Pharmacology/Med Conditions

Question 1

____________ is the process by which the body takes in or revives a drug.

Answer 1

absorption

Question 2

What part of the prescription form has instructions on a prescription explaining how to take a specific medicine?

a. Signature
b. Superscription
c. Signature
d. Inscription

Answer 2

signature

Question 3

What is the abbreviation for twice a day?

a. q.i.d
b. q.d
c. t.i.d.
d. b.i.d.

Answer 3

b.i.d.

Question 4

What schedule of drug is Tylenol with codeine?

a. Schedule III Drugs
b. Schedule II Drugs
c. Schedule IV Drugs
d. Schedule V Drugs

Answer 4

schedule III drugs

Question 5

Stages that a drug goes through once it enters the body:

a. Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
b. Absorption, metabolism, distribution, excretion
c. Metabolism, absorption, distribution, excretion
d. Distribution, metabolism, absorption, excretion

Answer 5

absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion

Question 6

Which of the following are different route(s) of drug administration?

a. Oral route
b. Topical route
c. Transdermal route
d. Only a and b
e. All the above

Answer 6

all the above

Question 7

What is the loss of a drugs effectiveness that occurs when a patient has taken the drug over time and no longer receives the drug’s beneficial effects?

a. Drug addiction
b. Drug tolerance
c. Drug toxicity
d. Drug interaction

Answer 7

drug tolerance

Question 8

True or False. An ethical drug is a drug that requires a prescription.

Answer 8

true

Question 9

What drug is prescribed to slow the clotting of blood?

a. Antiasthenic
b. Anticonvulsant
c. Antidepressant
d. Anticoagulant

Answer 9

anticoagulant

Question 10

The slowest route of absorption for a drug is

a. Sublingual
b. Topical
c. Oral
d. Inhalation

Answer 10

oral