NURS 251 PHARMACOLOGY MODULE 1 TO 10
FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 2. The medical situation when a particular drug should not be
administered is referred to as
A. side effect
B. adverse effect
C. drug allergy
D. contraindication
E. antagonism. Answer: D
◉ 3. An unusual or unexpected drug reaction by an individual is
known as
A. toxic effect
B. antagonism
C. idiosyncrasy
D. side effect
E. drug allergy. Answer: C
◉ 4. The proprietary drug name supplied by a pharmaceutical
company is also referred to as the
,A. generic name
B. over-the-counter name
C. trade name
D. chemical name
E. none of these. Answer: C
◉ 5. The time from drug administration to the first observable drug
effect is known as the
A. duration of action
B. onset of action
C. ceiling effect
D. maximal response
E. ceiling effect. Answer: B
◉ 6. A drug that has the potential for abuse and is regulated by the
Drug Enforcement Agency is classified as a
A. poison
B. OTC drug
C. prescription drug
D. controlled substance
E. nonproprietary drug. Answer: D
,◉ 7. Select the term below that relates to the amount of drug
administered to produce a therapeutic effect.
A. posology
B. toxicology
C. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacotherapeutics
E. pharmacy. Answer: A
◉ 8. A medication that does not require a physician's service to
obtain is referred to as
A. trade
B. nonproprietary
C. nonprescription
D. brand
E. generic. Answer: C
◉ 9. Which of the following could be categorized as an adverse
reaction?
A. idiosyncrasy
B. drug allergy
C. teratogenicity
D. carcinogenicity
, E. all of these. Answer: E
◉ 10. The time a drug continues to produce its effect is its
A. ED50
B. maximal response
C. ceiling effect
D. onset of action
E. duration of action. Answer: E
◉ . The drug administration route demonstrating the slowest onset
of action is
A. inhalation
B. transdermal
C. intramuscular
D. sublingual
E. intravenous. Answer: B
◉ In order for drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier, they must be
A. ionized
B. positively charged
C. water soluble
D. lipid soluble
FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 2. The medical situation when a particular drug should not be
administered is referred to as
A. side effect
B. adverse effect
C. drug allergy
D. contraindication
E. antagonism. Answer: D
◉ 3. An unusual or unexpected drug reaction by an individual is
known as
A. toxic effect
B. antagonism
C. idiosyncrasy
D. side effect
E. drug allergy. Answer: C
◉ 4. The proprietary drug name supplied by a pharmaceutical
company is also referred to as the
,A. generic name
B. over-the-counter name
C. trade name
D. chemical name
E. none of these. Answer: C
◉ 5. The time from drug administration to the first observable drug
effect is known as the
A. duration of action
B. onset of action
C. ceiling effect
D. maximal response
E. ceiling effect. Answer: B
◉ 6. A drug that has the potential for abuse and is regulated by the
Drug Enforcement Agency is classified as a
A. poison
B. OTC drug
C. prescription drug
D. controlled substance
E. nonproprietary drug. Answer: D
,◉ 7. Select the term below that relates to the amount of drug
administered to produce a therapeutic effect.
A. posology
B. toxicology
C. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacotherapeutics
E. pharmacy. Answer: A
◉ 8. A medication that does not require a physician's service to
obtain is referred to as
A. trade
B. nonproprietary
C. nonprescription
D. brand
E. generic. Answer: C
◉ 9. Which of the following could be categorized as an adverse
reaction?
A. idiosyncrasy
B. drug allergy
C. teratogenicity
D. carcinogenicity
, E. all of these. Answer: E
◉ 10. The time a drug continues to produce its effect is its
A. ED50
B. maximal response
C. ceiling effect
D. onset of action
E. duration of action. Answer: E
◉ . The drug administration route demonstrating the slowest onset
of action is
A. inhalation
B. transdermal
C. intramuscular
D. sublingual
E. intravenous. Answer: B
◉ In order for drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier, they must be
A. ionized
B. positively charged
C. water soluble
D. lipid soluble
