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Ch. 01: Introduction to Pharmacology and Its Legal and Ethical Aspects
TB
MCQs:
1. The_ definition of drug dosage is
a. to give a medication
b. the_ amount of medication in a single dose
c. chemicals that affect living processes
d. a written direction for dispensing drugs
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: 3
2. Pharmacology is defined as the_
a. study of diseases
b. use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease
c. study of drugs, their uses, and their interactions in living tissue
d. study of administration of drugs
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: 3
3. To administer a drug means to
a. give that medication
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b. figure the_ dosage of the_ medication
c. see how the_ medication affects the_ person
d. write a prescription for a medication
CORRECT ANSWER: A REF: 4
4. OTC means
a. off the_ channel
b. over the_ chemical
c. only after the_ chemical trials
d. over the_ counter
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: 3
5. Which of the_ following may prescribe medications?
a. pharmacists
b. physicians
c. medical assistants
d. all of the_ above
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: 4
6. Who dispenses medications?
a. physicians
b. allied health professionals
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c. pharmacists
d. all of the_ above
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: 4
7. An action following the_ administration of a medication that is completely unexpected, undesirable, and
unintended is a(n)
a. side effect
b. adverse reaction
c. a and b
d. none of the_ above
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: 7
8. The_ health professionals who are most responsible for the_ safety of prescriptions with patients, who check
for allergies and side effects, and who ensure checks and balances in the_ field of medicine include
a. physicians
b. pharmacists
c. medical assistants
d. a and c
e. all of the_ above
CORRECT ANSWER: E REF: 4
9. The_ most important person in the_ study of pharmacology—the_ person who should be considered when
medications are used therapeutically—is the_
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a. physician
b. medical assistant
c. pharmacist
d. patient
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: 4
10. In the_ United States, who initiates the_ process of medical care?
a. patient
b. pharmacist
c. physician
d. medical assistant
CORRECT ANSWER: A REF: 4
11. The_ person(s) with the_ responsibility for obtaining information and keeping records of all drugs used by a
patient (both prescription and over-the_-counter medications and herbs) is/are the_
a. physician
b. pharmacist
c. medical assistant
d. a and b
e. all of the_ above
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: 3-4
12. What government agency or agencies control prescription or legend medications?
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Ch. 01: Introduction to Pharmacology and Its Legal and Ethical Aspects
TB
MCQs:
1. The_ definition of drug dosage is
a. to give a medication
b. the_ amount of medication in a single dose
c. chemicals that affect living processes
d. a written direction for dispensing drugs
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: 3
2. Pharmacology is defined as the_
a. study of diseases
b. use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease
c. study of drugs, their uses, and their interactions in living tissue
d. study of administration of drugs
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: 3
3. To administer a drug means to
a. give that medication
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b. figure the_ dosage of the_ medication
c. see how the_ medication affects the_ person
d. write a prescription for a medication
CORRECT ANSWER: A REF: 4
4. OTC means
a. off the_ channel
b. over the_ chemical
c. only after the_ chemical trials
d. over the_ counter
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: 3
5. Which of the_ following may prescribe medications?
a. pharmacists
b. physicians
c. medical assistants
d. all of the_ above
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: 4
6. Who dispenses medications?
a. physicians
b. allied health professionals
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c. pharmacists
d. all of the_ above
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: 4
7. An action following the_ administration of a medication that is completely unexpected, undesirable, and
unintended is a(n)
a. side effect
b. adverse reaction
c. a and b
d. none of the_ above
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: 7
8. The_ health professionals who are most responsible for the_ safety of prescriptions with patients, who check
for allergies and side effects, and who ensure checks and balances in the_ field of medicine include
a. physicians
b. pharmacists
c. medical assistants
d. a and c
e. all of the_ above
CORRECT ANSWER: E REF: 4
9. The_ most important person in the_ study of pharmacology—the_ person who should be considered when
medications are used therapeutically—is the_
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a. physician
b. medical assistant
c. pharmacist
d. patient
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: 4
10. In the_ United States, who initiates the_ process of medical care?
a. patient
b. pharmacist
c. physician
d. medical assistant
CORRECT ANSWER: A REF: 4
11. The_ person(s) with the_ responsibility for obtaining information and keeping records of all drugs used by a
patient (both prescription and over-the_-counter medications and herbs) is/are the_
a. physician
b. pharmacist
c. medical assistant
d. a and b
e. all of the_ above
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: 3-4
12. What government agency or agencies control prescription or legend medications?
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