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,Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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Test Bank: Understanding Pharmacology 3rd Edition by Linda Workman & LaCharity
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MULTIPLE CHOICE BAS ao ao




IC CONCEPTS
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed d
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rugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner ao


.
c. Licensed nurse ao



d Pharmacy technician ao


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The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not dis
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pensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, althou
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gh under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is not his or
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her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility
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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 ao



b Intended action ao



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The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. This
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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 ao



b Chemical name ao




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d Trade name ao



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The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assign
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ed to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The category na
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me refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug name. Th
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e trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’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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A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrong pat
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ient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium, narcot
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ics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affects blo
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od clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert drugs.
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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring body
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hormone or enzyme? ao ao



a. Agonist
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c. Chemical
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A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics the action
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s of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a drug
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antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacologicter
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m.

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6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
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a. Drug potency ao



b Pharmacodynamics
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c. Therapeutic effect ao

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