MEDCERTS (CERTIFICATION EXAM)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Drugs iithat iibind iito iireceptors iibut iido iinot iiactivate iithem iiis iicalled? ii
A. iiConcentration
B. iiAntagonist
C. iiDistribution
D. iiAgonist ii- iiAnswers ii-Antagonist
All iiof iithe iiADME iiprocesses iitogether iiare iisometimes iireferred iito iias:
A. iiMetabolism ii
B. iiDistribution
C. iiDisposition
D. iiAbsorption ii- iiAnswers ii-Disposition
The ii______ iifilters iithe iiblood iiand iiremoves iiwastes iifrom iithe iibody.
A. iiKidneys ii
B. iiLiver
C. iiIntestines
D. iiBladder ii- iiAnswers ii-Kidney
_______ iiequivalents iiis iia iidrug iiproduct iithat iicontain iiidentical iiamounts iiof iithe iisame
iiactive iiingredient iiin iithe iisame iidosage iiform.
A. iiProcedural
B. iiTherapeutic
C. iiMedical
D. iiPharmaceutical ii- iiAnswers ii-Pharmaceutical
The ii______ iiis iithe iicellular iimaterial iidirectly iiinvolved iiin iithe iiaction iiof iia iidrug.
A. iiInhibitor
B. iiSite iiof iiaction
C. iiNone iiof iithe iiabove
D. iiReceptor ii- iiAnswers ii-Receptor
The iiobjective iiof ii_______ iiis iito iideliver iithe iiright iidrug, iiin iithe iiright iiconcentration, iito
iithe iiright iisite iiof iiaction, iiand iithe iiright iitime iito iiproduce iithe iidesired iieffect.
A. iiDrug iitherapy ii
B. iiActive iiTransport
C. iiDuration iiof iiaction
D. iiTherapeutic iieffect ii- iiAnswers ii-Drug iiTherapy
,The iiavoid iifirst-pass iimetabolism, iithe iidrug iineeds iito iibe iiadministered:
A. iiAny iiother iiroute iithan iioral ii
B. iiThrough iithe iinasal iicavity
C. iiOrally
D. iiParenteral ii- iiAnswers ii-Any iiother iiroute iithan iioral
The iiplace iiwhere iia iidrug iicauses iian iieffect iito iioccur iiis iicalled iithe:
A. iiTherapeutic iiwindow
B. iiSite iiof iiaction ii
C. iiSelective iiaction
D. iiSite iiof iiadministration ii- iiAnswers ii-Site iiof iiaction
Enzyme ii______ iiis iia iiprocess iiin iiwhich iilarger iidoses iiof iidrugs iimust iibe iiadministered
iito iiproduce iitherapeutic iieffects.
A. iiInduction
B. iiInfusion
C. iiInhibition
D. iiTransport ii- iiAnswers ii-Induction
When iia iidrug iiproduces iian iieffect, iiit iiis iiacting iiat iia/an ii_______ iilevel.
A. iiTissue
B. iiMolecular ii
C. iiOrgan
D. iiAtomic ii- iiAnswers ii-Molecular
The iiprocess iithat iitransfers iithe iidrug iiinto iithe iiblood iiis ii_______.
A. iiExecration
B. iiDistribution
C. iiMetabolism
D. iiAbsorption ii- iiAnswers ii-Absorption
A iicommon iiprescribed iigeneric iiDiuretic iimedication iiis:
A. iiGlybruide
B. iiHydrochlorothiazide ii
C. iiMeloxicam
D. iiRosiglitazone ii- iiAnswers ii-Hydrochlorothiazide
A iidrug iithat iidestroys iimicroorganisms
A. iiAntiemetic
B. iiAntihistamine
C. iiAntibiotic ii
D. iiAntiviral ii- iiAnswers ii-Antibiotic
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iia iiCalcium iiChannel iiBlocker?
A. iiAdvil
B. iiDiltiazem
C. iiAlprazolam
D. iiLisinopril ii- iiAnswers ii-Diltiazem
In iithe iiOrange iiBook, iithe iirating iiletters ii"AB" iiindicates iithat iiproducts:
A. iiare iiconsidered iibioequivalent
B. iiare iiconsiderably iigeneric iiequivalent
C. iirequire iiclinical iitrial iiresults
D. iihave iia iirating iiof iieffectiveness ii- iiAnswers ii-are iiconsidered iibioequivalent
A iicommon iiside iieffect iiwith iitaking iiMagnesium iibased iiproducts iiis:
A. iiBack iiPain
B. iiDiarrhea ii
C. iiHeadache
D. iiHeartburn ii- iiAnswers ii-Diarrhea
_____ iireduce iithe iioxygen iidemands iiof iithe iiheart iimuscle.
A. iiCalcium iiChannel iiBlocks
B. iiACE iiInhibitors
C. iiBeta iiBlockers ii
D. iiVasodilators ii- iiAnswers ii-Beta iiBlockers
A iidrug iiused iito iitreat iia iicough:
A. iiAntifungal
B. iiAnticoagulant
C. iiAntibiotic
D. iiAntitussive ii- iiAnswers ii-Antitussive
A iidrug iiused iito iireduce iia iisustained iielevation iiin iia iipatient's iiblood iipressure:
A. iiAnticoagulant
B. iiAntiarrhythmic
C. iiAntihypertensive ii
D. iiAntihyperlipidemics ii- iiAnswers ii-Antihypertensive
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