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PORTAGE LEARNING
PHARMACOLOGY MODULE 2 TEST |
CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| GUARANTEED PASS | ADVANCED
EXAM | NEW
OTC medication - Correct Answer✔✔-medication that is available
without a prescription and is available without restriction in most
cases
What year did the FDA start an OTC drug review? - Correct
Answer✔✔-1972
What were the goals of the FDA OTC drug review? - Correct
Answer✔✔-1. ensure meds are safe and effective
2. establish appropriate labeling standards
Criteria for OTC status (indications for use) - Correct Answer✔✔-
Consumer must be able to easily:
Diagnose condition
Monitor effectiveness
Benefit of correct usage must outweigh risks
Criteria for OTC status (safety profile) - Correct Answer✔✔-Drugs
must have:
favorable adverse events profile
limited interactions
low abuse potential
high therapeutic index
Criteria for OTC status (practicality) - Correct Answer✔✔-Drugs
must be easy to use and monitor
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Drug Facts Labels - Correct Answer✔✔-active ingredients, purpose
and uses of the product, specific warnings, side effects, substances or
activities to avoid, dosage ingredients, active ingredients, storage
information and inactive ingredients.
How long are OTC meds intended to be used for? - Correct
Answer✔✔-7-10 days
Guaifenesin - Correct Answer✔✔-expectorant - productive cough
Dextromethorphan - Correct Answer✔✔-antitussive - dry cough
Chlorpheniramine - Correct Answer✔✔-antihistamine -
sneezing/runny nose
Phenylephrine - Correct Answer✔✔-decongestant - nasal congestion
acetaminophen - Correct Answer✔✔-analgesic/antipyretic -
pain/fever
ibuprofen - Correct Answer✔✔-NSAID/antipyretic - pain/fever
antihistamine - Correct Answer✔✔-primary medication class used to
treat allergies
H1 receptors - Correct Answer✔✔-act on smooth muscle contractions
and the dilation of capillaries (block H1 receptors)
H2 receptors - Correct Answer✔✔-play a role in gastric acid secretion
(drugs that block them are called H2 blockers)
anticholinergic effects - Correct Answer✔✔-occur when a drug
blocks acetylcholine at its receptor site, causing side effects such as
PORTAGE LEARNING
PHARMACOLOGY MODULE 2 TEST |
CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| GUARANTEED PASS | ADVANCED
EXAM | NEW
OTC medication - Correct Answer✔✔-medication that is available
without a prescription and is available without restriction in most
cases
What year did the FDA start an OTC drug review? - Correct
Answer✔✔-1972
What were the goals of the FDA OTC drug review? - Correct
Answer✔✔-1. ensure meds are safe and effective
2. establish appropriate labeling standards
Criteria for OTC status (indications for use) - Correct Answer✔✔-
Consumer must be able to easily:
Diagnose condition
Monitor effectiveness
Benefit of correct usage must outweigh risks
Criteria for OTC status (safety profile) - Correct Answer✔✔-Drugs
must have:
favorable adverse events profile
limited interactions
low abuse potential
high therapeutic index
Criteria for OTC status (practicality) - Correct Answer✔✔-Drugs
must be easy to use and monitor
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Drug Facts Labels - Correct Answer✔✔-active ingredients, purpose
and uses of the product, specific warnings, side effects, substances or
activities to avoid, dosage ingredients, active ingredients, storage
information and inactive ingredients.
How long are OTC meds intended to be used for? - Correct
Answer✔✔-7-10 days
Guaifenesin - Correct Answer✔✔-expectorant - productive cough
Dextromethorphan - Correct Answer✔✔-antitussive - dry cough
Chlorpheniramine - Correct Answer✔✔-antihistamine -
sneezing/runny nose
Phenylephrine - Correct Answer✔✔-decongestant - nasal congestion
acetaminophen - Correct Answer✔✔-analgesic/antipyretic -
pain/fever
ibuprofen - Correct Answer✔✔-NSAID/antipyretic - pain/fever
antihistamine - Correct Answer✔✔-primary medication class used to
treat allergies
H1 receptors - Correct Answer✔✔-act on smooth muscle contractions
and the dilation of capillaries (block H1 receptors)
H2 receptors - Correct Answer✔✔-play a role in gastric acid secretion
(drugs that block them are called H2 blockers)
anticholinergic effects - Correct Answer✔✔-occur when a drug
blocks acetylcholine at its receptor site, causing side effects such as
