PN 1005 - Pharmacology – Midterm
Exam and All Correct Answers.
first pass effect - Answer oral medications that are metabolized extensively by the liver
FDA - Answer The agency that is responsible for determining if a food or drug is safe and
effective enough to be sold to the public.
tablets, capsules, liquids - Answer oral drugs
tablets, sprays - Answer sublingual drugs
tablets in cheek - Answer buccal drugs
eye drops - Answer ophthalmic drugs
ear drops - Answer otic drugs
nose sprays - Answer nasal drugs
via injection - Answer parenteral drugs
Rights of Medication Administration - Answer Right medication
Right patient
Right dosage
Right route
Right time
Right reason
Right documentation
Right to refuse
Generic vs. Brand Name - Answer generic name is scientific (acetaminophen). trade name is
brand name (tylenol).
Polypharmacy - Answer The use of multiple medications on a regular basis.
, MAR - Answer medication administration record
NKDA/NKA - Answer no known drug allergies/no known allergies
half-life - Answer length of time required for the body to get rid of half of the medication
Loading dose - Answer use of a higher dose than what is usually used for treatment to allow
the drug to reach the critical concentration sooner
drug blood level - Answer amount of a drug present in the blood
teratogenic effect - Answer drug induced birth defect
organs that excrete drugs - Answer kidney, GI tract
not for medical uses (example: heroin) - Answer schedule 1 drug
requires a written prescription, high risk of abuse (example: narcotics) - Answer schedule 2
drug
Non-amphetamines (low risk of abuse) - Answer schedule 3 drug
prescription drugs - Answer schedule 4 drug
mutagenic - Answer something that can cause changes, or mutations, in DNA
Where drugs are metabolized - Answer liver
who approves the drugs LPNs can administer - Answer BCCNM
process of drug moving from its site to the bloodstream - Answer absorption
factors that can alter a drug's effectiveness - Answer cardiac output, stress, other
medications, vascularity
Exam and All Correct Answers.
first pass effect - Answer oral medications that are metabolized extensively by the liver
FDA - Answer The agency that is responsible for determining if a food or drug is safe and
effective enough to be sold to the public.
tablets, capsules, liquids - Answer oral drugs
tablets, sprays - Answer sublingual drugs
tablets in cheek - Answer buccal drugs
eye drops - Answer ophthalmic drugs
ear drops - Answer otic drugs
nose sprays - Answer nasal drugs
via injection - Answer parenteral drugs
Rights of Medication Administration - Answer Right medication
Right patient
Right dosage
Right route
Right time
Right reason
Right documentation
Right to refuse
Generic vs. Brand Name - Answer generic name is scientific (acetaminophen). trade name is
brand name (tylenol).
Polypharmacy - Answer The use of multiple medications on a regular basis.
, MAR - Answer medication administration record
NKDA/NKA - Answer no known drug allergies/no known allergies
half-life - Answer length of time required for the body to get rid of half of the medication
Loading dose - Answer use of a higher dose than what is usually used for treatment to allow
the drug to reach the critical concentration sooner
drug blood level - Answer amount of a drug present in the blood
teratogenic effect - Answer drug induced birth defect
organs that excrete drugs - Answer kidney, GI tract
not for medical uses (example: heroin) - Answer schedule 1 drug
requires a written prescription, high risk of abuse (example: narcotics) - Answer schedule 2
drug
Non-amphetamines (low risk of abuse) - Answer schedule 3 drug
prescription drugs - Answer schedule 4 drug
mutagenic - Answer something that can cause changes, or mutations, in DNA
Where drugs are metabolized - Answer liver
who approves the drugs LPNs can administer - Answer BCCNM
process of drug moving from its site to the bloodstream - Answer absorption
factors that can alter a drug's effectiveness - Answer cardiac output, stress, other
medications, vascularity
