Pharmacology Exam 1 Test Questions
with Correct Answers
Mr. Smith presents to the Emergency Department in cardiac arrest. His wife is concerned about the
cost of his treatment because they do not have medical insurance. When deciding on the emergent
medication to give her husband, Mrs. Smith requests for all generic medications to be prescribed.
The medical team insist that the patient receives the brand name emergent drugs because of the
brand name drug's:
A. Bioavailability.
B. First-pass effect.
C. Half-life (t ½).
D. Pro drug metabolism. - ANSWER✔✔-A. Bioavailability.
Mrs. Kline has been started on Enbrel for her treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The medication is
to be given in an injection form once per week. Mrs. Kline asks the nurse why she cannot receive
the medication daily. Your best response to Mrs. Kline is based on the dosing interval knowledge of
the drug's:
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,A. Efficacy
B. Excretion
C. Half-life (t ½)
D. Bioavailability - ANSWER✔✔-C. Half-life (t ½)
Miss. Parker is prescribed morphine for her chronic back pain. She request for the medication to be
phoned into her local pharmacy. The nurse informs the client that her request cannot be honored
and she will need deliver a paper copy of the prescription to her pharmacy based on morphine being
listed as a DEA monitored:
A. Pro drug.
B. Scheduled drug.
C. Brand name drug.
D. Generic name drug. - ANSWER✔✔-B. Scheduled drug.
Mr. Green presents to his Cardiology appointment to discuss starting on a new anti-hypertensive
medication. The client is prescribed a 10mg anti-hypertensive tablet and within a month his blood
pressure is normotensive. He asks the nurse if he can be switched to a different antihypertensive
50mg tablet instead because his friend has been prescribed this different drug. The nurse explains to
the client that the 10mg anti-hypertensive was prescribed and it is best not to change medications
because the original order is considered more:
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, A. Efficacious.
B. Bioavailable.
C. Potent.
D. Metabolized. - ANSWER✔✔-A. Efficacious.
Jackie is a 27 year-old female who is admitted to the Digestive Health Unit with painful pancreatitis
and cirrhosis of the liver. The medical team reduces the client's pain medication due to the decrease
ability of her liver to:
A. Absorb the pain medication.
B. Metabolize the pain mediation.
C. Distribute the pain medication.
D. Excrete the pain medication. - ANSWER✔✔-B. Metabolize the pain mediation.
Mayer is a 30 year-old male who presents to the outpatient nephrology unit with renal insufficiency.
The nurse explains that his current prescribed medication dosage may need to be reduced due to the
decrease in:
A. Metabolism.
B. Excretion.
C. Absorption.
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with Correct Answers
Mr. Smith presents to the Emergency Department in cardiac arrest. His wife is concerned about the
cost of his treatment because they do not have medical insurance. When deciding on the emergent
medication to give her husband, Mrs. Smith requests for all generic medications to be prescribed.
The medical team insist that the patient receives the brand name emergent drugs because of the
brand name drug's:
A. Bioavailability.
B. First-pass effect.
C. Half-life (t ½).
D. Pro drug metabolism. - ANSWER✔✔-A. Bioavailability.
Mrs. Kline has been started on Enbrel for her treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The medication is
to be given in an injection form once per week. Mrs. Kline asks the nurse why she cannot receive
the medication daily. Your best response to Mrs. Kline is based on the dosing interval knowledge of
the drug's:
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,A. Efficacy
B. Excretion
C. Half-life (t ½)
D. Bioavailability - ANSWER✔✔-C. Half-life (t ½)
Miss. Parker is prescribed morphine for her chronic back pain. She request for the medication to be
phoned into her local pharmacy. The nurse informs the client that her request cannot be honored
and she will need deliver a paper copy of the prescription to her pharmacy based on morphine being
listed as a DEA monitored:
A. Pro drug.
B. Scheduled drug.
C. Brand name drug.
D. Generic name drug. - ANSWER✔✔-B. Scheduled drug.
Mr. Green presents to his Cardiology appointment to discuss starting on a new anti-hypertensive
medication. The client is prescribed a 10mg anti-hypertensive tablet and within a month his blood
pressure is normotensive. He asks the nurse if he can be switched to a different antihypertensive
50mg tablet instead because his friend has been prescribed this different drug. The nurse explains to
the client that the 10mg anti-hypertensive was prescribed and it is best not to change medications
because the original order is considered more:
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, A. Efficacious.
B. Bioavailable.
C. Potent.
D. Metabolized. - ANSWER✔✔-A. Efficacious.
Jackie is a 27 year-old female who is admitted to the Digestive Health Unit with painful pancreatitis
and cirrhosis of the liver. The medical team reduces the client's pain medication due to the decrease
ability of her liver to:
A. Absorb the pain medication.
B. Metabolize the pain mediation.
C. Distribute the pain medication.
D. Excrete the pain medication. - ANSWER✔✔-B. Metabolize the pain mediation.
Mayer is a 30 year-old male who presents to the outpatient nephrology unit with renal insufficiency.
The nurse explains that his current prescribed medication dosage may need to be reduced due to the
decrease in:
A. Metabolism.
B. Excretion.
C. Absorption.
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