Test Bank For Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication Safety, 2nd Edition, Workman & LaCharity

Test Bank For Understanding Pharmacology
Essentials for Medication Safety, 2nd Edition,
Workman & LaCharity
100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ (ALL CHAPTERS COVERED)
Chapterpo01:poDrugpoRegulation,poActions,poandpoResponses
Workmanpo&poLaCharity:poUnderstandingpoPharmacology:poEssentialspoforpoMedicationpoSafety,p
o2ndpoEdition


MULTIPLEpoCHOICEp

oBASICpoCONCEPT


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1. Whichpohealthpocarepoprofessionalpohaspothepomajorporesponsibilitypoforpodispensingpo
prescribedpodrugspounderpothepodirectionpoofpoapopharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nursepopractitioner
.
c. Licensedponurse
d Pharmacypotechnicia
. n


ANS:p o D
Thepophysicianpoandponursepopractitionerpohavepothepomajorporesponsibilitypoforpoprescribingpodr
ugs,ponotpodispensingpothem.poThepolicensedponursepohaspothepoprimaryporesponsibilitypoforpoad
ministeringpodrugs,poalthoughpounderposomepocircumstancespoapolicensedponursepomaypodispensep
oprescribedpodrugspobutpothispoisponotpohispoorpoherpomajorporesponsibilitypoinpodrugpotherapy.poT
hepopharmacypotechnicianpohaspothepomajorporesponsibilitypoofpodispensingpoprescribedpodrugspo
underpothepodirectionpoofpoapolicensedpopharmacist.

DIF: CognitivepoLevel:poRemembering REF: p.po3

2. Whichpotermpodescribespothepoeffectpoofpoapodrugpothatpoimprovespobodypofunction?
a. Sidepoeffect
b Intendedpoaction
.
c. Adverseporeaction
d Idiosyncraticporespons
. e

,ANS:p o B
Thepopurposepoofpodrugpotherapypoispotopotakepoapodrugpotopoprevent,poreduce,poorpocorrectpoapohea
lthpoproblem.poThisporesponsepoispoanypodrug’spointendedpoactionpoalsopoknownpoaspoapotherapeut
icporesponse.

DIF: CognitivepoLevel:poRemembering REF: p.po3

3. Whichpotypepoofpodrugponamepoispo“owned”pobypothepocompanypothatpomanufacturespoit?
a. Genericponame
b Chemicalponam
e

, .
c. Categoryponame
d Tradeponame
.


ANS:p o D
Thepochemicalponamepoispoapodrug’spoexactpochemicalpocomposition.poThepogenericponamepoispot
heponamepoassignedpotopothepodrugpobypothepoU.S.poAdoptedpoNamespoCouncilpoandpoisponotpoow
nedpobypoanyone.poThepocategoryponameporeferspotopothepotypepoofpodrugpo(whatpoitpodoespoorpowh
atpoitpoispousedpofor)poandpoisponotpoanpoactualpodrugponame.poThepotradeponamepo(brandponame)poi
spotheponamepoprovidedpoandpoownedpobypoapospecificpodrug’spomanufacturer.

DIF: CognitivepoLevel:poRemembering REF: p.po4

4. Whichpodrugpoorpodrugpoclasspoispoapo“highpoalert”podrug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.


ANS:p o B
Apohighpoalertpodrugpoispoonepoinpowhichpoharmpoispolikelypotoporesultpoifpogivenpoatpothepowrongpod
ose,potopothepowrongpopatient,poorponotpogivenpotopothepocorrectpopatient.poDrugspoclassifiedpoaspohig
hpoalertpodrugspoincludepopotassium,ponarcoticspo(opioids),poinsulin,pocancerpochemotherapypodrugs
,poandpoheparinpo(orpoanypodrugpothatpostronglypoaffectspobloodpoclotting).poPenicillin,poNSAIDs,poa
ndpocalciumpoareponotpoconsideredpohighpoalertpodrugs.

DIF: CognitivepoLevel:poRemembering REF: p.po4

5. Whatpoispothepotermpoforpoapodrugpothatpohaspotheposamepoactionpoaspoaponaturallypo
occurringpobodypohormonepoorpoenzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blockingpoagen
. t
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.

, ANS:p o A
Apodrugpoagonistpoispoanpoextrinsicpodrugpothatpoactivatespotheporeceptorpositespoofpoapocellpoandpo
mimicspothepoactionspoofponaturallypooccurringpobodyposubstancespo(intrinsicpodrugs).poApoblocki
ngpoagentpoispoapodrug