ADA Final Exam Questions and Answers
Annual "smoking attributable mortality" in the U.S. is estimated at - Answer-440,000.
The FDA has regulated nicotine content of cigarettes since 1964. - Answer-False
Per capita sales of cigarettes in the U.S. started to decrease in 1990. - Answer-False
The biggest health concern for users of smokeless tobacco has been - Answer-1) cancer of the mouth,
pharynx, and esophagus.
There is no evidence indicating that cigarette smoking has skin-aging effects. - Answer-False
Reynolds was unable to market Premier, a plastic cigarette containing catalytic crystals coated with
tobacco extract, because - Answer-he FDA considered them a "nicotine delivery device" rather than an
agricultural product
One recent fad in tobacco use has been - Answer-hookahs (water pipes)
Nicotine acts in the brain by - Answer-first stimulating and then blocking cholinergic receptors.
, Acetylsalicylic acid was developed in the Bayer laboratory in Germany in 1898 and sold under the brand
name Aspirin - Answer-
OTC stimulants typically include pseudoephedrine - Answer-False
point
The only active ingredient the FDA allows in OTC stimulants is - Answer-Caffeine
Suppose you have a cold and you choose to take Tylenol Cold to treat your symptoms (runny nose,
congested nasal passages, and fever). Which of these ingredients in this OTC product is unnecessary?
-dextromethorphan - Answer-
point
The FDA was given additional authority over dietary supplements in 2006 to set up - Answer-an
"Adverse Events Reporting" process.
The generic name for Tylenol and Datril is - Answer-acetaminophen
The 2006 revised PATRIOT Act required that products containing __________ be kept "behind the
counter," and buyers must show identification and sign for their purchase. - Answer-pseudoephedrine
Besides analgesia (pain relief), another important effect of aspirin is as a(n) - Answer-antipyretic
(reduces fever)
The majority of U.S. soldiers who used heroin in Vietnam did so through the intravenous route because
the drug was relatively impure. - Answer-False
"Black tar" is - Answer-a name given heroin from Mexico that is brown or black in its pure form
Annual "smoking attributable mortality" in the U.S. is estimated at - Answer-440,000.
The FDA has regulated nicotine content of cigarettes since 1964. - Answer-False
Per capita sales of cigarettes in the U.S. started to decrease in 1990. - Answer-False
The biggest health concern for users of smokeless tobacco has been - Answer-1) cancer of the mouth,
pharynx, and esophagus.
There is no evidence indicating that cigarette smoking has skin-aging effects. - Answer-False
Reynolds was unable to market Premier, a plastic cigarette containing catalytic crystals coated with
tobacco extract, because - Answer-he FDA considered them a "nicotine delivery device" rather than an
agricultural product
One recent fad in tobacco use has been - Answer-hookahs (water pipes)
Nicotine acts in the brain by - Answer-first stimulating and then blocking cholinergic receptors.
, Acetylsalicylic acid was developed in the Bayer laboratory in Germany in 1898 and sold under the brand
name Aspirin - Answer-
OTC stimulants typically include pseudoephedrine - Answer-False
point
The only active ingredient the FDA allows in OTC stimulants is - Answer-Caffeine
Suppose you have a cold and you choose to take Tylenol Cold to treat your symptoms (runny nose,
congested nasal passages, and fever). Which of these ingredients in this OTC product is unnecessary?
-dextromethorphan - Answer-
point
The FDA was given additional authority over dietary supplements in 2006 to set up - Answer-an
"Adverse Events Reporting" process.
The generic name for Tylenol and Datril is - Answer-acetaminophen
The 2006 revised PATRIOT Act required that products containing __________ be kept "behind the
counter," and buyers must show identification and sign for their purchase. - Answer-pseudoephedrine
Besides analgesia (pain relief), another important effect of aspirin is as a(n) - Answer-antipyretic
(reduces fever)
The majority of U.S. soldiers who used heroin in Vietnam did so through the intravenous route because
the drug was relatively impure. - Answer-False
"Black tar" is - Answer-a name given heroin from Mexico that is brown or black in its pure form
