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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribeddr
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ugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
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.
c. Licensed nurse ti


d Pharmacy technician ti


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The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not dispe
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nsing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, although un
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der some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this isnot his or her maj
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or responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility of dispensi
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ng prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect ti


b Intended action ti


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c. Adverse reaction ti


d Idiosyncratic response ti


.


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The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem.Th
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is response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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a. Generic name ti


b Chemical name ti

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c. Category name ti


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d to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The category name
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refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actualdrug name. The trad
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e name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s manufacturer.
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b Insulin
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c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
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A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrongpati
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ent, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium,narcot
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ics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affects blo
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od clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert drugs.
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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring bodyho
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rmone or enzyme? ti ti


a. Agonist
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.
c. Chemical
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A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics theact
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ions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a drug
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