NR 508 Advanced Pharmacology Exam
Review | Verified Questions, Correct
Answers & Detailed Drug Rationales
QUESTION:
State the three (3) most important characteristics of any drug.
ANSWER:
Effectiveness, safety, selectivity.
QUESTION:
Is it possible to have a selective drug?
ANSWER:
No, all medications have side effects.
QUESTION:
Define the four phases of pharmacokinetics.
,ANSWER:
Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
QUESTION:
Define pharmacodynamics.
ANSWER:
The nature and intensity of the response the drug has on the body.
QUESTION:
Name the three most important goals of pre-administration
assessment.
ANSWER:
Evaluate effects, identify high-risk patients, and assess for self-care.
QUESTION:
What factors can predispose an individual to adverse reactions from
drugs?
ANSWER:
Allergies, pregnancy, age, genetics, and pathological disease (kidney or
liver).
QUESTION:
What measures help reduce adverse reactions of medication
administration?
ANSWER:
,A thorough patient history to identify those who might be high risk and
patient education.
QUESTION:
What type of research is required to assess drug therapies?
ANSWER:
A randomized control trial is required for all new medications.
QUESTION:
What is a "blinded" study?
ANSWER:
Participants don't know if they belong to the control or experimental
group.
QUESTION:
Which Amendment strengthened drug regulation after the Thalidomide
tragedy in Europe?
ANSWER:
Harris-Kefauver Amendment to the FDA and the Cosmetic Act of 1962.
QUESTION:
What is the purpose of having a trade name (proprietary or brand
name) for a drug?
ANSWER:
, Trade names are easy to recall and pronounce, and good for marketing
purposes.
QUESTION:
What is one of the problems with trade names?
ANSWER:
Using two brand name drugs that have the same ingredient can lead to
overdose.
QUESTION:
Binds and blocks peptidases?
ANSWER:
Penicillin.
QUESTION:
Commonly used to treat urinary tract infections?
ANSWER:
Fluoroquinolones.
QUESTION:
Inhibits cell wall synthesis?
ANSWER:
Cephalosporins.
Review | Verified Questions, Correct
Answers & Detailed Drug Rationales
QUESTION:
State the three (3) most important characteristics of any drug.
ANSWER:
Effectiveness, safety, selectivity.
QUESTION:
Is it possible to have a selective drug?
ANSWER:
No, all medications have side effects.
QUESTION:
Define the four phases of pharmacokinetics.
,ANSWER:
Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
QUESTION:
Define pharmacodynamics.
ANSWER:
The nature and intensity of the response the drug has on the body.
QUESTION:
Name the three most important goals of pre-administration
assessment.
ANSWER:
Evaluate effects, identify high-risk patients, and assess for self-care.
QUESTION:
What factors can predispose an individual to adverse reactions from
drugs?
ANSWER:
Allergies, pregnancy, age, genetics, and pathological disease (kidney or
liver).
QUESTION:
What measures help reduce adverse reactions of medication
administration?
ANSWER:
,A thorough patient history to identify those who might be high risk and
patient education.
QUESTION:
What type of research is required to assess drug therapies?
ANSWER:
A randomized control trial is required for all new medications.
QUESTION:
What is a "blinded" study?
ANSWER:
Participants don't know if they belong to the control or experimental
group.
QUESTION:
Which Amendment strengthened drug regulation after the Thalidomide
tragedy in Europe?
ANSWER:
Harris-Kefauver Amendment to the FDA and the Cosmetic Act of 1962.
QUESTION:
What is the purpose of having a trade name (proprietary or brand
name) for a drug?
ANSWER:
, Trade names are easy to recall and pronounce, and good for marketing
purposes.
QUESTION:
What is one of the problems with trade names?
ANSWER:
Using two brand name drugs that have the same ingredient can lead to
overdose.
QUESTION:
Binds and blocks peptidases?
ANSWER:
Penicillin.
QUESTION:
Commonly used to treat urinary tract infections?
ANSWER:
Fluoroquinolones.
QUESTION:
Inhibits cell wall synthesis?
ANSWER:
Cephalosporins.
