Exam 1: NUR 2474/ NUR2474 Pharmacology
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Q: If the half-life of a particular medication is 10 hours and we take a 25mg tablet at noon, how
much of the substance will remain in our system at 10 PM?
Answer:
12.5mg
Q: True or False: If a drug’s half-life is 24hr or greater, do not dose it more frequently than once
per day.
Answer:
True
Q: “What the drug does to the body” is what phase?
Answer:
Pharmacodynamic
Q: True or False: if either the peak or trough is too high, toxicity can occur.
Answer:
True
Q: An altered or modified action or effect of a drug as a result of interaction with one or
multiple drugs is considered to be what?
Answer:
A drug interaction
Q: True or False. Interactions can be are drug-drug, drug-nutrient (food,alcohol), drug-disease,
drug-laboratory
Answer:
True
Q: Some interaction are (combining BP meds for better control) or
_____ (mixing acetaminophen and statins can lead to hepatoxicity)
Answer:
desired;undesired
Q: What patients are at risk for drug interactions?
Answer:
Patients with chronic health conditions, take multiple medications, see multiple healthcare
providers, and those who use multiple pharmacies
Q: When two or more drugs are given together and the combined effect is substantially greater
than the combined effect of the two.
Answer:
Synergistic Effect
Q: A beta blocker and a diuretic plus acetaminophen and codeine are an example of a
_ effect
Answer:
desired
Q: Amoxicillin and clavulanic acid (Augmentin) is an example of a _ effect
Answer:
Desired
Q: Morphine (CNS depressant) and naloxone (naloxone used as a reversal agent for opioids)
produces what kind of effect?
Answer:
Desirable
Q: Unavoidable secondary drug effect produced at therapeutic doses
-BP causing hypotension
-Nausea or vomiting-MOST COMMON
Answer:
Side Effects
Q: The degree of detrimental physiologic effects caused by excessive drug dosing
-Acetaminophen causing hepatoxicity
Answer:
Toxicity