NURS 251 Module # 1 / Pharmacology NURS 251
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A patient recently started taking a adverse effect
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?
TRUE/FALSE: Discontinuing drug false
therapy is always the best course of
action whenever a patient
experiences a harmful
TRUE/FALSE: The site within a cell True
that the drug binds to in order to
exert its therapeutic effect is known
as:
, TRUE/FALSE: When a drug binds to a FALSE
cell exerting its effect leading to a
decrease in that cell's physiologic
response that drug is acting as an
agonist.
Matching the following: 1.Duration of Action - Length of time the drug
1.Duration of Action - Length of time produces its effect
the drug produces its effect 2. Onset of Action - Time from administration to first
2.Onset of Action - Time from effect 3.Therapeutic Range - Drug concentration is
administration to first effect above MEC and below MTC
3.Therapeutic Range - Drug
concentration is above MEC and
below MTC
TRUE/FALSE: All drugs have both a TRUE
trade name and a generic name
TRUE/FALSE: There can be multiple FALSE
generic names for the same
chemical compound.
Select the dosage form that is best Troche
described as a flattened tablet that
dissolves in the mouth:
Tablet
Capsule
Troche
Suppository
TRUE/FALSE: Tablets that are coated False
with an acid-resistant substance to
prevent dissolution in the stomach
are called delayed release.
Module 1 Exam () portage learning/
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A patient recently started taking a adverse effect
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?
TRUE/FALSE: Discontinuing drug false
therapy is always the best course of
action whenever a patient
experiences a harmful
TRUE/FALSE: The site within a cell True
that the drug binds to in order to
exert its therapeutic effect is known
as:
, TRUE/FALSE: When a drug binds to a FALSE
cell exerting its effect leading to a
decrease in that cell's physiologic
response that drug is acting as an
agonist.
Matching the following: 1.Duration of Action - Length of time the drug
1.Duration of Action - Length of time produces its effect
the drug produces its effect 2. Onset of Action - Time from administration to first
2.Onset of Action - Time from effect 3.Therapeutic Range - Drug concentration is
administration to first effect above MEC and below MTC
3.Therapeutic Range - Drug
concentration is above MEC and
below MTC
TRUE/FALSE: All drugs have both a TRUE
trade name and a generic name
TRUE/FALSE: There can be multiple FALSE
generic names for the same
chemical compound.
Select the dosage form that is best Troche
described as a flattened tablet that
dissolves in the mouth:
Tablet
Capsule
Troche
Suppository
TRUE/FALSE: Tablets that are coated False
with an acid-resistant substance to
prevent dissolution in the stomach
are called delayed release.
