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Giving a medication orally is abbreviated as
PO
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The most important organ for metabolism of drugs is the
Liver
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The most important organ for excretion of drugs is the
Kidney
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Who may authorize a refill of a prescription medication?
DVM
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A controlled substance, with no medicinal use and a high potential for drug abuse is classified as schedule
I
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The regulatory agency that specifies the labeling requirements for all drugs used in veterinary medicine is the
FDA
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Prescription drugs are also known as
Legend Drugs
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Which of the following routes of administration absorbs drugs slowest?
PO
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Which of the following is a preparation of finely divided, undissolved powder dispersed in water?
Suspension
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Drugs are made from which of the following sources?
Plants, Animals, Mold & Fungi, Chemicals
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Which of the following is NOT true about controlled substances?
A veterinarian must be registered with the EPA in order to prescribe them.
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Which of the following does NOT need to be on a written prescription order?
Patient's date of birth
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A prescription reads: Amoxicillin 2.5mL PO BID x 14 days. How many mL should be dispensed?
70
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An animal's response to a drug may be affected by which of the following?
Hydration, Genetics, Nutritional status, Disease state
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The doctor tells you to instruct a client on administration of a drug. The dose is 5 teaspoons. What syringe will you give to the client?
35mL
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Drugs that can cross this barrier can cause diarrhea and other problems in nursing puppies and kittens
Blood-mammary gland barrier
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Drugs administered PO must be able to cross this barrier to get into the bloodstream if it is for a systemic disease
Blood-intestine barrier
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When treating infections in the interior of the eye, a drug needs to pass what barrier?
Blood-aqueous barrier
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The drug name that is based on the chemical structure of the drug is the
Genetic name
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A ten pound Siamese, named "Killer", is to receive Amoxicillin at a dose of 10mg/kg SQ BID x 14d. The strength of the drug is 100mg/ml
How many milligrams of Amoxicillin are needed for each dose?
45.5 mg
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A ten pound Siamese, named "Killer", is to receive Amoxicillin at a dose of 10mg/kg SQ BID x 14d. The strength of the drug is 100mg/ml
How many total milliliter of Amoxicillin will "Killer" receive?
0.45 mL
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A ten pound Siamese, named "Killer", is to receive Amoxicillin at a dose of 10mg/kg SQ BID x 14d. The strength of the drug is 100mg/ml
What is the weight of "Killer" in kilograms?
4.5 kg
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By which of the following routes of administration are drugs absorbed fastest?
Intracardiac
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A controlled substance with the lowest potential for drug abuse is classified as schedule?
V
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An animal's response to a drug would be affected by its
Obesity, Excitement, Disease
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Intraosseous stands for
Into bone medullary cavity
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The Therapeutic Ratio is
Relation between a drug's desired effect and a drug's toxic effect
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What is the term for a reason not to use a particular drug?
Contraindication
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Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 rights of patient drug administration?
Right status
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Two phases occur primarily in the liver. What are they called?
Deactivation and detoxification
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Administration of topical medication means of the drug is absorbed into skin cells or through the mucous membrane into the blood stream (T/F)
True
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The blood supply of subcutaneous tissue is greater than muscular tissue (T/F)
False
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Biological half life is the degree to which a drug is absorbed and reaches general circulation (T/F)
False
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Passive absorption is diffusion of molecules from an area of increased concentration to an area of decreased concentration (T/F)
True
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Drugs bound to protein are inactive because they are unavailable to bind with receptors at the site of action (T/F)
True
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