1.
What is the study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the treatment of the conditions produced by them called? (18-1)
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
2.
Pharmacology is a basic medical science that deals with the study of which specialty? 18-1
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
3.
What is the study of the action or effects of medications on living organisms? 18-1
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
4.
The branch of pharmacology that deals with the preparation, dispensing, and proper use of medications is? 18-1
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
5.
What is the study of the uses of medications in the treatment of disease? 18-1
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
6.
The actual title of the "blue bible" of pharmacology is? 18-2
A. 
Drug Information Handbook
B. 
U.S. Pharmacopedia and National Formulary (USP-NF)
C. 
D. 
Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
7.
What is the study of the uses of medications in the treatment of disease? 18-1
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
8.
What is the branch of pharmacology that deals with biological, biochemical, and economic features of natural medications and their constituents? 18-1
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
9.
What provides tests for medication identity, quality, strength, and purity? 18-1
A. 
Drug Information Handbook
B. 
United States Pharmacopedia and National Formulary (USP-NF)
C. 
Drug Facts and Comparisons
D. 
10.
What is the science of treating disease by any method that will relieve pain, treat or cure diseases and infections, or prolong life called? 18-1
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
11.
What did the U.S. Federal Food, Medication, and Cosmetics Act designate as the official reference for medications marketed in the United States? 18-1
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
12.
What is the most widely used text/reference in American pharmacies? 18-2
A. 
Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
B. 
C. 
Drug Facts and Comparisons
D. 
Drug Information Handbook
13.
The amount of medication administered is referred to as which of the following? 18-2
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
14.
What is the most common factor that influences the amount of medication to be given? 18-2
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
15.
What two primary factors, if any, determine a dose? 18-2
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
16.
A therapeutic dose is calculated on an average adult male of 24 years who weighs approximately how many pounds? 18-2
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
17.
What is the proper dose in ml of ampicillin for an 8-year old child if the adult dose is 15ml?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
18.
What is the name of the rule used to determine appropriate dosage of medication based on a child's weight? 18-3
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
19.
Determine the appropriate dose in milligrams of medication for a child weighing 30 LBs if the average dose for an adult is 600mg.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
20.
In computing the amount of drug to be given to an underweight female, what adjustments to the normal dosage would ordinarily be made? 18-3
A. 
Increase the dosage because of her weight and sex
B. 
Increase the dosage because of her weight but decrease because of her sex
C. 
Decrease the dosage because of her sex and further decrease because of her weight
D. 
Decrease the dosage because of her sex but an increase because of her weight
21.
The most common method of administering medications is______? 18-4
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
22.
What term is used to define a medication that is placed under the tongue? 18-4
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
23.
Which of the following is an example of a drug injected intradermally? 18-5
A. 
B. 
C. 
Purified protein derivative
D. 
24.
What type of medications are introduced by injection? 18-4
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
25.
What is the type of medication injected just below the skin's cutaneous layers? 18-5
A. 
B. 
C. 
D.