ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
In the past, ____ and nurses were the only health care professionals permitted to administer
medications - CORRECT ANSWER - doctors
Now other members of the ____ team are asked to know about and ___ medications -
CORRECT ANSWER - health care; adminster
This requires knowledge of the basic principles of _____ - CORRECT ANSWER -
pharmacology
In addition, health professionals must understand _____, or the absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion of drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - pharmacokinetics
They must also understand _____, how the body responds to drugs after they are adminstered -
CORRECT ANSWER - pharmacodynamics
Some general understanding of ____ is helpful because a patients mental state can also affect
how the body reacts to drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - psychology
drugs laws exists to enforce the official drug ____ and to protect the ___ from the unreliable and
unsafe drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - standards; public
Several federal ___ are involved in the enforcement of drug ___ - CORRECT ANSWER -
agencies; laws
The government agency charged with enforcing the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 and
many later laws that regulate the content and ____ of drugs is the _____ - CORRECT
ANSWER - sale; fda
, Certain drugs are categorized as ____ substances under the ______ of 1990 - CORRECT
ANSWER - controlled; controlled substances act
This act is enforced by another federal agency, the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - DEA
Providers must follow the law in ___ controlled substances and are required to obtain a special
____ from the DEA - CORRECT ANSWER - prescribing; lisence
The ___ that enforces the Poison Prevention Packaging Act mandating childproof drug
packaging is the ____ commission - CORRECT ANSWER - agency; consumer product
safety
__________ are a drug reference tool you can create and customize yourself or purchase as a
print or electronic set - CORRECT ANSWER - drug cards
The four sources of drugs are - CORRECT ANSWER - plants, animals, minerals,
chemicals
Drug cards typically contain, at minimum, the - CORRECT ANSWER - drug name,
action, uses, dosage range, side effects, and precautions
Which drug reference is recognized by the U.S. government as its official list of drug standards?
- CORRECT ANSWER - United States Pharmacopenia/National Formulary
__________ is the study of disease processes in the human body, including changes in structure
and function - CORRECT ANSWER - pathology
Which drug reference contains information about products of major pharmaceutical companies,
including descriptions and information on actions, indications, adverse reactions, dosage, and
administration? - CORRECT ANSWER - Physician's desk reference (PDR)