Test Bank for Applied Pharmacology – Complete Study Guide & Practice Questions 2025

TEST BANK For Applied Pharmacology for the De
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ntal Hygienist 9th Edition
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by Elena Bablenis Haveles, Chapters 1 - 26 A+
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,Chapterk01:kInformationkSources,kRegulatorykAgencies,kDrugkLegislation,kandkPrescriptionkWrit
ing
Haveles:kAppliedkPharmacologykforkthekDentalkHygienist,k9thkEdition




MULTIPLEkCHOICE

1. Knowledgekofkpharmacologykaidskthekdentalkprofessionalkin
a. obtainingkakpatient’skhealthkhistory.
b. administeringkdrugskinkthekoffice.
c. handlingkemergencyksituations.
d. selectionkofkaknonprescriptionkmedication.
e. Allkofkthek above.

ANSWER:k E
Allkofkthekchoiceskarektrue.kBecausekmanykofkourkpatientskarekbeingktreatedkwithkdrugs,kknowledgeko
fkpharmacologykhelpskinkunderstandingkandkinterpretingkpatients’kresponsesktokhealthkhistorykquestion
s.kKnowledgekofkthektherapeutickandkadversekeffectskofkmedicationskobviouslykhelpskinktheirkproperk
administrationkinkthekoffice.kEmergencyksituationskmaykbekcausedkbykdrugskorktreatedkbykdrugs;kthus,
kknowledgekofkpharmacologykiskofkgreatkhelp,kespeciallykbecausekakrapidkresponsekisksometimeskreq

uired.kAkclearkunderstandingkofkthekconceptskofkdrugkaction,kdrugkhandlingkbykthekbody,kandkdrugkin
teractionskwillkallowkthekdentalkpractitionerktokmakekproperkjudgmentskandkgraspkthekconceptskreleva
ntktoknewkdrugktherapieskonkthekmarket.

DIF: Application
REF:k RolekofkthekDentalkHygienistk(Medication/HealthkHistory),kRolekofkthekDentalkHygienistk(Medicati
onkAdministration),kRolekofkthekDentalkHygienistk(EmergencykSituations),kRolekofkthekDentalkHygienistk
(NonprescriptionkMedication)k|kpp.k2-3 OBJ: 1
TOP:k NBDHE,k6.0.kPharmacology

2. Whichkofkthekfollowingkstatementskisktruekregardingkplanningkappointments?
a. Whetherkorknotkpatientskarektakingkmedicationkforksystemickdiseaseskiskofklittl
e
consequencekinkthekdentalkoffice.
b. Asthmatickpatientskshouldkhavekdentalkappointmentskinkthekmorning.
c. Diabetickpatientskusuallykhavekfewerkproblemskwithkakmorningkappointment
comparedkwithkafternoonkappointments.
d. BothkBkandkCkarektrue.

ANSWER:k D
Asthmatickpatientskwhokexperiencekdentalkanxietykshouldkschedulektheirkappointmentskwhenktheykarek
notkrushedkorkunderkpressurekearlykinkthekmorning.kDiabetickpatientskusuallykhavekrelativelykfewerkpr
oblemskwithkakmorningkappointment.kPatientsktakingkmedicationkforksystemickdiseaseskmaykrequireks
pecialkhandlingkinkthekdentalkoffice.

, DIF: Comprehension
REF:k RolekofkthekDentalkHygienistk(AppointmentkScheduling)k|kp.k
3kOBJ:k 1 TOP:k NBDHE,k6.0.kPharmacology


3. Nutritionalkorkherbalksupplements
a. carrykthekU.S.kFoodkandk DrugkAdministrationk(FDA)kapprovalkforkdiseasekstates
.
b. areknotkdrugs.
c. cankcausekadversekeffects.
d. willknotkinteractkwithkotherkdrugskthekpatientkmaykbektaking.

ANSWER:k C
Nutritionalkorkherbalksupplementskarekquitekcapablekofkcausingkadversekeffects.kThekmajorityk
ofknutritionalkorkherbalksupplementskdoknotkcarrykFDAkapprovalkforktreatingkdiseasekstates.kT
heseksupplementskarekdrugskandkcankcausekadversekeffectskandkinteractkwithkdifferentkdrugs.

DIF:k k Comprehension
REF:k RolekofkthekDentalkHygienistk(NutritionalkorkHerbalkSupplements)k|kp.
k3kOBJ:k 1 TOP:k NBDHE,k6.0.kPharmacology

4. Whichktypekofkdrugknamekusuallykbeginskwithkaklowercasek letter?
a. Brandkname
b. Codekname
c. Generickname
d. Tradekname

ANSWER:k C
Beforekanykdrugkiskmarketed,kitkiskgivenkakgenericknamekthatkbecomeskthek“official”knamekofkthekdrug
.kEachkdrugkiskassignedkonlykonekgenericknamekselectedkbykthekU.S.kAdoptedkNamekCouncil,kandkth
eknamekisknotkcapitalized.kThekbrandknamekiskequivalentktokthektradeknamekandkiskcapitalized.kAlthou
ghkthekbrandknamekisktechnicallyktheknamekofkthekcompanykmarketingkthekproduct,kthisktermkiskoftenk
usedkinterchangeablykwithkthektradekname.kThekcodeknamekiskthekinitialktermkusedkwithinkakpharmace
uticalkcompanyktokreferktokakdrugkwhilekitkiskundergoingkinvestigationkandkiskoftenkakcombinationkofk
capitalkletterskandknumbers,kthekletterskrepresentingkankabbreviationkofkthekcompanykname.

DIF: Comprehension
REF:k DrugkNamesk|kp.k4kOBJ:k 3
TOP:k NBDHE,k6.0.kPharmacology

5. Akdrug’skgenericknamekiskselectedkbykthe
a. pharmaceuticalkcompanykmanufacturingkit.
b. FoodkandkDrugkAdministrationk(FDA).
c. U.S.kAdoptedkNamekCouncil.
d. FederalkPatentk Office.

, ANSWER:k C
Eachkdrugkiskassignedkonlykonekgenericknamek(e.g.,kibuprofen).kItkiskselectedkbykthekU.S.kAdoptedkN
amekCouncil.kThekgenericknamekisknotkselectedkbykthekFDAkorkthekFederalkPatentkOffice.kThekpharm
aceuticalkcompanykmanufacturingkthekdrugkclearlykhaskankinfluencekonkthekgenericknamekgivenkitskdru
g,kbutkthekfinalkdecisionkisknotkthekcompany’s.

DIF: Recall REF:k DrugkNamesk|kp.k4
OBJ:k 3kTOP:k NBDHE,k6.0.kPharmacology

6. Whichkofkthekfollowingkisktruekconcerningkgenerickandktradeknameskofkdrugs?
a. Akdrugkmaykonlykhavekonekgenericknamekandkonektradekname.
b. Akdrugkmaykonlykhavekonekgenerickname,kbutk itkmaykhavekseveralktradekname
s.
c. Akdrugkmaykhavekseveralkgenericknames,kbutk itkmaykonlykhavekonektradeknam
e.
d. Akdrugkmaykhavekseveralkgenericknameskandkseveralktradeknames.

ANSWER:k B
Eachkdrugkhaskonlykonekgenericknamekbutkmaykhavekseveralktradeknames.kForkeachkdrug,ktherekiskonly
konekgenerickname.kItkisknotkcapitalized,kandkitkbecomeskthek“official”knamekofkthekdrug.kThekpharmac

euticalkcompanykdiscoveringkthekdrugkgiveskthekdrugkaktradekname.kThektradeknamekiskprotectedkbykth
ekFederalkPatentkLawkfork20kyearskfromkthekearliestkclaimedkfilingkdate,kpluskpatentktermkextensions.kA
lthoughkthekbrandknamekisktechnicallyktheknamekofkthekcompanykmarketingkthekproduct,kitkiskoftenkuse
dkinterchangeablykwithkthektradekname.

DIF: Comprehension
REF:k DrugkNamesk|kp.k4kOBJ:k 3
TOP:k NBDHE,k6.0.kPharmacology

7. Twokdrugskthatkarekfoundktokbekchemicallykequivalent,kbutknotkbiologicallykequivalentk
orktherapeuticallykequivalentkareksaidktokdifferkin
a. potency.
b. efficacy.
c. bioavailability.
d. therapeutickindex.

ANSWER:k C
Akpreparationkcankbekchemicallykequivalentkyetknotkbiologicallykorktherapeuticallykequivalent.kThese
kproductskareksaidktokdifferkinktheirkbioavailability.kThekpotencykofkakdrugkiskakfunctionkofkthekamountk

ofkdrugkrequiredktokproducekankeffect.kThekefficacykiskthekmaximumkintensitykofkeffectkorkresponsekt
hatkcankbekproducedkbykakdrug.kThektherapeutickindexkiskthekratiokofktheklethalkdosekfork50%kofktheke
xperimentalkanimalskdividedkbykthekeffectivekdosekfork50%kofkthekexperimentalkanimals.kIfkthekvalue
kofkthektherapeutickindexkisksmall,ktoxicitykiskmoreklikely.


DIF: Recall
REF:k DrugkNamesk(DrugkSubstitution)k|kp.k5kOBJ:k 4
TOP:k NBDHE,k6.0.kPharmacology