PHAR 100 REAL EXAM ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) AGRADE
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PHAR 100 REAL EXAM ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) AGRADE
What ancient civilization used opium for medicinal and recreational purposes? - Answers - The Sumerians
What plant-derived drug was historically used by Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon rainforest as a poison for hunting? - Answers - Curare...
PHAR 100 REAL EXAM ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) AGRADE
What ancient civilization used opium for medicinal and recreational purposes? -
Answers -✔✔ The Sumerians
What plant-derived drug was historically used by Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon
rainforest as a poison for hunting? - Answers -✔✔ Curare
What percentage of drugs used today are derived from plant sources? - Answers -✔✔
25%
What is the first step in the drug development process? - Answers -✔✔ Drug discovery,
which involves basic research and target identification
What are the two main categories of preclinical studies conducted before human
testing? - Answers -✔✔ Pharmacology studies and toxicology studies
What government regulatory agency in Canada must approve clinical trials involving
human subjects? - Answers -✔✔ The Health Products and Food Branch
What is the main purpose of Phase 1 clinical trials? - Answers -✔✔ To evaluate the
safety and tolerability of a new drug in a small group of healthy volunteers
Which phase of clinical trials involves testing a new drug in a limited number of patients
with the target disease to assess its effectiveness and safety? - Answers -✔✔ Phase 2
clinical trials
What is the primary objective of Phase 3 clinical trials? - Answers -✔✔ To determine
the safety and efficacy of a new drug compared to a placebo or gold standard treatment
in a large population
What is the typical duration of a Phase 3 clinical trial? - Answers -✔✔ Months to years
What are the three major stages involved in designing a Phase 3 clinical trial? -
Answers -✔✔ 1) Determining enrollment, 2) Allocating participants to treatment groups,
3) Monitoring and analyzing results
What is a "target population" in the context of clinical trials? - Answers -✔✔ The group
of patients for whom the drug is intended
, Define "study population" in clinical trial design. - Answers -✔✔ A subset of the target
population that meets all the required criteria for inclusion in the trial
What are "inclusion/exclusion criteria" used for in clinical trials? - Answers -✔✔ To
define the characteristics of patients eligible to participate in the trial
What is the essential element of informed consent in clinical trials? - Answers -✔✔ A
document written in clear language outlining the purpose, procedures, risks, and
benefits of the study that must be fully understood by the participant before signing
What is a "double-blind" design in clinical trials? - Answers -✔✔ Neither the
participants nor the researchers know who is receiving the experimental drug or the
control treatment
Explain the purpose of randomization in clinical trials. - Answers -✔✔ To ensure that
participants are randomly assigned to different treatment groups to minimize bias
Define "placebo" in the context of clinical trials. - Answers -✔✔ A fake drug that has no
active ingredients but is identical in appearance to the experimental drug
What is a "gold standard drug" in clinical trials? - Answers -✔✔ The current best
available treatment for the condition being studied
What does "compliance" refer to in clinical trials? - Answers -✔✔ How well participants
adhere to the prescribed treatment regimen
How is "quality of life" assessed in clinical trials? - Answers -✔✔ Using validated
questionnaires and monitoring adverse effects
What statistical methods are employed in clinical trials to analyze data and determine
the efficacy of the experimental drug? - Answers -✔✔ Statistical tests are used to
compare the outcomes between the treatment and control groups
What is a drug's generic name? - Answers -✔✔ The official, non-proprietary name of a
drug
What is a drug's brand name? - Answers -✔✔ The proprietary name given to a drug by
the manufacturer
How long does a drug patent typically last, giving the manufacturer exclusive rights to
market the drug? - Answers -✔✔ 20 years
What is "post-market surveillance" (Phase 4 clinical trials)? - Answers -✔✔ Monitoring
the safety and efficacy of a drug after it has been approved and released for general
use
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