NAPSRx.CNPR EXAM SET QUESTIONS |VERIFIED |COMPLETE ANSWERS
Margin of safety - ACCURATE ANSWERthe difference between the usual effective dose and the dose that induces severe or life threatening side effects
Rights of drug administration - ACCURATE ANSWERright patient, right medication, right ...
NAPSRx.CNPR EXAM SET QUESTIONS |
VERIFIED |COMPLETE ANSWERS
Margin of safety - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅the difference between the usual
effective dose and the dose that induces severe or life threatening side effects
Rights of drug administration - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅right patient, right
medication, right does, right route of administration, and right time of delivery
Injection routes - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅intramuscular, intrathecal,
intravenous, subcutaneous
intramuscular - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅drugs given by direct injection into
muscle tissue
intrathecal - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅needle is inserted between to vertebrea in
the lower spine an into space around the spinal cord
intravenous - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅injected directly into the veins
subcutaneous - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅needle inserted into the fatty tissue
just beneath the skin
Bioavailablility - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅how quickly and how much of a
drug reaches its intended target site of action
Bioequivalent - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅when drugs contain not only the same
active ingredients but also produce virtually the same blood levels over time
,Therapeutic equivalence - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅production of the same
medicinal effects
Areas of drug elimination and excretion - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Lungs,
breast milk, sweat tears urine feces, bile, saliva, and exhaled air
medication error - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅failure to administer drug in the
correct form
Powders - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅a drug that is dried and ground into fine
particles
pills - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅a single dose unit of medicine made by mixing
the powdered drug with liquid such as syrup and rolling it into a round or oval
shape
granules - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅a small pill usually accompanied usually
accompanied by many others encased within a gelatin capsule; quite often
releasing medication over time
tablet - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅pharmaceutical preparation made by
compressing the powdered for of a drug and bulk filling material under high
pressure; commonly used for anti acids and antiflatulents
Capsules - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅medication dosage form in which the drug
is contained in an external shell; can be pulled apart for access to contents
,sustained release - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅several doses of a drug in special
coatings that dissolve at different rates
Enteric Coating - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅dosage in special coating that
doesn't digest in the stomach; only starts to digest in the intestines
caplets - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅shaped like a capsule but has the form of a
tablet the shape and file make swallowing easier
gel caps - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅an oil based medication that is enclosed in
soft gelatin capsule
Emulsion - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅two agents that cannot ordinarily be
combined or mixed
otic drugs - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅control localized infections or
inflammation and require very low dosages to be effective
Types of drug despensing - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅OTC and prescription
Type A (Augmented) drug reaction - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅exaggeration of
the drug's therapeutic effects
Type B (idiosyncratic) - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅results from mechanisms that
are not currently understood; largely unpredictable
Type C (continuing or chronic) - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅These persist for a
long time
, Type D delayed - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅these take some time to develop
Type E end of use - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅These occur during drug
withdrawal
Risk Factors - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Use of several drugs, age, Pregnancy
and breast feeding
Excipients - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅inactive ingredients
Parenteral - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous
Rectal - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅suppository
Oral - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅tablet, capsule, liquid
Transdermal - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅through the skin via creams or patches
Binders - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅cement the active and inert components of
tablets
Fillers - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅used to make the drug sufficiently large for
easy manufacture and consumption
Glidants(flow enhancers) - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅added to powdered
materials used in pill production to aid movement through tabletting machinery
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