Test Bank for Pharmacotherapy: Principles and Practice
7th Edition by Chisholm-Burns | 450+ Questions with
Rationales | 2025/2026 | Complete Exam Prep
,CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Questions 1–20
Question 1
What is the name under which a drug is listed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
a. Brand
b. Nonproprietary
c. Official
d. Trademark
Answer: c. Official
Rationale: The official name is the name under which a drug is listed in the United States
Pharmacopeia–National Formulary (USP–NF). The brand name is assigned by the manufacturer,
while the nonproprietary name is the generic name.
Question 2
Which source contains information specific to nutritional supplements?
a. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names
,b. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
c. United States Pharmacopeia/National Formulary (USP NF)
d. Drug Interaction Facts
Answer: b. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
Rationale: Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database provides information about natural
products, dietary supplements, herbal medicines, and their evidence, safety, and interactions.
Question 3
What is the most comprehensive reference available to research a drug?
a. Drug Facts and Comparisons
b. Drug Interaction Facts
c. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
d. Martindale The Complete Drug Reference
Answer: d. Martindale The Complete Drug Reference
Rationale: Martindale is a comprehensive international drug reference containing information
about medicines, drug substances, and preparations from many countries.
Question 4
, The physician has written an order for a drug with which the nurse is unfamiliar. Which section
of the Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR) is most useful for obtaining information about this
drug?
a. Manufacturers section
b. Brand and Generic Name section
c. Product Category section
d. Product Information section
Answer: d. Product Information section
Rationale: The Product Information section provides prescribing information, including
indications, dosage, contraindications, warnings, precautions, adverse effects, and other details
needed to understand a medication.
Question 5
Which online drug reference makes available to health care providers and the public a standard,
comprehensive, up-to-date look-up and downloadable resource about medicines?
a. American Drug Index
b. American Hospital Formulary
c. DailyMed
d. Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR)
Answer: c. DailyMed
7th Edition by Chisholm-Burns | 450+ Questions with
Rationales | 2025/2026 | Complete Exam Prep
,CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Questions 1–20
Question 1
What is the name under which a drug is listed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
a. Brand
b. Nonproprietary
c. Official
d. Trademark
Answer: c. Official
Rationale: The official name is the name under which a drug is listed in the United States
Pharmacopeia–National Formulary (USP–NF). The brand name is assigned by the manufacturer,
while the nonproprietary name is the generic name.
Question 2
Which source contains information specific to nutritional supplements?
a. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names
,b. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
c. United States Pharmacopeia/National Formulary (USP NF)
d. Drug Interaction Facts
Answer: b. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
Rationale: Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database provides information about natural
products, dietary supplements, herbal medicines, and their evidence, safety, and interactions.
Question 3
What is the most comprehensive reference available to research a drug?
a. Drug Facts and Comparisons
b. Drug Interaction Facts
c. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
d. Martindale The Complete Drug Reference
Answer: d. Martindale The Complete Drug Reference
Rationale: Martindale is a comprehensive international drug reference containing information
about medicines, drug substances, and preparations from many countries.
Question 4
, The physician has written an order for a drug with which the nurse is unfamiliar. Which section
of the Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR) is most useful for obtaining information about this
drug?
a. Manufacturers section
b. Brand and Generic Name section
c. Product Category section
d. Product Information section
Answer: d. Product Information section
Rationale: The Product Information section provides prescribing information, including
indications, dosage, contraindications, warnings, precautions, adverse effects, and other details
needed to understand a medication.
Question 5
Which online drug reference makes available to health care providers and the public a standard,
comprehensive, up-to-date look-up and downloadable resource about medicines?
a. American Drug Index
b. American Hospital Formulary
c. DailyMed
d. Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR)
Answer: c. DailyMed
