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EXAM 1: NUR 2407 / NUR2407 (LATEST UPDATE 2025
/ 2026) PHARMACOLOGY | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
100% CORRECT | GRADE A - RASMUSSEN
Pharmacokinetics .....ANSWER.....WHat the body does to the
drug; absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
Pharmacodynamics .....ANSWER.....the effect the drug has on the
body
Labs used to determine renal function .....ANSWER.....BUN,
creatinine, GFR
Labs used to determine hepatic function .....ANSWER.....ALT and
AST
First-Pass effect .....ANSWER.....the phenomenon where the
concentration of a drug is greatly reduced before it reaches the
systemic circulation due to liver absorption
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Half-Life .....ANSWER.....the time required for the quantity of an
item to reach half of its initial value
Tolerance .....ANSWER.....decreased responsiveness to a drug
over the course of therapy
Blood-Brain barrier .....ANSWER.....highly selective semi-
permiable membrance that seperates circulating blood from the
brain's extra-cellular fluid
How many schedules of controlled substances are there?
.....ANSWER.....5
Schedule 1 .....ANSWER.....high potential for abuse, no medically
acceptable uses
Schedule 2 .....ANSWER.....high potential for abuse but has
medically accepted uses: opioids, stimulants
Schedule 3 .....ANSWER.....medically acceptable, potential for
abuse is less than schedule 1 or 2, may cause some dependance
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Schedule 4 .....ANSWER.....medically acceptable, may cause
dependance: phenobarbital, benzodiazepines
Which schedule cannot be refilled .....ANSWER.....schedule 2
Chemical name .....ANSWER.....the drug's chemical structure
Generic name .....ANSWER.....non proprietary name for a drug
Brand Name .....ANSWER.....the trademarked proprietary name
of a drug
Pregnancy Category A .....ANSWER.....low risk, no known risk to
women or fetus
Pregnancy Category B .....ANSWER.....Animal studies show no
risk, no human trial performed
Pregnancy Category C .....ANSWER.....Animal studies show risk to
fetus, no human trial performed
Pregnancy Category D .....ANSWER.....Harm to fetus is known
EXAM 1: NUR 2407 / NUR2407 (LATEST UPDATE 2025
/ 2026) PHARMACOLOGY | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
100% CORRECT | GRADE A - RASMUSSEN
Pharmacokinetics .....ANSWER.....WHat the body does to the
drug; absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
Pharmacodynamics .....ANSWER.....the effect the drug has on the
body
Labs used to determine renal function .....ANSWER.....BUN,
creatinine, GFR
Labs used to determine hepatic function .....ANSWER.....ALT and
AST
First-Pass effect .....ANSWER.....the phenomenon where the
concentration of a drug is greatly reduced before it reaches the
systemic circulation due to liver absorption
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Half-Life .....ANSWER.....the time required for the quantity of an
item to reach half of its initial value
Tolerance .....ANSWER.....decreased responsiveness to a drug
over the course of therapy
Blood-Brain barrier .....ANSWER.....highly selective semi-
permiable membrance that seperates circulating blood from the
brain's extra-cellular fluid
How many schedules of controlled substances are there?
.....ANSWER.....5
Schedule 1 .....ANSWER.....high potential for abuse, no medically
acceptable uses
Schedule 2 .....ANSWER.....high potential for abuse but has
medically accepted uses: opioids, stimulants
Schedule 3 .....ANSWER.....medically acceptable, potential for
abuse is less than schedule 1 or 2, may cause some dependance
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Schedule 4 .....ANSWER.....medically acceptable, may cause
dependance: phenobarbital, benzodiazepines
Which schedule cannot be refilled .....ANSWER.....schedule 2
Chemical name .....ANSWER.....the drug's chemical structure
Generic name .....ANSWER.....non proprietary name for a drug
Brand Name .....ANSWER.....the trademarked proprietary name
of a drug
Pregnancy Category A .....ANSWER.....low risk, no known risk to
women or fetus
Pregnancy Category B .....ANSWER.....Animal studies show no
risk, no human trial performed
Pregnancy Category C .....ANSWER.....Animal studies show risk to
fetus, no human trial performed
Pregnancy Category D .....ANSWER.....Harm to fetus is known
