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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
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
