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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed
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a. Physician drugs under the direction of a pharmacist? fd fd fd fd fd fd fd



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for prescribing drugs, not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary
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responsibility for administering drugs, although under some circumstances a licensed nurse
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may dispense prescribed drugs but this is not his or her major responsibility in drug
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therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility of dispensing prescribed
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drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem.
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This 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
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actual drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a
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specific drug’s manufacturer.
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4. Which drug or drug class is a ―high alert‖ drug?
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a. Penicillin
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A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the
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wrong patient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs
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include potassium, narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or
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any drug that strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not
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considered high alert drugs.
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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring
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body hormone or enzyme?
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