NAPSR Chapter 4 questions and
answers already passed!!!
How many people in the US are slow acetylators? - ANS 50%
Which statement accurately differentiates resistance from tolerance? - ANS Tolerance refers to a
person's diminished response to a drug after repeated use, while resistance applies to
microorganisms or cancel cells abilities to withstand drug effects
Hospitals in the US treat what percentage of people for adverse drug reactions? - ANS 3%-7%
What is true about the universal scale for quantifying the severity of an adverse drug reaction? -
ANS There is no scale of adverse drug reaction
Why is noncompliance a serious public health concern? - ANS It increases the cost of medical
care
What are the elements eligible for patent protection under US regulations? - ANS the drug itself,
the way the drug is made, the way the drug is used and even for the method of delivering and
releasing the drug into the bloodstream.
Drugs' trade names are often ... - ANS related to their intended use
Legally, bioequivalence of different versions of a drug can vary by up to________. - ANS 20%
"Large molecule" products are developed and manufactured by a...... - ANS Biological process
What are drugs that attract or bind to cell receptors in order to mimic or enhance activities by
endogenous chemical messengers? - ANS Agonists
Which term denotes the study of bodily functions? - ANS Physiology
The broadest definition of a drug: - ANS Any substance that produces a physical or
psychological change in the body
How does the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) define a drug? - ANS Any
substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigations, treatment or prevention of disease,
or a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body
Required Vitamins - ANS must be taken in from outside the body
ADME testing measures... - ANS The rate at which the body absorbs the drug, distributes it to
the organs necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste material and then
excretes it from the body.
answers already passed!!!
How many people in the US are slow acetylators? - ANS 50%
Which statement accurately differentiates resistance from tolerance? - ANS Tolerance refers to a
person's diminished response to a drug after repeated use, while resistance applies to
microorganisms or cancel cells abilities to withstand drug effects
Hospitals in the US treat what percentage of people for adverse drug reactions? - ANS 3%-7%
What is true about the universal scale for quantifying the severity of an adverse drug reaction? -
ANS There is no scale of adverse drug reaction
Why is noncompliance a serious public health concern? - ANS It increases the cost of medical
care
What are the elements eligible for patent protection under US regulations? - ANS the drug itself,
the way the drug is made, the way the drug is used and even for the method of delivering and
releasing the drug into the bloodstream.
Drugs' trade names are often ... - ANS related to their intended use
Legally, bioequivalence of different versions of a drug can vary by up to________. - ANS 20%
"Large molecule" products are developed and manufactured by a...... - ANS Biological process
What are drugs that attract or bind to cell receptors in order to mimic or enhance activities by
endogenous chemical messengers? - ANS Agonists
Which term denotes the study of bodily functions? - ANS Physiology
The broadest definition of a drug: - ANS Any substance that produces a physical or
psychological change in the body
How does the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) define a drug? - ANS Any
substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigations, treatment or prevention of disease,
or a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body
Required Vitamins - ANS must be taken in from outside the body
ADME testing measures... - ANS The rate at which the body absorbs the drug, distributes it to
the organs necessary to produce the desired effect, metabolizes it into waste material and then
excretes it from the body.
