Karch's Focus on Pharmacology 8th Ed.
| Chapter 1 Questions and Correct
Answers
Clinical Pharmacology - correct answers:the study of drugs used to treat, prevent, or diagnose disease.
Phase I drug studies involve - correct answers:healthy human volunteers who are often paid for their
participation.
The generic name of a drug is - correct answers:the original name assigned to the drug at the beginning
of the evaluation process.
An orphan drug is a drug that - correct answers:has been tested but is not considered to be financially
viable.
The FDA pregnancy categories were used - correct answers:to indicate a drug's potential or actual
teratogenic effects.
The storing, prescribing, and distributing of controlled substances - drugs that are more apt to be
addictive - are monitored by - correct answers:the DEA.
Healthy young women are not usually involved in phase I studies of drugs because - correct
answers:females are more apt to suffer problems with ova, which are formed only before birth.
A patient has been taking fluoxetine (Prozac) for several years, but when picking up the prescription this
month found that the tablets looked different and became concerned. The nurse, checking with the
pharmacist, found that fluoxetine had just become available in the generic form and the prescription had
been filled with the generic product. The nurse should tell the patient - correct answers:that the law
requires that prescriptions be filled with the generic form if available to cut down the cost of
medications.
, When teaching a patient about OTC drugs, which points should the nurse include? - correct answers:c.
Many of these drugs were once prescription drugs but are now thought to be safe for use without a
prescription when used as directed.
d. Reading the label of these drugs is very important; the name of the active ingredient is prominent;
you should always check the ingredient name.
e. It is important to read the label and to see what the recommended dose of the drug is; some of these
drugs can cause serious problems if too much of the drug is taken.
f. It is important to report the use of any OTC drug to your healthcare provider because many of them
can interact with drugs that might be prescribed for you.
A patient asks what generic drugs are and if he should be using them to treat his infection. Which of the
following statements should be included in the nurse's explanation? - correct answers:a. A generic drug
is a drug that is sold by the name of the ingredient, not the brand name.
c. Generic drugs are not available until the patent expires on a specific drug.
d. Generic drugs are usually cheaper than the well-known brand names, and some insurance companies
require that you receive the generic drug if one is available.
f. Your physician may want you to have the brand name of a drug, not the generic form, and DAW will be
on your prescription form.
A nurse is teaching a client about the pharmacotherapeutics of the hormone replacement therapy that
the client has been prescribed. What topic should the nurse address? - correct answers:the effect of the
drug on the client's body.
After teaching a group of students about the responsibilities of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
related to drugs, the instructor determines that the students need additional teaching when they
identify what as a major responsibility? - correct answers:enforcement of control of substances with high
abuse potential
| Chapter 1 Questions and Correct
Answers
Clinical Pharmacology - correct answers:the study of drugs used to treat, prevent, or diagnose disease.
Phase I drug studies involve - correct answers:healthy human volunteers who are often paid for their
participation.
The generic name of a drug is - correct answers:the original name assigned to the drug at the beginning
of the evaluation process.
An orphan drug is a drug that - correct answers:has been tested but is not considered to be financially
viable.
The FDA pregnancy categories were used - correct answers:to indicate a drug's potential or actual
teratogenic effects.
The storing, prescribing, and distributing of controlled substances - drugs that are more apt to be
addictive - are monitored by - correct answers:the DEA.
Healthy young women are not usually involved in phase I studies of drugs because - correct
answers:females are more apt to suffer problems with ova, which are formed only before birth.
A patient has been taking fluoxetine (Prozac) for several years, but when picking up the prescription this
month found that the tablets looked different and became concerned. The nurse, checking with the
pharmacist, found that fluoxetine had just become available in the generic form and the prescription had
been filled with the generic product. The nurse should tell the patient - correct answers:that the law
requires that prescriptions be filled with the generic form if available to cut down the cost of
medications.
, When teaching a patient about OTC drugs, which points should the nurse include? - correct answers:c.
Many of these drugs were once prescription drugs but are now thought to be safe for use without a
prescription when used as directed.
d. Reading the label of these drugs is very important; the name of the active ingredient is prominent;
you should always check the ingredient name.
e. It is important to read the label and to see what the recommended dose of the drug is; some of these
drugs can cause serious problems if too much of the drug is taken.
f. It is important to report the use of any OTC drug to your healthcare provider because many of them
can interact with drugs that might be prescribed for you.
A patient asks what generic drugs are and if he should be using them to treat his infection. Which of the
following statements should be included in the nurse's explanation? - correct answers:a. A generic drug
is a drug that is sold by the name of the ingredient, not the brand name.
c. Generic drugs are not available until the patent expires on a specific drug.
d. Generic drugs are usually cheaper than the well-known brand names, and some insurance companies
require that you receive the generic drug if one is available.
f. Your physician may want you to have the brand name of a drug, not the generic form, and DAW will be
on your prescription form.
A nurse is teaching a client about the pharmacotherapeutics of the hormone replacement therapy that
the client has been prescribed. What topic should the nurse address? - correct answers:the effect of the
drug on the client's body.
After teaching a group of students about the responsibilities of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
related to drugs, the instructor determines that the students need additional teaching when they
identify what as a major responsibility? - correct answers:enforcement of control of substances with high
abuse potential
