NUR 2407 PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE
SOLUTION 2026 STUDY GUIDE BUNDLED
⩥Pharmacodynamics. Answer: the effect the drug has on the body
⩥Labs used to determine renal function. Answer: BUN, creatinine, GFR
⩥Labs used to determine hepatic function. Answer: ALT and AST
⩥First-Pass effect. Answer: the phenomenon where the concentration of
a drug is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation due to
liver absorption
⩥Half-Life. Answer: the time required for the quantity of an item to
reach half of its initial value
⩥Tolerance. Answer: decreased responsiveness to a drug over the course
of therapy
⩥Blood-Brain barrier. Answer: highly selective semi-permiable
membrance that seperates circulating blood from the brain's extra-
cellular fluid
, ⩥How many schedules of controlled substances are there?. Answer: 5
⩥Schedule 1. Answer: high potential for abuse, no medically acceptable
uses
⩥Schedule 2. Answer: high potential for abuse but has medically
accepted uses: opioids, stimulants
⩥Schedule 3. Answer: medically acceptable, potential for abuse is less
than schedule 1 or 2, may cause some dependance
⩥Schedule 4. Answer: medically acceptable, may cause dependance:
phenobarbital, benzodiazepines
⩥Which schedule cannot be refilled. Answer: schedule 2
⩥Chemical name. Answer: the drug's chemical structure
⩥Generic name. Answer: non proprietary name for a drug
⩥Brand Name. Answer: the trademarked proprietary name of a drug
SOLUTION 2026 STUDY GUIDE BUNDLED
⩥Pharmacodynamics. Answer: the effect the drug has on the body
⩥Labs used to determine renal function. Answer: BUN, creatinine, GFR
⩥Labs used to determine hepatic function. Answer: ALT and AST
⩥First-Pass effect. Answer: the phenomenon where the concentration of
a drug is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation due to
liver absorption
⩥Half-Life. Answer: the time required for the quantity of an item to
reach half of its initial value
⩥Tolerance. Answer: decreased responsiveness to a drug over the course
of therapy
⩥Blood-Brain barrier. Answer: highly selective semi-permiable
membrance that seperates circulating blood from the brain's extra-
cellular fluid
, ⩥How many schedules of controlled substances are there?. Answer: 5
⩥Schedule 1. Answer: high potential for abuse, no medically acceptable
uses
⩥Schedule 2. Answer: high potential for abuse but has medically
accepted uses: opioids, stimulants
⩥Schedule 3. Answer: medically acceptable, potential for abuse is less
than schedule 1 or 2, may cause some dependance
⩥Schedule 4. Answer: medically acceptable, may cause dependance:
phenobarbital, benzodiazepines
⩥Which schedule cannot be refilled. Answer: schedule 2
⩥Chemical name. Answer: the drug's chemical structure
⩥Generic name. Answer: non proprietary name for a drug
⩥Brand Name. Answer: the trademarked proprietary name of a drug
