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,Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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Workman & LaCharity: Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety,
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3rdEdition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE hi
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CONCEPTS
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing
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prescribeddrugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
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c. Licensed nurse hi
d Pharmacy technician hi
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The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs,
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not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering
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drugs, although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs
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but this isnot his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has
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the major responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed
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pharmacist.
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2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect hi
b Intended action hi
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The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health
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problem.This response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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3. Which type of drug name is ―owned‖ by the company that manufactures it?
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a. Generic name hi
b Chemical name hi
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c. Category name hi
d Trade name hi
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The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name
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assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The
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category name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an
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actualdrug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a
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specific drug’s manufacturer.
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4. Which drug or drug class is a ―high alert‖ drug? hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi
a. Penicillin
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c. NSAIDs
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A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the
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wrongpatient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include
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potassium,narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug
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that strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high
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alert drugs.
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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring
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bodyhormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist
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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics
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theactions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a
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drug
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, antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a
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pharmacologicterm.
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6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity? hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi
a. Drug potency hi
b Pharmacodynamics
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d Pharmacokinetics
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The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug.
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Pharmacodynamics refers to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers
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tohow strongly or to what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to
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pharmacodynamics, meaning how a drug works to change body function.
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7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards
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fordrug manufacturing?
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a. U.S. Pharmacopeia hi
b National Institutes of Health hi hi hi
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The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These
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standards are enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the National Institutes
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of Health nor the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has any authority to enforce
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drug standards.
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8. Which factor is a major disadvantage of the transdermal drug delivery route?
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a. Only a prescriber can administer drugs by the transdermal
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route. hi
b Transdermal drugs must be sterile rather than clean. hi hi hi hi hi hi hi
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c. First pass drug loss by this route is the most extensive.
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d Drug absorption is dependent on adequate circulation.
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