HOSA PHARMACOLOGY LATEST EXAM 2025-2026
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Overview
Created to mirror the structure, depth, and rigor of the HOSA Pharmacology Exam, this
comprehensive study resource reinforces essential pharmacological principles required for
academic and competitive success. Covering drug classifications, mechanisms of action,
therapeutic uses, side effects, dosage calculations, and safe-medication practices, it provides
learners with a robust foundation aligned with the 2025–2026 HOSA competitive event
standards.
This guide equips students with the knowledge, accuracy, and confidence needed to excel on the
exam and demonstrate mastery of core pharmacology competencies.
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Purpose
• To provide a complete, high-yield review for the HOSA Pharmacology Exam
• To strengthen understanding of major drug categories, actions, and clinical applications
• To reinforce safe-medication practices and pharmacological principles
• To enhance preparedness and performance in HOSA competitive events
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Recommended For
• Students preparing for the 2025–2026 HOSA Pharmacology Exam
• Learners seeking to strengthen foundational and advanced pharmacology knowledge
• Educators, tutors, and team advisors developing high-quality preparation materials
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Your Complete HOSA Pharmacology Study Resource
With 200 expertly crafted questions and correct answers, the HOSA Pharmacology Exam
Study Guide (2025–2026) serves as your most accurate, comprehensive, and effective tool for
mastering essential pharmacology concepts and achieving top exam performance.
,An older client with a decreased percentage of lean body mass is likely to receive a prescription that is
adjusted based on which pharmacokinetic process?
A) Absorption
B) Metabolism
C) Elimination
D) Distribution - ANSWER-D) Distribution
Which of the following is a parenteral method of administering a drug?
A) Topical
B) Oral
C) Sublingual
D) Rectal - ANSWER-A) Topical
Which of the following is an enteral method of administering drugs?
A. Rectal
B. Intranasal
C. Topical
D. Tracheal - ANSWER-A. Rectal
How are the solid forms of drugs most frequently administered?
A. Parenteral
B. Intravenous
C. Enteral
D. Inhalation - ANSWER-C. Enteral
Which of the following methods of medication administration is described as readily available, painless,
and noninvasive but has limited value in an emergent situation because of slow or erratic absorption? A.
Sublingual
B. Oral
,C. Topical
D. Rectal - ANSWER-B. Oral
What method of medication administration is best described as painless and has a rapid onset of action
but requires a responsive, cooperative patient with an intact gag reflex? A. Topical
B. Oral
C. IV
D. Buccal - ANSWER-D. Buccal
Which of the following methods of medication administration is easily accessible during an active seizure
if an IV is unobtainable?
A. IO
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. Tracheal - ANSWER-C. Rectal
Which of the following medication administration methods has an immediate onset and is easily
accessible, but is painful and time-consuming and has a significant potential for causing adverse
reactions?
A. IM
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. IV - ANSWER-D. IV
Valium is an example of which type of drug name?
A. Generic name
B. Chemical name
C. Official name
D. Trade name - ANSWER-D. Trade name
, Which of the following best describes the absorption of topical nitroglycerin in a patient with poor
peripheral circulation?
A. Absorption is enhanced, and the results may be stronger than expected.
B. Absorption decreases, and the results may be stronger than expected.
C. Absorption is unchanged, and the results can be typical.
D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired. - ANSWER-D. Absorption decreases,
and the results may be less than desired.
Which of the following terms is best defined as the passive transport of solutes?
A. Absorption
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Concentration - ANSWER-B. Diffusion
The method of administration of a drug will have the greatest impact on which of the following actions?
A. Absorption
B. Excretion
C. Metabolism
D. Elimination - ANSWER-A. Absorption
Which of the following terms is used to describe a drug that produces a physiologic response when
bonded with a receptor?
A. Affinity
B. Partial agonist
C. Antagonist
D. Agonist - ANSWER-D. Agonist
Which of the following terms describes the amount of a drug that is required to provide a beneficial
effect in 50% of the drug-tested population?
A. Therapeutic dose
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Overview
Created to mirror the structure, depth, and rigor of the HOSA Pharmacology Exam, this
comprehensive study resource reinforces essential pharmacological principles required for
academic and competitive success. Covering drug classifications, mechanisms of action,
therapeutic uses, side effects, dosage calculations, and safe-medication practices, it provides
learners with a robust foundation aligned with the 2025–2026 HOSA competitive event
standards.
This guide equips students with the knowledge, accuracy, and confidence needed to excel on the
exam and demonstrate mastery of core pharmacology competencies.
─────────────────────────────
Purpose
• To provide a complete, high-yield review for the HOSA Pharmacology Exam
• To strengthen understanding of major drug categories, actions, and clinical applications
• To reinforce safe-medication practices and pharmacological principles
• To enhance preparedness and performance in HOSA competitive events
─────────────────────────────
Recommended For
• Students preparing for the 2025–2026 HOSA Pharmacology Exam
• Learners seeking to strengthen foundational and advanced pharmacology knowledge
• Educators, tutors, and team advisors developing high-quality preparation materials
─────────────────────────────
Your Complete HOSA Pharmacology Study Resource
With 200 expertly crafted questions and correct answers, the HOSA Pharmacology Exam
Study Guide (2025–2026) serves as your most accurate, comprehensive, and effective tool for
mastering essential pharmacology concepts and achieving top exam performance.
,An older client with a decreased percentage of lean body mass is likely to receive a prescription that is
adjusted based on which pharmacokinetic process?
A) Absorption
B) Metabolism
C) Elimination
D) Distribution - ANSWER-D) Distribution
Which of the following is a parenteral method of administering a drug?
A) Topical
B) Oral
C) Sublingual
D) Rectal - ANSWER-A) Topical
Which of the following is an enteral method of administering drugs?
A. Rectal
B. Intranasal
C. Topical
D. Tracheal - ANSWER-A. Rectal
How are the solid forms of drugs most frequently administered?
A. Parenteral
B. Intravenous
C. Enteral
D. Inhalation - ANSWER-C. Enteral
Which of the following methods of medication administration is described as readily available, painless,
and noninvasive but has limited value in an emergent situation because of slow or erratic absorption? A.
Sublingual
B. Oral
,C. Topical
D. Rectal - ANSWER-B. Oral
What method of medication administration is best described as painless and has a rapid onset of action
but requires a responsive, cooperative patient with an intact gag reflex? A. Topical
B. Oral
C. IV
D. Buccal - ANSWER-D. Buccal
Which of the following methods of medication administration is easily accessible during an active seizure
if an IV is unobtainable?
A. IO
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. Tracheal - ANSWER-C. Rectal
Which of the following medication administration methods has an immediate onset and is easily
accessible, but is painful and time-consuming and has a significant potential for causing adverse
reactions?
A. IM
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. IV - ANSWER-D. IV
Valium is an example of which type of drug name?
A. Generic name
B. Chemical name
C. Official name
D. Trade name - ANSWER-D. Trade name
, Which of the following best describes the absorption of topical nitroglycerin in a patient with poor
peripheral circulation?
A. Absorption is enhanced, and the results may be stronger than expected.
B. Absorption decreases, and the results may be stronger than expected.
C. Absorption is unchanged, and the results can be typical.
D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired. - ANSWER-D. Absorption decreases,
and the results may be less than desired.
Which of the following terms is best defined as the passive transport of solutes?
A. Absorption
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Concentration - ANSWER-B. Diffusion
The method of administration of a drug will have the greatest impact on which of the following actions?
A. Absorption
B. Excretion
C. Metabolism
D. Elimination - ANSWER-A. Absorption
Which of the following terms is used to describe a drug that produces a physiologic response when
bonded with a receptor?
A. Affinity
B. Partial agonist
C. Antagonist
D. Agonist - ANSWER-D. Agonist
Which of the following terms describes the amount of a drug that is required to provide a beneficial
effect in 50% of the drug-tested population?
A. Therapeutic dose
