1.1 Multiple Choice Questions

1 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc.Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 6e (Turley) Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology 1.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1) Pharmacology is the study of ________.

• how drugs are dispensed
• pills and how to give them
• drugs and their interactions with living organisms
• plants, herbs, minerals, and animals

Answer: C

Explanation:

• The dispensing of drugs is only a small part of the field of pharmacology.
• Pharmacology does this, but includes much more.
• This is the correct definition.
• Some drugs come from these sources, but it is not the focus of pharmacology.

2) The word pharmacology comes from ________.

• the Dutch word droog
• the Greek word pharmakon
• the Greek word prophylaxis
• the Latin word medicina

Answer: B

Explanation:

• The Dutch word droog is where we get the word drug.
• Correct. Pharmacology comes from the Greek word pharmakon.
• The Greek word prophylaxis means to keep guard before.
• The Latin word medicina is where we get the word medicine or medication.

3) Drugs have three medical uses. Which of the following is NOT one of those uses?

• Drugs can provide evidence that a disease is present.
• Drugs can treat symptoms, signs, and diseases.
• Drugs can prevent disease.
• Drugs can cause symptoms, signs, and diseases.

Answer: D

Explanation:

A) Diagnose: This is one of the three medical uses for drugs.

B) Treat: This is one of the three medical uses for drugs.

C) Prevent: This is one of the three medical uses for drugs.

• Correct. This is true, but it is not one of the medical uses for a drug.

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2 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc.4) The use of drugs during x-ray procedures and other medical tests to show evidence of a disease is known as ________.

• a preventive use
• a diagnostic use
• treating symptoms and signs of a disease
• None of the above

Answer: B

Explanation:

• The preventive use of drugs does not occur during a radiologic procedure.
• Correct. A diagnostic use does show evidence of a disease.
• Drugs used during radiologic procedures are not treating a disease.
• One of these answers is correct.

5) The medicinal use of foxglove to make the drug digoxin (Lanoxin) is an example of a modern drug derived from ________.

• an animal
• a mineral
• a plant
• a trace element

Answer: C

Explanation:

• Foxglove is not an animal.
• Foxglove is not a mineral.
• Correct. Foxglove is a plant.
• Foxglove is not a trace element.

6) The drug Premarin, a female hormone replacement used to treat the symptoms of menopause, is derived from ________.

• pregnant mares' urine
• margarine and oils
• the lanolin from processed sheep's wool
• powdered rose hips

Answer: A

Explanation:

• Correct. The drug name Premarin is taken from the phrase pregnant mares' urine.
• Premarin is not derived from margarine and oils.
• Premarin is not derived from lanolin from processed sheep's wool.
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3 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc.7) Which of the following has NEVER been the source of a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus?

• ground-up beef pancreas
• the saliva of Gila monsters
• ground-up pork pancreas
• lanolin from sheep

Answer: D

Explanation:

• Ground-up animal pancreas was a source of insulin for treating diabetes mellitus the past.
• The saliva of the Gila monster is a source of the antidiabetic drug Byetta.
• Ground-up pig pancreas was a source of insulin for treating diabetes mellitus in the past.
• Correct. Lanolin is a topical drug; it is not used to treat diabetes mellitus.

8) In the past, without the use of computers, designing a new drug was ________.

• a quick process, done by just repositioning molecules
• a slow process of trial and error
• not done, because drug companies didn't know about molecular structures
• easy to do, by using models of wood and wire

Answer: B

Explanation:

• Without the use of computers, designing a new drug was not a quick process.
• Correct. Without computers, drug design was a slow process in the past.
• Even before computers, drug companies knew about molecular structures.
• Manipulating wood and wire models was slow.

9) Which drug was NOT created using molecular manipulation?

• the antibiotic drug ampicillin
• the antianxiety drug diazepam (Valium)
• human insulin (Humulin)
• the antihistamine fexofenadine (Allegra)

Answer: C

Explanation:

• Ampicillin was created from penicillin by molecular manipulation.
• Diazepam (Valium) was created from chlordiazepoxide by molecular manipulation.
• Correct. Human insulin (Humulin) was created by recombinant DNA technology, not

molecular manipulation.

• Fexofenadine (Allegra) was created from another antihistamine drug by molecular

manipulation.

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4 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc.10) Information from the human genome has led to the development of the subspecialty area of ________ in research and drug design.

• pharmacogenetics
• pharmacogenomics
• pharmacology
• A and B

Answer: D

Explanation:

• This is true, but it is not the only correct answer.
• This is true, but it is not the only correct answer.
• Pharmacology existed before the human genome was discovered.
• Correct.

11) Prescription drugs are defined as those drugs that ________.

• meet clinical trial requirements and are approved by the FDA
• are stronger than what is allowed for over-the-counter use
• are not safe to use except under professional medical supervision
• contain addictive properties that prevent over-the-counter use

Answer: C

Explanation:

• This is not a correct description of a prescription drug.
• This is not a correct description of a prescription drug.
• Correct. This is the definition of a prescription drug.
• This is not a correct description of a prescription drug.

12) Which of the following statements concerning schedule drugs is TRUE?

• Schedule I drugs can be included—in small doses—in over-the-counter drugs.
• Schedule I drugs have the highest potential for abuse and addiction, while Schedule V drugs

have the lowest.

• Schedule V drugs are not available under any circumstances, even with a prescription.
• Schedule V drugs have the highest potential for abuse and addiction, while Schedule I drugs

have the lowest.

Answer: B

Explanation:

• Schedule I drugs have no currently accepted medical use.
• Correct. This is true.
• It is Schedule I drugs, not Schedule V drugs, that are not available under any circumstances.

Schedule V drugs are available.

• It is Schedule I drugs that have the highest potential for abuse and addiction, while Schedule

V drugs have the lowest.

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