KARCH'S FOCUS ON PHARMACOLOGY
8TH ED. | CHAPTER 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE!!
, Clinical Pharmacology - ANSWER the study of drugs used to treat, prevent, or diagnose
disease.
Phase I drug studies involve - ANSWER healthy human volunteers who are often paid
for their participation.
The generic name of a drug is - ANSWER the original name assigned to the drug at the
beginning of the evaluation process.
An orphan drug is a drug that - ANSWER has been tested but is not considered to be
financially viable.
The FDA pregnancy categories were used - ANSWER to indicate a drug's potential or
actual teratogenic effects.
The storing, prescribing, and distributing of controlled substances - drugs that are more
apt to be addictive - are monitored by - ANSWER the DEA.
Healthy young women are not usually involved in phase I studies of drugs because -
ANSWER females are more apt to suffer problems with ova, which are formed only
before birth.
A patient has been taking fluoxetine (Prozac) for several years, but when picking up the
prescription this month found that the tablets looked different and became concerned.
The nurse, checking with the pharmacist, found that fluoxetine had just become
available in the generic form and the prescription had been filled with the generic
product. The nurse should tell the patient - ANSWER that the law requires that
prescriptions be filled with the generic form if available to cut down the cost of
medications.
When teaching a patient about OTC drugs, which points should the nurse include? -
ANSWER c. Many of these drugs were once prescription drugs but are now thought to
be safe for use without a prescription when used as directed.
d. Reading the label of these drugs is very important; the name of the active ingredient
is prominent; you should always check the ingredient name.
8TH ED. | CHAPTER 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE!!
, Clinical Pharmacology - ANSWER the study of drugs used to treat, prevent, or diagnose
disease.
Phase I drug studies involve - ANSWER healthy human volunteers who are often paid
for their participation.
The generic name of a drug is - ANSWER the original name assigned to the drug at the
beginning of the evaluation process.
An orphan drug is a drug that - ANSWER has been tested but is not considered to be
financially viable.
The FDA pregnancy categories were used - ANSWER to indicate a drug's potential or
actual teratogenic effects.
The storing, prescribing, and distributing of controlled substances - drugs that are more
apt to be addictive - are monitored by - ANSWER the DEA.
Healthy young women are not usually involved in phase I studies of drugs because -
ANSWER females are more apt to suffer problems with ova, which are formed only
before birth.
A patient has been taking fluoxetine (Prozac) for several years, but when picking up the
prescription this month found that the tablets looked different and became concerned.
The nurse, checking with the pharmacist, found that fluoxetine had just become
available in the generic form and the prescription had been filled with the generic
product. The nurse should tell the patient - ANSWER that the law requires that
prescriptions be filled with the generic form if available to cut down the cost of
medications.
When teaching a patient about OTC drugs, which points should the nurse include? -
ANSWER c. Many of these drugs were once prescription drugs but are now thought to
be safe for use without a prescription when used as directed.
d. Reading the label of these drugs is very important; the name of the active ingredient
is prominent; you should always check the ingredient name.
