GMS 6551 (FUND MED PHARMA): PROBLEM SET 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026

GMS 6551 (FUND MED PHARMA):
PROBLEM SET 3 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026




The most common target of drugs is


enzymes
hormones
receptors
ion channels

DNA - ANS receptors


Gleevec targets


enzymes
hormones
RNA
ion channels

DNA - ANS enzymes


A diabetic receives an injection of insulin. Once the insulin reaches the pancreas, how long do
you expect it to take before a response can be measured?



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, Milliseconds
Seconds
Minutes
Hours

Days - ANS Minutes


A dose of agonist occupies 30% of receptors and gives an effect of 50. According the occupancy
theory, what effect would you expect from a dose that occupies 90% of receptors?


17
50
90
150

Cannot predict - ANS 150


Naloxone binds to the opioid receptor, preventing opioids from binding, therefore preventing an
effect. In this situation, naloxone is a(n) ______ and the opioid is a(n) ______.


agonist; agonist
agonist; antagonist
antagonist; agonist

antagonist; antagonist - ANS antagonist; agonist


Most drugs bind in such a way that it is reversible without a chemical reaction. These drugs
must therefore lack which type of bond with their targets?


Covalent
van der Waals
Hydrogen


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