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GENERAL PHARMACOLOGIC PRINCIPLES [CHAPTER 1]
QUESTIONS & CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> Which term would you suggest to describe the study of drugs and their action on the
body?
a. Pharmacokinetics
b. Pharmacodynamics
c. Pharmacotherapy
d. Pharmacology
-answer- d. Pharmacology
>> Which of the following is the organization responsible for the regulation of drug testing
and approval of new drugs?
a. CDC
b. NIH
c. WHO
d. FDA
-answer- d. FDA
>> Phase IV studies are also referred to as which of the following?
a. Clinical trials
b. After-market studies
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c. Post marketing studies d. After-market studies & Post marketing studies
-answer- d. After-market studies & Post marketing studies
>> Which of the following organizations is responsible for establishing public standards that
approved drugs must continue to meet?
a. CDC
b. FDA
c. USP
d. NIH
-answer- c. USP
>> Mucomyst is considered to be which of the following types of medication names?
a. Generic name
b. Trade name
c. Brand name
d. Trade name & Brand name
-answer- d. Trade name & Brand name
>> Which of the following is experienced by most PO medications but not injected
medications?
a. Steady state
b. First-pass effect
c. Therapeutic range
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d. Half-life
-answer- b. First-pass effect
>> Which of the following is considered to be an enteral route of medication administration?
a. Intramuscular
b. Intraosseous
c. Intravenous
d. Nasogastric
-answer- d. Nasogastric
>> Which of the following is the most common, convenient route of administering a drug?
a. Inhalation
b. Transdermal
c. Sublingual
d. Oral
-answer- d. Oral
>> When a cell has become less responsive to a drug after exposure over time, the cell is
experiencing:
a. Dependence
b. Low therapeutic index
c. Tolerance
d. Desensitization
-answer- d. Desensitization
GENERAL PHARMACOLOGIC PRINCIPLES [CHAPTER 1]
QUESTIONS & CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> Which term would you suggest to describe the study of drugs and their action on the
body?
a. Pharmacokinetics
b. Pharmacodynamics
c. Pharmacotherapy
d. Pharmacology
-answer- d. Pharmacology
>> Which of the following is the organization responsible for the regulation of drug testing
and approval of new drugs?
a. CDC
b. NIH
c. WHO
d. FDA
-answer- d. FDA
>> Phase IV studies are also referred to as which of the following?
a. Clinical trials
b. After-market studies
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c. Post marketing studies d. After-market studies & Post marketing studies
-answer- d. After-market studies & Post marketing studies
>> Which of the following organizations is responsible for establishing public standards that
approved drugs must continue to meet?
a. CDC
b. FDA
c. USP
d. NIH
-answer- c. USP
>> Mucomyst is considered to be which of the following types of medication names?
a. Generic name
b. Trade name
c. Brand name
d. Trade name & Brand name
-answer- d. Trade name & Brand name
>> Which of the following is experienced by most PO medications but not injected
medications?
a. Steady state
b. First-pass effect
c. Therapeutic range
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d. Half-life
-answer- b. First-pass effect
>> Which of the following is considered to be an enteral route of medication administration?
a. Intramuscular
b. Intraosseous
c. Intravenous
d. Nasogastric
-answer- d. Nasogastric
>> Which of the following is the most common, convenient route of administering a drug?
a. Inhalation
b. Transdermal
c. Sublingual
d. Oral
-answer- d. Oral
>> When a cell has become less responsive to a drug after exposure over time, the cell is
experiencing:
a. Dependence
b. Low therapeutic index
c. Tolerance
d. Desensitization
-answer- d. Desensitization
