Dental Hygiene Pharmacology Exam 1
questions with solutions provided
Drugs ✅✅chemical substances that are used in the diagnosis, treatment, or
prevention of disease or other abnormal conditions
Pharmacotherapy ✅✅use of meds to treat different disease states
Pharmacodynamics ✅✅study of the drugs action on living organisms
Pharmacokinetics ✅✅the study of how a drug enters the body, circulates within the
body, is changed by the body, and leaves the body
pharmacy ✅✅practice of compounding, preparing, dispensing, and counseling
patients about their medications
Toxicology ✅✅study of the harmful effects of drugs on living tissues
Chemical name ✅✅Drug name identified by chemical structure
Code name ✅✅drug name that consists of a combo of letters and numbers, often
used more than the chemical name
Trade name ✅✅Drug name that is always capitalized, protected by Federal Patient
Log for 20 yrs, often used interchangeably with brand name
Generic name ✅✅drug name that is always lowercase, "official" name of the drug
Harrison Narcotic Act ✅✅Established regulations governing the use of opium,
opiates, and cocaine, later marijuana laws were added
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ✅✅Grants approval so that drugs can be
marketed in the U.S, before granted it must be determined both safe and effective.
Determines which drugs may be sold by prescription, OTC, and regulates labeling and
advertising of prescription drugs
Federal Trade Commission ✅✅Regulates the trade practices of drug companies and
prohibits the false advertising of foods, nonprescription/OTC drugs, and cosmetics
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ✅✅Regulates the manufacture and
distribution of substances that have a potential for abuse, including opioids/narcotics,
stimulants, and sedatives
, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) ✅✅Newest federal regulation concerning
drugs; Mandates that pharmacists must provide patient counseling and a prospective
drug utilization review (DUR) for Medicaid patients. State boards of pharmacy are
interpreting this law to apply to all patients
black box warning ✅✅The purpose of what is to draw attention to safety concerns
associated with the drug
black box warning ✅✅Educates both prescriber and patient about serious safety
concerns associated with the drug. Generally they bring attention to potentially fatal, life-
threatening, or disabling adverse effects of different medications
Heading ✅✅All of the following is required in what part of an Rx:
Name, address, telephone number of the prescriber (printed on Rx)
Name, address, age, telephone number of the patient (written)
Date of prescription
Body ✅✅All of the following is required in what part of an Rx:
The Rx symbol
Name and dose size or concentration (liquids) of the drug
Amount to be dispensed
Directions to the patient
Closing ✅✅All of the following is required in what part of an Rx:
Prescriber's signature
DEA number, if required
Refill instructions
Drug ✅✅biologically active substance that modifies cellular function
Potency ✅✅amount of drug needed to produce an effect
Half-life ✅✅the amount of time that passes for a drugs concentration to fall to
half/50% of its original blood level
Metabolism ✅✅Also known as biotransformation, the body's way of changing a drug
so that it can be more easily excreted by the kidneys; Most commonly in the liver; Active
to inactive is most common
renal ✅✅Which form of excretion is most important?
glomerular filtration ✅✅most drugs are managed by this system
questions with solutions provided
Drugs ✅✅chemical substances that are used in the diagnosis, treatment, or
prevention of disease or other abnormal conditions
Pharmacotherapy ✅✅use of meds to treat different disease states
Pharmacodynamics ✅✅study of the drugs action on living organisms
Pharmacokinetics ✅✅the study of how a drug enters the body, circulates within the
body, is changed by the body, and leaves the body
pharmacy ✅✅practice of compounding, preparing, dispensing, and counseling
patients about their medications
Toxicology ✅✅study of the harmful effects of drugs on living tissues
Chemical name ✅✅Drug name identified by chemical structure
Code name ✅✅drug name that consists of a combo of letters and numbers, often
used more than the chemical name
Trade name ✅✅Drug name that is always capitalized, protected by Federal Patient
Log for 20 yrs, often used interchangeably with brand name
Generic name ✅✅drug name that is always lowercase, "official" name of the drug
Harrison Narcotic Act ✅✅Established regulations governing the use of opium,
opiates, and cocaine, later marijuana laws were added
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ✅✅Grants approval so that drugs can be
marketed in the U.S, before granted it must be determined both safe and effective.
Determines which drugs may be sold by prescription, OTC, and regulates labeling and
advertising of prescription drugs
Federal Trade Commission ✅✅Regulates the trade practices of drug companies and
prohibits the false advertising of foods, nonprescription/OTC drugs, and cosmetics
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ✅✅Regulates the manufacture and
distribution of substances that have a potential for abuse, including opioids/narcotics,
stimulants, and sedatives
, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) ✅✅Newest federal regulation concerning
drugs; Mandates that pharmacists must provide patient counseling and a prospective
drug utilization review (DUR) for Medicaid patients. State boards of pharmacy are
interpreting this law to apply to all patients
black box warning ✅✅The purpose of what is to draw attention to safety concerns
associated with the drug
black box warning ✅✅Educates both prescriber and patient about serious safety
concerns associated with the drug. Generally they bring attention to potentially fatal, life-
threatening, or disabling adverse effects of different medications
Heading ✅✅All of the following is required in what part of an Rx:
Name, address, telephone number of the prescriber (printed on Rx)
Name, address, age, telephone number of the patient (written)
Date of prescription
Body ✅✅All of the following is required in what part of an Rx:
The Rx symbol
Name and dose size or concentration (liquids) of the drug
Amount to be dispensed
Directions to the patient
Closing ✅✅All of the following is required in what part of an Rx:
Prescriber's signature
DEA number, if required
Refill instructions
Drug ✅✅biologically active substance that modifies cellular function
Potency ✅✅amount of drug needed to produce an effect
Half-life ✅✅the amount of time that passes for a drugs concentration to fall to
half/50% of its original blood level
Metabolism ✅✅Also known as biotransformation, the body's way of changing a drug
so that it can be more easily excreted by the kidneys; Most commonly in the liver; Active
to inactive is most common
renal ✅✅Which form of excretion is most important?
glomerular filtration ✅✅most drugs are managed by this system
