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This document contains 20 multiple choice questions about various topics related to medicines and pharmacology, including: the pH of blood, how statins are used, how the respiratory tract is affected by salbutamol, factors that influence a medicine's ability to pass the blood brain barrier, reasons why some medicines cannot be administered orally, the purpose of the portal vein in transporting substances from the gastrointestinal tract to the liver, whether certain medicines induce liver enzymes, definitions of high blood pressure, factors that influence medicine dosing frequency and therapeutic ranges, risks of using metoclopramide in those under 20, information needed by prescribers to reduce adverse drug reactions, resources available to the public regarding medicines, whether the public can report adverse

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This document contains 20 multiple choice questions about various topics related to medicines and pharmacology, including: the pH of blood, how statins are used, how the respiratory tract is affected by salbutamol, factors that influence a medicine's ability to pass the blood brain barrier, reasons why some medicines cannot be administered orally, the purpose of the portal vein in transporting substances from the gastrointestinal tract to the liver, whether certain medicines induce liver enzymes, definitions of high blood pressure, factors that influence medicine dosing frequency and therapeutic ranges, risks of using metoclopramide in those under 20, information needed by prescribers to reduce adverse drug reactions, resources available to the public regarding medicines, whether the public can report adverse

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Which of the following is the correct pH of human blood?


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Using Statins to lower cholesterol levels is an example of using a medicine as:
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The medicine Salbutamol works in which area of the respiratory tract?
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Is the following statement true or false? Medicines that pass the blood brain barrier are more likely to have effects such as dizziness or
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Why are some medicines not able to be administered orally?
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What is the purpose of the portal vein in transporting medicines and other substances from the gastrointestinal tract into the liver before
they enter the rest of the circulation?
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Is the following statement true or false? Medicines that are enzyme inducers increase the activity of certain types of liver enzymes.
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Which of the following terms describe high blood pressure?
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Which of the following types of medicines will need to be taken more frequently to ensure its blood concentration falls within the
therapeutic range?
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Which of the following is the correct reason why the use of Metoclopramide is not advised in treating nausea and vomiting in anyone
under 20 years old?
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Which of the following pieces of information does a prescriber need to know, in order to reduce the likelihood of an ADR occurring,
when they prescribe a new medicine? (Choose THREE answers)
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Which of the following resources are available for the general public to access or purchase? (Choose THREE answers)
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Is the following statement true or false? The general public can report the incidence of ADRs using the yellow card scheme?
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Which of the following organs are most likely to be affected by ADRs? (Choose THREE answers)
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A medicine that can cause deformities in a foetus before it is born is called:
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Which of the following are applicable to type B ADRs? (Choose TWO answers)
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Which of the following rules should you follow when discussing a new medicine with prescribers in order to reduce the risk of ADRs?
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Which of the following statements is correct regarding drug interactions?
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Warfarin may interact with which of the following over the counter medicines? (Choose TWO answers)
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