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,Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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Test Bank: Understanding Pharmacology 3rd Edition by Linda Workman & LaCharity
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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 ma


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c. Licensed nurse ma



d Pharmacy technician ma


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The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not
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dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, al
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though under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is not
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his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major respo
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nsibility of dispensing 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 ma



b Intended action ma



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c. Adverse reaction ma



d Idiosyncratic response ma



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The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. T
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his 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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a. Generic name ma



b Chemical name ma




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c. Category name ma



d Trade name ma



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The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assi
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gned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The catego
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ry name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug
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name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s man
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ufacturer.

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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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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 potassium,
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narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly af
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fects 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 bod
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y hormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist
b Blocking agent ma



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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics the acti
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ons 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?
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a. Drug potency ma



b Pharmacodynamics
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c. Therapeutic effect ma