PENN FOSTER VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY
FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉Pharmacodynamics . Answer: How drugs exert effects
◉7 Routes of Administration . Answer: Oral, IV, IM, SC,
intraperitoneal, intraarterial, intradermal
◉Agonist, Partial Agonist, and Antagonist . Answer: Perfect Fit, Almost
Fits, Blocks Action
◉Affinity vs. Efficacy . Answer: How well it binds to receptor (Agonist
vs. Antagonist) vs. how well the drug performs
◉Trade Name Vs. Genetic Name . Answer: Trade - patented name
(rimadyl) vs. Genetic - unpatented/generic (carprofen)
◉6 Drug Label Requirements . Answer: Generic Name, Concentration,
Quantity, Controlled?, Manufacturer Info, Expiration Date.
◉Injection Routes from fastest onset to slowest . Answer: IV, SC, IM
, ◉Injection Routes from longest duration to shortest . Answer: SC, IM,
IV
◉Symapthetic vs. Para-sympathetic . Answer: Energy expending
activites (Increase heart rate), Energy conserving ( decrease heart rate)
◉Stimulation of Sympathetic vs Para-sympathetic . Answer: Fight or
Flight vs. Calm Down
◉Cholinergic vs Anticholinergic . Answer: Stimulate parasympathetic
(increase GI motility) vs preventing stimulation (decrease GI motility)
◉Adrenergic Agents . Answer: Excites Alpha Receptors and inhibits
beta receptors (stimulates heart beat through sympathetic)
◉CNS Depression Drugs . Answer: Sedate, Control Seizures, Control
Pain
◉CNS Stimulation Drugs . Answer: Treat respiration/cardiac depression
or reverse depression drugs
FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉Pharmacodynamics . Answer: How drugs exert effects
◉7 Routes of Administration . Answer: Oral, IV, IM, SC,
intraperitoneal, intraarterial, intradermal
◉Agonist, Partial Agonist, and Antagonist . Answer: Perfect Fit, Almost
Fits, Blocks Action
◉Affinity vs. Efficacy . Answer: How well it binds to receptor (Agonist
vs. Antagonist) vs. how well the drug performs
◉Trade Name Vs. Genetic Name . Answer: Trade - patented name
(rimadyl) vs. Genetic - unpatented/generic (carprofen)
◉6 Drug Label Requirements . Answer: Generic Name, Concentration,
Quantity, Controlled?, Manufacturer Info, Expiration Date.
◉Injection Routes from fastest onset to slowest . Answer: IV, SC, IM
, ◉Injection Routes from longest duration to shortest . Answer: SC, IM,
IV
◉Symapthetic vs. Para-sympathetic . Answer: Energy expending
activites (Increase heart rate), Energy conserving ( decrease heart rate)
◉Stimulation of Sympathetic vs Para-sympathetic . Answer: Fight or
Flight vs. Calm Down
◉Cholinergic vs Anticholinergic . Answer: Stimulate parasympathetic
(increase GI motility) vs preventing stimulation (decrease GI motility)
◉Adrenergic Agents . Answer: Excites Alpha Receptors and inhibits
beta receptors (stimulates heart beat through sympathetic)
◉CNS Depression Drugs . Answer: Sedate, Control Seizures, Control
Pain
◉CNS Stimulation Drugs . Answer: Treat respiration/cardiac depression
or reverse depression drugs
