CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
AbsorptionA-
AcorrectAanswersAMovementAofAaAdrugAfromAtheAoutsideAofAtheAbodyAintoAtheAbloodAstream.
AgonistA-
AcorrectAanswersAAnAextrinsicAdrugAthatAactivatesAtheAreceptorAsiteAofAaAcellAandAmimicsAtheAac
tionsAofAnaturallyAoccurringAdrugs.
AntagonistA-
AcorrectAanswersAAnAextrinsicAdrugAthatAblocksAtheAreceptorAsiteAofAaAcell,ApreventingAtheAnatu
rallyAoccurringAsubstanceAfromAbindingAtoAtheAreceptor.
BioavailabilityA-
AcorrectAanswersATheApercentageAofAaAdrugAdoseAthatAactuallyAreachesAtheAblood.
BlackABoxAWarningA-
AcorrectAanswersAAAnoticeAthatAaAdrugAmayAproduceAseriousAorAevenAlifeAthreateningAeffectsAin
AsomeApeopleAinAadditionAtoAitsAbeneficialAeffects.
CytoxicA-AcorrectAanswersAAAdrugAactionAthatAisAintendedAtoAkillAaAcellAorAorganism.
DistributionA-
AcorrectAanswersATheAextentAthatAaAdrugAabsorbedAintoAtheAbloodstreamAspreadsAintoAtheAthr
eeAbodyAwaterAcomponents.
DurationAofAActionA-
AcorrectAanswersATheAlengthAofAtimeAaAdrugAisApresentAinAtheAbloodAatAorAaboveAtheAlevelAneed
edAtoAproduceAanAeffectAorAresponse.
ExtrinsicADrugsA-
AcorrectAanswersADrugsAthatAareAmanAmadeAorAderivedAfromAanotherAspecies;AnotAmadeAbyAth
eAhumanAbody.
FirstApassAlossA-
AcorrectAanswersARapidAinactivationAorAeliminationAofAoralAdrugsAasAaAresultAofAliverAmetabolis
m.
GenericANameA-
AcorrectAanswersANationalAandAinternationalApublicAdrugAnameAcreatedAbyAtheAUnitedAStatesAA
doptedANamesCouncilAtoAindicateAtheAusualAuseAorAchemicalAcompositionAofAaAdrug.
HalfALifeA-AcorrectAanswersATimeAsanAneededAforAoneAhalfAofAaAdrugAdoseAtoAbeAeliminated.
, HighAAlertADrugA-
AcorrectAanswersAAAdrugAthatAhasAanAincreasedAriskAofAcausingApatientAharmAifAitAisAusedAinAerr
or.
LoadingADoseA-
AcorrectAanswersATheAfirstAdoseAofAaAdrugAthatAisAlargerAthanAallAsubsequentAdosesAofAtheAsame
Adrug;AusedAwhenAitAtakesAmoreAdrugAtoAreachAsteadyAstateAthatAitAdoesAtoAmaintainAit.
MechanismAofAActionA-
AcorrectAanswersAExactlyAhow,AatAtheAcellularAlevel,AaAdrugAchangesAtheAactivityAofAaAcell.
MinimumAEffective
AConcentrationA-
AcorrectAanswersATheAsmallestAamountAofAdrugAnecessaryAinAtheAbloodAorAtargetAtissueAtoAresu
ltAinAaAmeasurableAintendedAaction.
PercutaneousARouteA-
AcorrectAanswersAMovementAofAaAdrugAfromAtheAoutsideAofAtheAbodyAtoAtheAinsideAthroughAth
eAskinAorAmucousAmembranes.
PharmacodynamicsA-AcorrectAanswersAWaysAinAwhichAdrugsAworkAtoAchangeAbodyAfunction.
PharmacokineticsA-AcorrectAanswersAHowAtheAbodyAchangesAdrugs;AdrugAmetabolism.
PhysiologicAEffectsA-
AcorrectAanswersATheAchangeAinAbodyAfunctionAasAanAincomeAofAtheAmechanismAofAactionAoffAa
Adrug.
ReceptorsA-AcorrectAanswersAPhysicalAplaceAonAorAinAaAcellAwhereAaAdrugAcanAbindAandAinteract.
SequestrationA-
AcorrectAanswersATheAtrappingAofAdrugsAwithinAcertainAbodyAtissues,AdelayingAtheirAeliminatio
nAandAextendingAtheirAdurationAofAaction.
SteadyAStateA-
AcorrectAanswersAPointAatAwhichAdrugAeliminationAisAbalanceAwithAdrugAentry,AresultingAinAaAco
nstantAeffectiveAbloodAlevelAofAtheAdrug.
TargetATissueA-
AcorrectAanswersATheAactualAcellsAorAtissuesAaffectedAbyAtheAmechanismAofAactionAorAintendedA
actionsAofAaAspecificAdrug.
TransdermalA-
AcorrectAanswersATypeAofApercutaneousAdrugAdeliveryAinAwhichAtheAdrugAisAappliedAtoAtheAskin,
ApassesAthroughAtheAskinAandAentersAtheAbloodstream.