ROACH’S INTRODUCTORY CLINICAL
PHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED
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◉ Adverse Reaction.
Answer: Undesirable drug effect
◉ Allergic reaction.
Answer: Immediate hypersensitivity reaction w/symptoms; it
presents as itching hives swelling & difficulty breathing
◉ Anaphylactic shock.
Answer: sudden, severe hypersensitivity reaction w/symptoms that
progress rapidly and may result in death if not treated;
◉ Angioedma.
Answer: localized wheals or swellings in subcutaneous tissue or
mucous membranes, which may be due to an allergic response.
◉ Controlled substances.
,Answer: Drugs that have the potential for abuse and dependency,
both physically and psychological
◉ cumulative drug effect.
Answer: When the body is unable to metabolize & excrete one dose
of a drug before the next is given
◉ Distribution.
Answer: drug moves from circulation to body tissue or a target site.
◉ Drug idiosyncrasy.
Answer: Any unusual or abnormal response the differs from the
response normally expected to a specific drug and dosage.
◉ Drug tolerance.
Answer: decreased response to a drug, requiring an increase in
dosage to achieve the desire effect
◉ Excretion.
Answer: elimination of a drug from the body
◉ First-pass effect.
, Answer: action by which an oral drug is absorbed and carried
directly to the liver, where it is inactived by enzymes before it enters
the general blood stream.
◉ Half-life.
Answer: time required for the body to eliminate 50% of a drug
◉ Herbal medicine.
Answer: type of complementary/alternative therapy that uses plants
or herbs to treat various disorders
◉ Hypersensitivity.
Answer: undesirable reaction produced by a normal immune system
◉ Metabolism.
Answer: drug is changed to a form that can be excreted
◉ Metabolite.
Answer: inactive form of the original drug
◉ nonprescription drugs.
PHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Adverse Reaction.
Answer: Undesirable drug effect
◉ Allergic reaction.
Answer: Immediate hypersensitivity reaction w/symptoms; it
presents as itching hives swelling & difficulty breathing
◉ Anaphylactic shock.
Answer: sudden, severe hypersensitivity reaction w/symptoms that
progress rapidly and may result in death if not treated;
◉ Angioedma.
Answer: localized wheals or swellings in subcutaneous tissue or
mucous membranes, which may be due to an allergic response.
◉ Controlled substances.
,Answer: Drugs that have the potential for abuse and dependency,
both physically and psychological
◉ cumulative drug effect.
Answer: When the body is unable to metabolize & excrete one dose
of a drug before the next is given
◉ Distribution.
Answer: drug moves from circulation to body tissue or a target site.
◉ Drug idiosyncrasy.
Answer: Any unusual or abnormal response the differs from the
response normally expected to a specific drug and dosage.
◉ Drug tolerance.
Answer: decreased response to a drug, requiring an increase in
dosage to achieve the desire effect
◉ Excretion.
Answer: elimination of a drug from the body
◉ First-pass effect.
, Answer: action by which an oral drug is absorbed and carried
directly to the liver, where it is inactived by enzymes before it enters
the general blood stream.
◉ Half-life.
Answer: time required for the body to eliminate 50% of a drug
◉ Herbal medicine.
Answer: type of complementary/alternative therapy that uses plants
or herbs to treat various disorders
◉ Hypersensitivity.
Answer: undesirable reaction produced by a normal immune system
◉ Metabolism.
Answer: drug is changed to a form that can be excreted
◉ Metabolite.
Answer: inactive form of the original drug
◉ nonprescription drugs.
