UNDERSTANDING
PHARMACOLOGY- CHAPTERS 1-27
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025-2026
TheAchemicalsAtheAbodyAmakesAareAcalledAwhat?A-
AcorrectAanswersAIntrinsicADrugsA(InsulinAbyAtheApancreas)
DrugsAthatAareAmadeAoutsideAofAtheAbodyA&AmustAbeAtakenAintoAtheAbodyAtoAchangeAcell,Aorga
n,AorAbodyAactionAareAknownAasAwhat?A-AcorrectAanswersAExtrinsicADrugs
TheAstudyAofAdrugsA&AhowAtheyAworkAisAknownAasAwhat?A-AcorrectAanswersAPharmacology
TheAlowestAorAminimalAbloodAdrugAlevelAisAcalledAwhat?A-AcorrectAanswersAtrough
TheAmaximumAbloodAdrugAlevelAisAcalledAwhat?A-AcorrectAanswersApeak
WhatAareAyourAhighAalertAdrugs?A-AcorrectAanswersAP:Apotassium
I:Ainsulin
N:AnarcoticsA(opiods)
C:AchemotherapyAdrugs
,H:Aheparin
WaysAinAwhichAdrugsAworkAtoAchangeAbodyAfunctionsAareAcalledAwhat?A-
AcorrectAanswersApharmacodynamics
HowAtheAbodyAchangesAdrugsA&AdrugAmetabolismAisAcalledAwhat?A-
AcorrectAanswersAPharmocokinetics
AnAextrinsicAdrugAthatAbindsAtoAtheAreceptorAofAaAcellAandAcausesAtheAsameAresponseAthatAanAi
ntrinsicAdrugAdoesAisAcalledAwhat?A-AcorrectAanswersA-ReceptorAagonist
AnAextrinsicAdrugAthatAworksAbyAblockingAtheAreceptorAsitesAisAcalledAwhat?A-
AcorrectAanswersA-ReceptorAantagonist
TheA"trapping"AofAdrugsAinAcertainAtissuesAisAknownAasAwhat?A-AcorrectAanswersA-
sequestration
WhatAisAhalf-life?A-AcorrectAanswersA-
timeAspanAneededAforAoneAhalfAofAtheAindividualAdoseAgivenAtoAbeAeliminated.
(Example:AWhatAisAtheAremainingAdosageAofAaAdrugAinAaApatientAifAtheAhalfAlifeAisA6AhoursAandAa
AdoseAofA100AmgAwasAgivenA18AhoursAago?A12.5mg)
WhatAisAtheAbroadestA&AmostAacceptedAdefinitionAofAtheAtermAdrug?A-
AcorrectAanswersAaAsubstanceAthat,AwhenAitAentersAtheAbody,AchangesAtheAactionAofAanyAbodyAs
ystem
WhichAactionAisAprimarilyAtheAroleAofAtheAnurseAinAdrugAtherapy?A-
AcorrectAanswersAadministeringAaAprescribedAdrugAdirectlyAtoAtheApatient
WhichApatientAresponseAisAaAsideAeffectAratherAthanAanAintendedAactionAorAadverseAeffectAofAaA
drugAusedAtoAtreatAhypertension?A-AcorrectAanswersA-FlushingAofAtheAskin
WhichAsubstanceAisAalwaysAanAextrinsicAdrug?A-AcorrectAanswersAaspirin
WhatAisAtheAexpectedAresponseAofAtheAheartArateAwhenAaApatientAisAtakingAaAdrugAthatAisAanAad
renalinAantagonist?A-AcorrectAanswersA-itAdecreases
WhatAactionAorAconditionAisAaAmajorAdisadvantageAofAtheApercutaneousAdrugAdeliiveryAroute?A
-AcorrectAanswersA-onlyAlipid-solubleAdrugsAcanAbeAabsorbed
WhichAtwoAorgansAareAtheAmostAimportantAinAdrugAmetabolismA&Aelimination?A-
AcorrectAanswersA-liverA&Akidneys
WhatAisAmeantAbyAtheAtermAdrugAhalf-life?A-
AcorrectAanswersATheAamountAofAtimeAitAtakesAforAhalfAofAtheAdrugAdoseAtoAbeAeliminated
, WhichAprincipleAofApharmacologyAdoAyouAalwaysAneedAtoAuseAorAconsiderAwhenAadministering
AdrugsAtoAinfantsAorAchildren?A-AcorrectAanswersA-
DrugsAareAdistributedA&AeliminatedAmoreArapidlyAinAnewbornsA&AyoungAchildren
HowAdoesAreducedAliverAfunctionAaffectAdrugAtherapyAinAtheAolderAadult?A-AcorrectAanswersA-
drugAdosesAmustAbeAreducedAtoApreventAreachingAtoxicAlevels
WhatAareAtheAsixApatientArightsAofAsafeAdrugAadministration?A-AcorrectAanswersA-RightAPatient
-RightADrug
-RightADose
-RightARoute
-RightATime
-RightADocumentation
WhatAisAaAstandingAorder?A-AcorrectAanswersA-
anAorderAwrittenAwhenAaApatientAisAreceivingAaAdrugAonAaAregularAbasis
WhatAisAaAsingle-doseAorder?A-AcorrectAanswersA-anAorderAtoAgiveAaAdrugAonceAonly
WhatAisAaAPRNAorder?A-AcorrectAanswersA-anAorderAgivenAtoAtheApatientAasAneeded
WhatAisAaASTATAorder?A-AcorrectAanswersAAnAorderAgivenAoneAtimeAasAsoonAasApossible
WhatAisAtheAintradermalAroute?A-AcorrectAanswersA-
aAparenteralArouteAthatAisAadministeredAbyAanAinjectionAbetweenAtheAlayersAofAtheAskin
-ShouldAbeAadministeredAatAaA15AdegreeAangle;AbevelAup
WhatAareAsomeAexamplesAofAintradermalAinjections?A-AcorrectAanswersA-TBAskinAtest
-allergyAtesting
WhatAisAtheAsubcutaneousAroute?A-AcorrectAanswersA-
aAparenteralArouteAthatAisAadministeredAbyAanAinjectionAintoAtheAtissuesAbetweenAtheAskinA&A
muscle.
-injectionsAareAfromA0.5-1.0AmL
-givenAatA45AtoA90Adegrees
WhatAareAtwoAdrugsAthatAareAcommonlyAgivenAasAaAsubcutaneousAinjection?A-
AcorrectAanswersA-InsulinA&AHeparin
WhatAareAtheAsitesAforAsubcutaneousAinjections?A-AcorrectAanswersA-UpperAarms
-abdomen