Fitzgerald Pharmacology Midterm Questions Latest Update 2024-2025 190 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
50% rule - CORRRECT ANSWER: Expiration date is half way to the stock bottle date or max 1 year
Absorption - CORRRECT ANSWER: Drug gets absorbed into the blood stream
Active medications - CORRRECT ANSWER: Listed first in the patient profile
Buccal tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Between check and gum
Buccal tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Drug is dissolved slowly over a period of time
Capsules - CORRRECT ANSWER: After 10-30 minutes within the stomach the gelatin
capsule dissolved and the drug is released
Capsules - CORRRECT ANSWER: Drug enclosed within a gelatin shell
Capsules - CORRRECT ANSWER: Eliminates bad tastes and odors of the drug
Chewable tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: 1. Chewed and dissolved in the mouth prior
to swallowing
- Can also be swallowed whole
Dissolution - CORRRECT ANSWER: Must be dissolved in the stomach before it can
elicit it's pharmacological effect
Distribution - CORRRECT ANSWER: Drug goes to where it is needed
Effervescent tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Active ingredient + sodium bicarbonate + citric acid
Acid/base reaction causes a release of CO2 gas = effervescence
Effervescent tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Masks the taste of unpleasant, salty, or bitterness of medication
Elements of a prescription - CORRRECT ANSWER: Patient name, drug name (generic
or brand), route of administration, dosage form, dose, strength, quantity & frequency of administration, prescriber's name & signature, prescriber's DEA number, date written, & refills
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Elimination - CORRRECT ANSWER: Excretion from the body
Elixir - CORRRECT ANSWER: Sweetened water with alcohol (not for babies)
Enteric coated tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Are meant to dissolve in the intestines only
Enteric coated tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Not to be taken with antacids which
cause dissolution in the stomach
Enteric coated tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Should never be chewed, broken, or
crushed prior to ingestion
Enteric coated tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Special coating over tablet to prevent the dissolution within the stomach
FDA prescription labeling requirements - CORRRECT ANSWER: Pharmacy name,
phone number, & address, Rx #, date of filling, patient name & address, directions, initials of dispensing pharmacist, drug name, strength, form, & quantity, expiration date, manufacturer, & refill info
FDCA prescription labeling requirements - CORRRECT ANSWER: Name & address of pharmacy, Rx #, date of Rx, prescriber name, patient name, directions
Film coated tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Biaxin and Depakote are examples of this
type of medication
Film coated tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Prevents deterioration due to light and air
Film coated tablets - CORRRECT ANSWER: Special coating that masks the
objectionable odor or taste of the frug
First pass effect - CORRRECT ANSWER: The drug circulates throughout the body
before being broken down in the liver (metabolized)
Lozenges - CORRRECT ANSWER: Meant to dissolve slowly in the mouth to keep the
drug in contact with the mouth or throat longer
Medication order - CORRRECT ANSWER: Medications written by the physician in an
institution & kept on one sheet of paper in the patient's file for the whole hospital staff to use
Metabolism - CORRRECT ANSWER: Drug is broken down by the liver
NDC - CORRRECT ANSWER: National drug code
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