Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of drugs is known as?
Refers to sights located outside the GI tract - CORRECT ANSWER - The term parenteral
refers to?
PDR - CORRECT ANSWER - What could you use to look up the adverse reactions of
Zithromax?
Liniment - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the name of a drug preparation that is applied
externally to produce a feeling of heat or warmth?
Prevents tablets from irritating the stomach lining - CORRECT ANSWER - The reason for
enterically coating a tablet is to?
1 cc = 1 mL - CORRECT ANSWER - What represents an equivalent value for a cubic
centimeter?
Metric system - CORRECT ANSWER - What system is used most often to prescribe and
administer medication?
Physician's DEA number - CORRECT ANSWER - What must be included in a
prescription for a controlled drug?
Schedule II - CORRECT ANSWER - What categories includes drugs that have a high
potential for abuse and accepted medical use?
, name of drug and dosage - CORRECT ANSWER - The inscription of a prescription
consists of?
Prescription medications
Non prescription medications
Vitamins
Herbal Products - CORRECT ANSWER - What should be recorded in a patients
medication record?
A drug tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER - When the same dose of a drug no longer
produces the desired effect, it is said that the patient has developed?
Sneezing, hives, erythema, angioedema, and disorientation - CORRECT ANSWER - The
early symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction include?
Epinephrine injection - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the usual treatment for an
anaphylactic reaction?
To obtain a more rapid action - CORRECT ANSWER - The parenteral route of
administering medications is used?
Bevel - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the term for the slanted edge at the top of a
needle?
helps in injecting medication - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the purpose of the flange
of a syringe?
To reduce the rise of a needle stick injury - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the purpose of
a safety-engineered syringe?