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, Test Bank For Understanding Pharmacology, Essentials for
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Medication Safety, 3rd Edition,Workman & LaCharity
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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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MULTIPLE CHOICE dd




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




b Nurse practitioner dd



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c. Licensed nurse dd




d Pharmacy technician dd



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ANS: D dd




The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd



prescribing drugs, not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for
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administering drugs, although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense
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prescribed drugs but this is not his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy
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technician has the major responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of
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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 dd




b Intended action dd



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c. Adverse reaction dd




d Idiosyncratic response dd



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ANS: B dd




The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. This
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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?
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a. Generic name
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b Chemical namedd




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c. Category name dd




d Trade name dd



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The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name
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assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The
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category name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an
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actual drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a
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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
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wrong patient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include
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potassium, narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug
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that strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high
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alert drugs.
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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring
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body hormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist

b Blocking agent dd



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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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