Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions 10th Edition by Bruce Colbert, Adam James & Elizabeth Katrancha – Test Bank – Complete Practice Questions with Answers

Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions | 10th Edition

Bruce Colbert/Adam James/Elizabeth Katrancha

,CHAPTER 1: CONSUMER SAFETY AND DRUG REGULATIONS
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TRUE/FALSE

1. The pharmaceutical manufacturer has the authority to add additional active ingredients to a
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previously approved pharmaceutical product. iu iu iu




ANS: F i u



According to the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and Amendments of 1951 and
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1962, all labels must be accurate and include a listing of all active and inactive ingredients.
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2. Drug strength may vary with each lot number of a medication. ANS: F
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The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act established that all drugs marketed in the
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United States meet minimal standards of strength, purity, and quality. PTS: 1
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3. The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 established drug standards and official drug references.
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ANS: T i u



This act established that all drugs marketed in the United States meet minimal standards of st
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rength, purity, and quality. It also established two official references that established the stan
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dards for making each drug: The
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U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) and the National Formulary (NF). PTS: 1
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4. The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act established consumer protections to prevent the inclusio
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n of “dangerous ingredients” without the knowledge of the consumer.
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ANS: T i u



Morphine is one example of a dangerous ingredient that may have been included without th
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e knowledge of the consumer.
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5. Medication labels need only include the trade name of the drug. ANS: F
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Labels must include a listing of all active and inactive ingredients, warning
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labels on certain preparations, and generic names for the medication
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6. The prescriber of the medication is the only health care professional who is responsible for
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being aware of new medications, laws, and restrictions.
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ANS: F i u



The health care worker involved in administration of a medication also bears the responsibilit
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y of being aware of the laws and restrictions pertinent to that medication.
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7. A double-
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locked system is the recommended method for maintaining security of controlled substances.
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ANS: T i u



A double-
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locked system may include two separate key entries or an electronic user identification and pa
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ssword access system. iu iu




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8. Health care workers are responsible for maintaining records of all controlled substances recei
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ved, dispensed, and destroyed.
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9. Controlled substance records are to be kept for 10 years. ANS: F
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Records for the previous 2 years must be available at all times for inspection. PTS: 1
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MULTIPLE CHOICE iu




1. Identify the drug standard in the following list.
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a. Color c. Shape
b. Strength d. Taste

ANS: B i u




Feedback
A Color is not a standard.
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B Correct!
C Shape is not a standard.
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D Taste is not a standard.
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2. The risk of death from the use of street drugs versus prescription medications is
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mostly due to: iu iu




a. a lack of control over quality, purity, and str
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ength makes street drugs dangerous.iu iu iu iu




b. the risk is the same for both sources of the sa
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me substance. iu




c. street drugs are approved for use.iu iu iu iu iu




d. the need for a prescription makes drugs
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hard to obtain. iu iu




ANS: A i u




Feedback
A Correct!
B The lack of enforcement of drug standar
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ds in illegal street drugs poses a significa
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nt danger for the consumer.
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C The exact composition of a street drug is unk
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nown, and it may contain dangerous contam
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inants or undisclosed additional drugs.iu i u iu iu




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3. Drug standards regulate drug manufacture so that medications of the same name will be of th
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e same:
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a. strength, purity, and quality. iu iu iu




b. shape, color, and taste. iu iu iu




c. purity, shape, and color. iu iu iu




d. quality, color, and shape. iu iu iu




ANS: A i u



Drug standards state that all preparations of the same drug name must be of uniform strength,
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purity, and quality.
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4. The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act includes which of the following provisions?
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a. Regulation of drugs sold in the iu iu iu iu iu