoalsAofAtreatment:AStartingAtreatmentAsoonAafterAingestion,ASupportin
gAandAstabilizingAvitalAfunction
PreventingAfurtherAdamageAbyAReducingAabsorption,AIncreasingAelimination,AAdministeringAa
ntidotesAwheneverApossible
R'sAofAmedicationAadministrationA-AcorrectAanswersRightAdrug
RightAdose
RightApatientA
RightAroute
RightAtime
RightAdocumentation
Nurse'sALegalAResponsibilityA-
AcorrectAanswersSafe,AaccurateAmedicationAadministration,ArecognizingAandAquestioningAerro
neousAorders,ArefusingAtoAadministerAunsafeAmedications,AdelegatingAinAcomplianceAwithAtheAl
aw
MedicationAerrorsAcanAresultAinA-AcorrectAanswersSeriousAillness
ConditionsAthatAprolongAhospitalizationAorArequireAadditionalAtreatment
, Death
CommonAmedicationAerrorsAincludeA-AcorrectAanswersGivingAanAincorrectAdose
NotAgivingAanAorderedAmedication
GivingAanAunorderedAmedication
MedicationsAoftenAassociatedAwithAerrorsAincludeA-AcorrectAanswersInsulin,Aheparin,Awarfarin
medicationAsystemsAincludeA-AcorrectAanswersUnit-doseAsystem
Computerized,AlockedAcabinets
AdditionalAsecurityAforAcontrolledAsubstances
MedicalAordersAmustAcontainA-AcorrectAanswersTheApatient'sAfullAname
NameAofAtheAmedicationA(brand,Ageneric)
Dose,Aroute,AfrequencyAofAadministration
Date,Atime,AsignatureAofAtheAprescriber
IMA-AcorrectAanswersIntramuscular
IVA-AcorrectAanswersIntravenous
POA-AcorrectAanswersbyAmouth;Aorally
SLA-AcorrectAanswerssublingual
SubQA-AcorrectAanswersSubcutaneous
ECA-
AcorrectAanswersEntericAcoated:AcoatingAofAtabletAorAcapsuleAthatAmakesAitAinsolubleAinAstoma
chAacidA(toApreventAstomachAupset)
ControlledAReleaseA-AcorrectAanswersMaintainsAmoreAconsistentAserumAdrugAlevels
AllowsAlessAfrequentAadministration
MoreAconvenientAforApatients
ControlledAReleaseATablets/AcapsulesA-AcorrectAanswersContainAhighAamountAofAdrug
IntendedAtoAbeAabsorbedAslowlyAoverAprolongedAperiodAofAtime
ShouldAneverAbeAbroken,Aopen,Acrushed,Achewed
TransdermalA-AcorrectAanswersSystemicAabsorptionAthroughAskin
PumpAdeliveryAsystemsA-AcorrectAanswersExternalAorAimplanted
RefillableAorAlong-acting