Medication Quizzes, Questions & Answers

Modern medicine system has brought us the miracles in the form of wide variety of pills, IV drips, and treatment plans for dire health situations. Medication is a useful tool to bring us back to our best health if it is used correctly. What do you know about medication? Do you know how to use it properly and which situation calls for what type of medication? Test your medical knowledge today so you will always use and never abuse medications when you need them.

How are prescription drugs different from the counter (OTC) drugs? People who are allergic to aspirin may also be allergic to what other type of OTC medication? What are antacids most commonly taken for? What is the best way to measure the dosage of children’s medication that comes in liquid form? Improve your knowledge of common over the counter drugs, prescription drugs, and other various types of treatment with these quizzes.

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Diabetes Pharmacology Quiz

Diabetes is one of the diseases that are affecting more people by the day, and it is caused by blood sugar levels being too high. There are two types of diabetes, and each has its own medication for the patient. This quiz...

Questions: 34 | Attempts: 32199 | Last updated: Jul 5, 2024

Sample Question
What Oral Antidiabetic stimulates beta cells to secrete more insulin and increase receptor sites in the tissue?

Alfa-Glucosidase Inhibitors

Biguanides

Sulfonylureas

Thiazolidinediones

Meglitnides

Safe Injection Practices

Injection safety, or safe injection practices, is a set of measures taken to perform injections in an optimally safe manner for patients, healthcare personnel, and others.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 5684 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
Syringes can be reused as long as you don't get blood in it.

True

False

Malignant Hyperthermia Quiz: MCQ!

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 1028 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis is caused by exposure to anesthetic inhalation agents or depolarizing neuromuscular blockers?

True

False

High Risk Medications

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 2204 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
Which of the following is a NOT a High Risk Medication?

Potassium Chloride Injection

Insulin

Zestril

Chemotherapy

Take The Medication Reconciliation Quiz Questions!

Questions: 7 | Attempts: 3147 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
Why is medication reconciliation important?

Medication discrepancies occur most often at transitions in care - admission, transfer and discharge

Medication discrepancies are common and can cause adverse events

Approximately 50% of patients will have at least one discrepancy between home meds and meds ordered in hospital

At least one third of discrepancies have the potential to be clinically important resulting in harm

All of the above

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Rights Or Medication Administration

Rights or Medication Administration

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 274 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
The nurse knows that all of the following are a right of medication administration except

Right patient

Right room

Right time

Right dose

Ncfe Review- Most Commonly Missed Questions

NCFE Review- Most Commonly Missed Questions

Questions: 22 | Attempts: 145 | Last updated: May 13, 2023

Sample Question
What is the main function of the vomiting reflex?

Rid the body of wastes

Expel food that has no nutritional value

Empty stomach when it has too much food

Remove toxic material from the stomach before it is absorbed

A Quiz On Antidiabetic Agents! Trivia

A Quiz on Antidiabetic Agents! Trivia

Antibiotic agents refer to all the different types of medicine involved in the treatment of diabetes. All these agents have the express purpose of reducing blood sugar levels to an acceptable range and relieving diabetes...

Questions: 13 | Attempts: 223 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
Tolbutamide

Orinase

Acetohexamide

Dymelor

Tolazamide

Diabinese

Are You Familiar With Central Venous Access Device?

Are you familiar with Central venous access device?

Central venous access devices are very small tubes that are used for administering fluids and medications. Are you familiar with medical terms regarding this topic? Take this quiz to find out for sure! Good luck!

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 629 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
Where can't Central venous access device be placed in?

Perforator veins

Internal jugular vein

Axillary vein

Femoral vein

Medications Provided In Multi-dose Format Policy

MEDICATIONS PROVIDED IN MULTI-DOSE FORMAT POLICY

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 135 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023

Sample Question
Salbutamol nebules must be disposed 24 hours after the opening time.

True

False

Medications For Psychotic Disoders

Medications for Psychotic Disoders

Questions: 30 | Attempts: 347 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
A nurse is giving instructions to a client taking risperidone. The nurse advise the client to which of the following?

Take it on an empty stomach.

Change position slowly.

Get a daily source of sunlight.

Discontinue medication once the symptoms went away.

Medication Administration Exam 2 Prep

Medication Administration Exam 2 PREP

Questions: 34 | Attempts: 2468 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
When are parenteral medications administered by injection?

When the medication must be absorbed as slowly and completely as possible.

When the medication must be absorbed as rapidly and completely as possible.

When patient is unable to take medication by mouth.

Both A & C

Both B & C

NCLEX Pharmacology Quiz 44 Respiratory Medications

All questions are shown, but the results will only be given after you’ve finished the quiz. You are given 1 minute per question, a total of 10 minutes in this quiz.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 2531 | Last updated: May 6, 2024

Sample Question
A Cromolyn sodium (Intal) inhaler is prescribed to a client with asthma. A nurse provides instructions regarding the side effects of this medication. The nurse tells the client that which undesirable effect is associated with this medication?

Wheezing.

Insomnia.

Hypotension.

Constipation.

Medication Administration Safety Quiz!

Questions: 30 | Attempts: 1590 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
Mr. Smith is to receive 0.25 mgms of Digoxin once daily for a heart rate greater that 50 beats per minute. It is supplied to you from the pharmacy in .50 mgm tablets. How will you proceed to administer this medication?

Break the tablet in half and administer to Mr. Smith.

Ensure the tablet is scored, break it in half, take Mr. Smiths pulse to ensure it is greater than 50, check the dose with another nurse and then administer drug, staying with Mr. Smith until he has swallowed the pill.

Call the pharmacy and ask them to supply the right dose

Call the physician to see if the dose can be increased to 0.50 mgms so that it will be easier to administer.

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