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PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1

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The nonproprietary name of a medication is more commonly known as its _____.

Select one:

a. trade name

b. generic name 

c. chemical name

d. brand name

Question 2

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David is analyzing the drug-response relationships of two different drugs, drug A and drug B. Drug A and drug B belong to the same class of drugs. During his study, David discovers that drug A produces the ceiling effect at a much lower dosage than drug B. What does this imply?

Select one:

a. Drug B is more potent than drug A.

b. Drug A is more potent than drug B. 

c. The effective dose 50 (ED50) of drug B is lower than the ED50 of drug A.

d. Drug dosage and drug response are independent of each other.

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What will be the effect of taking two aspirin tablets instead of one?

Select one:

a. The analgesic effect of the drug will decrease.

b. The analgesic effect of the drug will increase. 

c. There will be no change in the analgesic effect of the drug.

d. The drug will result in adverse toxic effects.

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The lethal dose 50 of a drug is 2500 mg, and the effective dose 50 of the drug is 250 mg. The therapeutic index of the drug will be _____.

Select one:

a. 10 

b. 0.1

c. 25

d. 2.5

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Which of the following statements is true of toxicity?

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a. Toxic effects refer to those effects triggered by drugs that are undesirable but not harmful.

b. The toxic effects of a drug can be life-threatening. 

c. The toxic effects of a drug can be controlled by increasing the dosage of the drug.

d. Patients are often advised to tolerate the toxicity of a drug in order to benefit from the drug's therapeutic actions.

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Which of the following would not be considered an adverse effect of taking an oral antibiotic?

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a. Extravasation 

b. Diarrhea

c. Nausea

d. Vomiting

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The _____ of 1970 was designed to regulate the dispensing of drugs that have the potential to be misused.

Select one:

a. Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act

b. Federal Pure Food and Drug Act

c. Federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act 

d. Regulated Health Professions Act
 

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Use a half-life of 8 hours to determine the amount of a drug left in the body at 4 p.m. if a 500-mg dose of the drug was taken at 8 a.m.

Select one:

a. 250 mg  });