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Chapter01: Drug Regulation,Actions, and Responses
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1. Whichhealthcareprofessionalhasthemajorresponsibilityfordispensingprescribed 1
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drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
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The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not disp
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ensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, although
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under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is not his or he r
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major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility of d
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ispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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2. Whichtermdescribes the effect of a drug that improves bodyfunction? JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1




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The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. This
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response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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3. Whichtypeofdrugnameis―owned‖bythecompanythat manufactures it? JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1 JY1




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The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assig ned
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to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The categoryn ame refers
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to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug name. The trade name
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(brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s manufacturer
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4. Which drug or drug class is a ―high alert‖ drug? ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai


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A high alert drug is one in which harm is likelyto result ifgiven at the wrong dose, to the wrong p atient, or
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not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium, n arcotics
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(opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly aff ects blood
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clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert drugs.
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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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of naturallyoccurring bodysubstances (intrinsic drugs).Ablocking agent is a drug
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antagonist.Achemicalwouldnotnecessarilybea drug at all. Aduplicator is not a pharmacologic t erm.
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The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug. Pharmac
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odynamicsrefers tohow adrug worksto change bodyfunction. Drug potencyrefers to how strongl y or to
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what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to pharmacodynamics, meaning
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how a drug works to change body function.
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7. Inthe United States, which groupis responsible forenforcing established standards for
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drug manufacturing?
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The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standards a re
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enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the National Institutes of Health north e
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8. Which factor is a major disadvantage of the transdermal drug delivery route? ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai ai


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