NUR 2407 Pharmacology Exam 1 - Multiple
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1. The study of drug C
absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and
excretion is known as
A. pharmacotherapeutics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. pharmacokinetics
D. pharmacy
E. posology
2. The medical situation D
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 C
unexpected 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 A
that relates to the amount
of drug administered to
produce a therapeutic
effect.
A. posology
B. toxicology
C. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacotherapeutics
E. pharmacy
,8. A medication that does C
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 D
cross the blood-brain
barrier, they must be
A. ionized
B. positively charged
C. water soluble
D. lipid soluble
E. negatively charged
13. First-pass metabolism C
refers to the metabolism
of drugs in the
A. kidney
B. blood vessels
C. liver
D. heart
E. adipose tissue
14. Drug X has a half-life B
of 6 hours. How much
drug is left in the body 18
hours after an IV injection
of 1200 milligrams (mg)?
15. Drugs that have D= x
demonstrated
teratogenic effects in
women are classified as
Pregnancy Category
A. B
B. C
C. D
D. X
E. NR
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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
2. The medical situation D
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 C
unexpected 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 A
that relates to the amount
of drug administered to
produce a therapeutic
effect.
A. posology
B. toxicology
C. pharmacodynamics
D. pharmacotherapeutics
E. pharmacy
,8. A medication that does C
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 D
cross the blood-brain
barrier, they must be
A. ionized
B. positively charged
C. water soluble
D. lipid soluble
E. negatively charged
13. First-pass metabolism C
refers to the metabolism
of drugs in the
A. kidney
B. blood vessels
C. liver
D. heart
E. adipose tissue
14. Drug X has a half-life B
of 6 hours. How much
drug is left in the body 18
hours after an IV injection
of 1200 milligrams (mg)?
15. Drugs that have D= x
demonstrated
teratogenic effects in
women are classified as
Pregnancy Category
A. B
B. C
C. D
D. X
E. NR
