ESSENTIALS OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS, 9TH EDITION

Characteristic required of a good drug reference for healthcare providers include - current information concise and easily understood information on safe and common dosing The process of vomiting - emesis The substance used to induce emesis is - emetic The most common signs of hypersensitivity are - rash or urticaria An increase susceptibility to sunlight with danger of intense sunburn is - photosensitivity Excretion of drugs occur in the - kidney, sweat gland, lungs, or intestines Drugs listed in schedule 1 of controlled substances - are not approved for medical use in the United States A dose that causes death is called: - Lethal Dose A severe, possibly fatal, allergic response is called: - Anaphylactic reaction Distribution of a drug occurs in the - circulatory system Drugs with no acceptable medical use and a very high abuse potential - Schedule I Drugs with no purchasing restrictions by the FDA are: - OTC The 1906 pure food and drug act was enacted in part - due to massive unregulated use of patent "remedies" 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act include which of the following provisions? - requires labeling to indicate if a medication contained a "dangerous ingredient" Controlled substance are controlled by prescription because of the danger of addiction or abuse - True What name is the exact molecular formula of the drug - chemical name