Definitions
Medications
Local Anesthesia
Drug Reactions
100

Pharmacology is defined as

The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms?

100

What type of medication commonly causes gingival Hyperplasia? 

Calcium Channel Blockers

100

Which type of local anesthetic is more likely to cause allergies? 

Esters or Amides?

Esters

100

Which antibiotic causes discoloration of unerupted teeth, therefore should not be prescribed for children under 9 years of age, pregnant women, or nursing mothers?

Tetracycline

200

Half-life is defined as

The time it takes for the body to eliminate half of the drug present in the body

200

All of the following are reasons why Epinephrine is added to local anesthetics EXCEPT

A. To decrease the potential for adverse reactions.

B. To increase the shelf-life of the anesthetic.

C. To increase the duration of the anesthetics.

D. Reduce bleeding in the area.

B. To increase the shelf-life of the anesthetic. 

300

What is the study of the harmful or toxic effects of drugs?

A. Toxicology

B. Contraindications

C. Synergism

Toxicology  (A)

400

What is the maximal response obtained by a drug?

A. Potency

B. Efficacy

C.Therapeutic Index

B. Efficacy 

400

The most commonly prescribed anti-anxiety drugs are?

A. Benzodiazepines

B. Zolpidem

C. Barbituurates 

A. Benzodiazepines

400

Anaphylactic shock, an acute allergic reaction, occurs most frequently with which drug?

A. Clindamycin

B. Erythromycin

C. Penicillin

D. Clarithromycin

E. Azithromycin

C. Penicillin

500

The capability to cause malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus

Teratogenicity

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