PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS ADVANCED| LATEST EXAM UPDATE
2025/2026 QUESTION AND ANSWERS.
Which type of therapy is used to treat someone based on the clinical probability
that the drug will work based on patient's symptoms only? -CORRECT
ANSWER Empiric therapy
Which sentence describes a drug with a low therapeutic index? -CORRECT
ANSWER a slight change in dosage could mean toxicity
Which factors are included in the pharmacotherapeutic evaluation of a drug?
Select all that apply. -CORRECT ANSWER Outcome goal for therapy
type of therapy
patient's social
medical history
Which type of therapy is a treatment used to prevent a high risk condition from
occurring? -CORRECT ANSWER prophylactic therapy
Drag and drop the type of monitoring that was used in each of the situations -
CORRECT ANSWER A nurse using the results of lab values to adjust a
patient's medication is a form of laboratory monitoring. A patient reporting
symptoms to the office is a form of patient reporting. Blood pressure is a
physical assessment finding. A family member notifying the office includes
family observation.
Therapeutic index -CORRECT ANSWER A low therapeutic index means that
there is a small difference between a drugs active dose and its toxic dosage. A
, drug with a low therapeutic index has a higher likelihood of causing an adverse
reaction. Warfarin has a low therapeutic index because a slight change in dose
could be toxic. Amoxicillin has a high therapeutic index because it is rarely
toxic at a higher dose.
Which conditions can cause drug toxicity? Select all that apply -CORRECT
ANSWER Kidney failure, liver failure, and overdosage
Fred says that when he doesn't take his morphine, he gets a sweaty, a runny
nose, and nauseous with vomiting. Once he takes it, the symptoms go away. -
CORRECT ANSWER Physical dependence
Sara says that when she doesn't take her tramadol, it is all she thinks about and
craves. She will do anything to get her tramadol. -CORRECT ANSWER
psychological dependence
Murray says that he takes his pregabalin for his neuropathy symptoms, but it
doesn't seem to work as well as it once did. He thinks he needs more. -
CORRECT ANSWER tolerance
Which sentence describes how acetaminophen combines with codeine to work
in Tylenol #3? -CORRECT ANSWER The codeine has a synergistic effect
with the acetaminophen
Drag and drop each interaction to match each situation presented below. -
CORRECT ANSWER Additive effect: When I take my atorvastatin with
grapefruit juice, I get side effects from my medication including muscle
soreness.
Synergistic effect: When I take ibuprofen and use warm compresses it relieves
my pain more than each one of them alone does.
2025/2026 QUESTION AND ANSWERS.
Which type of therapy is used to treat someone based on the clinical probability
that the drug will work based on patient's symptoms only? -CORRECT
ANSWER Empiric therapy
Which sentence describes a drug with a low therapeutic index? -CORRECT
ANSWER a slight change in dosage could mean toxicity
Which factors are included in the pharmacotherapeutic evaluation of a drug?
Select all that apply. -CORRECT ANSWER Outcome goal for therapy
type of therapy
patient's social
medical history
Which type of therapy is a treatment used to prevent a high risk condition from
occurring? -CORRECT ANSWER prophylactic therapy
Drag and drop the type of monitoring that was used in each of the situations -
CORRECT ANSWER A nurse using the results of lab values to adjust a
patient's medication is a form of laboratory monitoring. A patient reporting
symptoms to the office is a form of patient reporting. Blood pressure is a
physical assessment finding. A family member notifying the office includes
family observation.
Therapeutic index -CORRECT ANSWER A low therapeutic index means that
there is a small difference between a drugs active dose and its toxic dosage. A
, drug with a low therapeutic index has a higher likelihood of causing an adverse
reaction. Warfarin has a low therapeutic index because a slight change in dose
could be toxic. Amoxicillin has a high therapeutic index because it is rarely
toxic at a higher dose.
Which conditions can cause drug toxicity? Select all that apply -CORRECT
ANSWER Kidney failure, liver failure, and overdosage
Fred says that when he doesn't take his morphine, he gets a sweaty, a runny
nose, and nauseous with vomiting. Once he takes it, the symptoms go away. -
CORRECT ANSWER Physical dependence
Sara says that when she doesn't take her tramadol, it is all she thinks about and
craves. She will do anything to get her tramadol. -CORRECT ANSWER
psychological dependence
Murray says that he takes his pregabalin for his neuropathy symptoms, but it
doesn't seem to work as well as it once did. He thinks he needs more. -
CORRECT ANSWER tolerance
Which sentence describes how acetaminophen combines with codeine to work
in Tylenol #3? -CORRECT ANSWER The codeine has a synergistic effect
with the acetaminophen
Drag and drop each interaction to match each situation presented below. -
CORRECT ANSWER Additive effect: When I take my atorvastatin with
grapefruit juice, I get side effects from my medication including muscle
soreness.
Synergistic effect: When I take ibuprofen and use warm compresses it relieves
my pain more than each one of them alone does.
