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Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology
Essentials for Medication Safety, 3rd Edition
by M. Linda Workman & LaCha

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Medication Safety, 3rd Edition,Workman & LaCharity
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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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MULTIPLE |CHOICE

BASIC |CONCEPTS
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1. Which |health |care |professional |has |the |major |responsibility |for |dispensing |prescribed |drugs
a. Physician |under |the |direction |of |a |pharmacist?


b Nurse |practitioner
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c. Licensed |nurse
d Pharmacy |technician
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ANS: |D
The |physician |and |nurse |practitioner |have |the |major |responsibility |for
|prescribing |drugs, |not |dispensing |them. |The |licensed |nurse |has |the |primary |responsibility |for

|administering |drugs, |although |under |some |circumstances |a |licensed |nurse |may |dispense

|prescribed |drugs |but |this |is |not |his |or |her |major |responsibility |in |drug |therapy. |The |pharmacy

|technician |has |the |major |responsibility |of |dispensing |prescribed |drugs |under |the |direction |of |a

|licensed |pharmacist.




DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Remembering REF: |p. |3

2. Which |term |describes |the |effect |of |a |drug |that |improves |body |function?
a. Side |effect
b Intended |action
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c. Adverse |reaction
d Idiosyncratic |response
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ANS: |B
The |purpose |of |drug |therapy |is |to |take |a |drug |to |prevent, |reduce, |or |correct |a |health |problem. |This
|response |is |any |drug’s |intended |action |also |known |as |a |therapeutic |response.


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3. Which |type |of |drug |name |is |“owned” |by |the |company |that |manufactures |it?
a. Generic |name
b Chemical |name




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