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,Chapterb01:bDrugbRegulation,bActions,bandbResponses
Workmanb&bLaCharity:bUnderstandingbPharmacology:bEssentialsbforbMedicationbSafety,b2ndb
Edition

MULTIPLEbCHOICEbB

ASICbCONCEPTS

1. Whichbhealthbcarebprofessionalbhasbthebmajorbresponsibilitybforbdispensingbprescribedb
drugsbunderbthebdirectionbofbabpharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nursebpractitioner
.
c. Licensedbnurse
d Pharmacybtechnician
.


ANS:b D
Thebphysicianbandbnursebpractitionerbhavebthebmajorbresponsibilitybforbprescribingbdrugs,bnotbdi
spensingbthem.bTheblicensedbnursebhasbthebprimarybresponsibilitybforbadministeringbdrugs,baltho
ughbunderbsomebcircumstancesbablicensedbnursebmaybdispensebprescribedbdrugsbbutbthisbisbnotbhi
sborbherbmajorbresponsibilitybinbdrugbtherapy.bThebpharmacybtechnicianbhasbthebmajorbresponsib
ilitybofbdispensingbprescribedbdrugsbunderbthebdirectionbofbablicensedbpharmacist.

DIF: CognitivebLevel:bRemembering REF: p.b3

2. Whichbtermbdescribesbthebeffectbofbabdrugbthatbimprovesbbodybfunction?
a. Sidebeffect
b Intendedbaction
.
c. Adversebreaction
d Idiosyncraticbresponse
.


ANS:b B
Thebpurposebofbdrugbtherapybisbtobtakebabdrugbtobprevent,breduce,borbcorrectbabhealthbproblem.bT
hisbresponsebisbanybdrug’sbintendedbactionbalsobknownbasbabtherapeuticbresponse.

DIF: CognitivebLevel:bRemembering REF: p.b3

3. Whichbtypebofbdrugbnamebisb“owned”bbybthebcompanybthatbmanufacturesbit?
a. Genericbname
b Chemicalbname

, .
c. Categorybname
d Tradebname
.


ANS:b D
Thebchemicalbnamebisbabdrug’sbexactbchemicalbcomposition.bThebgenericbnamebisbthebnamebassig
nedbtobthebdrugbbybthebU.S.bAdoptedbNamesbCouncilbandbisbnotbownedbbybanyone.bThebcategorybn
amebrefersbtobthebtypebofbdrugb(whatbitbdoesborbwhatbitbisbusedbfor)bandbisbnotbanbactualbdrugbname.b
Thebtradebnameb(brandbname)bisbthebnamebprovidedbandbownedbbybabspecificbdrug’sbmanufacturer
.

DIF: CognitivebLevel:bRemembering REF: p.b4

4. Whichbdrugborbdrugbclassbisbab“highbalert”bdrug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.


ANS:b B
Abhighbalertbdrugbisbonebinbwhichbharmbisblikelybtobresultbifbgivenbatbthebwrongbdose,btobthebwrongbpa
tient,borbnotbgivenbtobthebcorrectbpatient.bDrugsbclassifiedbasbhighbalertbdrugsbincludebpotassium,bnar
coticsb(opioids),binsulin,bcancerbchemotherapybdrugs,bandbheparinb(orbanybdrugbthatbstronglybaffect
sbbloodbclotting).bPenicillin,bNSAIDs,bandbcalciumbarebnotbconsideredbhighbalertbdrugs.

DIF: CognitivebLevel:bRemembering REF: p.b4

5. Whatbisbthebtermbforbabdrugbthatbhasbthebsamebactionbasbabnaturallyboccurringbbodybh
ormoneborbenzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blockingbagent
.
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.


ANS:b A
Abdrugbagonistbisbanbextrinsicbdrugbthatbactivatesbthebreceptorbsitesbofbabcellbandbmimicsbtheba
ctionsbofbnaturallyboccurringbbodybsubstancesb(intrinsicbdrugs).bAbblockingbagentbisbabdrug

, antagonist.bAbchemicalbwouldbnotbnecessarilybbebabdrugbatball.bAbduplicatorbisbnotbabpharmacologicbte
rm.

DIF: CognitivebLevel:bRemembering REF: pp.b6-7

6. Whichbtermbdescribesbhowbthebbodybaffectsbdrugbactivity?
a. Drugbpotency
b Pharmacodynamics
.
c. Therapeuticbeffect
d Pharmacokinetics
.


ANS:b D
Thebtermbpharmacokineticsbrefersbtobdrugbmetabolismbandbhowbthebbodybchangesbabdrug.bPharmac
odynamicsbrefersbtobhowbabdrugbworksbtobchangebbodybfunction.bDrugbpotencybrefersbtobhowbstrongl
yborbtobwhatbdegreebabdrugbexertsbitsbeffects.bThebtherapeuticbeffectbisbcloserbtobpharmacodynamics,
bmeaningbhowbabdrugbworksbtobchangebbodybfunction.




DIF: CognitivebLevel:bRemembering REF: p.b10

7. InbthebUnitedbStates,bwhichbgroupbisbresponsiblebforbenforcingbestablishedbstandardsbforbd
rugbmanufacturing?
a. U.S.bPharmacopeia
b NationalbInstitutesbofbHealth
.
c. FoodbandbDrugbAdministration
d AssociationbofbPharmaceuticalbManufacturers
.


ANS:b C
ThebstandardsbforbdrugbmanufacturebarebestablishedbbybthebU.S.bPharmacopeia.bThesebstandardsba
rebenforcedbbybthebFoodbandbDrugbAdministration.bNeitherbthebNationalbInstitutesbofbHealthbnorbth
ebAssociationbofbPharmaceuticalbManufacturersbhasbanybauthoritybtobenforcebdrugbstandards.

DIF:bbbb CognitivebLevel:bRememberingbbbbbbbb REF:bbb p.b5

8. Whichbfactorbisbabmajorbdisadvantagebofbthebtransdermalbdrugbdeliverybroute?
a. Onlybabprescriberbcanbadministerbdrugsbbybthebtransdermalbroute.
b Transdermalbdrugsbmustbbebsterilebratherbthanbclean.
.
c. Firstbpassbdrugblossbbybthisbroutebisbthebmostbextensive.
d Drugbabsorptionbisbdependentbonbadequatebcirculation.

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