Test Bank Understanding Pharmacology Essentials Medication Safety 2nd Workman LaCharity All Chapters 2025/26

TESTlBANKlFORlUNDERSTANDINGlPHARMACOLOGY,lE
SSENTIALSlFORlMEDICATIONlSAFETY,l3RDlEDITION




MULTIPLElCHOICElBASI

,ClCONCEPTS

1. Whichlhealthlcarelprofessionallhaslthelmajorlresponsibilitylforldispensinglprescribedl
medicalldrugslunderltheldirectionloflalpharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nursinglattendantllpr
. actitioner
c. Licensedlnursinglatte
ndantl
d Pharmacyltechnician
.


ACCURATElRESPONSE:-D
Reviewlfeedback:-
>>>Thelphysicianlandlnursinglattendantlhavelthelmajorlresponsibilitylforlprescribinglmedicalldr
ugs,lnotldispensinglthem.lThellicensedlnursinglattendantlhaslthelprimarylresponsibilitylforladmin
isteringlmedicalldrugs,lalthoughlunderlsomelcircumstanceslallicensedlnursinglattendantlmayldispe
nselprescribedlmedicalldrugslbutlthislislnotlhislorlherlmajorlresponsibilitylinlmedicalldrugltherapy
.lThelpharmacyltechnicianlhaslthelmajorlresponsibilitylofldispensinglprescribedlmedicalldrugslun
derltheldirectionloflallicensedlpharmacist.

DIFFICULT:lCognitivelLevel:lRemembering REF: p.l3

2. Whichltermldescribesltheleffectloflalmedicalldruglthatlimproveslbodylfunction?
a. Sideleffect
b Intendedlaction
.
c. Adverselreaction
d Idiosyncraticlresponse
.


ACCURATElRESPONSE:-B
Reviewlfeedbackl:-
>>>Thelaimloflmedicalldrugltherapylisltoltakelalmedicalldrugltolprevent,llessen,lorlcorrectlalhealth
lproblem.lThislresponselislanylmedicalldrug’slintendedlactionlalsolknownlaslaltherapeuticlrespons
e.

DIFFICULT:lCognitivelLevel:lRemembering REF: p.l3

3. Whichltypeloflmedicalldruglnamelisl“owned”lbylthelcompanylthatlmanufactureslit?
a. Genericlname
b Chemicallname

.
c. Categorylname
d Tradelname
.


ACCURATElRESPONSE:-D
Reviewlfeedback:-
>>>Thelchemicallnamelislalmedicalldrug’slexactlchemicallcomposition.lThelgenericlnamelislthel

,namelassignedltolthelmedicalldruglbylthelU.S.lAdoptedlNameslCouncillandlislnotlownedlbylanyo
ne.lThelcategorylnamelrefersltoltheltypeloflmedicalldrugl(whatlitldoeslorlwhatlitlislusedlfor)landlisl
notlanlactuallmedicalldruglname.lTheltradelnamel(brandlname)lislthelnamelprovidedlandlownedlb
ylalspecificlmedicalldrug’slmanufacturer.

DIFFICULT:lCognitivelLevel:lRemembering REF: p.l4

4. Whichlmedicalldruglorlmedicalldruglclasslislal“highlalert”lmedicalldrug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.


ACCURATElRESPONSE:-B
Reviewlfeedback:-
>>>Alhighlalertlmedicalldruglislonelinlwhichlharmlisllikelyltolresultliflgivenlatlthelwrongldose,ltolt
helwronglhospitallclient,lorlnotlgivenltolthelcorrectlhospitallclient.lMedicalldrugslclassifiedlaslhighl
alertlmedicalldrugslincludelpotassium,lnarcoticsl(opioids),linsulin,lcancerlchemotherapylmedicalld
rugs,landlheparinl(orlanylmedicalldruglthatlstronglylaffectslbloodlclotting).lPenicillin,lNSAIDs,lan
dlcalciumlarelnotlconsideredlhighlalertlmedicalldrugs.

DIFFICULT:lCognitivelLevel:lRemembering REF: p.l4

5. Whatlisltheltermlforlalmedicalldruglthatlhaslthelsamelactionlaslalnaturallyloccurring
lbodylhormonelorlenzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blockinglagent
.
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.


ACCURATElRESPONSE:-l A
Reviewlfeedback:-
>>>Almedicalldruglagonistlislanlextrinsiclmedicalldruglthatlactivateslthelreceptorlsitesloflalcelllan
dlmimicslthelactionsloflnaturallyloccurringlbodylsubstancesl(intrinsiclmedicalldrugs).lAlblockingl
agentlislalmedicalldruglantagonist.lAlchemicallwouldlnotlnecessarilylbelalmedicalldruglatlall.lAldup
licatorlislnotlalpharmacologiclterm.

DIFFICULT:lCognitivelLevel:lRemembering REF: pp.l6-7

6. Whichltermldescribeslhowlthelbodylaffectslmedicalldruglactivity?
a. Medicalldruglpoten
cy
b Pharmacodynamics
.
c. Therapeuticleffect
d Pharmacokinetics
.

, ACCURATElRESPONSE:-D
Reviewlfeedback:-
>>>Theltermlpharmacokineticslrefersltolmedicalldruglmetabolismlandlhowlthelbodylchangeslalm
edicalldrug.lPharmacodynamicslrefersltolhowlalmedicalldruglworksltolchangelbodylfunction.lMed
icalldruglpotencylrefersltolhowlstronglylorltolwhatldegreelalmedicalldruglexertslitsleffects.lThelthe
rapeuticleffectlislcloserltolpharmacodynamics,lmeaninglhowlalmedicalldruglworksltolchangelbod
ylfunction.

DIFFICULT:lCognitivelLevel:lRemembering REF: p.l10

7. InlthelUnitedlStates,lwhichlgrouplislresponsiblelforlenforcinglestablishedlstandardslforlm
edicalldruglmanufacturing?
a. U.S.lPharmacopeia
b NationallInstitutesloflHealth
.
c. FoodlandlMedicalldruglAdministration
d AssociationloflPharmaceuticallManufacturers
.


ACCURATElRESPONSE:-C
Reviewlfeedback:-
>>>ThelstandardslforlmedicalldruglmanufacturelarelestablishedlbylthelU.S.lPharmacopeia.lThese
lstandardslarelenforcedlbylthelFoodlandlMedicalldruglAdministration.lNeitherlthelNationallInstitu
tesloflHealthlnorlthelAssociationloflPharmaceuticallManufacturerslhaslanylauthorityltolenforcelm
edicalldruglstandards.

DIFFICULT:lCognitivelLevel:lRemembering REF: p.l5

8. Whichlfactorlislalmajorldisadvantagelofltheltransdermallmedicalldrugldeliverylroute?
a. Onlylalprescriberlcanladministerlmedicalldrugslbyltheltransdermal
lroute.
b Transdermallmedicalldrugslmustlbelsterilelratherlthanlclean.
.
c. Firstlpasslmedicalldrugllosslbylthislroutelislthelmostlextensive.
d Medicalldruglabsorptionlisldependentlonladequatelcirculation.




ACCURATElRESPONSE:-D
Reviewlfeedback:-
>>>Oncelaltransdermallmedicalldruglmoveslthroughlthelskin,litlmustlenterlthelbloodstreamltolreac
hlitsltargetltissue.lIflcirculationlislpoorltolthelarealwhereltheltransdermallmedicalldruglislapplied,lve
ryllittle,liflany,loflthelmedicalldruglwilllreachlitsltargetltissue.

DIFFICULT:lCognitivelLevel:lRemembering REF: p.l12

9. Howlarelintrinsiclmedicalldrugsldifferentl fromlextrinsiclmedicalldrugs?
a. Intrinsiclmedicalldrugslarelmadelbylthelbody,lwhereaslextrinsiclmedicalldrugslarelmadeloutsid
elthelbody.
b Intrinsiclmedicalldrugslareladministeredlbylthelparenterallroute,lwhereaslextrinsiclmedicalldru
. gslareladministeredlbylthelorallroute.