Pharmacy and Drug Education Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Pharmacy and Drug Education introduces students to the fundamental principles of pharmacology, medication management, and the responsible use of pharmaceuticals. This course covers the basics of drug classification, mechanisms of action, dosage forms, routes of administration, and therapeutic uses. Emphasis is placed on the importance of patient education regarding prescription and over-the-counter medications, prevention of drug misuse and abuse, and the role of the pharmacist in promoting public health. Through case studies and practical examples, students will develop the skills to communicate drug information effectively and support safe medication practices within diverse communities.
Recommended Textbook Drug Use and Abuse 1st Canadian Edition by Stephen Maisto
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Chapter 1: Drug Use and Abuse
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Q1) According to the Vega et al.(2002)data on lifetime use of illicit drugs,Mexico reported rates comparable to those reported in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which term is used in the DSM-IV-TR?
A)drug abuse instead of drug dependence
B)substance abuse instead of drug abuse
C)drug-taking behaviour instead of drug-taking response
D)drug misuse instead of drug abuse
Answer: B
Q3) In 2007,a University of Michigan study asked adults to identify what they believed was the most serious threat to children's and adolescents' well-being.At what rank did smoking tobacco appear?
A)first
B)second
C)third
D)fourth
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Drug Use: Yesterday
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Q1) Oriental drugs were introduced to Europe because of the Crusades and the expeditions of which historical figure?
A)Genghis Khan
B)Alexander the Great
C)Marco Polo
D)Ferdinand Magellan
Answer: C
Q2) Marijuana was used as an all-purpose medicine in the 1800s.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) In 2001,Health Canada implemented the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations,which described the process for access to marijuana for medical purposes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Drugs and the Nervous System
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Q1) Neural transmission is said to be electrical at the synapse.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) A PET scan detects that Mark's neurotransmitters are in the synapse.Where were they released from?
A)axon terminals
B)dendrites
C)receptor sites
D)the myelin
Answer: A
Q3) When neurotransmitter molecules are released into the small space between two neurons,what is the space they have entered?
A)axon
B)axon terminal
C)dendrite
D)synapse
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Pharmacology
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Q1) Which of the following medications is administered sublingually?
A)lithium
B)nitroglycerin
C)insulin
D)prozac
Q2) What filters out toxins from the blood before they reach the brain?
A)the zero-blood order barrier
B)the blood-brain barrier
C)the elimination half-life filter
D)the solubility barrier
Q3) If you were reseaching a strategy to fight HIV and Hep-C risk,what would you discover to be Canada's most common approach?
A)free physician consultation and prescription for syringes
B)needle exchange programs
C)free blood testing and condom distribution clinics
D)medically run methadone clinics
Q4) The effects of alcohol and barbiturates are synergistic and combining the two has led to many accidental deaths.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Related Stimulants
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Q1) The inability of cocaine addicts to experience pleasure is called anhedonia.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Freud thought cocaine could be used as an aphrodisiac.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which culture would you have been a part of if you were given the title "Mama Coca"?
A)Aztec
B)Inca
C)Peruvian
D)Spanish
Q4) American President Ulysses Grant was a supporter of cocaine use.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Cocaine and amphetamines are beta-blockers.
A)True
B)False
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Q6) Trace the history of cocaine use from the ancient Inca to the present.
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Chapter 6: Alcohol
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Q1) Where in the body is over 90% of the alcohol that is absorbed mainly metabolized?
A)liver
B)pancreas
C)kidneys
D)small intestine
Q2) What is the formula to estimate BAC?
A)number standard drinks (.025%)× number hours since drinking began (.015%)
B)number standard drinks (.015%)× number hours since drinking began (.025%)
C)number hours since drinking began (.025%)× number standard drinks (.015%)
D)number hours since drinking began (.015%)× number standard drinks (.025%)
Q3) Cirrhosis of the liver is reversible with long-term abstinence.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which expression best describes the human race's relationship with alcohol?
A)yin and yang
B)lock and key
C)water of life
D)double-edged sword
Q5) What are the psychological effects of alcohol use?
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Chapter 7: Nicotine
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Q1) Which major organ(s)is(are)responsible for metabolizing nicotine?
A)liver
B)kidneys
C)lungs
D)pancreas
Q2) Which personality characteristic did cigarette smokers score higher in,according to brain imaging (e.g. ,PET scans)?
A)perfectionism
B)depression
C)aggression
D)pessimism
Q3) What year did Canada record the highest use of cigarettes by Canadian adults?
A)1946
B)1956
C)1966
D)1976
Q4) In Canada,smoking contributes to more than 45 000 deaths a year.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe Heather Crowe's story and the impact her life had on Canadian society.
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Chapter 8: Caffeine
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Q1) About how long does withdrawal from caffeine last?
A)one day
B)two to three days
C)one week
D)two to three weeks
Q2) Which substance is likely to be included in a medication for asthma?
A)tabacum
B)theophylline
C)theobromine
D)adenosine
Q3) Drinking energy drinks and alcohol together reduces the perception of a headache.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Caffeine is an effective means to reduce erotic desire.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How does caffeine affect human task performance?
Q6) Describe the absorption,distribution,metabolism,and excretion of caffeine.
Q7) What are the acute and chronic toxic effects of caffeine?
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Chapter 9: Marijuana
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Q1) If you were a farmer in the 1800s,your country was such a great supporter of hemp production that they would have provided agricultural subsides.What country did you live in?
A)United States
B)Spain
C)England
D)Canada
Q2) Physical dependence to marijuana has been reliably and consistently demonstrated in laboratory studies.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are the cognitive and emotional effects associated with marijuana use?
Q4) What is the name of the committee that met in 1944 at the request of the mayor of New York that concluded that marijuana use was NOT particularly harmful to the user or to society at large?
A)The Indian Hemp Drugs Commission
B)The LeDain Commission
C)The LaGuardia Committee on Marihuana
D)The Baroness Wootton Committee
Q5) Discuss the history of marijuana in Canada and around the world.
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Chapter 10: Hallucinogens
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Q1) Phencyclidine produces vivid visual hallucinations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In Canada,the use of which drug by Native Americans is exempt from The Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act?
A)psilocybin
B)mescaline
C)phencyclidine
D)peyote
Q3) With which drug can Karen's physician treat her persistent flashbacks stemming from her drug usage?
A)mescaline
B)benzodiazepines
C)scopolamine
D)any cholinergic hallucinogen
Q4) LSD was popularized in large measure by a Harvard psychologist named Timothy Leary.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify and discuss key events in LSD research in Canada.
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Chapter 11: Opiates
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Q1) Why do heroin addicts become involved in criminal activity?
A)to support their drug habit
B)to provide an easier and more lucrative source of income
C)to "fit in" to their new social network
D)the lifestyle allows for more freedom to be high
Q2) Who wrote The Confessions of an English Opium Eater?
A)William Langton
B)Jerry Garcia
C)Alder Wright
D)Thomas De Quincey
Q3) If a patient in drug withdrawal shows flu-like symptoms,what is he or she probably withdrawing from?
A)heroin
B)alcohol
C)cocaine
D)LSD
Q4) Traces of heroin remain in urine for more than a month after a single injection.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What does the use of heroin by Vietnam veterans teach us about addiction?
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Chapter 12: Psychotherapeutic Medications
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Q1) Jason has been put on antipsychotic medication with the hope that it will blunt his emotional arousal.What part of his brain will it act on?
A)hypothalamus
B)limbic system
C)reticular activating system
D)cerebellum
Q2) Barbiturates were introduced into general medical practice in 1903,and they were marketed under the brand name Veronal.
A)True
B)False
Q3) If you were a patient suffering from schizophrenia,what decade would you have been living in when a major medical turning point occurred?
A)1930s
B)1950s
C)1970s
D)1990s
Q4) Describe the side effects that may be encountered with the use of antipsychotics.How may these side effects be controlled?
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Chapter 13: Other Prescription
and Over-The-Counter Drugs
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Q1) According to the text,if you were a Russian weightlifter,in which decade would you have been introduced to anabolic steroids?
A)1910s
B)1930s
C)1950s
D)1970s
Q2) The effects of the vapours of nitrite last about 40 minutes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What two populations of athletes did the steroid use study conducted by Pope and Katz (1988)reveal an experience of emotional disturbance by 22 percent of its participants?
A)baseball players and boxers
B)baseball players and football players
C)bodybuilders and boxers
D)bodybuilders and football players
Q4) Anabolic steroids are most often used for their intensely pleasurable psychological effects.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Treatment of Substance-Use Disorders
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Q1) The biopsychosocial model is a new viewpoint attempting to account for the three major variable domains known to influence behaviour.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which model is the foundation for Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?
A)moral model
B)biological model
C)social learning model
D)American disease model
Q3) What is the term for the resolution of a problem without the use of formal treatment?
A)rebound
B)homeopathy
C)spontaneous remission
D)self-help
Q4) Treatment outcome research has shown that inpatient substance abuse treatment is ineffective.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the five models of the causes of alcohol dependence.
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Chapter 15: Prevention of Substance Abuse
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Q1) What is the goal of the sociocultural model of prevention?
A)changes in social norms regarding drinking
B)cessation of drinking
C)limiting the availability of alcohol
D)to help elevate the emotionalism of a drinking culture
Q2) Parents have NOT been used in prevention programs because,too often,they are the problem.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Campaigns on drunk driving consistently raise knowledge levels.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which type of intervention is the early identification of drug problems central to?
A)contemplation
B)secondary prevention
C)tertiary prevention
D)precontemplation
Q5) Briefly identify and describe several contemporary topics and programs in primary and secondary prevention in Canada.
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