PHARMACOLOGY – FINAL 2025/2026
EXAM WITH 255 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Pharmacokinetics - answer-the study of four basic processes of absorption,
distribution, metabolism, and excretion in response to drugs is termed...
Patient's social security number - answer-prescriptions must include all of the
following information except: name of drug, pt ssn, drug dosage, route of admin.
Prn - answer-an order for a drug to be given as needed is called a ___ order
Q4h - answer-how is an order for a drug to be taken "every 4 hours" indicated on
a prescription
Tid - answer-how is an order for a drug to be given "three times a day" indicated?
Gas - answer-which form of drug preparation tends to act more quickly?
Ung - answer-what is the abbreviation for an ointment form of a given drug?
Po - answer-how is an order for a drug to be given orally indicated
,Parenterally - answer-a medication to be administered by any route except the
mouth is given
Agonist - answer-a drug that binds to a receptor and stimulates its function is said
to be...
Therapeutic action - answer-an anticoagulant drug is classifed by its
Circulatory - answer-distribution of drugs within the body is carried out through
which of the following body systems: respiratory, circulatory, integumentary, or
urinary
Onset - answer-the time between administration of a drug and the first
appearance of its effects is called
Side - answer-an expected but unintended effect of a drug is termed a(n) ____
effect
Solid - answer-which drug form is used the least in the or? Semisolid, solid, liquid,
or gas
Absorption - answer-when a drug travels from the site of administration into the
blood stream it is called
Liver - answer-drugs are chemically altered by a process called metabolism in the:
Kidney - answer-most drugs are excreted and eliminated by the:
, Synergist - answer-a drug that enhances the effect of another drug is called a(n)
Nothing by mouth - answer-the abbreviation npo represents
Contraindication - answer-which of the following is a reason to consider a course
of treatment as improper or undesirable: agonist effect, antagonist effect,
contraindication, or indication
Pure food and drug act - answer-the set of standards for quality and proper
labeling of drugs, which was passed in 1906, was called...
Controlled substance act - answer-which standards were passed in 1970
Dea - answer-what was established to enforce the controlled substance act
State practice acts - answer-ordering, dispensing, and administering of
medications are governed by
Institutional policies and procedures - answer-the food and drug administration
regulates the pharmaceutical industry for adherence to each of the following
standards except: inspection of facilities in which drugs are made, investigation
and removal of unsafe drugs from the market, review of new drug application,
institutional policies and procedures
Clinical pharmacology - answer-in which phase of human testing is the drug given
to healthy volunteers
EXAM WITH 255 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Pharmacokinetics - answer-the study of four basic processes of absorption,
distribution, metabolism, and excretion in response to drugs is termed...
Patient's social security number - answer-prescriptions must include all of the
following information except: name of drug, pt ssn, drug dosage, route of admin.
Prn - answer-an order for a drug to be given as needed is called a ___ order
Q4h - answer-how is an order for a drug to be taken "every 4 hours" indicated on
a prescription
Tid - answer-how is an order for a drug to be given "three times a day" indicated?
Gas - answer-which form of drug preparation tends to act more quickly?
Ung - answer-what is the abbreviation for an ointment form of a given drug?
Po - answer-how is an order for a drug to be given orally indicated
,Parenterally - answer-a medication to be administered by any route except the
mouth is given
Agonist - answer-a drug that binds to a receptor and stimulates its function is said
to be...
Therapeutic action - answer-an anticoagulant drug is classifed by its
Circulatory - answer-distribution of drugs within the body is carried out through
which of the following body systems: respiratory, circulatory, integumentary, or
urinary
Onset - answer-the time between administration of a drug and the first
appearance of its effects is called
Side - answer-an expected but unintended effect of a drug is termed a(n) ____
effect
Solid - answer-which drug form is used the least in the or? Semisolid, solid, liquid,
or gas
Absorption - answer-when a drug travels from the site of administration into the
blood stream it is called
Liver - answer-drugs are chemically altered by a process called metabolism in the:
Kidney - answer-most drugs are excreted and eliminated by the:
, Synergist - answer-a drug that enhances the effect of another drug is called a(n)
Nothing by mouth - answer-the abbreviation npo represents
Contraindication - answer-which of the following is a reason to consider a course
of treatment as improper or undesirable: agonist effect, antagonist effect,
contraindication, or indication
Pure food and drug act - answer-the set of standards for quality and proper
labeling of drugs, which was passed in 1906, was called...
Controlled substance act - answer-which standards were passed in 1970
Dea - answer-what was established to enforce the controlled substance act
State practice acts - answer-ordering, dispensing, and administering of
medications are governed by
Institutional policies and procedures - answer-the food and drug administration
regulates the pharmaceutical industry for adherence to each of the following
standards except: inspection of facilities in which drugs are made, investigation
and removal of unsafe drugs from the market, review of new drug application,
institutional policies and procedures
Clinical pharmacology - answer-in which phase of human testing is the drug given
to healthy volunteers
