Medication Aide STATE TEST Questions and Answers
(Verified Answers) Latest (2024/2025) Graded A+
1. Drug is affected by many factors. All of the following affect drug
PR
action except:
The patient's intelligence.
O
the size and age
other drugs the resident is taking
FD
time and route of adminstration:
O
The patient's intelligence
C
2. Which abbreviations are most likely to be found on an order for
eye medication?
IM, IV, SQ
Stat, n.p.o., h.s.
bid, qid, tid,
,qod
OD, OU, OS, opth.:
OD, OU, OS, opth.
3. The drug name owned by the manufacturer is called
the: brand name
product name
trade name
PR
all of the above:
all of the above
O
4. Pharmacokinetics is the study of:
FD
the study of prescription drugs
only the signs and symptoms of
O
disease
the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
C
,none of the above:
the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
5. Examples of drugs made from animal sources
are: insulin and heparin
furosemide and castor oil
magnesium hydrochloride and
PR
iodine
iron and calcium
O
: insulin and heparin
FD
6. A patient may take two drugs for hypertension because of
their: antagonistic affect
O
potentiation
C
synergistic
effect
idiosyncratic response:
synergistic effect
7. Parmacodynamics is the study of:
drug sources
, the medical field
the diseases of the body
the interactions between drugs and the body:
the interactions between drugs and the body
PR
8. The following abbreviations are correct except
b.i.d. means 2 times daily
O
n.p.o. means nothing by
FD
mouth stat means now
O
C
(Verified Answers) Latest (2024/2025) Graded A+
1. Drug is affected by many factors. All of the following affect drug
PR
action except:
The patient's intelligence.
O
the size and age
other drugs the resident is taking
FD
time and route of adminstration:
O
The patient's intelligence
C
2. Which abbreviations are most likely to be found on an order for
eye medication?
IM, IV, SQ
Stat, n.p.o., h.s.
bid, qid, tid,
,qod
OD, OU, OS, opth.:
OD, OU, OS, opth.
3. The drug name owned by the manufacturer is called
the: brand name
product name
trade name
PR
all of the above:
all of the above
O
4. Pharmacokinetics is the study of:
FD
the study of prescription drugs
only the signs and symptoms of
O
disease
the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
C
,none of the above:
the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
5. Examples of drugs made from animal sources
are: insulin and heparin
furosemide and castor oil
magnesium hydrochloride and
PR
iodine
iron and calcium
O
: insulin and heparin
FD
6. A patient may take two drugs for hypertension because of
their: antagonistic affect
O
potentiation
C
synergistic
effect
idiosyncratic response:
synergistic effect
7. Parmacodynamics is the study of:
drug sources
, the medical field
the diseases of the body
the interactions between drugs and the body:
the interactions between drugs and the body
PR
8. The following abbreviations are correct except
b.i.d. means 2 times daily
O
n.p.o. means nothing by
FD
mouth stat means now
O
C
