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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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Workman & LaCharity: Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety, 3rdEdi
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribe
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a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner $!
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c. Licensed nurse $!
d Pharmacy technician $!
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The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not dis
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pensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, althou
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gh under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this isnot his
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or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibili
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ty 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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d Idiosyncratic response $!
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The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health proble
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m.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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d Trade name $!
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gned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The categor
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4. Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug? $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
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 wron
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gpatient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassiu
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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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on Safety, 3rd Edition,Workman & LaCharity 100% A+ GRADED( ALL
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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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Workman & LaCharity: Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety, 3rdEdi
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tion
MULTIPLE CHOICE B $! $!
ASIC CONCEPTS $!
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribe
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
ddrugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
!
$ $! $! $! $! $! $!
a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner $!
.
c. Licensed nurse $!
d Pharmacy technician $!
.
ANS: D $ !
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not dis
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
pensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, althou
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
gh under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this isnot his
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or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibili
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ty of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering $! $! REF: p. 3 $!
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect $!
b Intended action $!
.
c. Adverse reaction $!
d Idiosyncratic response $!
.
ANS: B $ !
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health proble
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m.This response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering $! $! REF: p. 3 $!
3. Which type of drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it?
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a. Generic name $!
b Chemical name $!
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c. Category name $!
d Trade name $!
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ANS: D $ !
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 categor
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y name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actualdrug n
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ame. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s manuf
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acturer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering $! $! REF: p. 4 $!
4. Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug? $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS: B $ !
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wron
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
gpatient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassiu
!
$ $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
m,narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongl
!
$ $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
y affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert drugs.
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering $! $! REF: p. 4 $!
5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring bod
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yhormone or enzyme?
$! $! $!
a. Agonist
b Blocking agent $!
.
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: A $ !
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics th
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
eactions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a dr
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