PHARM FINAL EXAM M1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Adverse Effect A patient recently started
taking a new
medication; he
mentions to his doc-
tor at his next
appoint- ment that he
has noticed his mouth
is extremely dry since
starting the medica-
tion to the point
where
he is not able to
eat. He has tried
managing it with
lozenges and in-
creased liquids and
noth- ing seems to
work. What drug ettect
best describes the dry
mouth this patient is
experiencing?
2. True True/False
Depending on the
risk vs. benefit to the
patient it is sometimes
necessary
to continue treatment
de- spite a harmful
adverse event
occurring.
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, PHARM FINAL EXAM M1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
3. True True/False
The site within the cell
that a drug binds to in
order to exert its
therapeutic ettect is
known as the receptor.
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4. True True/False
When a drug binds
to a cell exerting it
ettect lead- ing to an
increase in that cell's
physiologic response
the drug is acting as
an agonist.
5. False True/False
Duration of action is
de- fined as that time
from ad- ministration to
the time the drug
shows it first ettect.
6. True True/False
All drugs have both a
trade name and a
generic name.
7. False True/False
There can be multi-
ple generic names
for
the same chemical
com- pound.
8. Troche Select the dosage form
that is best described
as a flattened tablet
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1. Adverse Effect A patient recently started
taking a new
medication; he
mentions to his doc-
tor at his next
appoint- ment that he
has noticed his mouth
is extremely dry since
starting the medica-
tion to the point
where
he is not able to
eat. He has tried
managing it with
lozenges and in-
creased liquids and
noth- ing seems to
work. What drug ettect
best describes the dry
mouth this patient is
experiencing?
2. True True/False
Depending on the
risk vs. benefit to the
patient it is sometimes
necessary
to continue treatment
de- spite a harmful
adverse event
occurring.
1/
19
, PHARM FINAL EXAM M1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
3. True True/False
The site within the cell
that a drug binds to in
order to exert its
therapeutic ettect is
known as the receptor.
2/
19
, PHARM FINAL EXAM M1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
4. True True/False
When a drug binds
to a cell exerting it
ettect lead- ing to an
increase in that cell's
physiologic response
the drug is acting as
an agonist.
5. False True/False
Duration of action is
de- fined as that time
from ad- ministration to
the time the drug
shows it first ettect.
6. True True/False
All drugs have both a
trade name and a
generic name.
7. False True/False
There can be multi-
ple generic names
for
the same chemical
com- pound.
8. Troche Select the dosage form
that is best described
as a flattened tablet
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