D398 WGU Intro to Pharmacology
Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
Transdermal - Answer-the route of administration used by skin patches that deliver
drugs across the layers of the skin and into the bloodstream
Chemoinformatics - Answer-The study of molecules structures, characteristics, and
actions using computer technology, statistics, and mathematics
Systemic Effect - Answer-Treatment that affects the entire body and operates directly
on the body's systems
Local effect - Answer-Treatment explicitly targeted to the site of the administration. This
includes numerous topical skin treatments, such as those used to treat skin diseases,
which are only effective where administered locally.
Pharmacokinetics - Answer-When a substance gets into your bloodstream and begins
to exert its affect on the body
Antagonism - Answer-When one medicine reduces or diminishes the impact of another
Distribution - Answer-The transfer of the drug from the bloodstream to the body's organ
cells, and fluids after ingestion
Excretion - Answer-The process through which a substance is removed from the body
Metabolism - Answer-Different physiological systems that chemically alter most
medications into molecules which exert and effect, and then become eliminated in the
body
Pharmacokinetics (PK) - Answer-Studies how the body responds to chemicals supplied
during the length of exposure
Potentiation - Answer-The interaction between two medications in which one prolongs
or increases the others's effects
Synergism - Answer-The interaction between two medications in which one aids the
other to achieve an effect that neither could produce alone
, Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors - Answer-Drugs that relax veins and
arteries to reduce blood pressure
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs) - Answer-Medications that decrease blood
pressure and are often used as an alternative for patients who cannot tolerate ACE
inhibitors
Antiarrhythmic Medicines - Answer-Drugs that suppress various kinds of heart
arrhythmias
Antilipemic Medicines - Answer-Drugs, such as statins and fibrates that are used for
controlling high cholesterol, and triglyceride levels in the blood
Antithrombotic medicines - Answer-Drugs that interfere with or prevent thrombosis or
blood coagulation
Beta-Blockers - Answer-Blood pressure—lowering medicines that function by blocking
the beta receptors in the body
Calcium Channel Blockers - Answer-Medication's that reduce blood pressure by
preventing calcium from entering the cells of the heart and arteries
Cardiac Glycosides - Answer-Medications that can enhance the force of cardiac
contractions by acting directly on the heart muscle
coronary vasodilators - Answer-Drugs, such as nitrates that are used to treat angina by
widening the arteries (improving oxygen flow)
Diuretics - Answer-Medication's used to decrease blood pressure by helping rid the
body of sodium and water through increased urine
Fibrates - Answer-A class of drugs, helpful in individuals with severely excessive
triglyceride and cholesterol levels by boosting glucose tolerance
Statins - Answer-A class of drugs that lower the production of cholesterol
Anticholinergics - Answer-function by blocking receptors in the smooth muscle of the
airway; these medications induce bronchodilation by inhibiting the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine, which is responsible for bronchospasm
Antihistamines - Answer-drugs used to treat allergy symptoms that can also reduce
nasal secretions, post-nasal drip, and dry out the throat
Antitussives - Answer-drugs used to stop coughing in people who have a dry,
consistent, and hacking cough
Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
Transdermal - Answer-the route of administration used by skin patches that deliver
drugs across the layers of the skin and into the bloodstream
Chemoinformatics - Answer-The study of molecules structures, characteristics, and
actions using computer technology, statistics, and mathematics
Systemic Effect - Answer-Treatment that affects the entire body and operates directly
on the body's systems
Local effect - Answer-Treatment explicitly targeted to the site of the administration. This
includes numerous topical skin treatments, such as those used to treat skin diseases,
which are only effective where administered locally.
Pharmacokinetics - Answer-When a substance gets into your bloodstream and begins
to exert its affect on the body
Antagonism - Answer-When one medicine reduces or diminishes the impact of another
Distribution - Answer-The transfer of the drug from the bloodstream to the body's organ
cells, and fluids after ingestion
Excretion - Answer-The process through which a substance is removed from the body
Metabolism - Answer-Different physiological systems that chemically alter most
medications into molecules which exert and effect, and then become eliminated in the
body
Pharmacokinetics (PK) - Answer-Studies how the body responds to chemicals supplied
during the length of exposure
Potentiation - Answer-The interaction between two medications in which one prolongs
or increases the others's effects
Synergism - Answer-The interaction between two medications in which one aids the
other to achieve an effect that neither could produce alone
, Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors - Answer-Drugs that relax veins and
arteries to reduce blood pressure
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs) - Answer-Medications that decrease blood
pressure and are often used as an alternative for patients who cannot tolerate ACE
inhibitors
Antiarrhythmic Medicines - Answer-Drugs that suppress various kinds of heart
arrhythmias
Antilipemic Medicines - Answer-Drugs, such as statins and fibrates that are used for
controlling high cholesterol, and triglyceride levels in the blood
Antithrombotic medicines - Answer-Drugs that interfere with or prevent thrombosis or
blood coagulation
Beta-Blockers - Answer-Blood pressure—lowering medicines that function by blocking
the beta receptors in the body
Calcium Channel Blockers - Answer-Medication's that reduce blood pressure by
preventing calcium from entering the cells of the heart and arteries
Cardiac Glycosides - Answer-Medications that can enhance the force of cardiac
contractions by acting directly on the heart muscle
coronary vasodilators - Answer-Drugs, such as nitrates that are used to treat angina by
widening the arteries (improving oxygen flow)
Diuretics - Answer-Medication's used to decrease blood pressure by helping rid the
body of sodium and water through increased urine
Fibrates - Answer-A class of drugs, helpful in individuals with severely excessive
triglyceride and cholesterol levels by boosting glucose tolerance
Statins - Answer-A class of drugs that lower the production of cholesterol
Anticholinergics - Answer-function by blocking receptors in the smooth muscle of the
airway; these medications induce bronchodilation by inhibiting the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine, which is responsible for bronchospasm
Antihistamines - Answer-drugs used to treat allergy symptoms that can also reduce
nasal secretions, post-nasal drip, and dry out the throat
Antitussives - Answer-drugs used to stop coughing in people who have a dry,
consistent, and hacking cough
