Pharmacology NURS 251 Module 1 - 10 Exam

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Pharmacology NURS 251 Module 1 - 10 Exam and Pharmacology NURS 251 Final Exam

Pharmacology NURS 251 Module 1

• A patient recently started taking a new medication; he mentions to his

doctor at his next appointment that he has noticed his mouth is extremely dry since starting the medication to the point where he is not able to eat.He has tried managing it with lozenges and increased liquids and nothing seems to work. What drug effect best describes the dry mouth this patient is experiencing ANS Adverse Effect

• True/False

Depending on the risk vs. benefit to the patient it is sometimes necessary to continue treatment despite a harmful adverse event occurring ANS True

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• True/False

The site within the cell that a drug binds to in order to exert its therapeutic effect is known as the receptor ANS True

• True/False

When a drug binds to a cell exerting it effect leading to an increase in that cell's physiologic response the drug is acting as an agonist ANS True

• True/False

Duration of action is defined as that time from administration to the time the drug shows it first effect ANS False

• True/False

All drugs have both a trade name and a generic name ANS True

• True/False

There can be multiple generic names for the same chemical compound ANS False

• Select the dosage form that is best described as a flattened tablet that

dissolves in the mouth ANS Troche

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• True/False

Tablets that are coated with an acid-resistant substance to prevent dissolution in the stomach are called enteric coated ANS True

• Which dosage form is designed to melt at body temperature ANS

Supposito- ries

• True/False

Parenteral administration generally has a slower onset of action than oral ANS - False 3 / 4

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• The study of how various dosage forms influence the way in which drugs

affect the body describe the term ANS pharmaceutics

• True/False

Pharmacokinetics can also be thought of as what the body does to a drug ANS - True

• How many components make up the pharmacokinetic phase of drug activ-

ity ANS 4

• True/False

Metabolism is best defined as the amount of drug that is absorbed into the body ANS False

• Name the primary factor that affects how much drug is absorbed into the

bloodstream ANS route of administration

• What is the name of the dosage form that makes drug acid resistant to

prevent dissolution in the stomach ANS enteric coating

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