A. Curative3effect3on3symptoms
B. Systemic3effect3on3symptoms
C. Local3effect3on3symptoms
D. Parenteral3effect3on3symptoms
ANS:3 B
Rationale:3Drugs3that3produce3systemic3effects3are3taken3into3the3bo3
dy,3circulated3through3the3bloodstream3to3their3sites3of3action3in3vari3
ous3body3tissues,3and3eventually3eliminated3from3the3body.
Curative3agents3are3given3to3cure3a3disease3process.3In3this3case,3par3
oxetine3hydrochloride3will3control3the3symptoms3but3not3cure3the3dis3
order.3Drugs3with3local3effects,3such3as3sunscreen3and3local
anesthetics,3act3mainly3at3the3site3of3application.3Paroxetine3hydrochloride3is3not3administered3par3e
nterally.3Parenteral3agents3are3administered3subcutaneously,3intramuscularly,3or3intravenously.
2. A3client3has3been3prescribed3an3antibiotic.3This3medication3is3a3naturally3occurring3substance3t
hat3has3been3chemically3modified.3What3is3another3name3for3this3type3of3medication?
A. Synthetic3drug
B. Semisynthetic3drug
C. Biotechnology3drug
D. Prototype3drug
ANS:3 B
Rationale:3Semisynthetic3drugs3(e.g.,3many3antibiotics)3are3naturally3occurring3substances3that3ha3ve
3been3chemically3modified.3Synthetic3drugs3are3more3standardized3in3their3chemical3characteris3tics,3
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