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PHARMACOLOGY 9TH EDITION EXAM
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
PASSED 100%
Pharmacotherapeutics - Correct Answer ✔✔ Branch of pharmacology dealing with drug
uses for treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of diseases
Schedule II - Correct Answer ✔✔ Classification for narcotics with high abuse potential
and severe dependence liability
Phase III studies - Correct Answer ✔✔ Involves using a drug in a vast clinical
population, monitoring patients closely for adverse effects
Bioavailability - Correct Answer ✔✔ Portion of a drug dose reaching systemic circulation
and available to act on body cells
Over-the-counter medications - Correct Answer ✔✔ Specifically questioned by nurses
during patient assessments of home medication use
General drug information - Correct Answer ✔✔ Knowledge gained by nurses after
completing a pharmacology course, requiring ongoing education
Pregnancy Category B drug - Correct Answer ✔✔ Indicates no demonstrated risk to the
fetus in animal studies, lacking adequate studies in pregnant women
Pharmacodynamics - Correct Answer ✔✔ Involves how a drug affects the body
Pharmacokinetics - Correct Answer ✔✔ Involves how the body acts on a drug
Schedule IV - Correct Answer ✔✔ Classification for drugs with low abuse potential and
limited dependence liability
Phase I studies - Correct Answer ✔✔ Involve healthy human volunteers in drug testing
Critical concentration - Correct Answer ✔✔ Amount of drug needed to cause a
therapeutic effect
Drug half-life - Correct Answer ✔✔ Time taken for a drug's amount to decrease to half
the peak level
, Orphan drugs - Correct Answer ✔✔ Medications for rare diseases
Pharmacoeconomics - Correct Answer ✔✔ Involves costs related to drug therapy
Phase II studies - Correct Answer ✔✔ Involve patients with the disease intended to be
treated by the drug
Brand name drugs - Correct Answer ✔✔ Drugs with specific binders that may differ
from generic drugs
Generic drugs substitution - Correct Answer ✔✔ Consideration of bioavailability when
substituting for brand name drugs
Category C - Correct Answer ✔✔ Animal studies show fetal harm, no human studies
Category D - Correct Answer ✔✔ Human fetal risk with potential benefits outweighing
risks
OTC drugs - Correct Answer ✔✔ Safe if taken as directed, may cause harm if not
FDA - Correct Answer ✔✔ Regulates drug testing and approval in the US
Discharge planning - Correct Answer ✔✔ Includes OTC drug instructions for patients
leaving the hospital
Drug Facts and Comparisons - Correct Answer ✔✔ Provides essential drug information
for nurses
Drug package insert - Correct Answer ✔✔ Contains drug details but lacks nursing
implications
Multidose bottle - Correct Answer ✔✔ If label is damaged, safest to discard and obtain
a new bottle
Chemical pharmacology - Correct Answer ✔✔ Not typically studied in nursing
pharmacology
Molecular pharmacology - Correct Answer ✔✔ Not typically studied in nursing
pharmacology
Adverse effects - Correct Answer ✔✔ Negative or unexpected effects from proper drug
use
Teratogenic effects - Correct Answer ✔✔ Adverse effects on the fetus, not relevant for
older adults
PHARMACOLOGY 9TH EDITION EXAM
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
PASSED 100%
Pharmacotherapeutics - Correct Answer ✔✔ Branch of pharmacology dealing with drug
uses for treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of diseases
Schedule II - Correct Answer ✔✔ Classification for narcotics with high abuse potential
and severe dependence liability
Phase III studies - Correct Answer ✔✔ Involves using a drug in a vast clinical
population, monitoring patients closely for adverse effects
Bioavailability - Correct Answer ✔✔ Portion of a drug dose reaching systemic circulation
and available to act on body cells
Over-the-counter medications - Correct Answer ✔✔ Specifically questioned by nurses
during patient assessments of home medication use
General drug information - Correct Answer ✔✔ Knowledge gained by nurses after
completing a pharmacology course, requiring ongoing education
Pregnancy Category B drug - Correct Answer ✔✔ Indicates no demonstrated risk to the
fetus in animal studies, lacking adequate studies in pregnant women
Pharmacodynamics - Correct Answer ✔✔ Involves how a drug affects the body
Pharmacokinetics - Correct Answer ✔✔ Involves how the body acts on a drug
Schedule IV - Correct Answer ✔✔ Classification for drugs with low abuse potential and
limited dependence liability
Phase I studies - Correct Answer ✔✔ Involve healthy human volunteers in drug testing
Critical concentration - Correct Answer ✔✔ Amount of drug needed to cause a
therapeutic effect
Drug half-life - Correct Answer ✔✔ Time taken for a drug's amount to decrease to half
the peak level
, Orphan drugs - Correct Answer ✔✔ Medications for rare diseases
Pharmacoeconomics - Correct Answer ✔✔ Involves costs related to drug therapy
Phase II studies - Correct Answer ✔✔ Involve patients with the disease intended to be
treated by the drug
Brand name drugs - Correct Answer ✔✔ Drugs with specific binders that may differ
from generic drugs
Generic drugs substitution - Correct Answer ✔✔ Consideration of bioavailability when
substituting for brand name drugs
Category C - Correct Answer ✔✔ Animal studies show fetal harm, no human studies
Category D - Correct Answer ✔✔ Human fetal risk with potential benefits outweighing
risks
OTC drugs - Correct Answer ✔✔ Safe if taken as directed, may cause harm if not
FDA - Correct Answer ✔✔ Regulates drug testing and approval in the US
Discharge planning - Correct Answer ✔✔ Includes OTC drug instructions for patients
leaving the hospital
Drug Facts and Comparisons - Correct Answer ✔✔ Provides essential drug information
for nurses
Drug package insert - Correct Answer ✔✔ Contains drug details but lacks nursing
implications
Multidose bottle - Correct Answer ✔✔ If label is damaged, safest to discard and obtain
a new bottle
Chemical pharmacology - Correct Answer ✔✔ Not typically studied in nursing
pharmacology
Molecular pharmacology - Correct Answer ✔✔ Not typically studied in nursing
pharmacology
Adverse effects - Correct Answer ✔✔ Negative or unexpected effects from proper drug
use
Teratogenic effects - Correct Answer ✔✔ Adverse effects on the fetus, not relevant for
older adults
