PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR
MEDICATION SAFETY FINAL EXAM
PAPER WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
FIRST ATTEMPT SUCCESS 2026
‣ Antihistamines . Answer: Drugs that reduce inflammation by
preventing the inflammatory mediator histamine from binding to its
receptor site;
Same as histamine blockers or histamine antagonists
‣ Anti-inflammatory drugs . Answer: Drugs that prevent or limit
inflammatory responses to injury or invasion
‣ Corticosteroids . Answer: Drugs similar to natural cortisol that prevent
or limit inflammation by slowing or stopping inflammatory mediator
production
‣ Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs . Answer: Drugs that reduce
the progression and tissue destruction of the inflammatory disease
process by inhibiting tumor necrosis factor
‣ Histamine . Answer: A chemical made by the body that binds to its
receptor sites and causes inflammatory responses
,‣ Inflammation . Answer: A syndrome of tissue and blood vessel
responses to injury or invasion
‣ Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) . Answer: Anti-
inflammatory drugs that ar enot similar to cortisone but prevent or limit
the tissue and blood vessel responses to injury or invasion by slowing
the production of one or more inflammatory mediators
‣ NSAIDs . Answer: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
‣ pg 83
Inflammation is also called the . Answer: Inflammatory Response
‣ pg 83
_______ is the normal reactions of tissues and blood vessels in response
to injury or invasion . Answer: Inflammation
‣ pg 83
Inflammation is _________, which means that the same tissue responses
occur with any type of injury or invasion. regardless of the location of
the body or what caused the response to start . Answer: Nonspecific
,‣ pg 83
The size and severity of the inflammation depends on the: . Answer:
Intensity
Severity
Duration
Extent of the injury or invasion
‣ pg 84
An ______ is an invasion of the body by microorganisms that cause
harm . Answer: Infection
‣ pg 84
Examples of inflammation caused by noninfectious invasion inclue .
Answer: Sprained joints
Blisters
‣ pg 84
Examples of inflammation caused by noninfectious invasion include: .
Answer: Hay fever
Other allergic reactions
, ‣ pg 84
Inflammation with infection includes: . Answer: Appendicitis
Viral Hepatitis
Bacterial Pneumonia
‣ Review of Related Physiology and Pathology pg 84
An inflammatory response is called a ________ because it occurs in a
predictable series of steps and stage. . Answer: Syndrome
‣ Review of Related Physiology and Pathology pg 84
Responses at the tissue level causes the five signs and symptoms of
inflammation: . Answer: Warmth
Redness
Swelling
Pain
Decreased Function
‣ Review of Related Physiology and Pathology pg 84
Stage I: Vascular pg 84
MEDICATION SAFETY FINAL EXAM
PAPER WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
FIRST ATTEMPT SUCCESS 2026
‣ Antihistamines . Answer: Drugs that reduce inflammation by
preventing the inflammatory mediator histamine from binding to its
receptor site;
Same as histamine blockers or histamine antagonists
‣ Anti-inflammatory drugs . Answer: Drugs that prevent or limit
inflammatory responses to injury or invasion
‣ Corticosteroids . Answer: Drugs similar to natural cortisol that prevent
or limit inflammation by slowing or stopping inflammatory mediator
production
‣ Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs . Answer: Drugs that reduce
the progression and tissue destruction of the inflammatory disease
process by inhibiting tumor necrosis factor
‣ Histamine . Answer: A chemical made by the body that binds to its
receptor sites and causes inflammatory responses
,‣ Inflammation . Answer: A syndrome of tissue and blood vessel
responses to injury or invasion
‣ Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) . Answer: Anti-
inflammatory drugs that ar enot similar to cortisone but prevent or limit
the tissue and blood vessel responses to injury or invasion by slowing
the production of one or more inflammatory mediators
‣ NSAIDs . Answer: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
‣ pg 83
Inflammation is also called the . Answer: Inflammatory Response
‣ pg 83
_______ is the normal reactions of tissues and blood vessels in response
to injury or invasion . Answer: Inflammation
‣ pg 83
Inflammation is _________, which means that the same tissue responses
occur with any type of injury or invasion. regardless of the location of
the body or what caused the response to start . Answer: Nonspecific
,‣ pg 83
The size and severity of the inflammation depends on the: . Answer:
Intensity
Severity
Duration
Extent of the injury or invasion
‣ pg 84
An ______ is an invasion of the body by microorganisms that cause
harm . Answer: Infection
‣ pg 84
Examples of inflammation caused by noninfectious invasion inclue .
Answer: Sprained joints
Blisters
‣ pg 84
Examples of inflammation caused by noninfectious invasion include: .
Answer: Hay fever
Other allergic reactions
, ‣ pg 84
Inflammation with infection includes: . Answer: Appendicitis
Viral Hepatitis
Bacterial Pneumonia
‣ Review of Related Physiology and Pathology pg 84
An inflammatory response is called a ________ because it occurs in a
predictable series of steps and stage. . Answer: Syndrome
‣ Review of Related Physiology and Pathology pg 84
Responses at the tissue level causes the five signs and symptoms of
inflammation: . Answer: Warmth
Redness
Swelling
Pain
Decreased Function
‣ Review of Related Physiology and Pathology pg 84
Stage I: Vascular pg 84
