Pharmacology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Sumatriptan is used mainly to:

  1. ARelieve nerve pain from diabetes
  2. BPrevent epileptic seizures
  3. CTreat high blood pressure
  4. DTreat an acute migraine attack
2.Easy

Which of these drugs has a narrow therapeutic index?

  1. AAmoxicillin
  2. BLithium
  3. COmeprazole
  4. DLoratadine
3.Easy

Which of these is a second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic?

  1. AHaloperidol
  2. BOlanzapine
  3. CFluphenazine
  4. DChlorpromazine
4.Medium

What does the clearance of a drug describe?

  1. AThe fraction of the dose that is absorbed
  2. BThe time needed for the drug to disappear completely from the plasma
  3. CThe volume of plasma cleared of the drug per unit of time
  4. DThe amount of drug removed by one dialysis session
5.Medium

Benzathine benzylpenicillin (penicillin G benzathine) is ordered. Which route is correct?

  1. ASubcutaneous in the abdomen
  2. BIntravenous push
  3. CIntravenous infusion over 30 minutes
  4. DDeep intramuscular only
6.Medium

Why do NSAIDs such as ibuprofen increase the risk of stomach ulcers?

  1. AThey raise the pH of gastric acid
  2. BThey directly dissolve the mucus layer
  3. CThey increase the number of Helicobacter pylori bacteria in the stomach
  4. DThey reduce protective prostaglandins in the stomach lining
7.Hard

A patient with severe liver cirrhosis needs a benzodiazepine for alcohol withdrawal. Why is lorazepam often chosen instead of diazepam?

  1. ALorazepam is a stronger anticonvulsant than all other benzodiazepines
  2. BLorazepam is excreted unchanged in the urine without any metabolism
  3. CLorazepam is cleared by simple conjugation and has no active metabolites
  4. DLorazepam does not cause sedation in liver disease
8.Hard

Morphine 4 mg IV is ordered. The ampoule contains 10 mg/mL. What volume should be drawn up?

  1. A2.5 mL
  2. B0.04 mL
  3. C0.4 mL
  4. D4 mL

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Treat an acute migraine attack
  2. 2. B · Lithium
  3. 3. B · Olanzapine
  4. 4. C · The volume of plasma cleared of the drug per unit of time
  5. 5. D · Deep intramuscular only
  6. 6. D · They reduce protective prostaglandins in the stomach lining
  7. 7. C · Lorazepam is cleared by simple conjugation and has no active metabolites
  8. 8. C · 0.4 mL

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