PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 - MULTIPLE CHOICE AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
100+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS / ALREADY GRADED A 2025.
Terms in this set (100)
1. The study of drug C
absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion is
known as
A. pharmacotherapeutics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. pharmacokinetics
D. pharmacy
E. posology
D
2. The medical situation
when a particular drug
should not be administered
is referred to as
A. side effect
B. adverse effect
C. drug allergy
D. contraindication
E. antagonism
,3. An unusual or unexpected C
drug reaction by an
individual is known as
A. toxic effect
B. antagonism
C. idiosyncrasy
D. side effect
E. drug allergy
4. The proprietary drug C
name supplied by a
pharmaceutical company is
also referred to as the
A. generic name
B. over-the-counter name
C. trade name
D. chemical name
E. none of these
5. The time from drug B
administration to the first
observable drug effect is
known as the
A. duration of action
B. onset of action
C. ceiling effect
D. maximal response
E. ceiling effect
,6. A drug that has the D
potential for abuse and is
regulated by the Drug
Enforcement Agency is
classified as a A. poison
B. OTC drug
C. prescription drug
D. controlled substance
E. nonproprietary drug
7. Select the term below that A
relates to the amount of drug
administered to produce a
therapeutic effect.
A. posology
B. toxicology
C. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacotherapeutics
E. pharmacy
C
8. A medication that does not
require a physician's service
to obtain is referred to as
A. trade
B. nonproprietary
C. nonprescription
D. brand
E. generic
, 9. Which of the following E
could be categorized as an
adverse reaction?
A. idiosyncrasy
B. drug allergy
C. teratogenicity
D. carcinogenicity
E. all of these
10. The time a drug E
continues to produce its
effect is its
A. ED50
B. maximal response
C. ceiling effect
D. onset of action
E. duration of action
. The drug administration B
route demonstrating the
slowest onset of action is
A. inhalation
B. transdermal
C. intramuscular
D. sublingual
E. intravenous
In order for drugs to cross D
the blood-brain barrier, they
must be
A. ionized
B. positively charged
C. water soluble
D. lipid soluble
E. negatively charged
PRACTICE QUESTIONS NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
100+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS / ALREADY GRADED A 2025.
Terms in this set (100)
1. The study of drug C
absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion is
known as
A. pharmacotherapeutics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. pharmacokinetics
D. pharmacy
E. posology
D
2. The medical situation
when a particular drug
should not be administered
is referred to as
A. side effect
B. adverse effect
C. drug allergy
D. contraindication
E. antagonism
,3. An unusual or unexpected C
drug reaction by an
individual is known as
A. toxic effect
B. antagonism
C. idiosyncrasy
D. side effect
E. drug allergy
4. The proprietary drug C
name supplied by a
pharmaceutical company is
also referred to as the
A. generic name
B. over-the-counter name
C. trade name
D. chemical name
E. none of these
5. The time from drug B
administration to the first
observable drug effect is
known as the
A. duration of action
B. onset of action
C. ceiling effect
D. maximal response
E. ceiling effect
,6. A drug that has the D
potential for abuse and is
regulated by the Drug
Enforcement Agency is
classified as a A. poison
B. OTC drug
C. prescription drug
D. controlled substance
E. nonproprietary drug
7. Select the term below that A
relates to the amount of drug
administered to produce a
therapeutic effect.
A. posology
B. toxicology
C. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacotherapeutics
E. pharmacy
C
8. A medication that does not
require a physician's service
to obtain is referred to as
A. trade
B. nonproprietary
C. nonprescription
D. brand
E. generic
, 9. Which of the following E
could be categorized as an
adverse reaction?
A. idiosyncrasy
B. drug allergy
C. teratogenicity
D. carcinogenicity
E. all of these
10. The time a drug E
continues to produce its
effect is its
A. ED50
B. maximal response
C. ceiling effect
D. onset of action
E. duration of action
. The drug administration B
route demonstrating the
slowest onset of action is
A. inhalation
B. transdermal
C. intramuscular
D. sublingual
E. intravenous
In order for drugs to cross D
the blood-brain barrier, they
must be
A. ionized
B. positively charged
C. water soluble
D. lipid soluble
E. negatively charged
