PTCB Test 1

PTCB Test 1
1. A drug used to treat flatulence is:
Gas-X
Simethicone
Mylicon
all the above
Answer: all the above
2. An example of a drug used as an anti-convulsant is:
Aspirin.
Levothyroxine.
Phenobarbital.
Lithium.
Answer: phenobarbital
3. Define rhino:
Ear
Nose
Blood
Intestine
Answer: nose
4. Lanoxin would be classified into which of the following categories?
Antiarrhythmic
Anticoagulant
Anti-infective
Antiulcer
Answer: Antiarrhythmic
5. Pharmacodynamics involves:
Absorption, distribution, excretion and metabolism in that order in the body.
The action of the drug on the body.
Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion in that order in the bodyand is also known
as the action of the body on the drug.
Such technical terms as a drug's half-life which is the time required for the total amount of the
drug in the body to diminish by one-half.
Answer: The action of thedrug on the body.
6. The process that moves a drug from the bloodstream to the area where itwill exert its
pharmacological effect is called:
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Answer: distribution