Test Bank For Calculation of Drug Dosages 11th Edition By
Sheila Ogden, Linda Fluharty 9780323551281 Chapter 1-19
Complete Guide .
What should technicians do in order to be considered proficient? - ANSWER: Interpret prescribers'
orders correctly
Due to the illegibility of many doctors' handwriting, what is the responsibility of the pharmacy? -
ANSWER: Interpret and clarify orders if necessary
What used in prescribing medication look very much alike? - ANSWER: Many abbreviations
Where does Pharmacy and medical terminology come from? - ANSWER: Latin and Greek languages
What serves as universal languages in medicine? - ANSWER: Latin and Greek
Because pharmacy began in Europe, how do most abbreviations have their origins? - ANSWER: In a
foreign language
What must technicians learn to decipher prescribers' orders? - ANSWER: All the dosage forms and
abbreviations
What are abbreviated on prescriptions in which many pharmacy computers are programmed to
accept these abbreviations? - ANSWER: Dosing times
What did drug errors that have occurred as a result of the misinterpretation of medication orders lead
to the creation of? - ANSWER: "Do Not Use" list
What does the "Do Not Use" list outline? - ANSWER: The most common misread abbreviations
What five classifications can drugs be put into different groups based on? - ANSWER: 1) Pharmacology
2) Intent of use
3) Route of administration
4) Mechanism of action
5) Body system affected
What are the three classifications used to describe the drugs available to consumers? - ANSWER: 1)
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs
2) Legend drugs
3) Behind-the-counter (BTC) drugs
What is the means by which a drug is available for use? - ANSWER: Dosage form
Which ways can tablets be created? - ANSWER: Scored or unscored and coated or uncoated and some
can be split in half
How is the dosage form primarily determined? - ANSWER: Which form makes the drug most effective
How do manufacturers prepare certain medications? - ANSWER: With the ability to release the active
ingredient over an extended period
What are the three major categories of dosage forms? - ANSWER: 1) Solids
2) Liquids
3) Semisolids
, What can be contained in various packages and administered by almost all routes except
parenterally? - ANSWER: Solids
What do most solids contain? - ANSWER: Fillers (inert substances that have no active ingredient),
sugar coatings, and certain additives
What can be made to be administered sublingually (SL) or vaginally? - ANSWER: Tablets
How can tablets be made to protect the drug through the acidic environment of the stomach or to
delay release of the drug? - ANSWER: Enteric coated
What are convenient for children and people who have difficulty swallowing? - ANSWER: Chewable
tablets
What types of tablets are made to control the amount of drug distributed over a set time? - ANSWER:
Extended-release
What improves the taste and covers unpleasant odors of tablets? - ANSWER: Coating
What are smooth sided and easier to swallow than tablets? - ANSWER: Caplets
What can have either a hard or soft outer shell? - ANSWER: Capsules
What are composed of sugar, gelatin, and water? - ANSWER: Hard capsules
What is a type of capsule that is shaped differently for identification purposes? - ANSWER: Pulvule
What is a capsule that can be pulled apart to sprinkle the medication onto food for children? -
ANSWER: Spansule
What cannot be pulled apart and often hold medications in liquid form? - ANSWER: Soft-gelatin
capsules (gel caps)
What is a type of tablet that is meant to dissolve in the mouth that is flat, larger than normal-size, and
has a chalky consistency? - ANSWER: Troches
What are polymers (long chains of hydrocarbons) that combine with or encapsulate a drug? -
ANSWER: Biomaterials
What can be capsules, tablets, or implants? - ANSWER: Biomaterials
What drug can be activated by pH or solubility and released over a period of 12 hours to several
years? - ANSWER: Biomaterials
What is a special type of capsule can be implanted under the skin? - ANSWER: Implant
How long can implants be left under the skin for? - ANSWER: Up to 5 years
What containing progestin are implanted? - ANSWER: Contraceptives
How is medication is released with an implant? - ANSWER: In a stair-step method
What are solid pieces of material that hold a specific amount of medication to be released into the
skin over time? - ANSWER: Transdermal patches
Sheila Ogden, Linda Fluharty 9780323551281 Chapter 1-19
Complete Guide .
What should technicians do in order to be considered proficient? - ANSWER: Interpret prescribers'
orders correctly
Due to the illegibility of many doctors' handwriting, what is the responsibility of the pharmacy? -
ANSWER: Interpret and clarify orders if necessary
What used in prescribing medication look very much alike? - ANSWER: Many abbreviations
Where does Pharmacy and medical terminology come from? - ANSWER: Latin and Greek languages
What serves as universal languages in medicine? - ANSWER: Latin and Greek
Because pharmacy began in Europe, how do most abbreviations have their origins? - ANSWER: In a
foreign language
What must technicians learn to decipher prescribers' orders? - ANSWER: All the dosage forms and
abbreviations
What are abbreviated on prescriptions in which many pharmacy computers are programmed to
accept these abbreviations? - ANSWER: Dosing times
What did drug errors that have occurred as a result of the misinterpretation of medication orders lead
to the creation of? - ANSWER: "Do Not Use" list
What does the "Do Not Use" list outline? - ANSWER: The most common misread abbreviations
What five classifications can drugs be put into different groups based on? - ANSWER: 1) Pharmacology
2) Intent of use
3) Route of administration
4) Mechanism of action
5) Body system affected
What are the three classifications used to describe the drugs available to consumers? - ANSWER: 1)
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs
2) Legend drugs
3) Behind-the-counter (BTC) drugs
What is the means by which a drug is available for use? - ANSWER: Dosage form
Which ways can tablets be created? - ANSWER: Scored or unscored and coated or uncoated and some
can be split in half
How is the dosage form primarily determined? - ANSWER: Which form makes the drug most effective
How do manufacturers prepare certain medications? - ANSWER: With the ability to release the active
ingredient over an extended period
What are the three major categories of dosage forms? - ANSWER: 1) Solids
2) Liquids
3) Semisolids
, What can be contained in various packages and administered by almost all routes except
parenterally? - ANSWER: Solids
What do most solids contain? - ANSWER: Fillers (inert substances that have no active ingredient),
sugar coatings, and certain additives
What can be made to be administered sublingually (SL) or vaginally? - ANSWER: Tablets
How can tablets be made to protect the drug through the acidic environment of the stomach or to
delay release of the drug? - ANSWER: Enteric coated
What are convenient for children and people who have difficulty swallowing? - ANSWER: Chewable
tablets
What types of tablets are made to control the amount of drug distributed over a set time? - ANSWER:
Extended-release
What improves the taste and covers unpleasant odors of tablets? - ANSWER: Coating
What are smooth sided and easier to swallow than tablets? - ANSWER: Caplets
What can have either a hard or soft outer shell? - ANSWER: Capsules
What are composed of sugar, gelatin, and water? - ANSWER: Hard capsules
What is a type of capsule that is shaped differently for identification purposes? - ANSWER: Pulvule
What is a capsule that can be pulled apart to sprinkle the medication onto food for children? -
ANSWER: Spansule
What cannot be pulled apart and often hold medications in liquid form? - ANSWER: Soft-gelatin
capsules (gel caps)
What is a type of tablet that is meant to dissolve in the mouth that is flat, larger than normal-size, and
has a chalky consistency? - ANSWER: Troches
What are polymers (long chains of hydrocarbons) that combine with or encapsulate a drug? -
ANSWER: Biomaterials
What can be capsules, tablets, or implants? - ANSWER: Biomaterials
What drug can be activated by pH or solubility and released over a period of 12 hours to several
years? - ANSWER: Biomaterials
What is a special type of capsule can be implanted under the skin? - ANSWER: Implant
How long can implants be left under the skin for? - ANSWER: Up to 5 years
What containing progestin are implanted? - ANSWER: Contraceptives
How is medication is released with an implant? - ANSWER: In a stair-step method
What are solid pieces of material that hold a specific amount of medication to be released into the
skin over time? - ANSWER: Transdermal patches
