NAPSR Exam Quiz 4, Chapter 4 with complete verified solutions

About ______ of the people in the U.S. are "slow acetylators". 50% Which of the following statements about drug-drug interactions is INCORRECT? Drug-drug interactions are always harmful Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:11 / 0:15 Full screen (T/F) Smoking decreases the effectiveness of some drugs. True Which of the following statements about dietary supplements is INCORRECT? Because dietary supplements are not drugs, interactions with drugs are not a concern Which statement/s is/are INCORRECT about an ideal drug, or "magic bullet" as Ehrlich phrased it? All are correct (1. It does not exist 2. It would be aimed precisely at a disease site 3. It would harm healthy tissues) Which statement accurately differentiates resistance from tolerance? Tolerance refers to a person's diminished response to a drug after repeated use, while resistance applies to microorganisms or "cancel" cells ability to withstand drug effects (T/F) Between 3% and 7% of hospital admissions in the United States are estimated to be for treatment of adverse drug effects. True Which statement is true about the universal scale for quantifying the severity of an adverse drug reaction? None of these statements are true because there is no such scale Why is noncompliance a serious public health concern? It increases the cost of medical care Which of the following is NOT eligible for patent protection under U.S regulations? Companies can be granted patents for all of these things (1. the drug itself 2. the method of delivering and releasing the drug into the bloodstream 3. the way the drug is made) (T/F) Drugs' trade names are often unrelated to their intended use. True (T/F) Like foods and household products, generic drugs are usually lower quality than the brand name drugs for which they are marketed as equivalents. False Legally, bioequivalence of different versions of a drug can vary by up to ________. 20% Which of the following statements about biologics is INCORRECT? They do not cause immune responses (T/F) "Large molecule" products are developed and manufactured by a chemical process. False What are drugs that attract or bind to cell receptors in order to mimic or enhance activities by endogenous chemical messengers? agonists