ETSU PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1-
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST VERSION
2025/2026.
Before administering controlled drugs to a patient, a nurse should: - ANS verify orders before
drug administration
What resource provides the basis for standards in drug strength and composition throughout
the world? - ANS International Pharmacopeia
What is the current authoritative source for drug standards? - ANS United Stated
Pharmacopeia/National Formulary
What is the primary purpose of federal legislation related to drug standards? - ANS Ensure
safety
Which legislation identified those drugs that require a new prescription for a refill? -
ANS Durham-Humphrey Amendment
The Kefauver-Harris Amendment was passed to improve safety by requiring which information
to be included in the drug's literature? - ANS Adverse reactions and contradictions
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, The patient presents to the emergency department with hallucinations. The patient's friend
states he has been using lysergic acid diethylamid (LSD) and mescaline. To which schedule do
these drugs belong? - ANS Schedule 1
In which schedule would the nurse find codeine, an ingredient found in many cough syrups? -
ANS Schedule V
Where must controlled substances be stored in an institution/agency? - ANS In a locked,
secured area
A 35 year-old male diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer agrees to participate in a clinical
research for a new chemotherapy regimen top treat pancreatic cancer. The patient asks the
nurse which group he will be in. The nurse answers knowing that: - ANS the patient must be
alert and comprehend the information being provided
The nurse must be alert for counterfeit prescription drugs. What are clues to the identification
of counterfeit products? - ANS different color, different taste, different labeling, different
shape
Usually food _________ dissolution and absorption of drug: - ANS decreases
Which statement places the four processes of pharmacokinetics in the correct sequence? -
ANS absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
Which type if drug passes rapidly through the GI membrane? - ANS lipid-soluble and
nonionized
Which factor(s) most commonly affect(s) a drug's absorption? - ANS hypotension, pain, stress
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STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST VERSION
2025/2026.
Before administering controlled drugs to a patient, a nurse should: - ANS verify orders before
drug administration
What resource provides the basis for standards in drug strength and composition throughout
the world? - ANS International Pharmacopeia
What is the current authoritative source for drug standards? - ANS United Stated
Pharmacopeia/National Formulary
What is the primary purpose of federal legislation related to drug standards? - ANS Ensure
safety
Which legislation identified those drugs that require a new prescription for a refill? -
ANS Durham-Humphrey Amendment
The Kefauver-Harris Amendment was passed to improve safety by requiring which information
to be included in the drug's literature? - ANS Adverse reactions and contradictions
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, The patient presents to the emergency department with hallucinations. The patient's friend
states he has been using lysergic acid diethylamid (LSD) and mescaline. To which schedule do
these drugs belong? - ANS Schedule 1
In which schedule would the nurse find codeine, an ingredient found in many cough syrups? -
ANS Schedule V
Where must controlled substances be stored in an institution/agency? - ANS In a locked,
secured area
A 35 year-old male diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer agrees to participate in a clinical
research for a new chemotherapy regimen top treat pancreatic cancer. The patient asks the
nurse which group he will be in. The nurse answers knowing that: - ANS the patient must be
alert and comprehend the information being provided
The nurse must be alert for counterfeit prescription drugs. What are clues to the identification
of counterfeit products? - ANS different color, different taste, different labeling, different
shape
Usually food _________ dissolution and absorption of drug: - ANS decreases
Which statement places the four processes of pharmacokinetics in the correct sequence? -
ANS absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
Which type if drug passes rapidly through the GI membrane? - ANS lipid-soluble and
nonionized
Which factor(s) most commonly affect(s) a drug's absorption? - ANS hypotension, pain, stress
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