Quiz 1

Question 1

Characteristics of a GOAL drug, EXCEPT:
Physically and Chemically Stable
Exhibit No Side Effects
High Cost
None of the choices
Pharmaceutically elegant

Answer 1

High cost

Question 2

Lead compounds are used as starting points in drug design to develop
new drug entities

True
False

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Refer to as the non-propriety name of the drug, serves to the identify the
substance to which is applies by means of a designation that maybe
used by the professionals, known to the active ingredient of the drug

Empirical name
Generic name
Chemical name
Brand name

Answer 3

Generic Name

Question 4

Gains permission to market drug product
IND
CTM
BLA
NDA

Answer 4

NDA

Question 5

Type I prodrugs turn into their active forms OUTSIDE of cells while Type II
prodrugs turn into their active forms INSIDE of cells.
True
False

Answer 5

False

Question 6

It contains the drug substances and other excipients/ inert substances,
also referred to as a finished dosage form
Active ingredient
Drugs
Drug product
New Chemical Entity

Answer 6

Drug product

Question 7

DRUGS are defined as any article, other than food, intended to affect the
structure or any function of the human body or animals.

True
False

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Selenium

Answer 8

Mineral Sources

Question 9

Emetine Bismuth Iodide

Answer 9

Synthetic Sources

Question 10

Vinca rosea

Answer 10

Plant sources

Question 11

Mercurial salts

Answer 11

Mineral sources

Question 12

Ethinyl Estradiol

Answer 12

Semi-synthetic sources

Question 13

Rubella vaccine

Answer 13

Microbiological sources

Question 14

Cinchona officinalis

Answer 14

Plant sources

Question 15

Cod liver

Answer 15

Animal sources

Question 16

Brassica nigra

Answer 16

Plant sources

Question 17

Gene Therapy

Answer 17

Genetic Engineering

Question 18

A drug substance is the active ingredient or component that produces the
desired pharmacologic activity. It can be produced by

Enzymatic reaction
Chemical synthesis
Recovery from natural product
Recombinant DNA technology
All of the choices

Answer 18

All of the choices

Question 19

Most of the anti-anxiety and anti-convulsant drugs available are derived
from semi-synthetic forms

True
False

Answer 19

False

Question 20

DRUGS are defined as any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure,
mitigation, treatment, or promotion of diseases of man or animals

True
False

Answer 20

False