HBC TEST 3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Chemical name - Answers Relates to chemical structure of drug
Drug - Answers Theraputic agent; any substance, other than food, used in the prevention,
diagnosis, alleviatinon, treatment, or cure of disease
Generic name - Answers Derived from chemical name, regardless of manufacture, common
name
Hypersensitivity - Answers exaggerated response by the immune system to a particular
substance
Indication - Answers The basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a diagnostic test.
Maximum dose - Answers The largest amount of medication that can be given without reaching
the toxic effect.
MTF - Answers Medical Treatment Facility
Opiate - Answers A drug that contains opium, derivatives of opium, or any several semisynthetic
drugs with opium-like activity.
Opioid - Answers Strictly speaking, pertaining to natural and synthetic chemicals that have
opium-like effects similar to morphine, though they are not derived from opium.
Pharmacology - Answers The science concerned with drugs, their sources, appearance,
chemistry, actions, and uses.
Pharmacy - Answers the branch of pharmacology dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and
proper use of medications
PDR - Answers Physician's Desk Reference - comprehensive list of drug products for medical
professionals
PINK, BLUE, YELLOW, WHITE, and FINAL
Therapeutics - Answers science of treating disease by relieving pain, treating or curing disease
and infection, and prolonging life
Toxicology - Answers study of poisons
trade/brand name - Answers Is the proprietary name given by a manufacturer
Usual/Therapeutic dose - Answers the amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic
effect. normal adult dose/usual dose/average dose
, Drug Information Resources - Answers The Physicians Desk Reference, Hospital Formularies,
Nursing Drug Handbook
Antacid - Answers Used to counteract hyperacidity in the stomach
antiflatulent - Answers act on surface of bubbles by reducing the surface tension and thereby
disrupting or breaking the bubble
antibiotics - Answers soluble substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills or inhibits
the growth of other microorganisms
anticoagulants - Answers agents that prevent or delay coagulation (clotting) of the blood by
interfering with the formation of the necessary clotting factors
antidiabetics - Answers Counteracting diabetes; denoting an agent that reduces blood sugar
Antidysrhythmics - Answers Combating an arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm)
antiemetics - Answers prevent vomiting
Antihistimes - Answers used to counteract the physical symptoms caused by histamines.
antihypertensive - Answers indicating a drug that reduces the blood pressure of hypertensive
patients
antitussives - Answers Suppress the act of coughing
cathartics - Answers Drugs that promote bowel movement
decongestants - Answers agents that shrink swollen mucous membranes
expectorants - Answers these agents assist in the removal of secretions or exudates from the
trachea bronchi or lungs
laxatives - Answers medications that facilitate the passage and elimination of feces from the
colon and rectum
Mild Analgesics (Non-opioid) - Answers compound capable of reducing pain by altering
perception of nociceptive stimuli
local anesthetic agents - Answers produce loss of sensation to pain in a specific area or locality
of the body, no loss of consciousness or mental capacity
NSAIDS - Answers nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
a large number of drugs exerting anti-inflammatory (usually analgesic and antipyretic) actions
Chemical name - Answers Relates to chemical structure of drug
Drug - Answers Theraputic agent; any substance, other than food, used in the prevention,
diagnosis, alleviatinon, treatment, or cure of disease
Generic name - Answers Derived from chemical name, regardless of manufacture, common
name
Hypersensitivity - Answers exaggerated response by the immune system to a particular
substance
Indication - Answers The basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or of a diagnostic test.
Maximum dose - Answers The largest amount of medication that can be given without reaching
the toxic effect.
MTF - Answers Medical Treatment Facility
Opiate - Answers A drug that contains opium, derivatives of opium, or any several semisynthetic
drugs with opium-like activity.
Opioid - Answers Strictly speaking, pertaining to natural and synthetic chemicals that have
opium-like effects similar to morphine, though they are not derived from opium.
Pharmacology - Answers The science concerned with drugs, their sources, appearance,
chemistry, actions, and uses.
Pharmacy - Answers the branch of pharmacology dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and
proper use of medications
PDR - Answers Physician's Desk Reference - comprehensive list of drug products for medical
professionals
PINK, BLUE, YELLOW, WHITE, and FINAL
Therapeutics - Answers science of treating disease by relieving pain, treating or curing disease
and infection, and prolonging life
Toxicology - Answers study of poisons
trade/brand name - Answers Is the proprietary name given by a manufacturer
Usual/Therapeutic dose - Answers the amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic
effect. normal adult dose/usual dose/average dose
, Drug Information Resources - Answers The Physicians Desk Reference, Hospital Formularies,
Nursing Drug Handbook
Antacid - Answers Used to counteract hyperacidity in the stomach
antiflatulent - Answers act on surface of bubbles by reducing the surface tension and thereby
disrupting or breaking the bubble
antibiotics - Answers soluble substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills or inhibits
the growth of other microorganisms
anticoagulants - Answers agents that prevent or delay coagulation (clotting) of the blood by
interfering with the formation of the necessary clotting factors
antidiabetics - Answers Counteracting diabetes; denoting an agent that reduces blood sugar
Antidysrhythmics - Answers Combating an arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm)
antiemetics - Answers prevent vomiting
Antihistimes - Answers used to counteract the physical symptoms caused by histamines.
antihypertensive - Answers indicating a drug that reduces the blood pressure of hypertensive
patients
antitussives - Answers Suppress the act of coughing
cathartics - Answers Drugs that promote bowel movement
decongestants - Answers agents that shrink swollen mucous membranes
expectorants - Answers these agents assist in the removal of secretions or exudates from the
trachea bronchi or lungs
laxatives - Answers medications that facilitate the passage and elimination of feces from the
colon and rectum
Mild Analgesics (Non-opioid) - Answers compound capable of reducing pain by altering
perception of nociceptive stimuli
local anesthetic agents - Answers produce loss of sensation to pain in a specific area or locality
of the body, no loss of consciousness or mental capacity
NSAIDS - Answers nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
a large number of drugs exerting anti-inflammatory (usually analgesic and antipyretic) actions
