COPY PORTAGE NUR 251 - PHARMACOLOGY - TEST 1 (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

COPY PORTAGE NUR 251 -
PHARMACOLOGY - TEST 1
(2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Pharmacologym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmStudymofmchemicalsmthatmaltermthemfunctionmofmlivingmorganisms.




Drugsmcanmbemusedmto:m-mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mPreventmdisease

2.mDiagnosemDisease

3.mCuremdisease

4.mTreatmsymptomsmofmdisease



Drugsmhavemmanymdifferentmeffectsmonmthembodymincludingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm(1)mTherapeuticmeffects



(2)mSidemeffects

(3)mAdversemeffects

(4)mToxicmeffects



Therapeuticmeffectm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdesiredmdrugmeffectmtomalleviatemsomemconditionmofmsymptom




Sidemeffectsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmanymeffectmothermthanmthemtherapeuticmeffectmthatmaremusuallymundesirablem


butmnotmharmful

,Adversemeffectm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmgeneralmtermmformundesirablemandmpotentiallymharmfulmdrugmeffect




Toxicmeffectsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmundesirablemdrugmeffectmthatmimpliesmdrugmpoisoning;mcanmbemverymharmful


mormlife-threatening




Mechanismmofmactionm-mCORRECTmANSWERmHowmamdrugmproducesmitsmeffects



targetedmsitmofmactionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemlocationmwithinmthembodymwheremamdrugmexertsmitsmtherapeuticmeffect,m


oftenmamspecificmdrugmreceptor



Receptorsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmspecificmcellularmstructuresmthatmamdrugmbindsmtominmordermtomproducemamph


ysiologicmeffect



Agonistmreceptorm-mCORRECTmANSWERmworksmtomactivatemamphysiologicmresponsemormdrugmeffect



Antagonistmreceptorm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmworksmtominterferemwithmothermdrugsmormsubstancesmfrommproducingmamdrug


-effect



Dose-dependentmrelationshipm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmbasicmprinciplemofmpharmacologymwhichmstatesmthatmthemresponsemtomanymd


rugmdependsmonmthemamountmofmdrugmgiven



Onsetmofmactionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemtimemfrommthemdrugmadministrationmtomthemfirstmobservablemeffect

,Durationmofmactionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemlengthmofmtimemthatmthemdrugmcontinuesmtomproducemitsmeffect




DrugmNamesmincludem-mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mChemicalmNamem-
mdescribemthemchemicalmcompositionmandmmolecularmstructure



3.mGenericmnamem-mnonproprietarymname

4.mTrademnamem-mOwnedmbymthemproducingmcompanys



Classificationmofmdrugsmbasedmonmsimilaritiesmofmpropertiesm-mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mStructurem-
me.g.mbetamblockers



2.mUsem-me.g.mantibiotics



AqueousmPreparationsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmsyrupsm-
mamsolutionmofmwatermandmsugarmtomwhichmamdrugmismadded




Tabletsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdrugmpowdersmthatmhavembeenmcompressedmintomconvenientmformmformswall


owing.mdisintegratesminmstomachmmoremrapidlymthanmmostmothermsolidmpreparations



Trochesmandmlozengesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmflattenedmtabletsmthatmaremallowedmtomdissolveminmthemmouth




Capsulesm-mCORRECTmANSWERmGelatinmshellsmfilledmwithmpowderedmormliquidmmedication



Delayed-releasemProductsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTabletsmormcapsulesmthatmaremtreatedmwithmamspecialmcoatingmdesignedmsomt


hatmthemdrugmproducesmitsmeffectmovermanmextendedmtime

, EntericmCoatedmProductsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmTabletsmthatmaremcoatedmwithmanmacid-
resistantmsubstancemtompreventmdissolutionminmthemstomach



Suppositoriesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDrugsmmixedmwithmamsubstancemthatmwillmmeltmatmbodymtemperaturemwhenm


insertedmintomthemrectum,murethra,mormvag



Ointmentsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmsoftmoilymsubstancesmcontainingmamdrugmthatmismappliedmtomthemskin




Transdermalmpatchm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemdrugmismreleasedmfrommambandagemormpatchmandmthenmismabsorbedmthro


ughmthemskinmintomthembloodmstreammprovidingmcontinuousmsourcemofmdrugmoverm24mhours



RoutesmofmAdministrationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemwaysmusedmtomgetmamdrugmintomthemtissuesmofmthembody,mwheremtheymca


nmproducemtheirmeffects.mThemtwommainmroutesmaremoralmandmparenteral.



Oralmadministrationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmroutemofmdrugmadministrationmbymwaymofmthemmouthmthroughmswallowing




Parenteralmadministrationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmroutemofmdrugmadministrationmthatmdoesmnotminvolvemthemgastrointestinalm(


GI)mtract



RoutesmofmDrugmAdministrationm-mCORRECTmANSWERm



Phasesmofmdrugmactivitym-mCORRECTmANSWERm(1)mPharmaceuticalmPhasem-
madministrationmofmdosagemform,mdissolutionmofmdrugmintombody



(2)mPharmacokineticmPhasem-mabsorption,mdistribution,mmetabolism,mexcretion