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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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MULTIPLE CHOICE x.




x. BASIC CONCEPTS
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed drugs
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a. Physician under the direction of a pharmacist? x. x. x. x. x. x.




b Nurse practitioner x.



.
c. Licensed nurse x.




d Pharmacy technician x.



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ANS: D x.




The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for x. x. x. x. x. x. x. x. x.



prescribing drugs, not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for
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administering drugs, although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense
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prescribed drugs but this is not his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy
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technician has the major responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a
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licensed pharmacist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering x. x. REF: p. 3 x. x.




2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect x.




b Intended action x.



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c. Adverse reaction x.




d Idiosyncratic response x.



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ANS: B x.




The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. This
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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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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 actual
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drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s
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manufacturer.
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4. Which drug or drug class is a ―high alert‖ drug?
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a. Penicillin
b Insulin
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c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
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ANS: B x.




A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrong
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patient, 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 body
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hormone or enzyme?
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b Blocking agent x.



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