BASIC PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● drugs. Answer: chemical substances that have an effect on living
organisms
●● therapeutic drugs. Answer: medicines for treatment and prevention
of diseases, have several names
●● chemical, generic, official, trademark. Answer: drug names
●● official. Answer: FDA name of drug
●● trademark or brad name. Answer: used only by manufacturer, more
simple than generic, capitalized
●● generic. Answer: common name, more simple, not capitalized, can
be used by an manufacturer in any country
●● body system affected, therapeutic or clinical indications, physiologic
or chemical action. Answer: drug classification according to:
, ●● CNS, CVS, GI. Answer: body systems:
●● antacids, ATB's, antihypertensives. Answer: therapeutic or clinical
indications:
●● calcium channel blockers, betablockers, anticholinergics. Answer:
physiologic or chemical action:
●● prescription. Answer: require order by health professional who is
licensed to prescribe
●● nonprescription. Answer: sold without prescription in stores (OTC)
●● illegal or recreational. Answer: used for nontherapeutic purposes
●● drug standards. Answer: to ensure uniformly pure and potent drugs
by different manufacturers or even different batches
●● US Pharmacopeia. Answer: National Formulary of the USA, revised
annually
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● drugs. Answer: chemical substances that have an effect on living
organisms
●● therapeutic drugs. Answer: medicines for treatment and prevention
of diseases, have several names
●● chemical, generic, official, trademark. Answer: drug names
●● official. Answer: FDA name of drug
●● trademark or brad name. Answer: used only by manufacturer, more
simple than generic, capitalized
●● generic. Answer: common name, more simple, not capitalized, can
be used by an manufacturer in any country
●● body system affected, therapeutic or clinical indications, physiologic
or chemical action. Answer: drug classification according to:
, ●● CNS, CVS, GI. Answer: body systems:
●● antacids, ATB's, antihypertensives. Answer: therapeutic or clinical
indications:
●● calcium channel blockers, betablockers, anticholinergics. Answer:
physiologic or chemical action:
●● prescription. Answer: require order by health professional who is
licensed to prescribe
●● nonprescription. Answer: sold without prescription in stores (OTC)
●● illegal or recreational. Answer: used for nontherapeutic purposes
●● drug standards. Answer: to ensure uniformly pure and potent drugs
by different manufacturers or even different batches
●● US Pharmacopeia. Answer: National Formulary of the USA, revised
annually
