PC707 Module 1 Exam Questions and
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What is prescriptive authority? Legal right to prescribe drugs
Is the Physicians Desk Reference No--it is not evidence-based and it is not
a updated
reliable source to use when
prescribing drugs?
What is the sunshine act? -part of the affordable care act
-limits providers on accepting gifts from
pharmaceutical companies
-reduces bias
What is pharmacology? -study of the drugs and their actions and
effects on
living things
-legal drugs, illegal drugs, prescription
drugs, OTC
drugs
How does the FDA define drugs -chemicals that have been proved for
that safety and
they approve? efficacy
,What must providers consider -the dose
when -the route of administration
prescribing? -indications
-side effects of consequence
-adverse effects
-contraindications
-significant drug-drug interactions
-appropriate monitoring
-treatment of side effects if necessary
What is pharmacokinetics? -how drugs move in the body and what the
body
does with it
How does pharmacokinetics -the route
influence prescribing? -the dosage needed
-dosing intervals
What are the 4 aspects of -absorption
pharmacokinetics? -distribution
-metabolism
-excretion
What affects bioavailability the PO administration
most?
What is a pro-drug? -a drug that needs to be metabolized to
become
"activated"
, What is the major organ of -Liver
metabolism? -Uses enzymes called "CYPs"
-these enzymes can induce or inhibit
metabolism
What is protein-binding? -drugs that have a high affinity for proteins
will bind
with them and therefore become unable to
bind to
receptor sites
-in order to activate receptors they must be
free
circulating molecules
What is the half-life of a drug? -how long it takes for a drug at its original
amount
to be reduced by 50%
Why is it important to know the -to help determine dosing intervals to
half- maintain
life of a drug? therapeutic levels
What is the first-pass effect? -alteration of the drug dose by metabolism
before
it reaches systemic circulation
-only happens with PO medications
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
What is prescriptive authority? Legal right to prescribe drugs
Is the Physicians Desk Reference No--it is not evidence-based and it is not
a updated
reliable source to use when
prescribing drugs?
What is the sunshine act? -part of the affordable care act
-limits providers on accepting gifts from
pharmaceutical companies
-reduces bias
What is pharmacology? -study of the drugs and their actions and
effects on
living things
-legal drugs, illegal drugs, prescription
drugs, OTC
drugs
How does the FDA define drugs -chemicals that have been proved for
that safety and
they approve? efficacy
,What must providers consider -the dose
when -the route of administration
prescribing? -indications
-side effects of consequence
-adverse effects
-contraindications
-significant drug-drug interactions
-appropriate monitoring
-treatment of side effects if necessary
What is pharmacokinetics? -how drugs move in the body and what the
body
does with it
How does pharmacokinetics -the route
influence prescribing? -the dosage needed
-dosing intervals
What are the 4 aspects of -absorption
pharmacokinetics? -distribution
-metabolism
-excretion
What affects bioavailability the PO administration
most?
What is a pro-drug? -a drug that needs to be metabolized to
become
"activated"
, What is the major organ of -Liver
metabolism? -Uses enzymes called "CYPs"
-these enzymes can induce or inhibit
metabolism
What is protein-binding? -drugs that have a high affinity for proteins
will bind
with them and therefore become unable to
bind to
receptor sites
-in order to activate receptors they must be
free
circulating molecules
What is the half-life of a drug? -how long it takes for a drug at its original
amount
to be reduced by 50%
Why is it important to know the -to help determine dosing intervals to
half- maintain
life of a drug? therapeutic levels
What is the first-pass effect? -alteration of the drug dose by metabolism
before
it reaches systemic circulation
-only happens with PO medications
