LILLEYS PHARMACOLOGY FOR CANADIAN HEALTH CARE
PRACTICE CH 1 2 2026 2027 COURSE NURSING
PHARMACOLOGY REVIEW DRUG THERAPY MEDICATION
SAFETY BASIC PHARMACOLOGY CONCEPTS PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER -what the body does to the drug ADME
(absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion)
Absorption - CORRECT ANSWER --Bioavailability
-First pass effect
-Routes: enteral, sublingual, buccal, topical, transdermal, inhalation route, and
parenteral.
Bioavailability - CORRECT ANSWER -A measure of the extent of drug absorption for a
given drug and route (from 0% to 100%).
first pass effect - CORRECT ANSWER -reduces the bioavailability of the drug to less
than 100%
enteral route - CORRECT ANSWER --Absorbed into the systemic circulation through the
oral or gastric mucosa or the small intestine.
-Oral, Sublingual, Buccal, Rectal
parenteral route - CORRECT ANSWER --Other than enteral and topical
Intravenous
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous
Intradermal
Intraarterial
, Intrathecal
Intraarticular
intravenous - CORRECT ANSWER -fastest route to direct delivery into the blood
circulation
intramuscular - CORRECT ANSWER -into the muscle
subcutaneous - CORRECT ANSWER -pertaining to under the skin intradermal -
CORRECT ANSWER -pertaining to within the skin
intra-arterial - CORRECT ANSWER -within the artery
intrathecal - CORRECT ANSWER -injection into the meningeal space surrounding the
brain and spinal cord
intra-articular - CORRECT ANSWER -into a joint
Topical Route - CORRECT ANSWER -skin (including transdermal patches), eyes, ears,
nose, lungs, rectum, vagina
Distribution - CORRECT ANSWER -transport of a drug by the bloodstream to its site of
action
Albumin - CORRECT ANSWER -most important protein in blood and carries the majority
of protein-bound drug molecules
free drug - CORRECT ANSWER -not bound to protein, active and can cause a
pharmacologic response
PRACTICE CH 1 2 2026 2027 COURSE NURSING
PHARMACOLOGY REVIEW DRUG THERAPY MEDICATION
SAFETY BASIC PHARMACOLOGY CONCEPTS PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER -what the body does to the drug ADME
(absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion)
Absorption - CORRECT ANSWER --Bioavailability
-First pass effect
-Routes: enteral, sublingual, buccal, topical, transdermal, inhalation route, and
parenteral.
Bioavailability - CORRECT ANSWER -A measure of the extent of drug absorption for a
given drug and route (from 0% to 100%).
first pass effect - CORRECT ANSWER -reduces the bioavailability of the drug to less
than 100%
enteral route - CORRECT ANSWER --Absorbed into the systemic circulation through the
oral or gastric mucosa or the small intestine.
-Oral, Sublingual, Buccal, Rectal
parenteral route - CORRECT ANSWER --Other than enteral and topical
Intravenous
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous
Intradermal
Intraarterial
, Intrathecal
Intraarticular
intravenous - CORRECT ANSWER -fastest route to direct delivery into the blood
circulation
intramuscular - CORRECT ANSWER -into the muscle
subcutaneous - CORRECT ANSWER -pertaining to under the skin intradermal -
CORRECT ANSWER -pertaining to within the skin
intra-arterial - CORRECT ANSWER -within the artery
intrathecal - CORRECT ANSWER -injection into the meningeal space surrounding the
brain and spinal cord
intra-articular - CORRECT ANSWER -into a joint
Topical Route - CORRECT ANSWER -skin (including transdermal patches), eyes, ears,
nose, lungs, rectum, vagina
Distribution - CORRECT ANSWER -transport of a drug by the bloodstream to its site of
action
Albumin - CORRECT ANSWER -most important protein in blood and carries the majority
of protein-bound drug molecules
free drug - CORRECT ANSWER -not bound to protein, active and can cause a
pharmacologic response
