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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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ASIC CONCEPTS ai




1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed
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drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner ai


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c. Licensed nurse ai


d Pharmacy technician ai


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ANS: D a i


The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not disp
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ensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, although
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under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this isnot his or he
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r major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility of d
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ispensing prescribed 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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a. Side effect ai


b Intended action ai


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c. Adverse reaction ai


d Idiosyncratic response ai


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ANS: B a i


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
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3. Which type of drug name is ai ai ai ai ai ai ai by the company that manufactures it?
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a. Generic name ai


b Chemical name ai

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c. Category name ai


d Trade name ai


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ANS: D a i


The chemical name is a
ai exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assig
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ned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The category n
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ame refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actualdrug name.
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The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific
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4. Which drug or drug class is a ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai drug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
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c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
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ANS: B a i


A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrongp
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atient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium,n
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arcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly aff
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ects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not 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 body
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hormone or enzyme? ai ai


a. Agonist
b Blocking agent ai


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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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ANS: A a i


A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics the
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actions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a drug
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antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacologict
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erm.

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6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity? ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai


a. Drug potency ai


b Pharmacodynamics
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c. Therapeutic effect ai




d Pharmacokinetics
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ANS: D a i


The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug. Pharmac
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odynamics refers to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers tohow strongl
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y or to what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to pharmacodynamics,
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meaning how a drug works to change body function.
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7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards for
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drug manufacturing?
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a. U.S. Pharmacopeia ai


b National Institutes of Health ai ai ai


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c. Food and Drug Administration ai ai ai


d Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers ai ai ai


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ANS: C a i


The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standards a
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re enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the National Institutes of Health north
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e Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has any authority to enforce drug standards.
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8. Which factor is a major disadvantage of the transdermal drug delivery route?
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a. Only a prescriber can administer drugs by the transdermal route.
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b Transdermal drugs must be sterile rather than clean. ai ai ai ai ai ai ai


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c. First pass drug loss by this route is the most extensive.
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d Drug absorption is dependent on adequate circulation.
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