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Modern Dental Assisting. Chapter 30
Principles of Pharmacology Test Review
Most drugs are - answer✔Derived from a chemical source, which are more purer in form.
Original natural source - answer✔may be contaminated or polluted.
Chemical name of a drug - answer✔Is the atomic or molecular structure of the drug.
Generic name of a drug - answer✔Is the shorthand version of the drugs chemical name,
structure, or formula, which may be used by any company.
Brand name, or trade name of a drug - answer✔Is controlled by a pharmaceutical company as a
registered trademark.
Patient medicines - answer✔Drugs that can be obtained without a prescription; Referred to as
over-the-counter drugs.
The FDA regulates - answer✔The sale of patent medicines and evaluates their safety and
evaluates their safety and effectiveness for daily use.
Prescription drugs or Ethical drugs - answer✔Licensed medicines that are regulated by
legislation; prescription is required before they can be obtained from a pharmacist.
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Some state laws are more__________, but none may be _______ restrictive than the federal law.
- answer✔Restrictive; less
Schedule I drugs - answer✔Have no current accepted medical usefulness and have a high
potential for abuse
Schedule II drugs - answer✔Have limited medical use, high risk for abuse, & high risk for
physical or psychological dependence.
Schedule II - answer✔Prescriptions for these drugs are only given in writing.
Schedule III drugs - answer✔Have less abuse potential than the drugs in Schedules I and II &
also have accepted medical usefulness.
Schedule IV drugs - answer✔Have low abuse potential and have accepted medical usefulness.
Schedule V drugs - answer✔Lowest abuse potential and have accepted medical usefulness.
Prescription - answer✔Written order provided by a physician or dentist for the preparation and
administration of a medicine.
Only _________ who is legally authorized to prescribe medications may write a prescription. -
answer✔Professional
A professional who is authorized to prescribe medications is issued a _____ identification
number - answer✔DEA
Modern Dental Assisting. Chapter 30
Principles of Pharmacology Test Review
Most drugs are - answer✔Derived from a chemical source, which are more purer in form.
Original natural source - answer✔may be contaminated or polluted.
Chemical name of a drug - answer✔Is the atomic or molecular structure of the drug.
Generic name of a drug - answer✔Is the shorthand version of the drugs chemical name,
structure, or formula, which may be used by any company.
Brand name, or trade name of a drug - answer✔Is controlled by a pharmaceutical company as a
registered trademark.
Patient medicines - answer✔Drugs that can be obtained without a prescription; Referred to as
over-the-counter drugs.
The FDA regulates - answer✔The sale of patent medicines and evaluates their safety and
evaluates their safety and effectiveness for daily use.
Prescription drugs or Ethical drugs - answer✔Licensed medicines that are regulated by
legislation; prescription is required before they can be obtained from a pharmacist.
, ©BRAINBARTER 2024/2025
Some state laws are more__________, but none may be _______ restrictive than the federal law.
- answer✔Restrictive; less
Schedule I drugs - answer✔Have no current accepted medical usefulness and have a high
potential for abuse
Schedule II drugs - answer✔Have limited medical use, high risk for abuse, & high risk for
physical or psychological dependence.
Schedule II - answer✔Prescriptions for these drugs are only given in writing.
Schedule III drugs - answer✔Have less abuse potential than the drugs in Schedules I and II &
also have accepted medical usefulness.
Schedule IV drugs - answer✔Have low abuse potential and have accepted medical usefulness.
Schedule V drugs - answer✔Lowest abuse potential and have accepted medical usefulness.
Prescription - answer✔Written order provided by a physician or dentist for the preparation and
administration of a medicine.
Only _________ who is legally authorized to prescribe medications may write a prescription. -
answer✔Professional
A professional who is authorized to prescribe medications is issued a _____ identification
number - answer✔DEA
