Pharmacokinetics Questions
Pharmacokinetics Questions
Pharmacokinetics Questions
Pharmacokinetics
1) Pharmacokinetics is
a) Study of biological and therapeutice ect of the drug
b) Study of mechanisms of drug action
c) study of Methods of new drugdevelopment
d) Study of absorption, distribution, biotransformationand excreation of dug
5) What kind of substances can not permeate the cell membrane by passive di usion
a) Lipid soliable
b) Non-ionized substance
c) Hydrophilic
d) Hydrophobic
16) It is the transportation of the drug across the biological membranes ...........
a) Absorption
b) Adsorption
c) Distribution
d) Excretion
17) The passive and active transport, pinocytosis, Facilitated di usion are
mechanisms of ..........
a) Absorption
b) Distribution
c) Biotransformation
d) Excretion
18) The practical and molecular size have a .......... relationship with the absorption of
drug.
a) Positive
b) Inverse
c) Negative
d) B and C
20) The relationship between the absorption and the ionisation is a/an .........
relationship.
a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Inverse
d) B and C
21) The relationship between the absorption and the blood flow at site of application is
a/an ........... relationship.
a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Inverse
d) B and C
22) The relationship between the absorption and the area of absorption is a/an
.........relationship.
a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Inverse
d) B and C
23) If we increase the acidity of medium for weak acid drug, the unionized form of drug
molecule will .........
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Non of above
24) If we increase the acidity of medium for weak acid drug, the absorption rate
will..........
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Non of above
25) If we decrease the (PH) of medium forweak acid drug, the unionized form of drug
molecule will .........
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Non of above
26) If we decrease the (PH) of medium for weak acid drug, the absorption rate will
..........
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Non of above
a) Increase - alkaline
b) Decrease - acidic
c) Increase- acidic
d) A and C
31) The toxicity with aspirin can be treated by...........Of urine, because it is a/an ........
drug.
a) Acidification - alkaline
b) Acidification - acidic
c) Alkalinization - alkaline
32) The toxicity with aspirin can be treated by........... Of urine, because it is a/an
.….....drug.
a) Acidification - alkaline
b) Acidification - acidic
c) Alkalinization - alkaline
d) Alkalinization - acidic
33) It is the fraction (f) of unchanged drug that reaches the systemic circulation
following administration by any route .........
a) Absorption
b) Biotransformation
c) Bioavailability
d) First pass metabolism
34) It is the chemical changes (metabolism) that a ect drugs before reaching the
systemic circulation .........
a) Absorption
b) Adsorption
c) Bioavailability
d) First pass metabolism
35) If we have 100 mg of a dose are administered orally and 70 mg of this drug are
absorbed unchanged, the.......... will be 30%
a) Bioavailability
b) First pass metabolism
c) F
d) A and C
36) If we have 100 mg of a dose are administered orally and 70 mg of this drug are
absorbed unchanged, the.......... will be 70%
a) Bioavailability
b) First pass metabolism
c) F
d) A and C
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39) It is the process by which a drug moves freely between body compartment..........
a) Absorption
b) Distribution
c) Excretion
d) Metabolism
40) There is a ......... Correlation between the di usion rate of the drug and the
distribution rate.
a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Inverse
d) B,C
41) There is a positive correlation between the.......... and the distribution of drugs.
a) Blood flow
b) Perfusion rate
c) Di usion
d) All of above
43) All of the following have a low perfusion rate except .........
a) Skin
b) Bone
c) (resting) skeletal muscle
d) Liver
44) The most important protein that binds the drugs in blood is .......... for most the
drugs.
a) Globiolins
b) Albumins
c) Fibrinogen
d) Regulatory protein
46) The basic drugs like (streptomycin) are bound to all of following except .........
a) Alpha-1 acid glycoproteins
b) Alpha-2 acid glycoproteins
c) Albumins
d) Globiolins
e) Alpha lipoproteins
f) Beta lipoproteins
47) It is the apparent volume that would be required to contain the entire drug in the
body at the same concentration as in plasma ...........
a) Volume of distribution
b) Vd
c) Apparent volume distribution
d) All of above
50) The hemodialysis is not e ective in treatment of drug toxicity, if we have a.........
a) Small Vd
b) Medium Vd
c) Large Vd
d) B and C
52) It is the time required for the plasma concentration to fall to one half its original
values ..........
a) CL
b) Half life
c) (T1/2)
d) B and C
53) The time required reaching Css, or time of drug elimination, usually after ........
a) 3-4 t1/2
b) 4-5 t1/2
c) 5/6 t1/2
d) A or B
54) The elimination half-life is (negatively) proportional with the........, And (positively)
proportional with ........
a) Vd - Clearance
b) Clearance - Va
55) It is the plasma concentration at which the rate of drug administration equals the
rate of elimination (rate in = rate out)..........
a) CL
b) CsS
c) Steady state concentration
d) B and C
56) It is the dose that can raise the plasma concentration to the target concentration
rapidly ........
a) Vd
b) Tc
c) LD
d) Css
57) The plasma concentration of the drug that required achieving the therapeutic
e ect.........
a) Vd
b) LD
c) Tc
d) Target concentration
e) C and D
61) What maintenance Dose is required for drug A if; target average SS concentration is
10 mg/L; CL of drug A is 0.020 L/kg/hr; patients weight 100 kg?
a) 480
b) 530
c) 640
62) What maintenance Dose is required for Drug A if; target average SS concentration
Is 10 mg/L; CL of drug A is 0.020 L/kg/hr; Patients weight 100 kg?
a) 480
b) 530
c) 640
d) 700
63) It is the general term for chemical Transformations that occur to drugs inside The
body ……….
a) Metabolism
b) Bioavailability
c) Biotransformation
d) A and C
65) Drugs that are …….. Are generally Excreted unchanged by the kidney.
a) Water soluble
b) Lipid soluble
c) Both of them
d) Neither of them
72) The number and variability of the Biotransformation enzymes are the highest In the
………
a) Heart
b) Kidney
c) Liver
d) Stomach
80) The microsomal P450 enzymes show high A inity to high ……… Molecules.
a) Hydrophilic
b) Lipophilic
c) Lipophobic
d) A and B
81) The majority of drugs are metabolized by The microsomal enzymes that located in
The liver.
a) True
b) False
84) The drugs that stimulate the enzymes that Inhibit themselves called……….
a) Biochemical tolerance
b) Non-competitive drug
c) Competitive drug
d) Microsomal drug
True
False
91) The Succinylcholine and other choline Esters and procaine do not change with
Change in gender.
a) true
b) false
92) The Succinylcholine and other choline Esters and procaine are inactivated faster In
……..
a) Men
b) Womens
93) In the liver diseases the e ect and adverse E ects are ………
i) Increase
ii) Decrease
94) The transformation of pro-drugs into their Active forms occurs …….. In liver
diseases.
i) More
ii) Less
Excretion
Absorption
Distribution
Biotransformation
Excretion (elimination)
True
False
3. The volume of plasma cleared from the Drug per unit time (ml/min) means ……..
Clearance
Renal clearance
Glomerular filtration
4. The plasma volume cleared from the drug Per unit time via the elimination of the
drugFrom all biotransformation and excretion Mechanism in the body means ……..
Clearance
Renal clearance
Tubular secretion
5. The volume of plasma cleared from the Non-metabolized (unchanged) drug via the
Excretion by kidneys per minute, Means………
Clearance
Renal clearance
Tubular reabsorption
Clearance
Renal clearance
All of above
Clearance
Renal clearance
Non of above
8. The plasma protein binding of the drug Don’t a ect the Renal clearance.
True
False
First-order kinetics
Zero-order kinetics
Second-order kinetics
Non of above
10. Where a constant (amount) of drug is Eliminated per unit of time, it is Called……….
First-order kinetics
Zero-order kinetics
Second-order kinetics
A and B
11. Where a constant (fraction) of drug in the Body is eliminated per unit of time, it is
Called ………..
First-order kinetics
Zero-order kinetics
Second-order kinetics
A and C
First-order kinetics
Second-order kinetics
Zero-order kinetics
Just A and C
First-order kinetics
Second-order kinetics
Zero-order kinetics
CL
True
False
True
False
True
False
Side e ect
Reaction of drug
18. The type of adverse drug reaction that is Associated with long-term drug therapy Is
…………
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
19. The type of adverse drug reaction that unpredictable, uncommon, usually not
Related to the pharmacological actions of The drug is ……….
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
20. The type of adverse drug reaction that Refer to carcinogenic and teratogenic
E ects is ………..
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
21. The type of adverse drug reaction that Sudden withdrawal e ects is ……….
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
22. The type of adverse drug reaction that Predictable, common and related to
Pharmacological action of the drug, and it Is (dose) dependent is ……….
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
23. Cushing syndrome due corticosteroids is An example of which type of adverse drug
Reaction …………
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
Reaction ……..
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
29. Bradycardia due to beta blockers is an example of which type of adverse drug
reaction ………
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
30. Unstable angina after sudden stopping of beta blockers is an example of which
type of adverse drug reaction …….
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
Chronic e ect ©
End-of-treatment e ect €
Side e ect
Adverse reaction
Idiosyncratic reaction
B and C
Side e ect
Adverse reaction
Idiosyncratic reaction
E ective reaction
20%
10%
5%
30%
0.1:1%
1:10 %
0.001:1%
0.5:1%
1:5%
1:10 %
5:10%
2:5%
37. The distribution of drugs into the central Nervous system (brain) usually depends
on
Aqueous di usion
Lipid di usion
Active transport
Facilitated transport
False
True
40. Competition between two drugs for Binding to plasma protein(s) can result in a
Change in the concentration of free drug And potential drug toxicity.
True
False
Passive di usion
Active transport
Filtration
Pinocytosis
42. An 18-year-old female patient is brought to The emergency department due to drug
Overdose. Which of the following routes ofAdministration is the most desirable
forAdministering the antidote for the drug Overdose?
Subcutaneous
Oral
Intravenous
Intramuscular
First-pass metabolism
Blood supply
Lipid solubility
Presence of food
Have a large Vd
E ective levels
Drug accumulation
Therapeutic failure
Renal failure
Prodrugs
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All drugs
50. Phase I reaction includes all the following types of reactions except:
Conjugation
Reduction
Oxidation
Hydrolysis
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52. The main organ which is responsible for Drug metabolism is:
GIT
Lung
Kidney
Liver
First-pass metabolism
Presence of food
54. The fraction of a given dose that reaches Systemic circulation is:
The clearance
The bioavailability
The half-life
Volume of distribution
5 days
9 days
12 hours
2 days
6h
24 h
12 h
10 h
T1/2
Vd
CI
CI
Vd
T1/2
60. We stopped the use of certain drug when Plasma concentration is 100 mg. What is
The plasma concentration of this drug after 20 h if the t 1/5 is 5 h?
The pharmacokinetic Properties of five new drugs (P, Q, R, S, And T) were studied in Healthy
volunteers. The same Dose of Each drug was administered Intravenously (IV) and orally To
The same subject on two Separate occasions. The Results were The following:
61. Which of the following drugs most likely Has the highest oral Bioavailability?
Drug P
Drug Q
Drug R
Drug S
Drug T
Time During a phase 1 clinical trial,Four di erent oral dosage Forms of the same dose of a
drug were administered to a healthy volunteer on four Separate occasions. The Plasma
Concentration-time curves are plotted below.
62. Which of the following features best Explains why formulation W produces the
largest plasma Concentration-time curve Of the drug?
A 67-year-old woman recently Diagnosed with atrial fibrillation Started treatment with
atenolol, 100 Mg/d. With this Dose, the percentage of atenolol Bound to plasma proteins Is
about 5%.
63. Which of the following would have been The Bound percentage of atenolol if a dose
of 50 mg/d had been Administered to the same patient?
2.5%
5%
10%
1.25%
2%
Drug
The placenta was studied In laboratory animals. The Following Data were obtained.
64. Which of the following drugs most likely Crossed the placenta At the fastest rate?
Drug P
Drug Q
Drug R
Drug S
Drug T
The pharmacokinetic Properties of five new drugs (P, Q, R, S. And T) were studied in
Laboratory animals. The drugs Were Given orally, and the results Are shown above.
Which of the following drugs most likely Has the highest oral Bioavailability?
Drug P
Drug S
Drug Q
Drug R
Drug T
65. Which of the following was most Likely the total clearance of the drug (in L/ h)?
2.5
8.4
5.5
6.7
3.5
4.9
The figure above depicts the Plasma concentration-time Curves for four drugs (W, X,Y,and
Z) given by IV infusion to the same laboratory animal On four separate occasions
Drug W
Drug X
Drug Y
Drug Z