Fulcher: Pharmacology, 3rd Edition
Chapter 01: Introduction to Pharmacology and Its Legal and Ethical Aspects
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The definition of drug dosage is
a. to give a medication
b. the amount of medication in a single dose
c. chemicals that affect living processes
d. a written direction for dispensing drugs
ANS: B REF: 3
2. Pharmacology is defined as the
a. study of diseases
b. use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease
c. study of drugs, their uses, and their interactions in living tissue
d. study of administration of drugs
ANS: C REF: 3
3. To administer a drug means to
a. give that medication
,b. figure the dosage of the medication
c. see how the medication affects the person
d. write a prescription for a medication
ANS: A REF: 4
4. OTC means
a. off the channel
b. over the chemical
c. only after the chemical trials
d. over the counter
ANS: D REF: 3
5. Which of the following may prescribe medications?
a. pharmacists
b. physicians
c. medical assistants
d. all of the above
ANS: B REF: 4
6. Who dispenses medications?
a. physicians
b. allied health professionals
,c. pharmacists
d. all of the above
ANS: C REF: 4
7. An action following the administration of a medication that is completely unexpected,
undesirable, and unintended is a(n)
a. side effect
b. adverse reaction
c. a and b
d. none of the above
ANS: B REF: 7
8. The health professionals who are most responsible for the safety of prescriptions with
patients, who check for allergies and side effects, and who ensure checks and balances
in the field of medicine include
a. physicians
b. pharmacists
c. medical assistants
d. a and c
e. all of the above
ANS: E REF: 4
9. The most important person in the study of pharmacology—the person who should be
considered when medications are used therapeutically—is the
a. physician
, b. medical assistant
c. pharmacist
d. patient
ANS: D REF: 4
10. In the United States, who initiates the process of medical care?
a. patient
b. pharmacist
c. physician
d. medical assistant
ANS: A REF: 4
11. The person(s) with the responsibility for obtaining information and keeping records of
all drugs used by a patient (both prescription and over-the-counter medications and
herbs) is/are the
a. physician
b. pharmacist
c. medical assistant
d. a and b
e. all of the above
ANS: D REF: 3-4
12. What government agency or agencies control prescription or legend medications?
Chapter 01: Introduction to Pharmacology and Its Legal and Ethical Aspects
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The definition of drug dosage is
a. to give a medication
b. the amount of medication in a single dose
c. chemicals that affect living processes
d. a written direction for dispensing drugs
ANS: B REF: 3
2. Pharmacology is defined as the
a. study of diseases
b. use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease
c. study of drugs, their uses, and their interactions in living tissue
d. study of administration of drugs
ANS: C REF: 3
3. To administer a drug means to
a. give that medication
,b. figure the dosage of the medication
c. see how the medication affects the person
d. write a prescription for a medication
ANS: A REF: 4
4. OTC means
a. off the channel
b. over the chemical
c. only after the chemical trials
d. over the counter
ANS: D REF: 3
5. Which of the following may prescribe medications?
a. pharmacists
b. physicians
c. medical assistants
d. all of the above
ANS: B REF: 4
6. Who dispenses medications?
a. physicians
b. allied health professionals
,c. pharmacists
d. all of the above
ANS: C REF: 4
7. An action following the administration of a medication that is completely unexpected,
undesirable, and unintended is a(n)
a. side effect
b. adverse reaction
c. a and b
d. none of the above
ANS: B REF: 7
8. The health professionals who are most responsible for the safety of prescriptions with
patients, who check for allergies and side effects, and who ensure checks and balances
in the field of medicine include
a. physicians
b. pharmacists
c. medical assistants
d. a and c
e. all of the above
ANS: E REF: 4
9. The most important person in the study of pharmacology—the person who should be
considered when medications are used therapeutically—is the
a. physician
, b. medical assistant
c. pharmacist
d. patient
ANS: D REF: 4
10. In the United States, who initiates the process of medical care?
a. patient
b. pharmacist
c. physician
d. medical assistant
ANS: A REF: 4
11. The person(s) with the responsibility for obtaining information and keeping records of
all drugs used by a patient (both prescription and over-the-counter medications and
herbs) is/are the
a. physician
b. pharmacist
c. medical assistant
d. a and b
e. all of the above
ANS: D REF: 3-4
12. What government agency or agencies control prescription or legend medications?
