Fitzgerald Pharmacology Midterm Exam Questions
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SGLT2 inhibitors exert their clinical effect by: - ANSWER Increasing glucose
excretion in the urine.
A drug's mechanism of action is part of its: - ANSWER Pharmacodynamics
The process of absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of a drug is
known as: - ANSWER Pharmacokinetics
Which of the following would best describe a pharmacodynamic study? - ANSWER
Determining the effect of a specific medication dose in treating a disease
Cmax is best described as: - ANSWER Maximum or peak concentration of a drug
observed after its administration.
When counseling a 56-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus, the NP
mentions which of the following regarding the use of semaglutide? - ANSWER
The oral dose of the medication needed is quite high compared to the injectable for
due to issues with GI absorption.
Tmax is best defined as:
. - ANSWER Time to maximum drug level is observed.
When considering the movement of drugs throughout the body, it is important to
consider that the most common form of drug absorption is via: - ANSWER
Passive diffusion.
The safety and pharmacokinetics of a new drug are best determined in which phase
of clinical trials? - ANSWER Phase 1
Bioavailability is defined as the: - ANSWER Fraction of the administered drug that
reaches systemic circulation.
A nursing mother is taking a medication with a 2-hour half-life and is concerned
about her infant ingesting some of the drug through breastmilk. The NP knows that
<10% of the original drug dose will remain in the body after how many hours
following her dose? - ANSWER 8
Drugs that are antagonists exhibit clinical action primarily by: - ANSWER
Occupying a receptor site and inhibiting its endogenous activity.
, In advising a 40-year-old woman who is taking ciprofloxacin with a calcium-
containing antacid, which of the following statement is correct? - ANSWER The
clinical effect of the antimicrobial will be reduced via chelation if the two medications
are taken together.
In the development, testing, and approval of a new medication, which of the following
best describes the question that is being asked in phase 3 testing? - ANSWER
Does the medication appear to have a clinical effect when subjected to a double-
blind clinical trial?
Age-related changes in the elder include all of the following except: - ANSWER
Increase in serum albumin.
Which of the following is not a requirement for a medication to be delivered
transdermally? - ANSWER pH <4 in aqueous medium
A 37-year-old woman with a history of migraines requests a migraine treatment. She
describes that her migraines tend to develop slowly and will last several hours. The
NP recommends which of the following triptans? - ANSWER Frovatriptan
Agonist drugs work primarily by: - ANSWER Stimulating the activity of a receptor
site.
The most commonly utilized CYP 450 isoenzyme for drug metabolism or
biotransformation is: - ANSWER 3A4.
Which of the following medications is considered to have a wide therapeutic index
and would not require therapeutic drug monitoring? - ANSWER Fluoxetine
Which of the following statins would be preferred for a 67-year-old man with
hypercholesterolemia and who likes to have a glass of grapefruit juice every
morning? - ANSWER Pravastatin
When developing a plan of care to minimize drug-drug interaction risk in 64-year-old
man with atrial fibrillation and taking warfarin, the NP pays particular attention to
avoiding medications that inhibit CYP450: - ANSWER 2C9.
Of the following drug characteristics, which contributes significantly to the difference
in the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (the statins) potencies? - ANSWER
Bioavailability and half-life
The biotransformation and/or excretion of an oral drug by hepatic mechanisms prior
to entering the GI tract is known as: - ANSWER First pass effect.
And Answers | Latest Updated 2026/2027 | Graded
A+ | 100% Guaranteed Pass!!
SGLT2 inhibitors exert their clinical effect by: - ANSWER Increasing glucose
excretion in the urine.
A drug's mechanism of action is part of its: - ANSWER Pharmacodynamics
The process of absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of a drug is
known as: - ANSWER Pharmacokinetics
Which of the following would best describe a pharmacodynamic study? - ANSWER
Determining the effect of a specific medication dose in treating a disease
Cmax is best described as: - ANSWER Maximum or peak concentration of a drug
observed after its administration.
When counseling a 56-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus, the NP
mentions which of the following regarding the use of semaglutide? - ANSWER
The oral dose of the medication needed is quite high compared to the injectable for
due to issues with GI absorption.
Tmax is best defined as:
. - ANSWER Time to maximum drug level is observed.
When considering the movement of drugs throughout the body, it is important to
consider that the most common form of drug absorption is via: - ANSWER
Passive diffusion.
The safety and pharmacokinetics of a new drug are best determined in which phase
of clinical trials? - ANSWER Phase 1
Bioavailability is defined as the: - ANSWER Fraction of the administered drug that
reaches systemic circulation.
A nursing mother is taking a medication with a 2-hour half-life and is concerned
about her infant ingesting some of the drug through breastmilk. The NP knows that
<10% of the original drug dose will remain in the body after how many hours
following her dose? - ANSWER 8
Drugs that are antagonists exhibit clinical action primarily by: - ANSWER
Occupying a receptor site and inhibiting its endogenous activity.
, In advising a 40-year-old woman who is taking ciprofloxacin with a calcium-
containing antacid, which of the following statement is correct? - ANSWER The
clinical effect of the antimicrobial will be reduced via chelation if the two medications
are taken together.
In the development, testing, and approval of a new medication, which of the following
best describes the question that is being asked in phase 3 testing? - ANSWER
Does the medication appear to have a clinical effect when subjected to a double-
blind clinical trial?
Age-related changes in the elder include all of the following except: - ANSWER
Increase in serum albumin.
Which of the following is not a requirement for a medication to be delivered
transdermally? - ANSWER pH <4 in aqueous medium
A 37-year-old woman with a history of migraines requests a migraine treatment. She
describes that her migraines tend to develop slowly and will last several hours. The
NP recommends which of the following triptans? - ANSWER Frovatriptan
Agonist drugs work primarily by: - ANSWER Stimulating the activity of a receptor
site.
The most commonly utilized CYP 450 isoenzyme for drug metabolism or
biotransformation is: - ANSWER 3A4.
Which of the following medications is considered to have a wide therapeutic index
and would not require therapeutic drug monitoring? - ANSWER Fluoxetine
Which of the following statins would be preferred for a 67-year-old man with
hypercholesterolemia and who likes to have a glass of grapefruit juice every
morning? - ANSWER Pravastatin
When developing a plan of care to minimize drug-drug interaction risk in 64-year-old
man with atrial fibrillation and taking warfarin, the NP pays particular attention to
avoiding medications that inhibit CYP450: - ANSWER 2C9.
Of the following drug characteristics, which contributes significantly to the difference
in the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (the statins) potencies? - ANSWER
Bioavailability and half-life
The biotransformation and/or excretion of an oral drug by hepatic mechanisms prior
to entering the GI tract is known as: - ANSWER First pass effect.
