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Penn Foster Pharmacology Proctor Exam
Practice Questions With Correct Answers


Indications - answer✔reasons for giving a drug

contraindications - answer✔reasons to not give a drug

legend drugs - answer✔drugs that have the ability to cause serious harm if misused, must be regulated
by the FDA as prescription drugs.



Contain a caution statement "caution federal law restricts the use of this drug to use/by/or on the order
of a licensed veterinarian."

veterinarian client relationship - answer✔vet takes responsibility for making decisions based on need for
treatment and the client agreeing to follow the vets' instructions. Decision must be made with a
sufficient amount of information of the animal.

regimen - answer✔plan for drug administration, printed on medication label



ROUTE: of administration

DOSAGE: amount of drug given

FREQUENCY: how often to give drug

DURATION: how long to give the drug

t.i.d

q.i.d

b.i.d - answer✔three times a day (ter in die)

four times a day (quater in die)

twice a day (bis in die)

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Pharmacokinetics - answer✔complex series of events involving how the body reacts to the movement of
drugs in the body. Occurs after drug administration

Pharmacodynamics - answer✔study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and their
mechanism of action in the body.

Routes of Administration (11) - answer✔oral: mouth

intravenous: vein

intramuscular: muscle

subcutaneous: tissue beneath skin

intradermal: skin

intraperitoneal: abdominal cavity

intraarterial: artery

intraarticular: joint

intracardiac: heart

intramedullary: marrow (bone)

epidural/subdural: spine/near spine

nebulizer - answer✔device that creates a mist used to deliver medication for giving respiratory
treatment

(to kill small organisms or open lungs)

metered-dose inhaler - answer✔handheld device that produces a medicated spray for inhalation.

anesthetic gases - answer✔gaseous forms given with vaporizers

transdermal (topical) drugs - answer✔drugs placed on the skin (patch) allowing slow absorption over
time

concentration gradient - answer✔drugs moving from areas of higher concentration to lower
concentration

Bioavailability - answer✔measures the amount of drug that gets absorbed and is available to patient

water-soluble drugs - answer✔Drugs that dissolve in water and tend to stay in the bloodstream and
either stay free or bond to various proteins (albumin)

lipid-soluble drugs - answer✔drugs absorbed by bodily fats and move out of the bloodstream into the
interstitial space (between organs and tissues)

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fat, liver, bone, and kidneys act as storage sites for these drugs.

placenta - answer✔blood brain barrier preventing blood from entering the brain tissues. may also
interfere with the absorption of certain drugs. provides nutrients to fetus.

drug excretion - answer✔the process of eliminating medications, through the liver (bile), kidneys (urine),
but also through mammary glands, sweat, feces, and saliva.

residues - answer✔drugs that will appear in the animal's milk or meat products, can cause allergic
reactions or cause bacteria to become resistant to certain antibiotics. can result in cancer.

efficacy - answer✔degree to which desired effect is achieved

potency - answer✔amount of drug needed to produce desired effect.

represented by a dose-responsive curve

lethal dose (LD50) - answer✔Dose that's lethal to kill 50% of animals given that drug

effective dose (ED50) - answer✔Dose that produced the desired effect in 50% of animals given that drug

therapeutic index - answer✔LD50/ED50



the ratio between the toxic (LETHAL) and therapeutic (EFFECTIVE) concentrations of a drug

adverse drugs reactions - answer✔reactions are undesired responses to the drug

formulary - answer✔book containing drug dosages and a list of adverse reactions

proprietary label - answer✔trade name of a patented drug

generic label - answer✔unpatented copy of a drug

what must drug labels contain? (6) - answer✔-drug names: generic and trade

-concentration and quantity

-name and address of manufacturer

-controlled substance status

- manufacturer control or lot number

- expiration date

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - answer✔regulates development and approval of pesticides
and establishes water quality standards.

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