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WGU COURSE D398 INTRO TO PHARMACOLOGY
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST GUIDE
2024/2025 GRADED A+.
Drug Standards - (answers)rules set to assure that consumers get what they pay
for, that all preparations by the same drug name must be of uniform strength,
quality, and purity
1906 Pure Food and Drug Act - (answers)Prohibits the sale and transport of
adulterated or mislabeled food, drinks and drugs.
Prohibits the mislabeling and misbranding of products.
1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - (answers)created to enforce rules such as
labeling, drug approval before release, and warning labels (such as "may cause
drowsiness")
1970 Controlled Substances Act - (answers)established the Drug Enforcement
Agency (DEA). This act set strict standards for abused drugs and required
prescribers to register with the DEA. , who enforces the laws included in this act.
controlled substance - (answers)A drug that has the potential for addiction and
abuse
the five schedules - (answers)Schedule I includes substances like heroin that have
the highest risk of abuse and are not approved for medical use in the United
States.
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Schedule II includes psychostimulants (e.g., amphetamine) and opioid-based
medications (e.g., morphine) that have a high risk of abuse and dependence but
have accepted medical uses.
Schedule III includes certain barbiturate sedatives and anabolic steroids with
moderate to low abuse and dependence risk.
Schedule IV includes sedative agents like diazepam and phenobarbital, which
have a low risk of abuse and dependence.
Schedule V includes drugs used for epilepsy, cough suppressants, and
antidiarrheal medications and has the lowest risk for abuse and dependence.
What is one of the functions of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in
ensuring consumer safety? - (answers)Investigating and removing unsafe drugs
from the market
drug classes - (answers)help with identification and safe prescribing of drugs by
classifying them into specific categories based on how they act
three drug identifiers - (answers)a chemical name
a generic name
a trade name (brand name)
Parenteral - (answers)injected with needles or syringes, the fastest way to
administer drugs into the body because they bypass the absorption step and
begin acting immediately
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topical - (answers)absorbed into the body through a certain barrier or membrane,
such as the skin, eyes, lungs, or nasal passages
Po or Per os - (answers)by mouth
Bid or Bis in die - (answers)Twice daily
C or Cum - (answers)With
Rx or Recipere - (answers)Take
factor-label method - (answers)used to change the unit of measurement for a
given drug dose, which allows a professional to convert a drug dose from one
system to another. This method uses equivalent fractions, where the
denominator is always one.
rights of drug administration - (answers)Right drug or drug form
Right client
Right time
Right documentation
Right route
Right technique
Right dosage
WGU COURSE D398 INTRO TO PHARMACOLOGY
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST GUIDE
2024/2025 GRADED A+.
Drug Standards - (answers)rules set to assure that consumers get what they pay
for, that all preparations by the same drug name must be of uniform strength,
quality, and purity
1906 Pure Food and Drug Act - (answers)Prohibits the sale and transport of
adulterated or mislabeled food, drinks and drugs.
Prohibits the mislabeling and misbranding of products.
1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - (answers)created to enforce rules such as
labeling, drug approval before release, and warning labels (such as "may cause
drowsiness")
1970 Controlled Substances Act - (answers)established the Drug Enforcement
Agency (DEA). This act set strict standards for abused drugs and required
prescribers to register with the DEA. , who enforces the laws included in this act.
controlled substance - (answers)A drug that has the potential for addiction and
abuse
the five schedules - (answers)Schedule I includes substances like heroin that have
the highest risk of abuse and are not approved for medical use in the United
States.
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Schedule II includes psychostimulants (e.g., amphetamine) and opioid-based
medications (e.g., morphine) that have a high risk of abuse and dependence but
have accepted medical uses.
Schedule III includes certain barbiturate sedatives and anabolic steroids with
moderate to low abuse and dependence risk.
Schedule IV includes sedative agents like diazepam and phenobarbital, which
have a low risk of abuse and dependence.
Schedule V includes drugs used for epilepsy, cough suppressants, and
antidiarrheal medications and has the lowest risk for abuse and dependence.
What is one of the functions of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in
ensuring consumer safety? - (answers)Investigating and removing unsafe drugs
from the market
drug classes - (answers)help with identification and safe prescribing of drugs by
classifying them into specific categories based on how they act
three drug identifiers - (answers)a chemical name
a generic name
a trade name (brand name)
Parenteral - (answers)injected with needles or syringes, the fastest way to
administer drugs into the body because they bypass the absorption step and
begin acting immediately
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topical - (answers)absorbed into the body through a certain barrier or membrane,
such as the skin, eyes, lungs, or nasal passages
Po or Per os - (answers)by mouth
Bid or Bis in die - (answers)Twice daily
C or Cum - (answers)With
Rx or Recipere - (answers)Take
factor-label method - (answers)used to change the unit of measurement for a
given drug dose, which allows a professional to convert a drug dose from one
system to another. This method uses equivalent fractions, where the
denominator is always one.
rights of drug administration - (answers)Right drug or drug form
Right client
Right time
Right documentation
Right route
Right technique
Right dosage
