Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication Safety, by M. Linda Workman & LaCharity978-0323793506

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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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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 fh


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c. Licensed nurse fh


d Pharmacy technician fh


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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,
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although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is
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not his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major
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responsibility 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 fh


b Intended action fh


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c. Adverse reaction fh


d Idiosyncratic response fh


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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 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 fh


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ANS: D f h


The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name
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assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The
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category name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an
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actual drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a
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specific drug’s manufacturer.
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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
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wrong patient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include
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potassium, narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug
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that strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high
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alert drugs.
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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring
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body hormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist
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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
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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 pharmacologic
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6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
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a. Drug potency fh


b Pharmacodynamics
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d Pharmacokinetics
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The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug.
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Pharmacodynamics refers to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers
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to how strongly or to what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer
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to pharmacodynamics, 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
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for
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c. Food and Drug Administration
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The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These
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standards are enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the National Institutes
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of Health nor the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has any authority to enforce
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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
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d Drug absorption is dependent on adequate circulation.
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