Test Bank for Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist 9th Edition by Elena Bablenis Haveles isbn-9780323798631 Complete verified Guide Graded A+

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1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional in
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a. obtaining a patient’s health history. mv mv mv mv



b. administering drugs in the office. mv mv mv mv



c. handling emergency situations. mv mv



d. selection of a nonprescription medication. mv mv mv mv



e. All of the above. mv mv mv




ANS: E
All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, knowledge
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of pharmacology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history questi
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ons. Knowledge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in their prop
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er adm inistration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by drugs;
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thus, kno wledge of pharmacology is of great help, especially because a rapid response is sometim
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es required. A clear understanding of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the body, and
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drug interaction s will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the concep
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ts relevant to new drug therapies on the market.
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DIF: Application m v



REF:
Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medicatio n
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Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental Hygienist (No
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nprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3
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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 litt
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le consequence in the dental office.
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b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv



c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointment c
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o mpared with afternoon appointments.
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d. Both B and C are true. mv mv mv mv mv




ANS: D
Asthmatic patients who experience dental anxiety should schedule their appointments when they are
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n ot rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively fewer
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prob lems with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may requir
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e speci al handling in the dental office.
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DIF: m v Comprehension
REF:
Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) |
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p. 3 OBJ:
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,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements mv mv mv



a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease states.
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b. are not drugs. mv mv



c. can cause adverse effects. mv mv mv



d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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ANS: C
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of nutritio
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n al or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supplements
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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) |
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p. 3 OBJ:
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4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
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a. Brand name mv



b. Code name mv



c. Generic name mv



d. Trade name mv




ANS: C
Before any drug is marketed, it is given a generic name that becomes the “official” name of the dru
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g. Each drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted Name Council, and t
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he na me is not capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade name and is capitalized. Alth
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ough th e brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, this term is of
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ten used int erchangeably with the trade name. The code name is the initial term used within a phar
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maceutical co mpany to refer to a drug while it is undergoing investigation and is often a combinati
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on of capital lett ers and numbers, the letters representing an abbreviation of the company name.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: mv mv mv mv mv



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NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology m
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5. A mv drug’s generic name is selected by the
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a. pharmaceutical company manufacturing it. mv mv mv



b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. mv mv mv



d. Federal Patent Office. mv mv




ANS: C
Each drug is assigned only one generic name (e.g., ibuprofen). It is selected by the U.S. Adopted
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Na me Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The ph
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armac eutical 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 OBJ:mv mv mv mv m v



3 TOP:
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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
Each drug has only one generic name but may have several trade names. For each drug, there is on
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ly one generic name. It is not capitalized, and it becomes the “official” name of the drug. The phar
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mace utical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade name is protecte
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d by the Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus patent term exte
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nsions. Alt hough the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, it
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is often used i nterchangeably with the trade name.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: mv mv mv mv mv



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NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology m
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7. Two drugs that are found to be chemically equivalent, but not biologically equivalent
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or therapeutically equivalent are said to differ in
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a. potency.
b. efficacy.
c. bioavailability.
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ANS: C
A preparation can be chemically equivalent yet not biologically or therapeutically equivalent. Thes
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e products are said to differ in their bioavailability. The potency of a drug is a function of the amou
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nt of drug required to produce an effect. The efficacy is the maximum intensity of effect or respon
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se that can be produced by a drug. The therapeutic index is the ratio of the lethal dose for 50% of t
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he experi mental animals divided by the effective dose for 50% of the experimental animals. If the
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value of the therapeutic index is small, toxicity is more likely.
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DIF: Recall
REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p. 5 OBJ: mv mv mt mv mv mv mv



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NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology m
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8. How many years must pass after a drug patent expires before other drug companies can market t
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he same compound as a generic drug?
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a. 20 years mv



b. 17 years mv



c. 7 years mv



d. 0 years mv




ANS: D
Once a drug patent expires, competing companies may immediately market the same compound in
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ge neric 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 th e patent term extensions.
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DIF: m v Application
REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p. 5 OBJ: mv mv mt mv mv mv mv



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