Question 1

Alcohol has a low tendency, but THC has a high tendency to do what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bind to the serotonin receptor 
B)  Dissolve in water 
C)  Bind to blood proteins 
D)  Produce dependence

Question 2

With increasing doses of any useful drug what is there usually an increase in the number and severity of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Side effects 
B)  Beneficial effects 
C)  Placebo effects 
D)  Effects on the stomach

Question 3

Which drug is Fentanyl 50 to 100 times more potent than?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cannabis 
B)  Cocaine 
C)  Nicotine 
D)  Morphine

Question 4

Describe lipid solubility.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

A drug's potency is defined in terms of how great an effect it can produce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

For many psychoactive drugs, such as nicotine and cocaine, the fastest way to get an effect is by inhaling the drug's vapors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the double-blind procedure.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

If the repeated exposure to a drug increases the activity of the CYP450 enzyme that is responsible for metabolizing that drug, then future doses of the drug will be less effective than the first doses. What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drug disposition tolerance 
B)  Behavioural tolerance 
C)  An active metabolite 
D)  A prodrug

Question 9

The idea of a safety margin for a particular drug is based on what idea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Toxic doses will typically be larger than therapeutic doses. 
B)  Most drugs cause toxicity problems only when combined with other drugs. 
C)  We need to determine an LD50 using human volunteers. 
D)  We should only prescribe drugs that are not toxic even at high doses.

Question 10

There are many different routes by which drugs can be administered. Describe the pros and cons of the oral route versus the intravenous route.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Describe the term; Drug Half-Life.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

What is the threshold on a dose-response curve?

Accepted Answer

A)  The point at which the dose of the drug causes maximal response. 
B)  The lowest dose at which there is an observable effect of the drug. 
C)  A safe effective dose of the drug. 
D)  The therapeutic index of the drug.

Question 13

Jarrod's doctor recommend which of the following route of administration to him quite smoking?

Accepted Answer

A)  A daily nicotine pill 
B)  A topical application 
C)  An intramuscular injection 
D)  Subcutaneous injections

Question 14

Drug disposition tolerance and pharmacokinetic tolerance can both be used to describe a drug's rate of metabolism or excretion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Ritalin was the most commonly used Injection drug used among street youth, according to the Canadian Street Youth study in 2003.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to your text how many hospitalizations occur each day due to opioid poising in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  7 
B)  13 
C)  25 
D)  40

Question 17

Describe the difference between a chemical name and the generic name of a drug.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Behavioural tolerance is the result of learning to compensate for the disruptive effects of a drug.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If you want to rapidly get very high concentrations of a drug to the brain, which route of administration would you probably use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oral 
B)  Subcutaneous 
C)  Topical 
D)  Intravenous

Question 20

Occasionally, the repeated use of a drug leads to pharmacodynamic tolerance, which is based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Altered liver function. 
B)  Learning. 
C)  Reduced sensitivity of neurons. 
D)  Slower metabolism.

Exam 5: The Actions of Drugs

Alcohol has a low tendency, but THC has a high tendency to do what?

With increasing doses of any useful drug what is there usually an increase in the number and severity of?

Which drug is Fentanyl 50 to 100 times more potent than?

Describe lipid solubility.

A drug's potency is defined in terms of how great an effect it can produce.

For many psychoactive drugs, such as nicotine and cocaine, the fastest way to get an effect is by inhaling the drug's vapors.

Describe the double-blind procedure.

If the repeated exposure to a drug increases the activity of the CYP450 enzyme that is responsible for metabolizing that drug, then future doses of the drug will be less effective than the first doses. What is this an example of?

The idea of a safety margin for a particular drug is based on what idea?

There are many different routes by which drugs can be administered. Describe the pros and cons of the oral route versus the intravenous route.

Describe the term; Drug Half-Life.

What is the threshold on a dose-response curve?

Jarrod's doctor recommend which of the following route of administration to him quite smoking?

Drug disposition tolerance and pharmacokinetic tolerance can both be used to describe a drug's rate of metabolism or excretion.

Ritalin was the most commonly used Injection drug used among street youth, according to the Canadian Street Youth study in 2003.

According to your text how many hospitalizations occur each day due to opioid poising in Canada?

Describe the difference between a chemical name and the generic name of a drug.

Behavioural tolerance is the result of learning to compensate for the disruptive effects of a drug.

If you want to rapidly get very high concentrations of a drug to the brain, which route of administration would you probably use?

Occasionally, the repeated use of a drug leads to pharmacodynamic tolerance, which is based on which of the following?