APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE DENTAL HYGIENIST
Test Bank For Applied Pharmacology for The Dental Hygienist 9th
Edition by Elena Bablenis Haveles
Testbankscove
,Chapter 01: Information Sources, Regulatory Agencies, Drug Legislation, and Prescription
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Writing
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Haveles: Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE n
1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional in
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a. obtaining a patient’s health history. n n n n
b. administering drugs in the office. n n n n
c. handling emergency situations. n n
d. selection of a nonprescription medication. n n n n
e. All of the above.n n n
ANS: E n
All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, knowledge of
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pharmacology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history questions.
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Knowledge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in their proper
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
administration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by drugs; thus,
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
knowledge of pharmacology is of great help, especially because a rapid response is sometimes
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required. A clear understanding of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the body, and drug
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
interactions will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the concepts
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relevant to new drug therapies on the market.
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DIF: Application
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist
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(Medication Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental
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Hygienist (Nonprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3 OBJ:
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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2. Which of the following statements is true regarding planning appointments?
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a. Whether or not patients are taking medication for systemic diseases is of little
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consequence in the dental office. n n n n
b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. n n n n n n n n
c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointment
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compared with afternoon appointments.
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d. Both B and C are true. n n n n n
ANS: D n
Asthmatic patients who experience dental anxiety should schedule their appointments when they are
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not rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively fewer
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problems with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may require
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special handling in the dental office.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) | p.
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3 OBJ: 1
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,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements n n n
a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease states.
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b. are not drugs. n n
c. can cause adverse effects. n n n
d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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ANS: C n
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of
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nutritional or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These
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supplements are drugs and can cause adverse effects and interact with different drugs.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nutritional or Herbal Supplements) | p.
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3 OBJ: 1
n n TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
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a. Brand name n
b. Code name n
c. Generic name n
d. Trade name n
ANS: C n
Before any drug is marketed, it is given a generic name that becomes the “official” name of the drug.
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Each drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted Name Council, and the
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name is not capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade name and is capitalized. Although
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the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, this term is often used
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interchangeably with the trade name. The code name is the initial term used within a pharmaceutical
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company to refer to a drug while it is undergoing investigation and is often a combination of capital
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letters and numbers, the letters representing an abbreviation of the company name.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: Drug Names | p. n n n n
4 OBJ: 3
n n TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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5. A drug’s generic name is selected by the
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a. pharmaceutical company manufacturing it. n n n
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). n n n n
c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. n n n
d. Federal Patent Office. n n
ANS: C n
Each drug is assigned only one generic name (e.g., ibuprofen). It is selected by the U.S. Adopted
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Name Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The
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pharmaceutical company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic name given
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its drug, but the final decision is not the company’s.
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DIF: Recall REF: Drug Names | p. 4 n n n n n OBJ:
n3 TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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6. Which of the following is true concerning generic and trade names of drugs?
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a. A drug may only have one generic name and one trade name.
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, b. A drug may only have one generic name, but it may have several trade names.
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c. A drug may have several generic names, but it may only have one trade name.
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d. A drug may have several generic names and several trade names.
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ANS: B n
Each drug has only one generic name but may have several trade names. For each drug, there is only
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
one generic name. It is not capitalized, and it becomes the “official” name of the drug. The
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
pharmaceutical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade name is
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
protected by the Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus patent term
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
extensions. Although the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, it
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
is often used interchangeably with the trade name.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: Drug Names | p. n n n n
4 OBJ: 3
n n TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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7. Two drugs that are found to be chemically equivalent, but not biologically equivalent or
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n therapeutically equivalent are said to differ in n n n n n n
a. potency.
b. efficacy.
c. bioavailability.
d. therapeutic index. n
ANS: C n
A preparation can be chemically equivalent yet not biologically or therapeutically equivalent. These
n n n n n n n n n n n n
products are said to differ in their bioavailability. The potency of a drug is a function of the amount of
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drug required to produce an effect. The efficacy is the maximum intensity of effect or response that
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can be produced by a drug. The therapeutic index is the ratio of the lethal dose for 50% of the
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experimental animals divided by the effective dose for 50% of the experimental animals. If the value
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of the therapeutic index is small, toxicity is more likely.
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DIF: Recall REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p.
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5 OBJ: 4
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8. How many years must pass after a drug patent expires before other drug companies can market the
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same compound as a generic drug?
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a. 20 years n
b. 17 years n
c. 7 years n
d. 0 years n
ANS: D n
Once a drug patent expires, competing companies may immediately market the same compound in
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generic form. The pharmaceutical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
trade name is protected by the Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date,
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plus the patent term extensions.
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DIF: Application REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p.
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5 OBJ: 4
n n n TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology n n n
Test Bank For Applied Pharmacology for The Dental Hygienist 9th
Edition by Elena Bablenis Haveles
Testbankscove
,Chapter 01: Information Sources, Regulatory Agencies, Drug Legislation, and Prescription
n n n n n n n n n
Writing
n
Haveles: Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 9th Edition
n n n n n n n n
MULTIPLE CHOICE n
1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional in
n n n n n n n
a. obtaining a patient’s health history. n n n n
b. administering drugs in the office. n n n n
c. handling emergency situations. n n
d. selection of a nonprescription medication. n n n n
e. All of the above.n n n
ANS: E n
All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, knowledge of
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
pharmacology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history questions.
n n n n n n n n n n n n
Knowledge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in their proper
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
administration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by drugs; thus,
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
knowledge of pharmacology is of great help, especially because a rapid response is sometimes
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
required. A clear understanding of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the body, and drug
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
interactions will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the concepts
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
relevant to new drug therapies on the market.
n n n n n n n n
DIF: Application
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist
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(Medication Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental
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Hygienist (Nonprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3 OBJ:
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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2. Which of the following statements is true regarding planning appointments?
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a. Whether or not patients are taking medication for systemic diseases is of little
n n n n n n n n n n n n
consequence in the dental office. n n n n
b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. n n n n n n n n
c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointment
n n n n n n n n n
compared with afternoon appointments.
n n n n
d. Both B and C are true. n n n n n
ANS: D n
Asthmatic patients who experience dental anxiety should schedule their appointments when they are
n n n n n n n n n n n n
not rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively fewer
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
problems with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may require
n n n n n n n n n n n n n
special handling in the dental office.
n n n n n n
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) | p.
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3 OBJ: 1
n n TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
n n n n
,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements n n n
a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease states.
n n n n n n n n n n n
b. are not drugs. n n
c. can cause adverse effects. n n n
d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
n n n n n n n n n n
ANS: C n
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of
n n n n n n n n n n n n n
nutritional or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
supplements are drugs and can cause adverse effects and interact with different drugs.
n n n n n n n n n n n n n
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nutritional or Herbal Supplements) | p.
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3 OBJ: 1
n n TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
n n n n
4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
n n n n n n n n n n
a. Brand name n
b. Code name n
c. Generic name n
d. Trade name n
ANS: C n
Before any drug is marketed, it is given a generic name that becomes the “official” name of the drug.
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
Each drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted Name Council, and the
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
name is not capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade name and is capitalized. Although
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, this term is often used
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
interchangeably with the trade name. The code name is the initial term used within a pharmaceutical
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
company to refer to a drug while it is undergoing investigation and is often a combination of capital
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
letters and numbers, the letters representing an abbreviation of the company name.
n n n n n n n n n n n n
DIF: Comprehension REF: Drug Names | p. n n n n
4 OBJ: 3
n n TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
n n n n
5. A drug’s generic name is selected by the
n n n n n n n
a. pharmaceutical company manufacturing it. n n n
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). n n n n
c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. n n n
d. Federal Patent Office. n n
ANS: C n
Each drug is assigned only one generic name (e.g., ibuprofen). It is selected by the U.S. Adopted
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
Name Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
pharmaceutical company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic name given
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
its drug, but the final decision is not the company’s.
n n n n n n n n n n
DIF: Recall REF: Drug Names | p. 4 n n n n n OBJ:
n3 TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
n n n n
6. Which of the following is true concerning generic and trade names of drugs?
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a. A drug may only have one generic name and one trade name.
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, b. A drug may only have one generic name, but it may have several trade names.
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c. A drug may have several generic names, but it may only have one trade name.
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d. A drug may have several generic names and several trade names.
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ANS: B n
Each drug has only one generic name but may have several trade names. For each drug, there is only
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
one generic name. It is not capitalized, and it becomes the “official” name of the drug. The
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
pharmaceutical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade name is
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
protected by the Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus patent term
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
extensions. Although the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, it
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
is often used interchangeably with the trade name.
n n n n n n n n
DIF: Comprehension REF: Drug Names | p. n n n n
4 OBJ: 3
n n TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
n n n n
7. Two drugs that are found to be chemically equivalent, but not biologically equivalent or
n n n n n n n n n n n n n
n therapeutically equivalent are said to differ in n n n n n n
a. potency.
b. efficacy.
c. bioavailability.
d. therapeutic index. n
ANS: C n
A preparation can be chemically equivalent yet not biologically or therapeutically equivalent. These
n n n n n n n n n n n n
products are said to differ in their bioavailability. The potency of a drug is a function of the amount of
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
drug required to produce an effect. The efficacy is the maximum intensity of effect or response that
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
can be produced by a drug. The therapeutic index is the ratio of the lethal dose for 50% of the
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
experimental animals divided by the effective dose for 50% of the experimental animals. If the value
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
of the therapeutic index is small, toxicity is more likely.
n n n n n n n n n n
DIF: Recall REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p.
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5 OBJ: 4
n n n TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology n n n
8. How many years must pass after a drug patent expires before other drug companies can market the
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
same compound as a generic drug?
n n n n n n
a. 20 years n
b. 17 years n
c. 7 years n
d. 0 years n
ANS: D n
Once a drug patent expires, competing companies may immediately market the same compound in
n n n n n n n n n n n n n
generic form. The pharmaceutical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
trade name is protected by the Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date,
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
plus the patent term extensions.
n n n n n
DIF: Application REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p.
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5 OBJ: 4
n n n TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology n n n
