PNR 217 Exam Questions with complete
solutions 2025
Pharmacology .- .ANS✓✓-the .study .of .medicines
Responses .to .drugs .depends .on .- .ANS✓✓-Age
Sex
Body .Mass
Health .Status
Genetics
A .drug .is .prescribed .for .- .ANS✓✓-disorder/disease, .also .known .as .its
.indication
Therapeutics .- .ANS✓✓-The .prevention .of .disease .and .treatment .of .suffering
Pharmacotherapy/pharmacotherapeutics .- .ANS✓✓-Administration .of .drugs .for
.the .purpose .of .disease .prevention .or .treatment .and .relief .of .disease/suffering
Drug .- .ANS✓✓-a .chemical .agent .capable .of .producing .biological .responses .in
.the .body
Advantages .of .prescription .drugs .- .ANS✓✓-- .Ordered .by .a .health-care .provider
.after .client .is .examined
- .Amount .and .frequency .of .a .drug .is .monitored .and .controlled
- .Patient .teaching .provided
Disadvantages .of .prescription .drugs .- .ANS✓✓-- .Requires .a .prescription
- .Requires .an .appointment
OTC .- .ANS✓✓-Over .the .counter
Advantages .of .OTC .drugs .- .ANS✓✓-- .No .appointment
- .No .prescription .required
- .Less .expensive
Disadvantages .of .OTC .drugs .- .ANS✓✓-- .May .select .wrong .drug
- .May .not .know .side .effects
- .Ineffective .results
, Canadian .Drug .Regulation .- .ANS✓✓-- .Health .Canada-protect .Canadian .public
- .Ensure .safety, .effectiveness .and .high .quality .drugs
- .Long, .extensive .phases .for .approval .of .prescription .drugs
- .Only .10% .of .drugs .become .available .to .the .public
Therapeutic .Classification .- .ANS✓✓-therapeutic .usefulness .in .treating .a
.disease
Pharmacology .classification .- .ANS✓✓-way .in .which .drug .works .in .the .cells,
.tissue .or .on .a .body .system
- .addresses .mechanism .of .action .(how .drug .produces .its .effect)
- .more .specific .than .therapeutic .classification
- .requires .understanding .of .physiology .and .biochemistry
Chemical .Name .- .ANS✓✓-- .Assigned .using .standard .names/terms .by
.International .Union .of .Pure .and .Applied .Chemistry
- .Describes .physical .and .chemical .properties
Generic .Name .- .ANS✓✓-Chemical .substance .- .or .generic .equivalent .to
.brand/trade .drug, .less .expensive
Brand/Trade .Name .- .ANS✓✓-Assigned .by .company .marketing .drugs, .years .of
.research, .expensive
Controlled .Substances .- .ANS✓✓-drugs .that .have .the .potential .for .abuse .and
.dependency, .both .physical .and .psychological
- .Only .dispensed .for .specific .conditions/diseases
- .Must .be .labelled .with .letter ."C" .outside .container
ex. .Amphetamines, .Barbiturates .- .ANS✓✓-Controlled .Substances
Schedule .I .- .ANS✓✓-Available .only .by .prescription .and .provided .by .a
.pharmacist
Schedule .II .- .ANS✓✓-Obtained .in .an .area .with .no .public .access .and .provided
.by .a .pharmacist
Schedule .III .- .ANS✓✓-Open .access .in .pharmacy
Unscheduled .- .ANS✓✓-Can .be .sold .anywhere
Components .of .Pharmacokinetics .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Absorption
2. .Distribution
3. .Metabolism
4. .Excretion
solutions 2025
Pharmacology .- .ANS✓✓-the .study .of .medicines
Responses .to .drugs .depends .on .- .ANS✓✓-Age
Sex
Body .Mass
Health .Status
Genetics
A .drug .is .prescribed .for .- .ANS✓✓-disorder/disease, .also .known .as .its
.indication
Therapeutics .- .ANS✓✓-The .prevention .of .disease .and .treatment .of .suffering
Pharmacotherapy/pharmacotherapeutics .- .ANS✓✓-Administration .of .drugs .for
.the .purpose .of .disease .prevention .or .treatment .and .relief .of .disease/suffering
Drug .- .ANS✓✓-a .chemical .agent .capable .of .producing .biological .responses .in
.the .body
Advantages .of .prescription .drugs .- .ANS✓✓-- .Ordered .by .a .health-care .provider
.after .client .is .examined
- .Amount .and .frequency .of .a .drug .is .monitored .and .controlled
- .Patient .teaching .provided
Disadvantages .of .prescription .drugs .- .ANS✓✓-- .Requires .a .prescription
- .Requires .an .appointment
OTC .- .ANS✓✓-Over .the .counter
Advantages .of .OTC .drugs .- .ANS✓✓-- .No .appointment
- .No .prescription .required
- .Less .expensive
Disadvantages .of .OTC .drugs .- .ANS✓✓-- .May .select .wrong .drug
- .May .not .know .side .effects
- .Ineffective .results
, Canadian .Drug .Regulation .- .ANS✓✓-- .Health .Canada-protect .Canadian .public
- .Ensure .safety, .effectiveness .and .high .quality .drugs
- .Long, .extensive .phases .for .approval .of .prescription .drugs
- .Only .10% .of .drugs .become .available .to .the .public
Therapeutic .Classification .- .ANS✓✓-therapeutic .usefulness .in .treating .a
.disease
Pharmacology .classification .- .ANS✓✓-way .in .which .drug .works .in .the .cells,
.tissue .or .on .a .body .system
- .addresses .mechanism .of .action .(how .drug .produces .its .effect)
- .more .specific .than .therapeutic .classification
- .requires .understanding .of .physiology .and .biochemistry
Chemical .Name .- .ANS✓✓-- .Assigned .using .standard .names/terms .by
.International .Union .of .Pure .and .Applied .Chemistry
- .Describes .physical .and .chemical .properties
Generic .Name .- .ANS✓✓-Chemical .substance .- .or .generic .equivalent .to
.brand/trade .drug, .less .expensive
Brand/Trade .Name .- .ANS✓✓-Assigned .by .company .marketing .drugs, .years .of
.research, .expensive
Controlled .Substances .- .ANS✓✓-drugs .that .have .the .potential .for .abuse .and
.dependency, .both .physical .and .psychological
- .Only .dispensed .for .specific .conditions/diseases
- .Must .be .labelled .with .letter ."C" .outside .container
ex. .Amphetamines, .Barbiturates .- .ANS✓✓-Controlled .Substances
Schedule .I .- .ANS✓✓-Available .only .by .prescription .and .provided .by .a
.pharmacist
Schedule .II .- .ANS✓✓-Obtained .in .an .area .with .no .public .access .and .provided
.by .a .pharmacist
Schedule .III .- .ANS✓✓-Open .access .in .pharmacy
Unscheduled .- .ANS✓✓-Can .be .sold .anywhere
Components .of .Pharmacokinetics .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Absorption
2. .Distribution
3. .Metabolism
4. .Excretion
