7 What are vasodilators used to do?
- decrease vascular resistance and increase blood flow
- mimic pathogens to stimulate the immune system
- narrow the blood vessels
D.stimulate the CNS to make the heart beat faster
- What is the name of the condition that occurs after a specific dose of a drug is given at such regular intervals that absorption and elimination (and therefore drug plasma concentration) have become fairly constant?
- homeostasis
- steady state
- titration
- tolerance
- Which statement is TRUE about ocular administration?
- Ocular administration is primarily for drugs that must cross the blood-brain barrier.
- Ocular administration is used primarily to treat the eye.
- Ocular administration is used when a drug must enter the bloodstream immediately.
- Ocular administration is used when a drug must produce immediate effects on the brain or spinal cord.
- Which entities invest’s the most money in pharmaceutical R&D?
- Canadian pharmaceutical companies
- the NIH
- the U.S. Government
D.U.S. pharmaceutical companies
- How are most drugs excreted?
- via the bloodstream
- via the heart
- via the kidneys
- via the skin
- Over the last few decades, what has happened to legal limitations on sales’ reps discussions about off label uses?
- Limitations have decreased.
- Limitations have increased significantly.
- Limitations have increased slightly.
- Limitations have remained about the same.
- What does it mean if two drugs are at parity?
- Both drugs are essentially in a neutral position.
- Both drugs are generics.
- Both drugs have exclusive preferred status.
- The two drugs are bioequivalent.
15 Who is most likely to benefit from electronic sampling programs?
- Everyone would benefit equally from electronic sampling programs
- physicians in hospitals who are too busy to see representatives
- physicians in rural areas who are not as frequently visited by representatives
- physicians in urban areas who are too busy to see representatives
