PNR 217 Exam Review UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is pharmacology? - Correct Answer- How drugs are administered, where they travel,
and responses they produce
What are side effects? - Correct Answer- An undesirable effect of a drug or medical treatment
What are adverse effects? - Correct Answer- An undesired harmful effect resulting from a
medication
What individual factors alter drug effects? - Correct Answer- Age, sex, body mass, health
status, and genetics
Therapeutics - Correct Answer- Prevention of disease and treatment of suffering
Pharmacology - Correct Answer- Administration of drugs for therapeutics
Advantages and disadvantages of prescription meds - Correct Answer- Advantages: ordered
by HCP after exam, amount and frequency controlled, and pt teaching provided
Disadvantages: requires prescription and appointment
Advantages and disadvantages of OTC meds - Correct Answer- Advantages: no appointment
required, and less expensive
Disadvantages: may select wrong drug, may not know reaction/interactions, and ineffective
results
Which regulatory body regulates meds in Canada? - Correct Answer- Food and Drug Act
(FDA)
Therapeutic class of drugs - Correct Answer- Based on what drug does clinically
,Pharmacologic class of drugs - Correct Answer- Based on how drug produces it's effect
Chemical drug name - Correct Answer- Describes physical and chemical properties
Generic drug name - Correct Answer- Describes active ingredients
Trade drug name - Correct Answer- Proprietary, product, brand name
Which drug name is preferred? Why? - Correct Answer- Generic is preferred because it
doesn't resemble other drugs
Restricted drug - Correct Answer- National/provincial authors set prescribe restrictions on
drugs
Controlled drug - Correct Answer- Are drugs that are frequently abused and have high
potential for addiction/dependance
Drug Schedule 1 - Correct Answer- available only by prescription and provided by
pharmacist
Drug schedule 2 - Correct Answer- obtained in an area with no public access and provided by
pharmacist
Drug schedule 3 - Correct Answer- open access in pharmacy
Unscheduled drug schedule - Correct Answer- can be sold anywhere
what are the 4 components of pharmacokinetics - Correct Answer- absorption, distribution,
metabolism, excretion
Absorption - Correct Answer- the movement of a drug from its site of administration into the
blood
, Distribution - Correct Answer- How the drug is transported by the blood to the site of action.
Metabolism - Correct Answer- converts a drug to a form that can be easily removed from the
body
what is the first-pass effect? - Correct Answer- oral drugs are processed in the liver prior to
distribution
what is a drug half life? - Correct Answer- the time required for the amount of drug in the
body to decrease by 50%
what is a therapeutic range? - Correct Answer- is achieved when the amount of drug
administered is equal to the amount eliminated
loading dose - Correct Answer- high amount of drug given and quickly produces therapeutic
response
maintenance dose - Correct Answer- keeps plasma-drug concentration in therapeutic range
What is pharmodynamics? - Correct Answer- How the body is effected by a drug
What is the therapeutic index? - Correct Answer- a measure of a drug's safety margin; the
higher the value, the safer the drug
potency - Correct Answer- A drug that is more potent will produce a therapeutic effect at a
lower dose, compared with another drug in the same class.
efficacy - Correct Answer- magnitude of maximal response that can be produced from a
particular drug
what is an agonist? - Correct Answer- binds to receptor and produce SAME RESPONSE as
endogenous substances
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is pharmacology? - Correct Answer- How drugs are administered, where they travel,
and responses they produce
What are side effects? - Correct Answer- An undesirable effect of a drug or medical treatment
What are adverse effects? - Correct Answer- An undesired harmful effect resulting from a
medication
What individual factors alter drug effects? - Correct Answer- Age, sex, body mass, health
status, and genetics
Therapeutics - Correct Answer- Prevention of disease and treatment of suffering
Pharmacology - Correct Answer- Administration of drugs for therapeutics
Advantages and disadvantages of prescription meds - Correct Answer- Advantages: ordered
by HCP after exam, amount and frequency controlled, and pt teaching provided
Disadvantages: requires prescription and appointment
Advantages and disadvantages of OTC meds - Correct Answer- Advantages: no appointment
required, and less expensive
Disadvantages: may select wrong drug, may not know reaction/interactions, and ineffective
results
Which regulatory body regulates meds in Canada? - Correct Answer- Food and Drug Act
(FDA)
Therapeutic class of drugs - Correct Answer- Based on what drug does clinically
,Pharmacologic class of drugs - Correct Answer- Based on how drug produces it's effect
Chemical drug name - Correct Answer- Describes physical and chemical properties
Generic drug name - Correct Answer- Describes active ingredients
Trade drug name - Correct Answer- Proprietary, product, brand name
Which drug name is preferred? Why? - Correct Answer- Generic is preferred because it
doesn't resemble other drugs
Restricted drug - Correct Answer- National/provincial authors set prescribe restrictions on
drugs
Controlled drug - Correct Answer- Are drugs that are frequently abused and have high
potential for addiction/dependance
Drug Schedule 1 - Correct Answer- available only by prescription and provided by
pharmacist
Drug schedule 2 - Correct Answer- obtained in an area with no public access and provided by
pharmacist
Drug schedule 3 - Correct Answer- open access in pharmacy
Unscheduled drug schedule - Correct Answer- can be sold anywhere
what are the 4 components of pharmacokinetics - Correct Answer- absorption, distribution,
metabolism, excretion
Absorption - Correct Answer- the movement of a drug from its site of administration into the
blood
, Distribution - Correct Answer- How the drug is transported by the blood to the site of action.
Metabolism - Correct Answer- converts a drug to a form that can be easily removed from the
body
what is the first-pass effect? - Correct Answer- oral drugs are processed in the liver prior to
distribution
what is a drug half life? - Correct Answer- the time required for the amount of drug in the
body to decrease by 50%
what is a therapeutic range? - Correct Answer- is achieved when the amount of drug
administered is equal to the amount eliminated
loading dose - Correct Answer- high amount of drug given and quickly produces therapeutic
response
maintenance dose - Correct Answer- keeps plasma-drug concentration in therapeutic range
What is pharmodynamics? - Correct Answer- How the body is effected by a drug
What is the therapeutic index? - Correct Answer- a measure of a drug's safety margin; the
higher the value, the safer the drug
potency - Correct Answer- A drug that is more potent will produce a therapeutic effect at a
lower dose, compared with another drug in the same class.
efficacy - Correct Answer- magnitude of maximal response that can be produced from a
particular drug
what is an agonist? - Correct Answer- binds to receptor and produce SAME RESPONSE as
endogenous substances
