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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation,Actions, and Responses
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibilityfor dispensing prescribed
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drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner t


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c. Licensed nurse t


d Pharmacy technician lo


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ANS: D t t


The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not dis
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pensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, althou gh
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under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this isnot his o r her
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major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility of
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dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect t


b Intended action lo


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c. Adverse reaction t


d Idiosyncratic response t


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ANS: B t t


The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem
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.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? t t t t t t t t t t t t


a. Generic name t


b Chemical name t

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c. Category name t


d Trade name lo


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The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assig
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ned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The category
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name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug nam
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e. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s manufact
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urer.
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4. Which drug or drug class is a ―high alert‖ drug? lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo


a. Penicillin
b Insulin
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c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
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ANS: B
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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tpatient, 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 a ffects
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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 bod
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yhormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist
b Blocking agent t


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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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ANS: A
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics th
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eactions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a dru g
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antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacologict erm.
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6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity? t t t t t t t t


a. Drug potency t


b Pharmacodynamics
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d Pharmacokinetics
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ANS: D t t


The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug. Pharmac
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odynamics refers to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers tohow strongl y
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or to what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to pharmacodynamics
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, meaning how a drug works to change body function. DIF:
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7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards for
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drug manufacturing?
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ANS: C
The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standards are
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enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the National Institutes of Health nort
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heAssociation 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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b Transdermal drugs must be sterile rather than clean. t t t t t t t


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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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