Respiratory Care-pharmacology Test /
Revised Questions and Answers / Sure
A+
How are drug names classified - 1. chemical
2. Brand-Trade
3. Generic
4. Official listed in USP
5. Code (testing not approved)
How can you figure out the TI - lethal dose (for 50% population)/effective dose (for 50% of the
population) Ratio between the two
If a TI is 100, is that unsafe or safe - safe
Name four reason why drugs are aerosolized - target the lungs specifically
minimize systemic absorption
some respiratory drugs metabolize in the stomach (epinephrine)
The _________the index, the _______the drug - Higher , safer
The following drugs:
adrenergic
anticholinergic
mucoactive
corticosteriods
antiasthmatics
antiinfectives
Exogenous surfactants
, are ________Agents categories - aerosolized
The increased drug usage, the TI ______ for all drugs - decreases
The pharmaceutical phase controls dosage form and the administration of drugs. What are the ways of
adminstration - PO (oral)
Parenteral (needle injections)
Topical-(directly applied on the skin and mucus membranes (which includes inhaled)
the pharmacokinetic phase is dependent upon what 4 factors - absorption
distribution
metabolism
elimination
True or False: all patients are unique, drug therapy should not be tailored to each individual -
False- drug therapy must be tailored to each individual
True or False: If the drug is not effective, it should be used - False- it should not be used
True or False: The is no such thing as selective drug: all drugs can cause side effects - True
True or False: there is no such drug as safe drug- all drugs can cause harm - True
What are the most importabt properties of an ideal drug - effectiveness, safety, and selectivity
What are the three basic phases of a drug action - Pharmaceutical
pharmocokinetic
pharmacodynamic
Revised Questions and Answers / Sure
A+
How are drug names classified - 1. chemical
2. Brand-Trade
3. Generic
4. Official listed in USP
5. Code (testing not approved)
How can you figure out the TI - lethal dose (for 50% population)/effective dose (for 50% of the
population) Ratio between the two
If a TI is 100, is that unsafe or safe - safe
Name four reason why drugs are aerosolized - target the lungs specifically
minimize systemic absorption
some respiratory drugs metabolize in the stomach (epinephrine)
The _________the index, the _______the drug - Higher , safer
The following drugs:
adrenergic
anticholinergic
mucoactive
corticosteriods
antiasthmatics
antiinfectives
Exogenous surfactants
, are ________Agents categories - aerosolized
The increased drug usage, the TI ______ for all drugs - decreases
The pharmaceutical phase controls dosage form and the administration of drugs. What are the ways of
adminstration - PO (oral)
Parenteral (needle injections)
Topical-(directly applied on the skin and mucus membranes (which includes inhaled)
the pharmacokinetic phase is dependent upon what 4 factors - absorption
distribution
metabolism
elimination
True or False: all patients are unique, drug therapy should not be tailored to each individual -
False- drug therapy must be tailored to each individual
True or False: If the drug is not effective, it should be used - False- it should not be used
True or False: The is no such thing as selective drug: all drugs can cause side effects - True
True or False: there is no such drug as safe drug- all drugs can cause harm - True
What are the most importabt properties of an ideal drug - effectiveness, safety, and selectivity
What are the three basic phases of a drug action - Pharmaceutical
pharmocokinetic
pharmacodynamic
