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Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to
Nursing and Math 2nd Edition TEST BANK by Castillo

What should technicians do in order to be considered proficient? -
ANSWER:Interpret prescribers' orders correctly

Due to the illegibility of many doctors' handwriting, what is the responsibility of the
pharmacy? - ANSWER:Interpret and clarify orders if necessary

What used in prescribing medication look very much alike? - ANSWER:Many
abbreviations

Where does Pharmacy and medical terminology come from? - ANSWER:Latin and
Greek languages

What serves as universal languages in medicine? - ANSWER:Latin and Greek

Because pharmacy began in Europe, how do most abbreviations have their origins? -
ANSWER:In a foreign language

What must technicians learn to decipher prescribers' orders? - ANSWER:All the
dosage forms and abbreviations

What are abbreviated on prescriptions in which many pharmacy computers are
programmed to accept these abbreviations? - ANSWER:Dosing times

What did drug errors that have occurred as a result of the misinterpretation of
medication orders lead to the creation of? - ANSWER:"Do Not Use" list

What does the "Do Not Use" list outline? - ANSWER:The most common misread
abbreviations

What five classifications can drugs be put into different groups based on? -
ANSWER:1) Pharmacology
2) Intent of use
3) Route of administration
4) Mechanism of action
5) Body system affected

What are the three classifications used to describe the drugs available to
consumers? - ANSWER:1) Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs
2) Legend drugs
3) Behind-the-counter (BTC) drugs

What is the means by which a drug is available for use? - ANSWER:Dosage form

, Which ways can tablets be created? - ANSWER:Scored or unscored and coated or
uncoated and some can be split in half

How is the dosage form primarily determined? - ANSWER:Which form makes the
drug most effective

How do manufacturers prepare certain medications? - ANSWER:With the ability to
release the active ingredient over an extended period

What are the three major categories of dosage forms? - ANSWER:1) Solids
2) Liquids
3) Semisolids

What can be contained in various packages and administered by almost all routes
except parenterally? - ANSWER:Solids

What do most solids contain? - ANSWER:Fillers (inert substances that have no active
ingredient), sugar coatings, and certain additives

What can be made to be administered sublingually (SL) or vaginally? -
ANSWER:Tablets

How can tablets be made to protect the drug through the acidic environment of the
stomach or to delay release of the drug? - ANSWER:Enteric coated

What are convenient for children and people who have difficulty swallowing? -
ANSWER:Chewable tablets

What types of tablets are made to control the amount of drug distributed over a set
time? - ANSWER:Extended-release

What improves the taste and covers unpleasant odors of tablets? - ANSWER:Coating

What are smooth sided and easier to swallow than tablets? - ANSWER:Caplets

What can have either a hard or soft outer shell? - ANSWER:Capsules

What are composed of sugar, gelatin, and water? - ANSWER:Hard capsules

What is a type of capsule that is shaped differently for identification purposes? -
ANSWER:Pulvule

What is a capsule that can be pulled apart to sprinkle the medication onto food for
children? - ANSWER:Spansule

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