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Question 1

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What is the meaning of the root of the word for pharmacology (pharmakon) in the early Greek language?
Answer
  • Sleep
  • Antibiotic
  • Magic spell
  • History
  • Antidote

Question 2

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What is an apothecary?
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  • a greenhouse for growing medicinal plants
  • a publication listing common medical preparations available in individual hospitals or communities
  • a science dealing with the preparation of herbal medications
  • forerunner of today's pharmacists in England

Question 3

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During what time frame of American history did the boundaries between physician and pharmacist become clearly delineated?
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  • 1492-1535 (settling of America)
  • 1776-1784 (American Revolution)
  • 1861-1865 (Civil War)
  • 1914-1918 (World War I)
  • 1939-1945 (World War II)

Question 4

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What organization was established in 1852 to counter the encroachment of other medical areas into pharmacy?
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  • American Medical Association (AMA)
  • American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA)
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of America (PMA)
  • International Association of Formulators and Dispensers (IAFD)

Question 5

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What is another term for a drug's United States Adopted Name (USAN)?
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  • chemical
  • generic
  • trade
  • brand

Question 6

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What did the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 require of new drugs before they could be marketed in the United States?
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  • safety
  • efficacy
  • nonaddictiveness
  • affordability

Question 7

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What phase of clinical trials is carried out after the drug has been approved for marketing?
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  • phase I
  • phase II
  • phase III
  • phase IV
  • phase V

Question 8

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When is a drug studied in patients who have the condition that the drug is intended to treat?
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  • phase I
  • phase II
  • phase III
  • phase IV

Question 9

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Drugs from which FDA Pregnancy Category can safely be used in pregnant patients?
Answer
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • X

Question 10

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Into how many schedules are controlled substances categorized in the United States?
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  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6

Question 11

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What is not true of FDA-approved generic drugs?
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  • They must contain the same active ingredients as the original drug.
  • Although they may have a new generic name or USAN, generic drugs may keep the trade name of the original drug.
  • Generic drugs must be identical in strength, dosage form, and route of administration to the original drug.
  • They must have the same indications as the original drug.

Question 12

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Manufacturers of foods containing which ingredients may make health claims regarding the disease-fighting action of the food?
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  • whole grains
  • simple carbohydrates
  • unsaturated fats
  • gluten
  • low fat

Question 13

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The first London pharmacopoeia, compiled in 1618,
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  • contained recipes for various medical treatments.
  • eliminated many ridiculous drug preparations.
  • scientifically described and classified 600 plants by substance.
  • advocated curing illnesses with an herbal compound of an opposing quality.
  • described how drugs work on the body.

Question 14

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What event forced American physicians and druggists to make their own drugs?
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  • French and Indian War
  • American Revolution
  • War of 1812
  • Civil War
  • World War I

Question 15

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The first chemical agent used to treat a disease was
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  • carbolic acid
  • arsphenamine
  • insulin
  • prontosil
  • penicillin

Question 16

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Which task might a pharmacy technician in a hospital pharmacy perform?
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  • prepare sterile IVs and chemotherapy compounds
  • conduct a "tech check tech" in the preparation of medicine carts
  • educate nurses about pharmacy-related issues
  • prepare and educate
  • all of them

Question 17

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What is the source of thyroid?
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  • plants
  • animal products
  • minerals
  • synthetic materials
  • bioengineering

Question 18

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Professionals and consumers can report serious adverse drug reactions to
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  • MedWatch.
  • the DEA.
  • the USP-NF.
  • the PTCB.
  • the NABP.

Question 19

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A Black Box warning
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  • alerts prescribers to the known problems with the use of the drug.
  • allows the prescriber to weigh the advantage of using this drug with its risks.
  • is on thousands of drugs on the market.
  • all of them.

Question 20

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A rating system devised by the FDA to establish the therapeutic equivalent of generic drugs is the
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  • pass/fail system.
  • +/- system.
  • thumbs-up system.
  • one/two system.
  • A/B system.

Question 21

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What can drugs combine with in addition to receptors?
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  • enzymes
  • transport proteins
  • nucleic acids
  • all of them

Question 22

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What does the abbreviation ADME stand for?
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  • agonist, dose, mechanism, endogenous
  • antagonist, distribution, mechanism, external
  • absorption, drug, metabolism, endogenous
  • absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination

Question 23

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What form of a drug crosses cell membranes easily?
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  • nonionized
  • ionized
  • both ionized and nonionized drugs cross cell membranes easily
  • neither ionized nor nonionized drugs readily cross cell membranes

Question 24

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By what process can one drug increase the metabolism of both itself and other drugs?
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  • inhibition
  • bioavailability
  • first-pass
  • induction
  • affinity

Question 25

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What term is used to describe the phenomenon in which elevating a dose of drug no longer improves the clinical effect for that drug?
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  • potency
  • ceiling effect
  • peak vs. trough effect
  • first-pass
  • clearance

Question 26

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What is the elimination process of most drugs in which a constant fraction of the drug is eliminated per unit of time?
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  • volume distribution
  • half-life
  • first-order
  • zero-order

Question 27

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If a drug has a half-life of 6 hours and a starting blood concentration of 100 mg/kg, how long will it take until the concentration of the drug in the blood is 25 mg/kg?
Answer
  • 3 hours
  • 6 hours
  • 12 hours
  • 24 hours

Question 28

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What term is used to describe a severe response to a chemical that is characterized by life-threatening respiratory distress and shock?
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  • allergic sensitivity
  • anaphylactic reaction
  • idiosyncratic reaction
  • active immunity

Question 29

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Which statement is not true about receptors?
Answer
  • Receptors are protein molecules.
  • Receptors are located in extra-cellular fluid.
  • There are different types of receptors throughout the body.
  • Receptors and chemical messengers must have complementary structures to bind.
  • Receptors play a role in blood clotting and smooth muscle contraction.

Question 30

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What statement is true about lipids?
Answer
  • They are protein molecules.
  • They generally attract water.
  • They generally repel water.
  • They are not part of the cell membrane.

Question 31

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Which route of administration does not require absorption?
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  • oral
  • topical
  • rectal
  • intravenous
  • transdermal

Question 32

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The first main phase of the pharmacokinetic process is
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  • absorption of drug into bloodstream.
  • absorption of drug by the liver.
  • distribution of drug to organs and tissues.
  • metabolism of drug by the liver.

Question 33

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Which process involves bringing a drug to its sites of action?
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  • elimination
  • absorption
  • distribution
  • metabolism

Question 34

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The rate at which a drug is eliminated from a specific volume of blood per unit of time is referred to as its
Answer
  • duration of action
  • metabolism
  • clearance
  • distribution

Question 35

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Some drugs may be administered by injection because they have substantial
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  • side effects.
  • therapeutic effects.
  • first-pass effects.
  • ceiling effects.

Question 36

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How can the length of time required to achieve a drug's therapeutic level be shortened?
Answer
  • accelerate the duration of action
  • analyze a patient blood sample and adjust dosage accordingly
  • vary doses and dosing intervals
  • administer a loading dose

Question 37

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A drug's clearance is important for determining the
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  • loading dose.
  • maintenance dose.
  • ceiling effect
  • first-pass effect

Question 38

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Taking more of your prescription painkillers than prescribed is an example of
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  • drug dependence.
  • drug addiction.
  • drug abuse.
  • drug tolerance.
  • drug intolerance.

Question 39

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The label "Do not take with antacids" is placed on a prescription container to warn patients of a potential
Answer
  • drug interaction.
  • allergic response.
  • adverse side effect.
  • drug interaction and allergic response.
  • all of them.

Question 40

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A person on calcium for osteoporosis also needs to take Vitamin D. Without Vitamin D, the calcium cannot get into the bone. The relationship between calcium and Vitamin D is an example of
Answer
  • addition.
  • antagonism.
  • potentiation.
  • synergism.
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