,Chapter 01: Information Sources, Regulatory Agencies, Drug Legislation, and Prescription
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Haveles: Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE L
1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional in
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a. obtaining a patient’s health history. L L L L
b. administering drugs in the office. L L L L
c. handling emergency situations. L L
d. selection of a nonprescription medication. L L L L
e. All of the above.L L L
ANS: E L
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
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administration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by drugs; thus,
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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
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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 (Medication
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Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental Hygienist
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(Nonprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3
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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. L L L L
b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning.
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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.
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ANS: D L
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. 3
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OBJ: 1
L L TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology L L L
,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements L L L
a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease states.
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b. are not drugs. L L
c. can cause adverse effects. L L L
d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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ANS: C L
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of nutritional
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or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supplements are
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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. 3
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OBJ: 1
L 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 L
b. Code name L
c. Generic name L
d. Trade name L
ANS: C L
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. 4 L L L L L
OBJ: 3
L 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. L L L
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). L L L L
c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. L L L
d. Federal Patent Office. L L
ANS: C L
Each drug is assigned only one generic name (e.g., ibuprofen). It is selected by the U.S. Adopted Name
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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 its
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drug, but the final decision is not the company’s.
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DIF: Recall REF: Drug Names | p. 4 L L L L L OBJ:
L3 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 L
Each drug has only one generic name but may have several trade names. For each drug, there is only
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one generic name. It is not capitalized, and it becomes the “official” name of the drug. The
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pharmaceutical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade name is protected
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by the Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus patent term extensions.
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Although the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, it is often used
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interchangeably with the trade name.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: Drug Names | p. 4 L L L L L
OBJ: 3
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7. Two drugs that are found to be chemically equivalent, but not biologically equivalent or
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Ltherapeutically equivalent are said to differ in L L L L L L
a. potency.
b. efficacy.
c. bioavailability.
d. therapeutic index. L
ANS: C L
A preparation can be chemically equivalent yet not biologically or therapeutically equivalent. These
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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. 5
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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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Lsame compound as a generic drug?
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a. 20 years L
b. 17 years L
c. 7 years L
d. 0 years L
ANS: D L
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
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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. 5
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Writing
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Haveles: Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE L
1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional in
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a. obtaining a patient’s health history. L L L L
b. administering drugs in the office. L L L L
c. handling emergency situations. L L
d. selection of a nonprescription medication. L L L L
e. All of the above.L L L
ANS: E L
All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, knowledge of
L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
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
L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
administration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by drugs; thus,
L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
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
L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
interactions will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the concepts
L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
relevant to new drug therapies on the market.
L L L L L L L L
DIF: Application
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication
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Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental Hygienist
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(Nonprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3
L OBJ: 1 L L L L
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. L L L L
b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning.
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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.
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ANS: D L
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. 3
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OBJ: 1
L L TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology L L L
,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements L L L
a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease states.
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b. are not drugs. L L
c. can cause adverse effects. L L L
d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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ANS: C L
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of nutritional
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or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supplements are
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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. 3
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OBJ: 1
L 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 L
b. Code name L
c. Generic name L
d. Trade name L
ANS: C L
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. 4 L L L L L
OBJ: 3
L 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. L L L
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). L L L L
c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. L L L
d. Federal Patent Office. L L
ANS: C L
Each drug is assigned only one generic name (e.g., ibuprofen). It is selected by the U.S. Adopted Name
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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 its
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drug, but the final decision is not the company’s.
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DIF: Recall REF: Drug Names | p. 4 L L L L L OBJ:
L3 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 L
Each drug has only one generic name but may have several trade names. For each drug, there is only
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one generic name. It is not capitalized, and it becomes the “official” name of the drug. The
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pharmaceutical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade name is protected
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by the Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus patent term extensions.
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Although the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, it is often used
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interchangeably with the trade name.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: Drug Names | p. 4 L L L L L
OBJ: 3
L 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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Ltherapeutically equivalent are said to differ in L L L L L L
a. potency.
b. efficacy.
c. bioavailability.
d. therapeutic index. L
ANS: C L
A preparation can be chemically equivalent yet not biologically or therapeutically equivalent. These
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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. 5
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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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Lsame compound as a generic drug?
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a. 20 years L
b. 17 years L
c. 7 years L
d. 0 years L
ANS: D L
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
L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
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. 5
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OBJ: 4
L L TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology L L L
