Intro to Pharmacology D398 final exam
with correct answers
1906 Pure Food and Drug Act - ANSWERS Which act or amendment was the first to regulate the
manufacture or sale of adulterated or misbranded drugs in interstate commerce?
1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - ANSWERS Required safety testing prior to making a
new drug available to the market. Established the FDA
1970 Controlled Substances Act (CSA) - ANSWERS Which act classified 5 levels of drugs (controlled
substances) that have potential for abuse and restricts their distribution. Establishes the DEA, under
the Justice Department, to enforce its regulations.
Drug Scheduling - ANSWERS Schedule I: High abuse potential and no current medical uses.
II: High abuse potential, but there are current medical uses.
III: Slightly less abuse potential, but high psychological dependence.
IV: Even less abuse potential
V: Even less abuse potential
FDA (Food and Drug Administration) - ANSWERS Concerned with general safety standards in the
production of drugs, foods, cosmetics
Drug Indication - ANSWERS what the drug is intended to do
Contraindications - ANSWERS specific signs or circumstances under which it is not appropriate and
may be harmful to administer a drug to a patient
enteral route - ANSWERS Administration of drugs orally, and through nasogastric or gastrostomy
tubes.
, Po - ANSWERS by mouth
Per Os - ANSWERS orally, by mouth
Bid - ANSWERS twice daily
bis in die - ANSWERS twice a day
C - ANSWERS With
Cum - ANSWERS With
Rx - ANSWERS prescription, take, treatment
Recipere - ANSWERS Take
Rights of Drug Administration - ANSWERS Right drug or form
Right client
Right time
Right documentation
Right route
Right technique
Right dosage
Routes of Administration - ANSWERS enteral, parenteral, topical
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWERS the study of drug movement throughout the body
Synergism - ANSWERS combination of two drugs causes an effect that is greater than the sum of the
individual effects of each drug alone
with correct answers
1906 Pure Food and Drug Act - ANSWERS Which act or amendment was the first to regulate the
manufacture or sale of adulterated or misbranded drugs in interstate commerce?
1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - ANSWERS Required safety testing prior to making a
new drug available to the market. Established the FDA
1970 Controlled Substances Act (CSA) - ANSWERS Which act classified 5 levels of drugs (controlled
substances) that have potential for abuse and restricts their distribution. Establishes the DEA, under
the Justice Department, to enforce its regulations.
Drug Scheduling - ANSWERS Schedule I: High abuse potential and no current medical uses.
II: High abuse potential, but there are current medical uses.
III: Slightly less abuse potential, but high psychological dependence.
IV: Even less abuse potential
V: Even less abuse potential
FDA (Food and Drug Administration) - ANSWERS Concerned with general safety standards in the
production of drugs, foods, cosmetics
Drug Indication - ANSWERS what the drug is intended to do
Contraindications - ANSWERS specific signs or circumstances under which it is not appropriate and
may be harmful to administer a drug to a patient
enteral route - ANSWERS Administration of drugs orally, and through nasogastric or gastrostomy
tubes.
, Po - ANSWERS by mouth
Per Os - ANSWERS orally, by mouth
Bid - ANSWERS twice daily
bis in die - ANSWERS twice a day
C - ANSWERS With
Cum - ANSWERS With
Rx - ANSWERS prescription, take, treatment
Recipere - ANSWERS Take
Rights of Drug Administration - ANSWERS Right drug or form
Right client
Right time
Right documentation
Right route
Right technique
Right dosage
Routes of Administration - ANSWERS enteral, parenteral, topical
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWERS the study of drug movement throughout the body
Synergism - ANSWERS combination of two drugs causes an effect that is greater than the sum of the
individual effects of each drug alone
