APEA PHARMACOLOGY CERTIFICATION
REVIEW 2026 FULL SOLUTION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The term NOT associated with the pharmacokinetics of a drug is:
bioavailability.
distribution.
clearance.
pharmacodynamics.
Answer: pharmacodynamics.
⩥ Pharmacokinetics is:
the effect the drug has on the body.
the adverse response of the drug on the body.
the effect the body has on the drug.
the clinical formulation of the drug.
Answer: the effect the body has on the drug.
⩥ Neurotransmitters are considered:
chemical substances.
electrical impulses.
,vesicles.
nerve endings.
Answer: chemical substances.
⩥ When one drug displaces another drug from the binding sites on
proteins, causing an increase in the amount of "free" drug, this is known
as:
metabolism interactions.
absorption interactions.
elimination interactions.
distribution interactions.
Answer: distribution interactions.
⩥ Which of the following actions triggers a rise in membrane or action
potential of a cell?
Opening of the voltage gated sodium ions
Closure of voltage gated sodium ions
Opening of calcium ion channel
Opening of potassium voltage gated channels
Answer: Opening of the voltage gated sodium ions
⩥ Which of the following is NOT a plasma protein that binds to
medications?
, Transcobalamin
Lipoproteins
Albumin
Gamma globulins
Answer: Gamma globulins
⩥ The process whereby a drug's activity is altered in order to prepare it
for excretion is known as:
clearance.
biotransformation.
pharmacokinetics.
pharmacodynamics.
Answer: biotransformation.
⩥ The amino acid found in dairy products, fish and eggs is tyrosine. The
amino acid from which tyrosine is made is:
glutamine.
phenylalanine.
serine.
alanine.
Answer: phenylalanine.
REVIEW 2026 FULL SOLUTION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The term NOT associated with the pharmacokinetics of a drug is:
bioavailability.
distribution.
clearance.
pharmacodynamics.
Answer: pharmacodynamics.
⩥ Pharmacokinetics is:
the effect the drug has on the body.
the adverse response of the drug on the body.
the effect the body has on the drug.
the clinical formulation of the drug.
Answer: the effect the body has on the drug.
⩥ Neurotransmitters are considered:
chemical substances.
electrical impulses.
,vesicles.
nerve endings.
Answer: chemical substances.
⩥ When one drug displaces another drug from the binding sites on
proteins, causing an increase in the amount of "free" drug, this is known
as:
metabolism interactions.
absorption interactions.
elimination interactions.
distribution interactions.
Answer: distribution interactions.
⩥ Which of the following actions triggers a rise in membrane or action
potential of a cell?
Opening of the voltage gated sodium ions
Closure of voltage gated sodium ions
Opening of calcium ion channel
Opening of potassium voltage gated channels
Answer: Opening of the voltage gated sodium ions
⩥ Which of the following is NOT a plasma protein that binds to
medications?
, Transcobalamin
Lipoproteins
Albumin
Gamma globulins
Answer: Gamma globulins
⩥ The process whereby a drug's activity is altered in order to prepare it
for excretion is known as:
clearance.
biotransformation.
pharmacokinetics.
pharmacodynamics.
Answer: biotransformation.
⩥ The amino acid found in dairy products, fish and eggs is tyrosine. The
amino acid from which tyrosine is made is:
glutamine.
phenylalanine.
serine.
alanine.
Answer: phenylalanine.
