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1

The sales of the pharmaceutical industry exceed _____ per year.
A)$40 million
B)$400 million
C)$40 billion
D)$400 billion
E)$800 billion
2

A substance can be patented when:
A)it has a new chemical structure
B)a chemical is manufactured in a new way
C)a new use for a chemical is discovered
D)a and c
E)a, b, and c
3

At moderate doses, stimulants can produce:
A)uninhibited, reckless behavior
B)a relaxed, dreamlike state
C)an aphrodisiac-like effect
D)wakefulness and a sense of well-being
E)paranoia and hallucinations
4

At low doses, opiates can produce
A)a relaxed, dreamlike state
B)wakefulness
C)slurred speech
D)paranoia and hallucinations
E)talkativeness
5

Major tranquilizers are now referred to as:
A)sedatives
B)psychological drugs
C)antipsychotics
D)antidepressant drugs
E)mood elevating drugs
6

The therapeutic index is:
A)the therapeutically effective dose
B)always greater than one
C)equal to the safety margin
D)LD50/ED50
E)b and d
7

The safety margin of a drug is measured by the:
A)difference between the effective dose level and the lowest toxic dose
B)purity of the drug
C)quantity of a drug
D)Vital Statistics Office of the U.S. government
E)With drugs there are no safety margins
8

Drug absorption is most rapid when the intramuscular injection is given into the:
A)buttock
B)thigh
C)deltoid muscle
D)forearm
E)stomach
9

The fastest method by which the drug is delivered to the brain is:
A)by an enema
B)topically
C)ingestion
D)inhalation
E)eye drops
10

The reduced effect of a drug that may result from more rapid metabolism or excretion of the drug is referred to as:
A)reverse tolerance
B)pharmacodynamic tolerance
C)cross tolerance
D)behavior tolerance
E)drug disposition tolerance







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