What factor affects the onset of the action of medications?
A. Enzyme induction
B. Medication toxicity
C. Medication half-life
D. Route of administration - D. Route of administration
What parameter should be monitored in a patient before the initiation of digoxin treatment?
A. Drug allergy
B...
What factor affects the onset of the action of medications?
A. Enzyme induction
B. Medication toxicity
C. Medication half-life
D. Route of administration - D. Route of administration
What parameter should be monitored in a patient before the initiation of digoxin treatment?
A. Drug allergy
B. Renal function test
C. Level of consciousness
D. Bleeding and clotting time - B. Renal function test
According to the Canadian Food and Drugs Act and Regulations, which drug may be prescribed only by
qualified practitioners?
A. Corticosteroids
B. Low-dose histamine-2 antagonists
C. Child preparations of antihistamines
D. Lower-dosage "cough and cold" preparations - A. Corticosteroids
In which clinical phase of new drug development studies are a drug's pharmacological properties
determined?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4 - A. 1
, Phase 3 studies determine which aspect in the new drug development process? - A. Safe
therapeutic dose
B. Safety at different dosing levels
C. Statistical significance of earlier results
D. Pharmacologic properties of the drug
What factor affects drug absorption through the topical route?
A. Blood supply to the area
B. Size of the affected area
C. Size of the drug particles
D. Amount of the dose administered - B. Size of the affected area
Which change in the pharmacokinetic stages may cause an idiosyncratic reaction?
A. Excretion
B. Absorption
C. Distribution
D. Metabolism - D. Metabolism
Which description best defines a medication?
A. Chemical substance that requires a prescription by a health professional
B. Drug used for a therapeutic effect to prevent and treat disease
C. Pharmacologic preparation used to reverse disease
D. Plant, animal, or mineral substance that prevents disease - B. Drug used for a therapeutic effect
to prevent and treat disease
Which drug action describes a medication that can induce a pharmacologic response at a certain
concentration?
A. Onset of action
B. Drug blood level
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