GUIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE
CALCULATIONS
Cynthia J. Watkins
4th Edition
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,Table of Contents
Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology 1
Chapter 2. Basics of Pharmacology 10
Chapter 3. Patient Safety in Medication Administration 19
Chapter 4. Regulations 30
Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels 42
Chapter 6. Review of Mathematics 49
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Chapter 7. Measurement Systems 63
Chapter 8. Dosage Calculations 72
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Chapter 9. Enteral Medications and Administration 80
Chapter 10. Parental Medications and Administration 87
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Chapter 11. Integumentary System Medications 100
Chapter 12. Musculoskeletal System Medications 109
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Chapter 13. Nervous System Medications 117
Chapter 14. Eye and Ear Medications 127
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Chapter 15. Endocrine System Medications 133
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Chapter 16. Cardiovascular System Medications 144
Chapter 17. Immunologic System Medications 156
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Chapter 18. Pulmonary System Medications 167
Chapter 19. Gastrointestinal System Medications 175
Chapter 20. Reproductive and Urinary System Medications 184
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Chapter 21. Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine 194
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,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The Greek word pharmakon means which of the following?
a. Medicine
b. Poison
c. Remedy
d. Medicine, poison, and remedy
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ANS: D
Rationale: The word pharmakon refers to the curing of illness, thus meaning medicine and
remedy, as well as poison because early medicines were toxic enough to kill a patient or
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enemy.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology
KEY: History
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2. The Dutch word droog means which of the following?
a. Drop
b. Drug
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c. Dry
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d. Dirge
ANS: C
Rationale: Droog, which meanWsW“W y,T”BisStM
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dr. he.oWriSgin of the word drug, such as in the use of
dry herbs as medications.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology
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KEY: History
3. Most ancient societies treated illness based on which of the following?
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a. Visions received by medicine men
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b. Trial and error
c. Religion
d. Animal sacrifice
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ANS: B
Rationale: Ancient societies had little knowledge of how the human body worked;
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therefore, treating illness was often based on trial and error.
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KEY: History
4. Early records show that pharmacological treatments consisted of which of the following?
a. Plants
b. Minerals
c. Animal products
d. Plants, minerals, and animal products
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