Pharmacology: Practice Test #1| Ivy Tech Pharmacology| Questions With Complete Solutions

The risk of death from the use of street drugs versus prescription medications is mostly due to: correct answer: lack of control over quality, purity and strength of the street drugs. What drugs are referred to as "Legend Drugs" correct answer: Drugs that must carry the legend "Caution-federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription." The Food & Drug Administration was created to: correct answer: -oversee testing of all proposed new drugs prior to release into the U.S market. -Inspect plants where food, drugs, medical devices and cosmetics are made. - remove unsafe drugs from the market. Which Bureau of the Dept. of Justice was established by the Controlled Substances Act of 1970? correct answer: The DEA. The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 set much tighter controls on a specific group of drugs that are: correct answer: at risk of being abused by society. The method of drug delivery by absorption through the mucosa under the tongue is called a correct answer: sublingual tablet A tablet with a special coating that resists disintegration by gastric juices is called an correct answer: enteric coated tablet Liquid drug forms with an alcohol base are called correct answer: elixirs Adequate, up-to-date information about all medications to be administered includes: correct answer: -purpose -potential side effects -cautions -contraindications -possible interactions The health care worker should question medication orders if: correct answer: -orders are confusing or illegible -orders seem inappropriate -orders include doses that are outside what is customary A medication error may include: correct answer: -administration of the wrong drug -administration of right drug at wrong time