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ENGLISH EXERCISE FOR FRESHMEN – PHARMACY MAJOR – U1-11 – 2015
Unit 1 – PHARMACY & PHARMACISTS
A. MCQ:
1. What’s the appropriate combination of sciences in the health field?
A- Health & physical
B- Physical & chemical
C- Health & chemical
D- Health & physiological
2. Which practice belongs to traditional role of pharmacy practice?
A- Reviewing

B- Researching

C- Dispersing D- Information providing
3. What’s the difference between a drug & a medicine?
A- They are chemically basic
B- They are aimed at disease treatment.
C- A medicine works in separation with drugs.
D- A drug is a component while a medicine is a commercial product.
4. Which sentence is false?
A- Pharmaceutical care has been one traditional role.
B- Pharmacy is a multidisciplinary field.

C- Pharmacy knowledge is a combination of natural sciences, health sciences & soc
sciences.
D- Pharmacists cooperate with physicians for better results.
5. Who should patients contact on first point with health inquiries?
A- Medical health workers.

B- Physician.

C- Pharmacists. D- Health professionals.

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6. What do pharmacists do in disease state management?
A- Take medical prescription. B- Monitor drug therapy.
C- Direct responsibility. D- Dispense medication
7. Which practice can’t a general chemist perform?
A- Supply OTC drugs & medications.
B- Trained in medicine – related fields.
C- Fulfill prescription.
D- Supply health related goods.
8. What’s the most crucial responsibility of pharmacists?
A- Researching drugs, medicines & development.
B- Compounding & dispensing medication
C- Improving the outcome for each individual patient.
D- Collaborating with physicians & other health professionals.
9. How useful are medicines?
A- Cure a disease.

B- Treat a disease.

C- Prevent a disease.

D- All of them

10. Which place can’t pharmacists apply their critical source of medical knowledge?
A- Clinics

B- Community pharmacies

C- Hospitals

D- Supermarket

B. SHORT ANSWERS:
1. What is pharmacy?
2. What is the most crucial role of pharmacy?
3. Which kinds of roles are involved in pharmacy?
4. In which fields are pharmacists trained?
5. What are the traditional roles of a pharmacist?
6. What does “pharmaceutical care” mean?
7. Why should pharmacists cooperate with physicians?

8. How is it known that pharmacists have large roles in medication management in the primary ca
of patients?
9. What is the full name of OTC?
10. What are OTC drugs?
11. What may be sold in a drugstore?
12. For what reasons do you decide to study to become a pharmacist?
13. Which factors does a pharmacist have to be more successful in career?
14. What are your expectations for this subject?

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15. How important is English in your future?
16. What are your problems in learning & your plan to improve it/those?
Unit 2: PHARMACOLOGY
A. MCQ:
1. Which value of drugs is studied in pharmacology?
A- Anatomical

B- Therapeutic

C- Chemical

D-Physiological

2.

What does “therapeutic” mean in relation with chemical effects?

A- Harmful

B- Neutral

C- Beneficial

D- Flexible

3.

What are natural origins?

A- Plant

B- Animal

C- Mineral

D- A or B or C

4.

What does clinical pharmacology study?

A- Medical effects on nervous system function.
B- Medical effects in a big population.
C- Medical effects on animals.
D- Medical effects on human beings.
5.

What do you know about LADME?

A- Pharmacokinetic properties of a chemical.
B- Chemical effects on the body.
C- The disposition of a pharmaceutical compound within an organism.
D- An acronym from liberation – absorption – distribution – metabolism – excretion.
6.

How can drug administration mostly occur?

A- Orally

B- Intravenously

C- By in halation.
7.

D- A or B or C

Which factors can reduce the extent to which a drug is absorbed after oral administration?

A- Poor compound solubility
B- Chemical instability in the stomach
C- Inability to permeate the intestinal wall
D- All of the above
8.

What do metabolites or new compounds come from?

A- Parents compounds

B- Initial compounds

C- A & B

D- A or B

9.

How many ways can drug excretion phrase be performed?

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A- 1

B- 2

C- 3

D- 4

B. SHORT ANSWERS:
1. What is pharmacology?
2. What are pharmaceuticals?
3. Which fields are inlcuded in pharmacology?
4. What is the difference between pharmacy vs pharmacology?
5. How are the effects of chemicals?
6. Which are the 2 main sources of those chemicals?
7. How many kinds of chemicals are there?
8. For what reason has pharmacology changed?
9. What is the difference between pharmacokinetics vs pharmacodynamics?
10. What is the full name of ladme?
11. What does ladme describe?
12. What are the places that a drug is absorbed through?
13. Which factors affect the absorption extent of a drug?
14. What should you if the drug does not absorb properly?
15. What is the final product of metabolism phase?
16. What will happen if excretion does not perform correctly?
17. What are the 4 ways for drug excretion?
Unit 3: TYPES OF DRUGS
A. MCQ:
1. What does “endogenous” mean?

A- Arising from within B- Arising from external
C- Natural origin

D- Superficial origin.

2. Drugs are composed only for medical purposes
A- TRUE

B- FALSE

3. How many categories are medicinal drugs subdivided into?
A- 1

B- 2

C- 3

D- 4

4. Which of the following can be found easily anytime anywhere?
A- OTC

B- BTC

C- Both of them

D- None of them

5. What can preventive medicines perform?
A- Treat pre-existing symptoms

B- Treat existing disease

C- Cure pre-existing diseases

D-

Prevent

possibilities
6. What’s the difference between BTC & POM?
A- They can be bought easily.
B- Pharmacists or physicians either can prescribe
C- Physicians have the complete authority on POM
D- Patients must have a prescription for BTC
7. How can beers, wines & some mushrooms possibly be named?

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A- Food

B- Drugs

C- A or B

D- Neither A nor B

8. Recreational drugs are chemical substances that never affect the central nervous system?
A- True

B- False

9. Where can pharmacy medicines be found?
A- Any pharmacists

B- Registered pharmacies

C- Supermarkets

D- Clinics.

10. Which of the following in INCORRECT?
A- Insulin is an endogenous biochemical.
B- Insulin is a hormone synthesized by the body.
C- Insulin introduced into the body from outside is called a drug.
D- Drugs are not identical to endogenous biochemical.
Unit 4 & 5: TERMINOLOGIES OF DRUG ACTIONS
A. MCQ:
1. Drug use is aimed at any medicinal purposes
A - True

B- False

2. In which category are alcohol & tobacco listed?
A- Legal drug

B- Illegal drug

C- Medicinal drug D- None

3. What’s the similarity between legal & illegal drugs?
A- Have the same drug use B- Help treat diseases
C- Medicinal drug

D- May possibly lead to drug misuse

4. What kind of drug has the closest connection with drug tolerance?
A- Illegal drug

B- Medicinal drug

C- Psychoactive drug

D-

Legal drug
5. How does a person’s reaction in a drug tolerance behave?
A- Maintain

B- Accelerate

C- Decrease D- Balance

6. Which of the following causes the least addiction?
A- Pain relievers

B- Psychoactive drugs

C- Depressant drugs D- Illegal drugs
7. Which of these doesn’t belong to addiction?
A- Psychological dependence

B-

Physiologic

dependence
C- Medicinal dependence

D- All are correct

8. Which group does “sleep disturbances” belong to?
A- Physical change

B- Psychological reaction

C- Psychological withdrawal symptom

D- Drug tolerance

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9. Which human system is affected by stimulants?
A- Peripheral nervous system

B- Central nervous syste

C- Endocrine system D- Exocrine system
10. All stimulants have totally negative effects on human beings.
A- True

B- False

11. Which pair has contrasting meaning?
A- Tolerance – addiction

B- Drug use – drug misuse

C- Upper – downer D- Withdrawal – tolerance
12. Which symptoms can be cured by depressants?
A- Anxiety

B- Insomnia

C- A or B

D-None

13. Drugs in one classification possibly have the similar tolerance effect on human beings
A- True

B- False

14. To whom should barbiturates & tranquilizers be given to prevent withdrawal symptoms?
A- Alcoholics

B- Insomnia patients

C- Patients with depression

D- Heavy smokers

15. Hypersensitivity mostly occurs with………..
A- Antibodies

B- Antitoxic

C- Antibiotics

D- Antigens

16. What happens when 2 drugs are taken together & one of them intensifies the action of
the other?
A- Cross tolerance B- Cross dependence
C- Potentiation

D- Hypersensitivity

17. What does antagonism indicate?

A- Contrasting effect on the body B- Balancing effect on the body
C- Supporting effect on the body D- Neutral effect on the body
18. When does allergic reaction occur?
A- First time he takes the drug.
B- He has used the drug for a long time.
C- First time he exposes the drug.

D- He acts as an individual handling drugs.
E- All are correct.
F- None is correct.
19. These people handle the drugs so they may become hypersensitive to the drugs.
A- Patients

B- Pharmacists

C- Overdose patients

D- Children

20. Which factor determines the main & side effects of a drug?

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A- Components

B- Administration purpose

C- Substances

D- Individual patient

21. Which is the side effect of sleep aid tablets?
A- Drowsiness

B- Allergies

C- Sleeplessness

D- Nasal passage drying

22. Which may cause stomach bleeding if consuming too much?
A- Cocaine

B- Aspirin

C- Antihistamines D- Sleeping pill

B. MATCHING:
1. DRUG USE
2. DRUG MISUSE
3. TOLERANCE
4. ADDICTION
5. WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
6. STIMULANTS
7. DEPRESSANTS
8. CROSS TOLERANCE
9. CORSS DEPENDENCE
10. POTENTIATION
11. ADDITIVE EFFECT
12. ANTAGONISM
13. HYPERSENSITIVITY
14. SIDE EFFECTS
A. Slow brain functions.
B. Opposite of main effects.
C. Accepted & approved by FDA.

F. Totally subjective according to patien
opinions.

G. Leads to psychological &/or physiologic
dependence.
H. Combined result of 2 or more drugs
maximum desired response.
I.

Happen when being interrupted/ ceased

the middle of the use progress.

J. Higher dose of new drug of the sam
classification is required to be effective.
K.

Strengthens

the

action

of

the

oth

medication when two drugs are used together.

L. Being expressed differently in differe
people, according to genetics, size & gender.

M. The use of one medication to stop the acti
of another medication with opposite effects.

N. The use of one drug can treat withdraw

D. Death is the most serious result.

symptoms of another medication in the sam

E. Mostly used for recreational use.

medication.

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Unit 6 – FDA & EMEA - FUNCTIONS
1.

Medication development has no relation with economy & policy.

A- True
2.

B- False

Which function don’t many governments regulate regarding to medication regulation?

A- Manufacturing
3.

B- Sale

C- Safety regulation

D- Administration

Which sentence is incorrect?
A- FDA creates guidelines for approval & use of drugs.
B- It doesn’t take a long time to obtain FDA approval.
C- All drugs must fulfill 2 standards.
D- Clinical trials consist of 4 phases for test drugs.

4.

Which features doesn’t testing done on animals focus on?

A- Toxicity
5.

D- Marketing strategies

B- London

C- America

D- Paris

A company can sell their medicinal products IN EU without EMEA permission.

A- Correct
7.

C- Safety criteria

What’s the original office of EMEA?

A- Europe
6.

B- Effectiveness

B- Incorrect

EMEA assists with approval procedures, evaluates the medicinal safety and constantly monito

them. How many functions does EMEA have?
A-1
8.

B-2

C-3

D- 4

European basic pharmaceutical legislation needs to be adapted to new scientific progress. Wh

does “adapted” mean ?
A- Altered
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B- Improved

C- Changed

D- All

What advantage does one single marketing authorization through the centralized procedure bri

to patients in EU member states?
A- Lower price

B- Latest medicines

C- Balanced quality
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D- Competitive strategies

Europe’s basic pharmaceutical legislation needs to be adapted to the new scientific progress, th

international competition, and the prospect of new therapies & the enlargement of the Union. How ma
factors are there?
A-1

B-2

C-3

D- 4

Unit 7 – BEFORE USING MEDICINES
1.

Medicines can be prescribed by their brand name or chemical name.

A- Correct
2.

B- Incorrect

Which sentence isn’t correct about medicines?

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A- They are safe as long as taken appropriately
B- You can buy them anywhere easily
C- Some medicines look the same with different names & uses.
D- They help patients relieve painful symptoms
3.

Why will the pharmacists need to know some facts before giving patients the right choice?
A- Because it’s important.

B- Because pharmacists are train

to do that
C- Because each patient is unique
4.

D- Because it is their duty

What are low sugar or salt meals referred to as ?
A- A diet

B- Special diets

C- Dietary supplements

D-

No

prescription medicine
5.

What should I do if I forget to take the medicine before meals?
A- You can take medicine anytime before meals
B- You had better take medicines after rather than before meals if you happen to forget.
C- Stomach can digest both medicine or food without decreasing the effects of medicine
D- It’s always better to take medicine with an empty stomach

6.

How can we minimize the upset irritating effects of medicines on stomach?
A- Take medicines before meals

B- Take medicines at anytim

in a day
C- Take medicines after meals D- Take medicines within 5 to
minutes after meals
7.

Patients should not use any other drinks to take medicines with but water
A- Correct

8.

B- Incorrect

Which information is incorrect about the special coating of some tablets or capsules?
A- Protect all medicinal substances
B- Maintain unaffected while traveling through your stomach
C- Does harm to your stomach
D- Some types of coatings can’t be released immediately but throughout the day.

9.

How effective of chewing is to tablets or capsules with special coatings?
A- Protect the features of gradual release
B- Destroy the features of gradual release
C- Maintain the features of gradual release
D- Cover the features of gradual release

10.

Antibiotics rapidly help you feel better but it doesn’t mean the germs are already killed.

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A- Correct
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B- Incorrect

Why must we take regular dose & finish the course for antibiotics?
A- To feel better as soon as possibleB- To prevent resistance

germs to the medicine
C- To kill the germs quickly

D- To cure the disease

Unit 8 – WHAT CUSTOMERS SHOULD KNOW
1.

What does “using medicines properly” mean?

A- At the right dose B- The right way
2.

C- The right time

D- All are correct

What happens if medicines are not used properly?
A- Patients meet another physician or pharmacists
B- Patients buy another alternative
C- Unpleasant side effects from this misuse occur
D- Stop using this medicine

3.

Which common mistake from patients leads to over dosage?
A- Take more than the prescribed dose B-

Double

medicines
C- Use some other people medicine

D- Mix all kinds

medicines together
4.

Antibiotics can cure completely any diseases caused by viruses
A- True

5.

6.

B- False

In which situations can some medicines be harmful?
A- Over long time

B- Mixture

D- Self – medication

E- All are correct

F- None is correct

Which of the following isn’t caused by some medicine when cured frequently?
A- Ecstasy

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C- Excessive dose

B- Tolerance

C- Dependence D- Addiction

In which situation, must a cough be treated?
A- Daytime cough

B- Nighttime cough

C- Occasional daytime cough D-

Nighttime

cough

with

disturbance
8.

Which sentence is incorrect?

A- Short illnesses need natural courses
B- Uncomplicated colds can be cured on their own
C- We have to spend lots of time on complicated illnesses

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D- Most sore throats must be treated in a longer time compared to others.
9. What should you do if you miss a dose?
A- Double the next doseB- Just resume the usual schedule
C- Wait until the next dose
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D- Wait until the next day

How should you store your medicine?
A- Throw the package away in order to use the medicine
B- Throw the package away in order to keep the house clean
C- Keep the medicine in the original package in order to protect it from light
D- Keep the medicine in the original package in order to use it on time

Unit 9 – SOME IMPORTANT TIPS
1. Sometimes medicines cause problems when taken together. What is this called?
A- Drug side effect

B- Drug tolerance

C- Drug interaction

D- Drug dependence

2. Which sentence is true about generic medicines?
A- Generic medicines have the same price as that of brand ones.
B- Generic & brand medicines have similar ingredients & amounts
C- Pharmacists will give you the best advice to take
D- Brand medicines are consumed more slowly than generic medicines
3. Why does an open medicine container affect badly to the medicines?
A- Medicines may fall over

B- Medicines may be heated

C- Medicines may be expired faster

D- Medicines may be moisturized

4. All unwanted effects require medical attention.
A- True

B- False

C- Unsure

D- No idea

5. Your dietary habits have no connection with/ to your medication
A- True

B- False

C- Unsure

D- No idea

6. What kind of reaction can you mostly have when you do too much outdoor activities?
A- Sun effect
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B- Sun heat

C- Sun blocker

D- Sun sensitivity

What should you do when travelling?

A- Carry your medicine with you

B- Put your medicine in your checked luggage

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C- Leave your medicine in the bedroom

D- Leave your medicine in your living room

8. Why shouldn’t the medicine be kept in damp places?
A- Because heat may cause the medicine to break down
B- Because moisture may cause the medicine to break down
C- Because places may cause the medicine to break down
D- Because the dam may cause the medicine to break down
9. Why should you store the medicine away from direct heat and light?
A- Because heat may cause the medicine to break down
B- Because moisture may cause the medicine to break down
C- Because places may cause the medicine to break down
D- Because the lice may cause the medicine to break down
10. Who can give you more detailed information on the undesired effects?
A- Your doctor

B- Your pharmacist

C- A & B are correct

D- A & B are incorrect

Unit 10 – OTC PAIN RELIEVERS
1. Which sentence is correct?
A- OTC means the medicines you can only buy at any pharmacies
B- OTC specializes in treating marauding chronic diseases
C- OTC has no effect on common flu, cold & allergies
D- OTC doesn’t need to have a doctor’s prescription
2. Everyone reacts the same to any pain killers
A- True

B- False

C- Unsure

D- No idea

3. What kinds of medicines are NSAIDs & acetaminophen ?
A- Pain killers B- Decongestants

C- Antihistamines

D- Cough medicine

4. What is correct about prostaglandins?
A- They irritate nerve endings

B- They trigger the sensation of pain

C- They are produced naturally in the body

D- All of the above

5. What’s the most similarity between NSAIDS & acetaminophen?
A- Relieve pain

B- Reduce fever

C- Trigger pain sensation D- Cure side effects

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6. Which problem is considered as a main side effect associated with NSAID medicines?
A- Gastro intestinal B- Nephropathical

C- Pneumonia

D- Cardio problems

7. “We don’t completely understand the way acetaminophen works”, What does the sentence mean ?
A- We absolutely understand
B- There’s nothing we do understand
C- There’s nothing we don’t understand
D- We somehow understand
8. What does “Analgesic nephropathy” relate to?
A- Liver

B- Kidney

C- Lungs

D- Hearts

9. Which human organ doesn’t acetaminophen work in?
A- Joints

B- Tissue

C- Skin

D- Muscles

10. Which is the brand name of acetaminophen?
A- Tylenol® B- Tempra® C- Panadol®

D- All are correct

11. What is OTC ?
a/ Short for On_The_Counter
b/ Bought with a prescription
c/ Found anywhere
d/ Bought without a prescription
12. “We don’t completely understand” means
a/ we don’t know much

b/ little do we know about c/ A or B

d/ Neither A or B

13. Which of these is least popular ?
a/ Pain relievers

b/ Preventive drug c/ Decongestant

d/ Cough medicines

14. Which of these has no connection with NSAIDS?
a/ Anemia

b/ kidney

c/ Blood pressure

d/ Stomach

15. Which pair of words is synonymous ?
a/ Repeat _ Reduce
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c/ Reply _ Reply

b/ Reply _ Reduce d/ Reduce _ Relieve

Upset stomach is much less serious than GI Bleeding.
a/ True

b/ False

c/ Unsure

d/ No idea

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17. All types of pain relievers respond the same to certain medicines.
a/ True

b/ False

c/ Unsure

d/ No idea

18. What’s the main side effect of NSAIDS ?
a/ Heart disease

b/ Upset stomach

c/ Gastrointestinal bleeding

d/ Gastrointestinal problems

19. What’s the relationship in meaning between “Advantages & Risks” ?
a/ Similarity

b/ Supporting

c/ Identify

d/ Contradiction

20. How many categories are NSAIDS divided into ?
a/ 1

b/ 2

c/ 3

d/ 4

21. The 2 main subdivisions of pain relievers are…
a/ Antihistamines & NSAIDS
b/ Antihistamines & Acetaminophen
c/ NSAIDS & Acetaminophen
d/ NSAIDS & Decongestant
22. Which sentence is correct ?
a/ Prostaglandins are natural chemicals
b/ Prostaglandins causes pain sensation
c/ Prostaglandins are natural chemicals in the body.
d/ Prostaglandins affect negatively on nerve _ ending.
UNIT 11 – OTC COLD & COUGH MEDICINES
1. Which isn’t a symptom of cold & cough condition
a/ Nasal irritation

c/ Sneezing

b/ Bleeding

d/ Mucous production

2. Which is the safest recommended daily dose for Acetaminophen ?
a/ 4g/ per day

c/ ≤ 4g/ per day

b/ >4g/ per day

d/ None

3. Which sentence is appropiate?
a/ Driver feel safe to use Antihistamines.

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b/ Be cautious after using Antihistamines.
c/ You can’t sleep better after using Antihistamines.
d/ You feel more cautious after using Antihistamines.
4. Which kind of OTC medicines is associated with liver injury ?
a/ OTC Antihistamines

c/ Acetaminophen

b/ Aspirin

d/ Codeine

5. What are 2 most important side effects of Antihistamines.
a/ Sedation

b/ A or B

c/ Drowsiness

d/ A & B

6. Anyone can take any kinds of pain relievers ?
a/ True

b/ False

c/ Unsure

d/ No idea

7. What does “Temporary” mean ?
a/ Short - term

b/ A cute

c/ long – term

d/ Chronic

8. What happens when combining OTC antihistamines & alcohol ?
a/ Sleeplessness

b/ GI bleeding

c/ Drowsiness

d/ Irritability

9. Which medicine is related to “narrowing blood vessels” ?
a/ Antihistamines

b/ Cough medicine

c/ Decongestants

d/ Pain relievers

10. When does a patient suffer greater side effects ?
a/ When he prescribes himself
b/ When he takes medicines without any advice
c/ When he uses many kinds of drug at the same time
d/ When he doesn’t take drugs with water
11. Pseudoephedrine has more disadvantages than advantages ?
a/ True

b/ False

c/ No idea

d/ Unsure

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12. How does the body process or metabolize every drug ?

a/ Similarly

b/ Changeably

c/ Differently

13. Antitussives & Expectorants belong to cough medicine group but have different between
Dextromethorphan & Codeine ?
a/ True

b/ False

c/ Unsure

d/ No idea

14. What’s the different between Dextromethorphan & Codeine ?
a/ Antitussive

b/ Risky if used inappropriately

c/ Analgesic

d/ Cause sedation

15. Which of these may possibly cause higher risk of addiction if used inappropriately a/
Guaifenessin
c/ Dextromethorphan

b/ Codeine

d/ Pseudoephedrine
FURTHER EXERCISE

MATCHING
1. Oncology

A. Careful control conditions for
required quality

2. GMP

B. Produced from milk goat

3. Biopharmaceuticals

C. Responsible for mental and
physical well – being of the world

4. A – Tyrn

D. A hole in the lining of stomach or
duodenum

5. Reference products

E. Largest area of biotechnology

6. WHO

F.

Complex

biological

medical

products
7. Lithium Carbonate

G. Pair of organs located in the
rights left sides of abdomen

8. Peptic ulcer

H.

Draws

moisture

into

the

container
9. Kidney

I. A kind of salt to treat manic
depression.

10. Cotton plug

J. High quality products as model

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to be followed.
Write the correct letter for one number.
A. ACETAMINOPHEN

F. WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS

B. CHEWING

G. TOLERANCE

C. ANTIHISTAMINES

H. PROTAGLANDINS

D.DOCTORS

I. ILLEGAL DRUGS

E. TOLERANCE

J.CAFFEINE

1. One of the world’s most popular used

6. Considered against national laws when

stimulants.
2. Happens when you stop taking one drug

purchased.
7. Taking

immediately.
3. Destroying the special coating of some

medicines

in

a

way

not

recommended by your doctor.
8. Response to the same dose of the drug

tablets or capsules.
4. Natural but irritating chemicals in the

decreases with repeated use.

body.
5. People with special knowledge to cure

9. Causing drowsiness, which can reduce
driving ability

or treat patients’ diseases.
MCQ:
1. Which information is incorrect about antibiotics?
a. Patients must complete the whole course.
b. Patients will be ill again if stopping the treatment in the middle.
c. Antibiotic resistance can develop easily although patients finish the whole course.
d. Regular intervals & course completion help prevent antibiotic resistance.
2. What should you do if having the same symptoms with another friend?
a. Ask your friend’s prescription.
b. Buy OTC medicines.

c. Visit a professional health provider.
d. All of them are correct.

3. Which may lead to over-dosage?
a. Using someone’s medicines.
b. Doubling the next dose.

c. Missing one dose.
d. All of them are correct.

4. ……………… refers to an effect that a drug has on your body in addition to curing pain or
illnesses.

A. main effect
C. tolerance

B. side effect
D. hypersensitivity

5. A state of hypersensitivity induced by exposure to a particular antigen.
a/ pain

c/ Allergy

b/ Itch

d/ inflammation

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6. Exogenous are introduced into the genome of another organism. Which element is it?
a/ GMO

c/ Transgenics

b/ DNA

d/ Biopharmaceuticals

7. Which medicine is properly the best treatment for children’ pain relief?
a/ Aspirin

c/ Acetaminophen

b/ Ibuprofen

d/ Pseudophedrine

8. Which term means “OTALGIA”?
a/ Headache

c/ Stomachache

b/ Earache

d/ Backache

9. Which term doesn’t belong to the group?
a/ Copy medicines

c/ Narrow therapeutic index medicines

b/ Generic medicines.

d/ Brand name drugs.

10. Which statement is correct?
a/ Generic and chemical names refer to marketing purposes .
b/ Brand names present the chemical substances of one drug.
c/ Brand names are easier to name than chemical names.
d/ Brand names are harder to use than chemical names.
11. Why do some people have GI bleeding?

a/ They drink beverage frequently.
b/ They take NSAIDs, including aspirin
c/ A or B
d/ A and B
12. Talk to your doctor about possible …………………. to medicines.
a/ Choices

c/ Prescription

b/ Alternatives

d/ Treatment.

13. Their effective period of exclusivity in the market lasts………before the copy medicines are
introduced.
A/ A few short years

c/ Some years

b/ A few long years

d/ Many years

14. Which statement is correct?
a/ Prostaglandins are natural chemicals in the body.
b/ Pain relievers can block the action of prostaglandin.
c/ Prostaglandins irritate nerve endings, causing pain sensation.
d/ Prostaglandins directly lead to pain.

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15. Which pair of words has synonymous meaning?
a/ Minimize – maximize.

c/ Extra – minimum

b/ Extra – maximum

d/ -mester – month

16. Which enhances serotonin activity?
a/ Antidepressant

c/ Anti – coagulant

b/ Antibiotic

d/ All

17. Pseudophedrine is the unique decongestant used in OTC products.
a/ True

b/ False

18. Why should pregnant women avoid taking NSAIDs?
a/ Causing abnormalities in the baby.
b/ Causing problems during delivery.
c/ Causing heart abnormalities in the baby.
d/ Causing rash and bleeding problems in nursing infants.

19. In which medicine can CODEINE be found?
a/ Excedrin

b/ Tylenol

c/ Tempra

d/ All

20. What does “Expire” mean?
a/ Postpone one activity

c/ Cease one activity

b/ Continue one activity

d/ Delay one activity

21. In which situation, should patients taking this be careful when driving?
a/ Pain reliever

c/ Decongestant

b/ Antihistamine

d/ Cough medicine

22. Which requirement is not necessary for generic drug approval?
a/ Strength

c/ Price

b/ Quality

d/ Purity

23. What does “THERAPEUTIC” mean?
a/ Effective to physical well- being

c/ A or B

b/ Effective to mental well – being

d/ A and B

24. Which term describes the condition of “being available to the same extent in the body”?
a/ Availability

b/ Bio – equivalence

c/ Sensitivity

d/ Potentiation

25. They may direct responsibility … patients and their disease states, medication.
A. With

C. For

B. To

D. At

26. Which statement is incorrect?
A. Pharmacology is not synonymous with pharmacy.

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B. Clinical pharmacology studies the effects of drugs in large numbers of people.
C. Physicians ensure the safe and effective use of medication.
D. There are four ways how drug excretion occurs.
27. Which of these is the function of POM?
A. They are available in pharmacies and supermarkets without special restrictions.
B. They are dispensed by a pharmacist without needing a doctor’s prescription.
C. They must be prescribed by a licensed medical professtional, usually a physician.
D. None of them.
28. When does tolerance dug occur?
A. A reaction to a psychoactive drug decreases so that large doses are required to achieve the same
effect.
B. Patients use cosmetics.
C. Patients have become dependent on a drug, suddenly stop taking the substance.
D. Both A and B.
29. Which formula expresses the antagonism?
A. a +b = B

C. 1 + 1= 0

B. 1 + 1= 2

D. Both A and B.

30. Patients must take drug after meals. Why?
A. It will prevent tablets or capsules from sticking into your throat.
B. Some medicines can upset or irritate your stomach.
C. You can feel better when drinking so much water.
D. No reasons, you can take drug before meals.
31. Which statement is incorrect ?
a.
b.
c.
d.

If substances have medicinal properties, they are considered pharmaceuticals.
Posology studies how medicines are dosed.
Pharmacology is not synonymous with pharmacy.
Pharmacoepidemiology studies the effects of medication on humans.

32. It is the release of a drug from its dosage form.
a. Liberation
b. Metabolism

c. Distribution
d. Absorption

33. Which of these is not a role of pharmacists?
a. Taking medical prescriptions.
b. Dispensing medications to patients.
c. Ensuring the safe and effective use of medications.
d. Taking care of patients.

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34. Talk to your doctor about possible … to medicines.
a. choices

c.

prescription

b. alternatives

d.

treatment

Beers

c.

Caffeine

Narcotics

d.

Alcohol

35. One of the world’s most popular used stimulants.

a.
b.

36. Which statement is correct?

a. Additive effect is the term used when two drugs given together have an opposite effect on the body

b. A person can use a drug for years without any adverse reaction and then become hypersensitive to
it.
c.

The allergic reaction occurs after the first time the drug is taken.

d.

A side effect is an effect of the drug for which it was administered

37. Which pair of words is synonymous?
a. toxic- beneficial

c. fatigue- tiredness

b. toxic- therapeutic

d. fatigue- sleepiness

38. What should you do if having the same symptoms with another friend?
a. Ask your friend’s prescription.
b. Visit a professional health provider.
c. Buy OTC medicines.

d. All of them are incorrect.
39. In the European Union, which is the main body that regulates
a.
b.
c.
d.

pharmaceuticals ?

EMEA
FDA
GMO
GMP

40. What do you do if having uncomplicated colds?
a. Uncomplicated colds are cured by themselves.
b. Taking cold remedies.
c. A and B are correct
d. A and B are incorrect
41. Which verb goes with the phrase “medications for safety and efficacy”?
a. study

c. manage

b. compound

d. review

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42. How can you maintain the antibiotic level in your system?
a. Taking regular doses.
b. Finishing the course.
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
43. … occurs when two drugs are taken together and one of them intensifies the action of the other.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Antagonism
Potentiation
Cross dependence
Hypersensitive

44. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a.

Depressant drugs produce slow brain function.

b.

The most common depressants are generally divided into three classes.

c.

Stimulants tend to stimulate the central nervous system.

d.

Stimulants are used to maintain or increase alertness.

1. A drug is a …………… that is used to cure, prevent, or diagnose diseases.
A. chemistry
B. chemist
C. chemical

D. mechanical

2. A kind of drug can be prescribed ………… a regular basis to treat chronic diseases.
A. in
B. on
C. for

D. of

3. Narcotics ………….. the central nervous system.
A. affect
B. effect
C. effective

D. affective

4. Medicinal drugs ……………… to prevent or cure diseases or to relieve pain.
A. use
B. uses
C. is used

D. are used

5. …………. can be bought and sold very easily without any special limitations.
A. OTC
B. BTC
C. POM

D. All are correct

6. Drugs that are not patented or with expired patent are called …………. drugs.
A. brand-name
B. generic
C. OTC

D. BTC

7. Drug ………….. refers to the case when patients take drugs in a very large quantity that is very
dangerous.
A. use

B. misuse

C. tolerance

D. addiction

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8. Drug tolerance occurs when a person’s reaction to a psychoactive drug ……………..

A. increases
B. decreases
C. increase

D. decrease

9. We take ………………. to relieve pain.
A. tobaccos
B. painkillers
C. sleeping tablets

D. cold remedies

10. Stimulant are a group of drugs that tend to …………. the central nervous system.
A. stimulate
B. stimulation
C. stimulus

D. stimuli

11. Fatigue is another word for ………………
A. sleepiness
B. alertness
C. tiredness

D. restlessness

12. A drug can be trouble-free – a patient can use it for years without having any dangerous
reaction as well as becoming hypersensitive …………. it.
A. of

B. in
C. to

D. On

13. Are you allergic ……… seafood?
a. against
b. to

c. from
d. with

14. The instructions on the label must be followed …………..
a. careful
b. carefully

c. careless
d. carelessly

15. Which verb does not go with “INTO” adjective?
a. fall
b. divide

c. feel
d. stick

16. Which information is incorrect about antibiotics?
a. Patients must complete the whole course.
b. Patients will be ill again if stopping the treatment in the middle.
c. Antibiotic resistance can develop easily although patients finish the whole course.

d. Regular intervals & course completion help prevent antibiotic resistance.
17. What should you do if having the same symptoms with another friend?
a. Ask your friend’s prescription.
b. Buy OTC medicines.

c. Visit a professional health provider.
d. All of them are correct.

18. Which may lead to over-dosage?
a. Using someone’s medicines.
b. Doubling the next dose.

c. Missing one dose.
d. All of them are correct.

19. Which information is correct about OTC medicines?
a. OTC means Over-the-Counter.
b. Without a doctor’s prescription, you can not buy OTC.

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c. OTC can be used to treat any kinds of diseases.
d. OTC medicines are sold only in public pharmacies.
20. ……………… refers to an effect that a drug has on your body in addition to curing pain or
illnesses.
B. main effect
C. tolerance

B. side effect

D. hypersensitivity

GAP FILLING:

Every patient is ………….. so doctors/pharmacists need to know some ……….. before giving patien
the …………. Here is some ………………… information:
1. The ………….. patients have and …………… they have occurred.
2. If patients have seen any ………………………...
3. All the medicines & …………….. patients are taking or have taken recently, including
………………… medicines.
4. Any allergies & sensitivities to medicines, foods or other …………….
5. Smoking, drinking & exercise ……………..
6. Any ……………..: low sugar, low-salt or a diet to lose or gain weight.
7. If patients are pregnant, plan to become pregnant or if patients are ……………..
8. ………………….. or illnesses of the patients.
QUESTIONS PATIENTS SHOULD ASK DOCTORS:
1. What is the name of the …………..?
2. ………. am I taking that?
3. What will it ………. me?
4. ………….. should I take it?
5. What is the best time and ……………?
6. How do I have to take it and …………….?
7. Do I have any …………… to this medicine?
8. What should I do if I ………………?
9. Are there any ……………?
10. How should I …………… my medicines?
11. How long should I ………………… taking it?
12. Will this medicine affect ……………………. I am taking?
PROPER USE OF MEDICINES:

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Medicines are generally very safe if …………... This ……….. taking them at the right dose, the right w

& the right time. Otherwise, the medicine may not work as well as it should or may even cau
…………………….
1. Do not take more than the ………….. or take the medicine more often than …………...
2. If you forget to take your medicines, do not ………. the next dose because it may lead to
…………...
3. Do not use ……… medicines. A medicine good for you may be bad for someone else, even if
the symptoms are ……...
4. Do not mix medicine without ……………. Patients should tell their doctor if they are taking any
other medicines.
READING COMPREHENSION:
PENICILLIN

Penicillins are a certain collection of antibiotics that eliminate infection causing bacteria. Also know

in short as pen or PCN, they originate from a type of fungi called Penicillium fungi. They are used in t

treatment or prevention of many different bacterial infections, usually caused by Gram-positive organisms.

There are three main instances where penicillins would be used, these are to help fight off a bacter

infection e.g. tonsillitis; to prevent infection for someone with a weakened immune system due to existi

illness/condition e.g. someone with sickle cell disease; to give someone's immune system help if they a
undergoing treatment which could leave them vulnerable to infection.
Penicillins are normally consumed orally (through the mouth). However, some types can only

injected. Like a lot of drugs, penicillins have adverse effects, there are some common side effects and som

rare. The common side effects can occur in no more than 10% of those that take penicillins, they includ

diarrhea, feeling and being sick, rashes and other types of less serious allergic reactions. The rarer si

effects, which occur in less than 1%, can be: dizziness, inflammation of the liver (hepatitis), kidn
inflammation (nephritis), dermatitis, convulsions/fits.

When a number of medicines are used in sync, one may prevent or hinder the other(s) from workin

properly. For instance, some penicillins are known to weaken the effectiveness of oral contraceptives. Th

is called drug-drug interaction. The most common medicines or substances that cannot be taken alongsi
penicillins include: Allopurinol, Oral Contraceptives, Methotrexate. Substances and medicines that can
taken with penicillins are:
 Probenecid - this drug can hinder the body's capacity to remove penicillin, however this is
not necessarily a problem. Using the two drugs together would increase the amount of penicillins in
the bloodstream and improve their effects.

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