Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication Safety, 2nd Edition by Workman & LaCharity

,Chapter 01: Drug b v b v Regulation, Actions, and b v b v Responses
Workman & LaCharity: Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for
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Medication
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b v b v CHOICE

bvbv BASIC

bvbv CONCEPTS

1. Which health care professional bvbv bvbv bv bv b v b v has the major responsibility
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for dispensing prescribed
bvbv bv bv drugs bvbv b v b v b v b vunder the direction b v b v b v b v


b v of b a v pharmacist? b v b v b v b v


a. Physician
b Nurse
. practitioner
b v b v


c. Licensed nurse b v b v


d Pharmacy technician mm



.


ANS: D
The b v b v physician b v b v and nurse practitioner b v b vhave the
b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v


b v b v major
b v b v responsibility for prescribing
b v b v drugs, not b v b v bvbv b v b v bv bv


b v dispensing
b v them. The licensed b nurse
v b v has the b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v


b v primary responsibility
b v for administering drugs,
bvbv although b v b v b v b v bvbv b v b v


bv bv under some circumstances
bv bv a licensed b v nurse
b v may b v b v bvbv b v b v b v b v


bv bv dispense prescribed drugs but
bv bv this is not hisb v b v bv b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v


b v or
b v her major responsibility
b v b v in bdrug v therapy.
b v bvbv b v b v b v b v b v b v


b v The
b v pharmacy b technician has
v b v the major responsibility b v b v bv bv b v b v b v b v bv bv


b v of
b v dispensing b v prescribed
b v drugs under the b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v


b v direction
b v of a licensed pharmacist.
b v b v b v b v bvbv b v b v




DIF: Cognitive b v b v Level: bv bv bv bv Remembering REF: p. 3

2. Which term b v b v describes b v b v b v b v the effect of b v b v b v b v a b v b v drug that bv bv


improves body bv bv b v b v function?
a. Side effect b v b v b v b v


b Intended action mm



.
c. Adverse reaction b v b v


d Idiosyncratic
. response


ANS: B
The b v b v purpose b v b v of b v b v b v b v drug b v b v therapy b v b v is b v b v to b v b v take b v b v a

, b v b v drug b v b v to b v b vprevent,
bv b v reduce, or b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v correct a health
bvbv b v b v


bv bv problem. b v b v b v b v This response
b v b v is
b v b v any b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v drug’s
b v b v b v b v


b v b v intended b v b v b v b v action also known as
b v b v b v b v a b v b v b v b v bvbv b v b v b v therapeutic
b v


bvbv response.

DIF: Cognitive b v b v Level: bv bv bv bv Remembering REF: p. 3

3. Which type b v b v b v b v b v b v of drug
b v b v b v b v b v b v name b v b v b v b v is b v b v b v b v ―owned‖ bv bv bv bv by b v b v the b v b v


company that
b v b v b v b v b v b v manufactures it?
a. Generic
name b v b v


b Chemical
name bvbv

, .
c. Category
name
b v b v


d Trade name mm



.


ANS: D
The chemical
b v b v name
b v b v is a drug’s exact
b v b v chemical
b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v


b v b v composition.
b v b v The generic name is the name b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v bvbv b v b v b v b v


assigned
b v b v to the drug
b v b v by the
b v b v U.S. b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v


Adopted
b v b v Names Council b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v


and is not
b v b v owned
b v b v by anyone.
b v b v The category b v b v b v b v bv bv b v b v b v b v b v b v


b v nameb v refers to the
b v b v type
b v b v of drug (what b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v bvbv b v b v


it
b v b v does b v b vor what
b v b v it is used for)
b v b v and
b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v bv bv b v b v


is
b v b v not an actual
b v b v b v b v drug name. b The trade
v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v bv bv b v b v


name
b v b v (brand name)
b v b v is
b v b v the name provided b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v


and
bv bv owned by
b v b v a
b v b v specific drug’s manufacturer.
b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v bvbv b v b v




DIF: Cognitive b v b v Level: b v b v Remembering REF:

p. 4 4. bvbv


a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.


ANS: B
A high
b v b v alert
b v b v drug is
b v b v one in
b v b v which b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v


harm
b v b v is likely b v b vto result
b v b v if given
b v b v at
b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v


the wrong
b v b v dose,
bvbv to the wrong b v patient,
b v or not b v b v bv bv b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v


b v given b v to the correct b v patient.
b v Drugs classified
b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v bvbv


b v as b high
v alert b v drugs include
b v potassium, b narcotics
v b v b v b v bv bv b v b v b v b v


b v (opioids),
b v insulin, cancer chemotherapy b drugs,
v b v and bvbv b v b v b v b v b v b v


b v heparin
b v (or any drug that
b v strongly
b v affects b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v


blood
b v b v clotting). Penicillin,
b v b vNSAIDs, and calcium are not b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v


b vconsidered
b v high alert drugs. bvbv b v b v




DIF: Cognitive b v b v Level: bv bv bv bv Remembering REF: p. 4

5. What is b v b v b v b v bv bv the
bv bv that has same action
bv bv b v b v bv b v b v b v


bv bv term for a
b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v b v drug
b v the as b v b v b v b v b v b v


a b v b naturally occurring
v bv bv b v b v body
b v b v or b v b v


b v b v b v b v hormone enzyme? b v b v


a. Agonist
b Blocking
. agent
c. Chemical