AAMA Pharmacology Exam Questions With Correct Answers

AAMA Pharmacology Exam Questions
With Correct Answers

Which federal agency regulates OTC medications and prescriptions? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-FDA |




Who regulates the development of new drugs and process of approval
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they go through prior to distribution? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-FDA
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What are the different names of drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Chemical- its chemical makeup, Generic which is the official name, and
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its trade or brand name used for marketing.
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How long can a drug be under copyright/patent (where another
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manufacturer cannot sell the drug)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-17 years
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Can a drug have more than one trade or generic name? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Many trade names and only ever one generic. | | | | | | |




What is common for a patient to leave out when going over the
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medications list? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Self-administered OTCs,
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vitamins and other remedies.
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,Who monitors the production and distribution of controlled substances
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or narcotics? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-DEA
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Who enforces drug abuse laws and drug abuse prevention? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-DEA


What are Schedule one drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-No acceptable
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medical use these cannot be prescribed.
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How are drugs in levels 2-5 prescribed? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-There
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are limitations that must be followed. Meticulous records must be kept
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regarding administration, destruction and accounting.
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What must every physician have to write prescriptions for drugs on
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schedules 2-5? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A federal DEA registration
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number.


How are controlled prescriptions written? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-In
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triplicate with copies for pharmacy and federal regulators. It must be
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handwritten (cannot be sent electronically, or called in.)
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How are schedule 2-5 drugs regulated? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Prescription pad should be kept in a secure area where unauthorized
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, people cannot access it. Also controlled substances must be secured
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and procedures must be present to implement it.
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What is not commonly known about drug misuse? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Any drug has the potential for misuse not just controlled
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substances.


What is drug misuse? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Improper administration
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of a drug that can cause physical dependence on it.
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Can someone misuse OTC drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Yes, even
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laxatives and antihistamines are misused.
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What is the definition of drug abuse? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Use of a
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drug in a manner that leads to physical OR psychological dependence.
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What happens when someone is physiologically dependent on a drug
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and then stops taking it? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-They will experience
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withdrawal.


Is withdrawal dangerous? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-In extreme cases it
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can even cause death.
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