,Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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2nd Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ff
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CONCEPTS
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing
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prescribed drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner ff
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c. Licensed nurse ff
d Pharmacy technician mm
.
ANS: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for
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prescribing drugs, not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary
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responsibility for administering drugs, although under some circumstances a
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licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is not his or her major
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responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major
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responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed
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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 f f
b Intended action mm
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c. Adverse reaction ff
d Idiosyncratic
. response
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ANS: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct
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a health problem. This response is any drug’s intended action also known
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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 ff
,b Chemical
name
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c. Category name ff
d Trade name mm
.
ANS: D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name
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is the name assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council
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and is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to the type of drug
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(what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug name. The
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trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific
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drug’s manufacturer.
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4.
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS: B
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the
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wrong dose, to the wrong patient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs
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classified as high alert drugs include potassium, narcotics (opioids), insulin,
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cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affects
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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
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a
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a. Agonist
b Blocking
. agent
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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: A
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell
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and mimics the actions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A
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blocking agent is a drug
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Workman & LaCharity: Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety,
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2nd Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ff
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CONCEPTS
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing
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prescribed drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner ff
.
c. Licensed nurse ff
d Pharmacy technician mm
.
ANS: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for
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prescribing drugs, not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary
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responsibility for administering drugs, although under some circumstances a
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licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is not his or her major
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responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major
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responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed
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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 f f
b Intended action mm
.
c. Adverse reaction ff
d Idiosyncratic
. response
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ANS: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct
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a health problem. This response is any drug’s intended action also known
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as a therapeutic response.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering ff f f REF: p. 3 f f
3. Which type of drug name is ―owned‖ by the company that manufactures it?
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a. Generic name ff
,b Chemical
name
ff
, .
c. Category name ff
d Trade name mm
.
ANS: D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name
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is the name assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council
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and is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to the type of drug
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(what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug name. The
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trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific
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drug’s manufacturer.
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4.
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS: B
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the
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wrong dose, to the wrong patient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs
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classified as high alert drugs include potassium, narcotics (opioids), insulin,
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cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affects
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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
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a
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a. Agonist
b Blocking
. agent
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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: A
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell
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and mimics the actions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A
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blocking agent is a drug
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