Test
Independent and Supplementary Prescribing
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1Choose the word or phrase from the list below that best completes this sentence.
Pharmacokinetics can be described as ________________________- Ahow the drug elicits it's effect in the body.
- Bhow the body handles a drug.
- Cthe composition of a drug.
- Dthe way in which a drug should be stored.
2Choose the word or phrase from the list below that best completes this sentence.
Drugs may act locally or systemically. Systemically means that the drug must enter ___________________ in order to be delivered to its site of action.- Athe brain
- Bthe circulation
- Cthe lymph nodes
- Dthe heart
3Which equation can you use to calculate the amount of a drug that reaches the systemic circulation?
- AF x dose
- BF/dose
- CF - dose
- DF + (2 x dose)
4Choose the word or phrase from the list below that best completes this sentence.
Drugs administered as an IV injection have a bioavailability of _________.- A100
- B10
- C1.0
- D0.1
5What words make up the acronym ADME?
- AAdministration
- BAbsorption
- CDistribution
- DDissolving
- EMaking
- FMetabolism
- GExit
- HExcretion
6Choose the word or phrase from the list below that best completes this sentence.
Generally in absorption, drugs move from an area of high concentration to a low concentration via ______________- Aosmosis.
- Bactive transport.
- Cpassive diffusion.
7Choose the word or phrase from the list below that best completes this sentence.
When drugs are being absorbed from an area of their low concentration to a higher concentration, they move by _____________- Aactive transport.
- Bosmosis.
- Cpassive diffusion.
8Choose the word or phrase from the list below that best completes this sentence.
Cell membranes are composed of a double layer of ____________________- Aproteins.
- Bsugars.
- Cphospholipids.
- Dions.
9Water soluble drugs pass cell membranes easier than lipid soluble drugs.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
10Choose the word or phrase from the list below that best completes this sentence.
The more _______________ a drug, the easier it is for the drug to be absorbed from the small intestine into the circulation.- Alipid soluble
- Bwater soluble
11Un-ionised drugs are lipid soluble.
What does un-ionised mean?- AThe drug carries no charge.
- BThe drug is negatively charged.
- CThe drug is positively charged.
- DThe molecule contains two opposing charges.
12Choose the word or phrase from the list below that best completes this sentence.
The small intestine has a large surface area due to it's large number of __________.- Avilli
- Bcillia
- Chairs
- Dcells
13Choose the word or phrase from the list below that best completes this sentence.
The larger the surface area for drug absorption, the _______ the absorption.- Aslower
- Bquicker
14Where does most drug absorption take place?
- AStomach
- BSmall Intestine
- CLarge Intestine
- DColon
15The presence of food after a meal will slow gastric emptying.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
16Sometimes drugs are prescribed to be taken with food. Why might this be?
- ATo lessen the side effects of a drug by preventing large concentrations from entering systemic circulation at the same time, ensuring a more gradual absorption due to gastric emptying.
- BTo mask the bad taste of a drug that is taken orally.
- CTo prevent local side effects, like irritation of the stomach lining, caused by drugs like NSAIDs.
17Choose the word or phrase from the list below that best completes this sentence.
Some drugs are absorbed from the small intestine into the _____________ and are transported directly into the liver.- Arenal portal vein
- Bcranial portal vein
- Chepatic portal vein
18What is the name of the process by which a drug is fully or partially metabolised by the liver, before entering the systemic circulation?
- AFirst pass metabolism
- BLiver/drug degradation
- CFirst past metabolism
19Hypomotility of the GI tract may result in lower concentrations of drug entering the circulation.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
20Blood flow affects absorption.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
21Choose the word or phrase from the list below that best completes this sentence.
A drug must reach it's site of action in ______________, in order to exert it's effect.- Aan adequate concentration
- Ba membrane bound vesicle
- Ca salt solution
22Blood flow affects distribution.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
23Blood flow affects distribution. Organs that have high perfusion, e.g. heart, therefore receive drugs slowly.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
24Choose the word or phrase from the list below that best completes this sentence.
Only ________ drug can cross plasma membranes and therefore exert an effect.- Afree
- Bplasma protein bound
- Calbumin bound
Información
- Descripción
- Pharmacology quiz using the Independent and Supplementary prescribing text book.
- Autor
- offersforalice
- Idioma
- English
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