NURS 615 PHARM EXAM 1 MARYVILLE

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NURS 615 PHARM EXAM 1 – MARYVILLE

UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT

SOLUTIONS.

How does hypoalbuminemia affect the process of prescribing? - correct answer- Low albumin = more free drug (bc the drug can't bind to albumin aka protein) = increased adverse effects

What is a Black Box Warning: - correct answer- is considered a

contraindication to administer that drug.

What is the drugs half-life? - correct answer- Half-life specifically means the amount of time it takes for an administered drug to be halfway cleared from the system.

Peak of action: - correct answer- the time between drug

administration and maximum concentration of drug in the blood stream. Best therapeutic effect.

Duration of action: - correct answer- the time between onset of

action and metabolism of drug below the minimum needed for an effect. The length of time you have the drug in your system. 1 / 4

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According to the WHO what is the first step in the prescribing process? - correct answer- The first step is to define the patient's problem

The second step is to - correct answer- specify the therapeutic objective

The third step is to - correct answer- choose which drug or treatment is needed.

Step 4 of the WHO approach: - correct answer- Start the

treatment

Step 5 of the WHO approach: - correct answer- Educate the

patient

Step 6 of the WHO approach: - correct answer- Monitor the

treatment

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Phase 1 of drug development: - correct answer- The drug is

tested on healthy volunteers

Phase 2 of drug development: - correct answer- trials with

people who have the disease for which the drug is thought to be effective

Phase 3 of drug development: - correct answer- Large numbers

of patients in medical research centers receive the drug in phase 3. This larger sampling provides information about infrequent or rare adverse effects. The FFA will approve a new drug application if phase 3 studies are satisfactory.

Phase 4 of drug development: - correct answer- This phase is

voluntary and involves postmarket surveillance of the drug's therapeutic effects at the completion of phase 3. The pharmaceutical company receives reports from doctors and other health care professionals about the therapeutic results and adverse effects of the drug. Some medications, for example, have been found to be toxic and have been removed from the market after their initial release.

Explain first pass metabolism - correct answer- much of the drug is lost in the absorption process. The liver metabolizes many drugs, thus reduces the bioavailabilty of the drug. 3 / 4

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What is the fasted route of absorption: - correct answer- The

fastest route of absorption is inhalation, and not as mistakenly considered the IV administration.

Why does the GI tract take longer to absorb? - correct answer- The GI tract is lined with epithelial cells; drugs must permeate through these cells in order to be absorbed into the circulatory system.

What is One particular cellular barrier that may prevent absorption of a given drug? - correct answer- the cell membrane. Cell membranes are essentially lipid bilayers which form a semipermeable membrane. Pure lipid bilayers are generally permeable only to small and uncharged solutes, hence whether or not a molecule is ionized will affect its absorption, since ionic molecules are charged.

What is solubility? - correct answer- Solubility favors charged species, permeability favors neutral species. Some molecules have special exchange proteins and channels to facilitate movement from the lumen into the circulation.

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