PTCB Test 1
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PTCB Test 1
1. A drug used to treat flatulence is:
Gas-X Simethicone Mylicon all the above
Answer: all the above
2. An example of a drug used as an anti-convulsant is:
Aspirin.Levothyroxine.Phenobarbital.Lithium.
Answer: phenobarbital
3. Define rhino:
Ear Nose Blood Intestine
Answer: nose
- Lanoxin would be classified into which of the following categories?
Antiarrhythmic Anticoagulant Anti-infective Antiulcer
Answer: Antiarrhythmic
5. Pharmacodynamics involves:
Absorption, distribution, excretion and metabolism in that order in the body.The action of the drug on the body.Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion in that order in the body and is also known as the action of the body on the drug.Such technical terms as a drug's half-life which is the time required for the total amount of the drug in the body to diminish by one-half.
Answer: The action of the drug on the body.
- The process that moves a drug from the bloodstream to the area where it will exert its
pharmacological effect is called:
Absorption Distribution Metabolism 2 / 3
Excretion
Answer: distribution
- Which of the following adverse drug reaction (ADR) processes might a technician be
involved in?Analyzing the ADR Documenting the ADR
Identifying the ADR All of the above
Answer: all the above
- Which of the following drug-drug interactions would NOT result in death?
Astemizole-erythromycin Chlorpheniramine-pseudoephedrine Terfenadine-itraconazole Terfenadine-ketaconazole
Answer: Chlorpheniramine-pseudoephedrine
- Which of the following is NOT a narcotic analgesic?
Codeine Percocet Demerol Dolobid
Answer: Dolobid
- Which of the following is the best definition for therapeutic equivalence?
Two drugs are the same size, shape and color Two drugs are categorized in the same therapeutic class and produce the same therapeutic effect Two drugs have the same amount of active ingredient Two drugs are equally effective at the same strength and dosage Answer: Two drugs are categorized in the same therapeutic class and produce the same therapeutic effect
- Which of the following may contribute to the development of heart failure?
Cardiomyopathy Heart attack Hypertension All of the above
Answer: All the above
- With respect to drug interactions that occur between two medications, a synergistic
interaction occurs when:
Two drugs combine to result in a response that is the sum of the drug's individual responses.
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