NBDHE PharmacologyExam 2025 UPDATE/PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (complete solutions) ASSURED
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potency is related to - correct answer dose. Potency is greater when a dose is smaller
efficacy is - correct answer the maximum response of a drug regardless of dose
What is first past effect? - correct answer When orally administered drugs pass through the
hepatic portal which reduces the amount effective drug. this requires large doses of a drug
What drug administration route is used to deliver protein products? - correct answer
Subcutaneous
The TB skin test is an example of what route of drug administration? - correct answer
Intradermal
The study of how we drug enters the body, circulates in the body and leaves the body - correct
answer pharmacokinetics
What organ is involved in absorption of oral drugs? - correct answer small intestine
What is the most important site for metabolism of drugs? - correct answer the liver
What is the most important organ that is involved in excretion? - correct answer kidneys
What terminates drug effects? - correct answer elimination
What steps do intra-vascular drugs bypass? - correct answer absorption and first pass
What drugs are known to move across biological membranes by diffusion? - correct answer
Lipid soluble drugs
Metabolism is also known as - correct answer Bio transformation
Side effects are - correct answer Dose related reaction that is not part of the desired
therapeutic action
True or false: an allergic reaction is related to dose - correct answer false
An abnormal drug response that is usually genetically determined - correct answer Idiosyncrasy
What are the two branches of the autonomic nervous system? - correct answer Sympathetic
and parasympathetic
What are some effects of the sympathetic nervous system? - correct answer Fight or flight
Increase blood pressure through vasoconstriction
, Dilate pupils and bronchioles
Reduce salivary flow
The preganglionic neurotransmitter for the sympathetic nervous system is - correct answer
Acetylcholine
The Post ganglionic neurotransmitter for the sympathetic nervous system is - correct answer
Norepinephrine
What drugs mimic the sympathetic nervous system? - correct answer Adrenergic drugs
What diseases should avoid adrenergic drugs? - correct answer angina, uncontrolled
hypertension and uncontrolled hyperthyroidism
What is dopamine used to treat? And what class of drugs is it? - correct answer Shock, Low
blood pressure, parkinson's. adrenergic
Andrenergic blocking drugs are used to treat - correct answer High blood pressure, angina,
glaucoma and myocardial infarction
Propanolol is also known as:
And it is a - correct answer Inderal
Nonselective beta blocker to treat hypertension
Atenolol is also known as:
And it is a - correct answer Tenormin
Selective beta blocker to treat hypertension
Lopressor is also known as
And it is a - correct answer Metoprolol
selective beta blocker to treat hypertension
pilocarpine is an example of a:
what two diseases can it treat? - correct answer cholinergic drug.
It increases saliva flow in patients with sjogrens
can also tx glaucoma
what type of drugs are used to treat hypertension and angina? - correct answer adrenergic
blocking
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (complete solutions) ASSURED
SUCCESS/GRADED A+!!!
potency is related to - correct answer dose. Potency is greater when a dose is smaller
efficacy is - correct answer the maximum response of a drug regardless of dose
What is first past effect? - correct answer When orally administered drugs pass through the
hepatic portal which reduces the amount effective drug. this requires large doses of a drug
What drug administration route is used to deliver protein products? - correct answer
Subcutaneous
The TB skin test is an example of what route of drug administration? - correct answer
Intradermal
The study of how we drug enters the body, circulates in the body and leaves the body - correct
answer pharmacokinetics
What organ is involved in absorption of oral drugs? - correct answer small intestine
What is the most important site for metabolism of drugs? - correct answer the liver
What is the most important organ that is involved in excretion? - correct answer kidneys
What terminates drug effects? - correct answer elimination
What steps do intra-vascular drugs bypass? - correct answer absorption and first pass
What drugs are known to move across biological membranes by diffusion? - correct answer
Lipid soluble drugs
Metabolism is also known as - correct answer Bio transformation
Side effects are - correct answer Dose related reaction that is not part of the desired
therapeutic action
True or false: an allergic reaction is related to dose - correct answer false
An abnormal drug response that is usually genetically determined - correct answer Idiosyncrasy
What are the two branches of the autonomic nervous system? - correct answer Sympathetic
and parasympathetic
What are some effects of the sympathetic nervous system? - correct answer Fight or flight
Increase blood pressure through vasoconstriction
, Dilate pupils and bronchioles
Reduce salivary flow
The preganglionic neurotransmitter for the sympathetic nervous system is - correct answer
Acetylcholine
The Post ganglionic neurotransmitter for the sympathetic nervous system is - correct answer
Norepinephrine
What drugs mimic the sympathetic nervous system? - correct answer Adrenergic drugs
What diseases should avoid adrenergic drugs? - correct answer angina, uncontrolled
hypertension and uncontrolled hyperthyroidism
What is dopamine used to treat? And what class of drugs is it? - correct answer Shock, Low
blood pressure, parkinson's. adrenergic
Andrenergic blocking drugs are used to treat - correct answer High blood pressure, angina,
glaucoma and myocardial infarction
Propanolol is also known as:
And it is a - correct answer Inderal
Nonselective beta blocker to treat hypertension
Atenolol is also known as:
And it is a - correct answer Tenormin
Selective beta blocker to treat hypertension
Lopressor is also known as
And it is a - correct answer Metoprolol
selective beta blocker to treat hypertension
pilocarpine is an example of a:
what two diseases can it treat? - correct answer cholinergic drug.
It increases saliva flow in patients with sjogrens
can also tx glaucoma
what type of drugs are used to treat hypertension and angina? - correct answer adrenergic
blocking
