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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescrib
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eddrugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner np


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c. Licensed nurse np


d Pharmacy technician np


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ANS: D n p


The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not
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dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, al
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though under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this isn
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ot his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major res
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ponsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect np


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ANS: B n p


The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health probl
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em.This response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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3. Which type of drug name is ―owned‖ by the company that manufactures it?
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a. Generic name np


b Chemical name np

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ANS: D n p


The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name as
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signed to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The cat
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egory name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual
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drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug
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’s manufacturer.
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4. Which drug or drug class is a ―high alert‖ drug?
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a. Penicillin
b Insulin
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c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
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ANS: B n p


A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wr
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ongpatient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include pot
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assium,narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that
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strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert
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drugs.

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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring b
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odyhormone or enzyme?
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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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ANS: A n p


A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics
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theactions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is
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a drug
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