HOSA PHARMACOLOGY CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION VIEW

HOSA PHARMACOLOGY CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION VIEW

●● pharmacokinetics.
Answer: the body's effect on a drug (absorption, distribution,
metabolism, excretion)


●● pharmacodynamics.
Answer: how the drug affects the body


●● therapeutic effects.
Answer: the intended beneficial effects of a drug


●● adverse effects.
Answer: unintended, harmful effects caused by drugs


●● side effects.
Answer: minor, expected effects


●● drug receptors.

, Answer: specific proteins in cells that drugs bind to in order to exert
their effects


●● bioavailability.
Answer: the proportion of a drug that enters the bloodstream and has an
active effect


●● half-life.
Answer: the time it takes for half of the drug's concentration to be
eliminated from the body


●● drug tolerance.
Answer: a reduced response to a drug after repeated use


●● drug dependency.
Answer: a condition in which a person relies on a drug to function
normally


●● biotransformation.
Answer: the process by which the body chemically alters a drug


●● agonists.
Answer: drugs that activate a receptor to produce a biological response