PHMY 750 CAM Section Review (latest
updated) questions well answered
a vitamin, a mineral, an herb/other botanical, an amino acid, a substance to supplement the
diet by increasing the total daily intake or a concentrate metabolite, constituent, extract, or
combinations of these ingredients - correct answer ✔✔dietary supplement
higher socioeconomic status, well educated, women, chronic health conditions, read health
magazines - correct answer ✔✔demographics most likely to use supplements
true or false: proof of safety is required for supplements. - correct answer ✔✔false
true or false: proof of effectiveness is required for supplements. - correct answer ✔✔false
for post-market surveillance of supplements, it's required to monitor and report only ______
______ ________. - correct answer ✔✔serious adverse events
for good manufacturing practices, rather than adhering to pharmaceutical GMPs, supplements
only have to adhere to _________ ___ _________ GMPs. - correct answer ✔✔food and
supplement
true or false: dietary supplements are allowed to make disease treatment claims. - correct
answer ✔✔false
in order for a supplement to be removed from the market, the ___ must prove that it's unsafe. -
correct answer ✔✔FDA
, claims on the label that describe the level or amount of a nutrient in a food product.
"Free, high, low, reduced, lite" - correct answer ✔✔nutrient content claims
statements that characterize the relationship between a nutrient and a disease or health-
related condition.
"Diets high in calcium may reduce the risk of osteoporosis." - correct answer ✔✔health claims
claims on the label that describe how a nutrient or dietary compound affects the structure or
function of the human body.
"Calcium builds strong bones." - correct answer ✔✔structure/function claims
A system of natural healing developed in Germany.
key words: Principle of Similars, Law of Minimum Dose, Individualized Treatments - correct
answer ✔✔homeopathy
like cures like, a disease can be cured by a substance that produces similar symptoms in healthy
people.
System: homeopathy - correct answer ✔✔Principle of Similars
the notion that the lower the dose of the medication, the greater its effectiveness
System: homeopathy - correct answer ✔✔Law of Minimum Dose
the approach of taking a holistic view of the patient, looking at them as a whole, in order to
custom tailor an individualized treatment.
System: homeopathy - correct answer ✔✔Totality of Symptoms
Organization: the legal basis for marketing homeopathic drug products in the United States and
many other countries around the world.
updated) questions well answered
a vitamin, a mineral, an herb/other botanical, an amino acid, a substance to supplement the
diet by increasing the total daily intake or a concentrate metabolite, constituent, extract, or
combinations of these ingredients - correct answer ✔✔dietary supplement
higher socioeconomic status, well educated, women, chronic health conditions, read health
magazines - correct answer ✔✔demographics most likely to use supplements
true or false: proof of safety is required for supplements. - correct answer ✔✔false
true or false: proof of effectiveness is required for supplements. - correct answer ✔✔false
for post-market surveillance of supplements, it's required to monitor and report only ______
______ ________. - correct answer ✔✔serious adverse events
for good manufacturing practices, rather than adhering to pharmaceutical GMPs, supplements
only have to adhere to _________ ___ _________ GMPs. - correct answer ✔✔food and
supplement
true or false: dietary supplements are allowed to make disease treatment claims. - correct
answer ✔✔false
in order for a supplement to be removed from the market, the ___ must prove that it's unsafe. -
correct answer ✔✔FDA
, claims on the label that describe the level or amount of a nutrient in a food product.
"Free, high, low, reduced, lite" - correct answer ✔✔nutrient content claims
statements that characterize the relationship between a nutrient and a disease or health-
related condition.
"Diets high in calcium may reduce the risk of osteoporosis." - correct answer ✔✔health claims
claims on the label that describe how a nutrient or dietary compound affects the structure or
function of the human body.
"Calcium builds strong bones." - correct answer ✔✔structure/function claims
A system of natural healing developed in Germany.
key words: Principle of Similars, Law of Minimum Dose, Individualized Treatments - correct
answer ✔✔homeopathy
like cures like, a disease can be cured by a substance that produces similar symptoms in healthy
people.
System: homeopathy - correct answer ✔✔Principle of Similars
the notion that the lower the dose of the medication, the greater its effectiveness
System: homeopathy - correct answer ✔✔Law of Minimum Dose
the approach of taking a holistic view of the patient, looking at them as a whole, in order to
custom tailor an individualized treatment.
System: homeopathy - correct answer ✔✔Totality of Symptoms
Organization: the legal basis for marketing homeopathic drug products in the United States and
many other countries around the world.
