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Question 1

Who is the person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs?

Nurse
Radiologist
Physician
Pharmacist

Answer 1

Pharmacist

Question 2

The name given to a drug manufactured by a specific company is the:

Trade name
Chemical name
Generic name
Nonproprietary name

Answer 2

Trade name

Question 3

Heart attack patients often take a small tablet of nitroglycerine and put it in their mouth, under their tongue, for quick action. This route of administration is:

Subcutaneous
Sublingual
Topical
Parenteral

Answer 3

Sublingual

Question 4

Which of the following statements expresses the correct relation between lumen diameter and gauge number?

A) As the diameter increases, the gauge number increases.
B) As the diameter decreases, the gauge number decreases.
C) As the diameter decreases, the gauge number increases.
D) As the diameter increases, the gauge number stays the same.

Answer 4

C) As the diameter decreases, the gauge number increases.

Question 5

Long bevel needles are generally used for

Subcutaneous injection
Intramuscular injection
Intravenous injection
1 only
3 only
1 and 2 only
1, 2, and 3

Answer 5

1 and 2 only

Question 6

A severe life-threatening response to a drug is called

Idiosyncratic
Anaphylaxis
Palliative
pharmacognosy

Answer 6

Anaphylaxis

Question 7

The science dealing with the nature, effects, uses, and origin of drugs is called:

pharmacokinetics
pharmacology
endocrinology
pharmacodynamics

Answer 7

pharmacology

Question 8

Any characteristic that makes a drug undesirable or improper is its:

risk-benefit factor
tolerance
solubility
contraindication

Answer 8

contraindication

Question 9

All of the following describe pharmacokinetics EXCEPT:

excretion
metabolism
absorption
filtration

Answer 9

filtration

Question 10

The abbreviation IM means:

in morning
in mouth
intramuscular
intravenous

Answer 10

intramuscular

Question 11

What is the adult range for a normal total WBC?