How Drugs Work Answers

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At which point in the drug cycle do prodrugs become active in the body?

A
administration
B
absorption
C
distribution
D
metabolism
E
excretion
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What is the best explanation for the many adverse effects that result from using chemotherapeutics to treat patients with cancer?

A
Chemotherapeutics treat patients who are very sick.
B
Chemotherapeutics are not therapeutic.
C
Chemotherapeutics are poisonous.
D
Chemotherapeutics are metabolized very slowly.
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Levodopa is an example of which type of drug?

A
a prodrug that will be metabolized into the active drug
B
a metabolite that will be excreted
C
a poison that can be used for therapeutic effects
D
a placebo that is not intended to be therapeutic
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Which statement describes an antagonist?

A
Researchers compare the potency of a new therapy to no therapy.
B
Beta-blockers prevent adrenaline from binding to beta-adrenergic receptors.
C
Salicylic acid kills both the skin and wart, removing the wart.
D
Levodopa replaces low levels of the chemical dopamine in the brain.
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Some drugs, like antibiotics, can be administered several different ways. In which way will this change the action of the drug?

A
Different routes of administration change the drug receptor.
B
Different routes of administration change the pharmacology.
C
Different routes of administration change the absorption of the drug.
D
Different routes of administration change the therapeutic effects of the drug.
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What do placebos and poisons have in common?

A
Usually, both are not therapeutic, but poisons can have toxic effects.
B
Unlike poisons, placebos can be used to treat diseases.
C
Both are generally used to improve patient health and well-being.
D
Neither should be given to patients under any circumstances.
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What are the similarities and differences between poisons and drugs?

A
Poisons and drugs are complete opposites.
B
Even drugs can be poisonous at high levels.
C
Poisons have toxic effects and are never used in therapy.
D
Only poisons cross the blood-brain barrier.
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How do agonist and antagonist drugs act in the body?

A
by altering the physiology of the body to increase therapeutic effects
B
by being metabolized into a fully active form before excretion
C
by producing novel body pharmacology to limit adverse effects
D
by being administered orally to increase efficacy of the drug
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A patient is accidentally given too much of her regular medicine. What is the consequence of misdosing?

A
The patient experiences adverse effects.
B
The patient experiences increased symptoms.
C
The patient experiences no therapeutic effects.
D
The therapeutic drug acts as a poison.
E
The therapeutic drug acts as a placebo.
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