BASIC PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES
EIGHTEENTH EDITION ACTUAL EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ 2. Which source contains information specific to nutritional
supplements?
a. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names
b. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
c. United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP NF)
d. Drug Interaction Facts
Answer: c. United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP
NF)
◉ 3. What is the most comprehensive reference available to research
a drug interaction?
a. Drug Facts and Comparisons
b. Drug Interaction Facts
c. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
d. Martindale—The Complete Drug Reference
Answer: b. Drug Interaction Facts
,◉ 4. The physician has written an order for a drug with which the
nurse is unfamiliar. Which section of the Physicians' Desk Reference
(PDR) is most helpful to get information about this drug?
a. Manufacturer's section
b. Brand and Generic name section
c. Product category section
d. Product information section
Answer: b. Brand and Generic name section
◉ 5. Which online drug reference makes available to healthcare
providers and the public a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date look
up and downloadable resource about medicines?
a. American Drug Index
b. American Hospital Formulary
c. DailyMed
d. Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)
Answer: c. DailyMed
◉ 6. Which legislation authorizes the FDA to determine the safety of
a drug before its marketing?
a. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)
b. Durham Humphrey Amendment (1952)
,c. Controlled Substances Act (1970)
d. Kefauver Harris Drug Amendment (1962)
Answer: a. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)
◉ 7. Meperidine (Demerol) is a narcotic with a high potential for
physical and psychological dependency. Under which classification
does this drug fall?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
Answer: b. II
◉ 8. What would the FDA do to expedite drug development and
approval for an outbreak of smallpox, for which there is no known
treatment?
a. List smallpox as a health orphan disease.
b. Omit the preclinical research phase.
c. Extend the clinical research phase.
d. Fast track the investigational drug.
Answer: d. Fast track the investigational drug.
◉ 9. Which statement is true about over-the-counter (OTC) drugs?
, a. They are not listed in the USP NF.
b. A prescription from a healthcare provider is needed.
c. They are sold without a prescription.
d. They are known only by their brand names.
Answer: c. They are sold without a prescription.
◉ 10. Which is the most authoritative reference for medications that
are injected?
a. Physicians' Desk Reference
b. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
c. DailyMed
d. Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs
Answer: b. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
◉ 11. The nurse is administering Lomotil, a Schedule V drug. Which
statement is true about this drug's classification?
a. Abuse potential for this drug is low.
b. Psychological dependency is likely.
c. There is a high potential for abuse.
d. This drug is not a controlled substance.
Answer: a. Abuse potential for this drug is low.
EIGHTEENTH EDITION ACTUAL EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ 2. Which source contains information specific to nutritional
supplements?
a. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names
b. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
c. United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP NF)
d. Drug Interaction Facts
Answer: c. United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP
NF)
◉ 3. What is the most comprehensive reference available to research
a drug interaction?
a. Drug Facts and Comparisons
b. Drug Interaction Facts
c. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
d. Martindale—The Complete Drug Reference
Answer: b. Drug Interaction Facts
,◉ 4. The physician has written an order for a drug with which the
nurse is unfamiliar. Which section of the Physicians' Desk Reference
(PDR) is most helpful to get information about this drug?
a. Manufacturer's section
b. Brand and Generic name section
c. Product category section
d. Product information section
Answer: b. Brand and Generic name section
◉ 5. Which online drug reference makes available to healthcare
providers and the public a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date look
up and downloadable resource about medicines?
a. American Drug Index
b. American Hospital Formulary
c. DailyMed
d. Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)
Answer: c. DailyMed
◉ 6. Which legislation authorizes the FDA to determine the safety of
a drug before its marketing?
a. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)
b. Durham Humphrey Amendment (1952)
,c. Controlled Substances Act (1970)
d. Kefauver Harris Drug Amendment (1962)
Answer: a. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)
◉ 7. Meperidine (Demerol) is a narcotic with a high potential for
physical and psychological dependency. Under which classification
does this drug fall?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
Answer: b. II
◉ 8. What would the FDA do to expedite drug development and
approval for an outbreak of smallpox, for which there is no known
treatment?
a. List smallpox as a health orphan disease.
b. Omit the preclinical research phase.
c. Extend the clinical research phase.
d. Fast track the investigational drug.
Answer: d. Fast track the investigational drug.
◉ 9. Which statement is true about over-the-counter (OTC) drugs?
, a. They are not listed in the USP NF.
b. A prescription from a healthcare provider is needed.
c. They are sold without a prescription.
d. They are known only by their brand names.
Answer: c. They are sold without a prescription.
◉ 10. Which is the most authoritative reference for medications that
are injected?
a. Physicians' Desk Reference
b. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
c. DailyMed
d. Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs
Answer: b. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
◉ 11. The nurse is administering Lomotil, a Schedule V drug. Which
statement is true about this drug's classification?
a. Abuse potential for this drug is low.
b. Psychological dependency is likely.
c. There is a high potential for abuse.
d. This drug is not a controlled substance.
Answer: a. Abuse potential for this drug is low.
