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,Test Bank For Understanding Pharmacology, Essentials for Medication Safety, 2nd
Edition,Workman & LaCharity

Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses

MULTIPLE CHOICE

BASIC CONCEPTS

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

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3

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

, b Chemical name
composition. The generic name is the name assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names
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Council and is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to the type of drug (what it does
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or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name
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provided and owned by a specific drug’s manufacturer.
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4. Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug?
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a. Penicillin
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 wrong
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patient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium,
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narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly
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affects blood 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 body
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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 the
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actions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a drug
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, antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacologic
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6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
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The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug.
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Pharmacodynamics refers to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers to
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how strongly or to what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to
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pharmacodynamics, meaning how a drug works to change body function.
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7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards for
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The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standards
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are enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the National Institutes of Health nor
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the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has any authority to enforce drug standards.
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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 route.
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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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