CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY QUESTION SET
WITH RATIONALES AND MEDICATION
ACTIONS AND THERAPEUTIC USES REVIEW
2026
◉ What is clinical pharmacology?
Answer: The study of drugs in humans.
◉ Define pharmacotherapeutics.
Answer: The study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent
conditions.
◉ List three important questions nurses should ask regarding
medication.
Answer: 1. How are we giving this medication? 2. Why are we giving
this medication? 3. What are the expected effects of this medication?
◉ What are the three most important properties of an ideal drug?
Answer: 1. Effectiveness 2. Safety 3. Selectivity
◉ What is the therapeutic objective of drug therapy?
Answer: To provide maximum benefit with minimum harm.
, ◉ What factors contribute to individual variation in drug response?
Answer: Physiologic variables, pathologic variables, and genetic
variables.
◉ What are the eight aspects of drug therapy?
Answer: 1. Pre-administration assessment 2. Dosage and
administration 3. Promoting therapeutic effects 4. Minimizing
adverse effects 5. Minimizing adverse interactions 6. Making 'PRN'
decisions 7. Evaluating responses to medication 8. Managing toxicity.
◉ What are the rights of medication administration?
Answer: 1. Right Medication 2. Right Dose 3. Right Patient 4. Right
Route 5. Right Time & Frequency 6. Right Documentation 7. Right
Reason 8. Right to Refuse 9. Right Patient Education 10. Right
Evaluation.
◉ Why is patient education important in drug therapy?
Answer: It ensures patients understand their treatment, potential
side effects, and the importance of adherence.
◉ What is the role of the Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB)
in medication administration?
WITH RATIONALES AND MEDICATION
ACTIONS AND THERAPEUTIC USES REVIEW
2026
◉ What is clinical pharmacology?
Answer: The study of drugs in humans.
◉ Define pharmacotherapeutics.
Answer: The study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent
conditions.
◉ List three important questions nurses should ask regarding
medication.
Answer: 1. How are we giving this medication? 2. Why are we giving
this medication? 3. What are the expected effects of this medication?
◉ What are the three most important properties of an ideal drug?
Answer: 1. Effectiveness 2. Safety 3. Selectivity
◉ What is the therapeutic objective of drug therapy?
Answer: To provide maximum benefit with minimum harm.
, ◉ What factors contribute to individual variation in drug response?
Answer: Physiologic variables, pathologic variables, and genetic
variables.
◉ What are the eight aspects of drug therapy?
Answer: 1. Pre-administration assessment 2. Dosage and
administration 3. Promoting therapeutic effects 4. Minimizing
adverse effects 5. Minimizing adverse interactions 6. Making 'PRN'
decisions 7. Evaluating responses to medication 8. Managing toxicity.
◉ What are the rights of medication administration?
Answer: 1. Right Medication 2. Right Dose 3. Right Patient 4. Right
Route 5. Right Time & Frequency 6. Right Documentation 7. Right
Reason 8. Right to Refuse 9. Right Patient Education 10. Right
Evaluation.
◉ Why is patient education important in drug therapy?
Answer: It ensures patients understand their treatment, potential
side effects, and the importance of adherence.
◉ What is the role of the Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB)
in medication administration?
