,Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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Workman & LaCharity: Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety, 3rd Ed
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ition
MULTIPLE CHOICE B vx vx
ASIC CONCEPTS
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescrib
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eddrugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner vx
.
c. Licensed nurse vx
d Pharmacy technician vx
.
ANS: D v x
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not
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dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, al
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though under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this isn
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ot his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major res
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ponsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: p. 3 vx
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect vx
b Intended action vx
.
c. Adverse reaction vx
d Idiosyncratic response vx
.
ANS: B v x
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health probl
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em.This response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: p. 3 vx
3. Which type of drug name is ―owned‖ by the company that manufactures it?
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a. Generic name vx
b Chemical name vx
, .
c. Category name vx
d Trade name vx
.
ANS: D v x
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name as
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signed to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The cat
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egory name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual
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drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug
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’s manufacturer.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: p. 4 vx
4. Which drug or drug class is a ―high alert‖ drug?
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a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS: B v x
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wr
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ongpatient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include pot
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assium,narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that
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strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert
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drugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: p. 4 vx
5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring b
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odyhormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist
b Blocking agent vx
.
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: A v x
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics
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theactions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is
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a drug
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, antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacolo
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gicterm. x
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: pp. 6-7 vx
6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
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a. Drug potency vx
b Pharmacodynamics
.
c. Therapeutic effect vx
d Pharmacokinetics
.
ANS: D v x
The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug. Pharm
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acodynamics refers to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers tohow st
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rongly or to what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to pharmacod
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ynamics, meaning how a drug works to change body function.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: p. 10 vx
7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards f
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ordrug manufacturing?
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a. U.S. Pharmacopeia vx
b National Institutes of Health vx vx vx
.
c. Food and Drug Administration vx vx vx
d Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers vx vx vx
.
ANS: C v x
The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standard
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s are enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the National Institutes of Health
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northe Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has any authority to enforce drug standar
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ds.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: p. 5 vx
8. Which factor is a major disadvantage of the transdermal drug delivery route?
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a. Only a prescriber can administer drugs by the transdermal rout
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e.
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c. First pass drug loss by this route is the most extensive.
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d Drug absorption is dependent on adequate circulation.
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Workman & LaCharity: Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety, 3rd Ed
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ition
MULTIPLE CHOICE B vx vx
ASIC CONCEPTS
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescrib
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eddrugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
x
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a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner vx
.
c. Licensed nurse vx
d Pharmacy technician vx
.
ANS: D v x
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not
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dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, al
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though under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this isn
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ot his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major res
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ponsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: p. 3 vx
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect vx
b Intended action vx
.
c. Adverse reaction vx
d Idiosyncratic response vx
.
ANS: B v x
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health probl
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em.This response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: p. 3 vx
3. Which type of drug name is ―owned‖ by the company that manufactures it?
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a. Generic name vx
b Chemical name vx
, .
c. Category name vx
d Trade name vx
.
ANS: D v x
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name as
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signed to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The cat
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egory name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual
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drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug
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’s manufacturer.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: p. 4 vx
4. Which drug or drug class is a ―high alert‖ drug?
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a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS: B v x
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wr
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ongpatient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include pot
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assium,narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that
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strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert
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drugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: p. 4 vx
5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring b
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odyhormone or enzyme?
x
v vx vx
a. Agonist
b Blocking agent vx
.
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: A v x
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics
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theactions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is
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a drug
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, antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacolo
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gicterm. x
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: pp. 6-7 vx
6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
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a. Drug potency vx
b Pharmacodynamics
.
c. Therapeutic effect vx
d Pharmacokinetics
.
ANS: D v x
The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug. Pharm
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acodynamics refers to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers tohow st
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rongly or to what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to pharmacod
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ynamics, meaning how a drug works to change body function.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: p. 10 vx
7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards f
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ordrug manufacturing?
x
v vx
a. U.S. Pharmacopeia vx
b National Institutes of Health vx vx vx
.
c. Food and Drug Administration vx vx vx
d Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers vx vx vx
.
ANS: C v x
The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standard
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s are enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the National Institutes of Health
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northe Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has any authority to enforce drug standar
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ds.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering vx vx REF: p. 5 vx
8. Which factor is a major disadvantage of the transdermal drug delivery route?
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a. Only a prescriber can administer drugs by the transdermal rout
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e.
b Transdermal drugs must be sterile rather than clean. vx vx vx vx vx vx vx
.
c. First pass drug loss by this route is the most extensive.
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d Drug absorption is dependent on adequate circulation.
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