Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 6e (Turley)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Pharmacology is the study of ________.
A) how drugs are dispensed
B) pills and how to give them
C) drugs and their interactions with living organisms
D) plants, herbs, minerals, and animals
Answer: C
Explanation:
A) The dispensing of drugs is only a small part of the field of pharmacology.
B) Pharmacology does this, but includes much more.
C) This is the correct definition.
D) Some drugs come from these sources, but it is not the focus of pharmacology.
2) The word pharmacology comes from ________.
A) the Dutch word droog
B) the Greek word pharmakon
C) the Greek word prophylaxis
D) the Latin word medicina
Answer: B
Explanation:
A) The Dutch word droog is where we get the word drug.
B) Correct. Pharmacology comes from the Greek word pharmakon.
C) The Greek word prophylaxis means to keep guard before.
D) The Latin word medicina is where we get the word medicine or medication.
3) Drugs have three medical uses. Which of the following is NOT one of those uses?
A) Drugs can provide evidence that a disease is present.
B) Drugs can treat symptoms, signs, and diseases.
C) Drugs can prevent disease.
D) Drugs can cause symptoms, signs, and diseases.
Answer: D
Explanation:
A) Diagnose: This is one of the three medical uses for drugs.
B) Treat: This is one of the three medical uses for drugs.
C) Prevent: This is one of the three medical uses for drugs.
D) Correct. This is true, but it is not one of the medical uses for a drug.
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,4) The use of drugs during x-ray procedures and other medical tests to show evidence of a
disease is known as ________.
A) a preventive use
B) a diagnostic use
C) treating symptoms and signs of a disease
D) None of the above
Answer: B
Explanation:
A) The preventive use of drugs does not occur during a radiologic procedure.
B) Correct. A diagnostic use does show evidence of a disease.
C) Drugs used during radiologic procedures are not treating a disease.
D) One of these answers is correct.
5) The medicinal use of foxglove to make the drug digoxin (Lanoxin) is an example of a modern
drug derived from ________.
A) an animal
B) a mineral
C) a plant
D) a trace element
Answer: C
Explanation:
A) Foxglove is not an animal.
B) Foxglove is not a mineral.
C) Correct. Foxglove is a plant.
D) Foxglove is not a trace element.
6) The drug Premarin, a female hormone replacement used to treat the symptoms of menopause,
is derived from ________.
A) pregnant mares' urine
B) margarine and oils
C) the lanolin from processed sheep's wool
D) powdered rose hips
Answer: A
Explanation:
A) Correct. The drug name Premarin is taken from the phrase pregnant mares' urine.
B) Premarin is not derived from margarine and oils.
C) Premarin is not derived from lanolin from processed sheep's wool.
D) Premarin is not derived from powdered rose hips.
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,7) Which of the following has NEVER been the source of a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus?
A) ground-up beef pancreas
B) the saliva of Gila monsters
C) ground-up pork pancreas
D) lanolin from sheep
Answer: D
Explanation:
A) Ground-up animal pancreas was a source of insulin for treating diabetes mellitus the past.
B) The saliva of the Gila monster is a source of the antidiabetic drug Byetta.
C) Ground-up pig pancreas was a source of insulin for treating diabetes mellitus in the past.
D) Correct. Lanolin is a topical drug; it is not used to treat diabetes mellitus.
8) In the past, without the use of computers, designing a new drug was ________.
A) a quick process, done by just repositioning molecules
B) a slow process of trial and error
C) not done, because drug companies didn't know about molecular structures
D) easy to do, by using models of wood and wire
Answer: B
Explanation:
A) Without the use of computers, designing a new drug was not a quick process.
B) Correct. Without computers, drug design was a slow process in the past.
C) Even before computers, drug companies knew about molecular structures.
D) Manipulating wood and wire models was slow.
9) Which drug was NOT created using molecular manipulation?
A) the antibiotic drug ampicillin
B) the antianxiety drug diazepam (Valium)
C) human insulin (Humulin)
D) the antihistamine fexofenadine (Allegra)
Answer: C
Explanation:
A) Ampicillin was created from penicillin by molecular manipulation.
B) Diazepam (Valium) was created from chlordiazepoxide by molecular manipulation.
C) Correct. Human insulin (Humulin) was created by recombinant DNA technology, not
molecular manipulation.
D) Fexofenadine (Allegra) was created from another antihistamine drug by molecular
manipulation.
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, 10) Information from the human genome has led to the development of the subspecialty area of
________ in research and drug design.
A) pharmacogenetics
B) pharmacogenomics
C) pharmacology
D) A and B
Answer: D
Explanation:
A) This is true, but it is not the only correct answer.
B) This is true, but it is not the only correct answer.
C) Pharmacology existed before the human genome was discovered.
D) Correct.
11) Prescription drugs are defined as those drugs that ________.
A) meet clinical trial requirements and are approved by the FDA
B) are stronger than what is allowed for over-the-counter use
C) are not safe to use except under professional medical supervision
D) contain addictive properties that prevent over-the-counter use
Answer: C
Explanation:
A) This is not a correct description of a prescription drug.
B) This is not a correct description of a prescription drug.
C) Correct. This is the definition of a prescription drug.
D) This is not a correct description of a prescription drug.
12) Which of the following statements concerning schedule drugs is TRUE?
A) Schedule I drugs can be included—in small doses—in over-the-counter drugs.
B) Schedule I drugs have the highest potential for abuse and addiction, while Schedule V drugs
have the lowest.
C) Schedule V drugs are not available under any circumstances, even with a prescription.
D) Schedule V drugs have the highest potential for abuse and addiction, while Schedule I drugs
have the lowest.
Answer: B
Explanation:
A) Schedule I drugs have no currently accepted medical use.
B) Correct. This is true.
C) It is Schedule I drugs, not Schedule V drugs, that are not available under any circumstances.
Schedule V drugs are available.
D) It is Schedule I drugs that have the highest potential for abuse and addiction, while Schedule
V drugs have the lowest.
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Pharmacology is the study of ________.
A) how drugs are dispensed
B) pills and how to give them
C) drugs and their interactions with living organisms
D) plants, herbs, minerals, and animals
Answer: C
Explanation:
A) The dispensing of drugs is only a small part of the field of pharmacology.
B) Pharmacology does this, but includes much more.
C) This is the correct definition.
D) Some drugs come from these sources, but it is not the focus of pharmacology.
2) The word pharmacology comes from ________.
A) the Dutch word droog
B) the Greek word pharmakon
C) the Greek word prophylaxis
D) the Latin word medicina
Answer: B
Explanation:
A) The Dutch word droog is where we get the word drug.
B) Correct. Pharmacology comes from the Greek word pharmakon.
C) The Greek word prophylaxis means to keep guard before.
D) The Latin word medicina is where we get the word medicine or medication.
3) Drugs have three medical uses. Which of the following is NOT one of those uses?
A) Drugs can provide evidence that a disease is present.
B) Drugs can treat symptoms, signs, and diseases.
C) Drugs can prevent disease.
D) Drugs can cause symptoms, signs, and diseases.
Answer: D
Explanation:
A) Diagnose: This is one of the three medical uses for drugs.
B) Treat: This is one of the three medical uses for drugs.
C) Prevent: This is one of the three medical uses for drugs.
D) Correct. This is true, but it is not one of the medical uses for a drug.
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,4) The use of drugs during x-ray procedures and other medical tests to show evidence of a
disease is known as ________.
A) a preventive use
B) a diagnostic use
C) treating symptoms and signs of a disease
D) None of the above
Answer: B
Explanation:
A) The preventive use of drugs does not occur during a radiologic procedure.
B) Correct. A diagnostic use does show evidence of a disease.
C) Drugs used during radiologic procedures are not treating a disease.
D) One of these answers is correct.
5) The medicinal use of foxglove to make the drug digoxin (Lanoxin) is an example of a modern
drug derived from ________.
A) an animal
B) a mineral
C) a plant
D) a trace element
Answer: C
Explanation:
A) Foxglove is not an animal.
B) Foxglove is not a mineral.
C) Correct. Foxglove is a plant.
D) Foxglove is not a trace element.
6) The drug Premarin, a female hormone replacement used to treat the symptoms of menopause,
is derived from ________.
A) pregnant mares' urine
B) margarine and oils
C) the lanolin from processed sheep's wool
D) powdered rose hips
Answer: A
Explanation:
A) Correct. The drug name Premarin is taken from the phrase pregnant mares' urine.
B) Premarin is not derived from margarine and oils.
C) Premarin is not derived from lanolin from processed sheep's wool.
D) Premarin is not derived from powdered rose hips.
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,7) Which of the following has NEVER been the source of a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus?
A) ground-up beef pancreas
B) the saliva of Gila monsters
C) ground-up pork pancreas
D) lanolin from sheep
Answer: D
Explanation:
A) Ground-up animal pancreas was a source of insulin for treating diabetes mellitus the past.
B) The saliva of the Gila monster is a source of the antidiabetic drug Byetta.
C) Ground-up pig pancreas was a source of insulin for treating diabetes mellitus in the past.
D) Correct. Lanolin is a topical drug; it is not used to treat diabetes mellitus.
8) In the past, without the use of computers, designing a new drug was ________.
A) a quick process, done by just repositioning molecules
B) a slow process of trial and error
C) not done, because drug companies didn't know about molecular structures
D) easy to do, by using models of wood and wire
Answer: B
Explanation:
A) Without the use of computers, designing a new drug was not a quick process.
B) Correct. Without computers, drug design was a slow process in the past.
C) Even before computers, drug companies knew about molecular structures.
D) Manipulating wood and wire models was slow.
9) Which drug was NOT created using molecular manipulation?
A) the antibiotic drug ampicillin
B) the antianxiety drug diazepam (Valium)
C) human insulin (Humulin)
D) the antihistamine fexofenadine (Allegra)
Answer: C
Explanation:
A) Ampicillin was created from penicillin by molecular manipulation.
B) Diazepam (Valium) was created from chlordiazepoxide by molecular manipulation.
C) Correct. Human insulin (Humulin) was created by recombinant DNA technology, not
molecular manipulation.
D) Fexofenadine (Allegra) was created from another antihistamine drug by molecular
manipulation.
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, 10) Information from the human genome has led to the development of the subspecialty area of
________ in research and drug design.
A) pharmacogenetics
B) pharmacogenomics
C) pharmacology
D) A and B
Answer: D
Explanation:
A) This is true, but it is not the only correct answer.
B) This is true, but it is not the only correct answer.
C) Pharmacology existed before the human genome was discovered.
D) Correct.
11) Prescription drugs are defined as those drugs that ________.
A) meet clinical trial requirements and are approved by the FDA
B) are stronger than what is allowed for over-the-counter use
C) are not safe to use except under professional medical supervision
D) contain addictive properties that prevent over-the-counter use
Answer: C
Explanation:
A) This is not a correct description of a prescription drug.
B) This is not a correct description of a prescription drug.
C) Correct. This is the definition of a prescription drug.
D) This is not a correct description of a prescription drug.
12) Which of the following statements concerning schedule drugs is TRUE?
A) Schedule I drugs can be included—in small doses—in over-the-counter drugs.
B) Schedule I drugs have the highest potential for abuse and addiction, while Schedule V drugs
have the lowest.
C) Schedule V drugs are not available under any circumstances, even with a prescription.
D) Schedule V drugs have the highest potential for abuse and addiction, while Schedule I drugs
have the lowest.
Answer: B
Explanation:
A) Schedule I drugs have no currently accepted medical use.
B) Correct. This is true.
C) It is Schedule I drugs, not Schedule V drugs, that are not available under any circumstances.
Schedule V drugs are available.
D) It is Schedule I drugs that have the highest potential for abuse and addiction, while Schedule
V drugs have the lowest.
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