Applied Pharmacology for The Dental Hygienist 9th Ed
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d. selection of a nonprescription medication. q q q q
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All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, knowledge of phar
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macology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history questions. Knowl
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edge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in their proper administration
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in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by drugs; thus, knowledge of phar
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macology is of great help, especially because a rapid response is sometimes required. A clear understand
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ing of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the body, and drug interactions will allow the dental
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practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the concepts relevant to new drug therapies on the mark
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et.
DIF: Application
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication A
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dministration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nonpresc
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ription Medication) | pp. 2-3
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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2. Which of the following statements is true regarding planning appointments?
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a. Whether or not patients are taking medication for systemic diseases is of little
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consequence in the dental office. q q q q
b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. q q q q q q q q
c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointment com
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pared with afternoon appointments. q q q
d. Both B and C are true. q q q q q
ANS: D q
Asthmatic patients who experience dental anxiety should schedule their appointments when they are not
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rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively fewer problems
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with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may require special handli
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ng in the dental office.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) | p. 3
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OBJ: 1 q TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology q q q
,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements q q q
a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease states.
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b. are not drugs. q q
c. can cause adverse effects. q q q
d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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ANS: C q
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of nutritional
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or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supplements are drugs
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and can cause adverse effects and interact with different drugs.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nutritional or Herbal Supplements) | p. 3 O
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BJ: 1 q TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology q q q
4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
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a. Brand name q
b. Code name q
c. Generic name q
d. Trade name q
ANS: C q
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h drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted Name Council, and the name is n
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ot capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade name and is capitalized. Although the brand nam
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e is technically the name of the company marketing the product, this term is often used interchangeably w
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ith the trade name. The code name is the initial term used within a pharmaceutical company to refer to a d
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rug while it is undergoing investigation and is often a combination of capital letters and numbers, the lett
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ers representing an abbreviation of the company name.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: 3 q q q q q q q
TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology q q q
5. A drug’s generic name is selected by the
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a. pharmaceutical company manufacturing it. q q q
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). q q q q
c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. q q q
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ouncil. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The pharmaceutical co
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mpany manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic name given its drug, but the final d
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ecision is not the company’s. q q q q
DIF: Recall REF: Drug Names | p. 4 q q q q q
OBJ: 3 TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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6. Which of the following is true concerning generic and trade names of drugs?
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a. A drug may only have one generic name and one trade name.
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, b. A drug may only have one generic name, but it may have several trade names.
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c. A drug may have several generic names, but it may only have one trade name.
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d. A drug may have several generic names and several trade names.
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ANS: B q
Each drug has only one generic name but may have several trade names. For each drug, there is only one g
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eneric name. It is not capitalized, and it becomes the ―official‖ name of the drug. The pharmaceutical com
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pany discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade name is protected by the Federal Patent
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Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus patent term extensions. Although the brand na
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me is technically the name of the company marketing the product, it is often used interchangeably with th
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e trade name.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: 3
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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7. Two drugs that are found to be chemically equivalent, but not biologically equivalent or th
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erapeutically equivalent are said to differ in q q q q q q
a. potency.
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c. bioavailability.
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A preparation can be chemically equivalent yet not biologically or therapeutically equivalent. These pro
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ducts are said to differ in their bioavailability. The potency of a drug is a function of the amount of drug re
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quired to produce an effect. The efficacy is the maximum intensity of effect or response that can be produ
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ced by a drug. The therapeutic index is the ratio of the lethal dose for 50% of the experimental animals di
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vided by the effective dose for 50% of the experimental animals. If the value of the therapeutic index is s
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mall, toxicity is more likely.
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DIF: Recall
REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p. 5 OBJ: 4
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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8. How many years must pass after a drug patent expires before other drug companies can market the sa
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me compound as a generic drug?
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a. 20 years q
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ANS: D q
Once a drug patent expires, competing companies may immediately market the same compound in gener
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ic form. The pharmaceutical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade name i
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s protected by the Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus the patent ter
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m extensions.
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DIF: Application
REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p. 5 OBJ: 4
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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ition by Elena Bablenis Haveles
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Complete Test Bank
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,Chapter 01: Information Sources, Regulatory Agencies, Drug Legislation, and Prescription Writi
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ng
Haveles: Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE q
1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional in q q q q q q q
a. obtaining a patient’s health history. q q q q
b. administering drugs in the office. q q q q
c. handling emergency situations. q q
d. selection of a nonprescription medication. q q q q
e. All of the above. q q q
ANS: E q
All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, knowledge of phar
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
macology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history questions. Knowl
q q q q q q q q q q q q
edge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in their proper administration
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by drugs; thus, knowledge of phar
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
macology is of great help, especially because a rapid response is sometimes required. A clear understand
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ing of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the body, and drug interactions will allow the dental
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practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the concepts relevant to new drug therapies on the mark
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
et.
DIF: Application
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication A
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dministration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nonpresc
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ription Medication) | pp. 2-3
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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2. Which of the following statements is true regarding planning appointments?
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a. Whether or not patients are taking medication for systemic diseases is of little
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consequence in the dental office. q q q q
b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. q q q q q q q q
c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointment com
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pared with afternoon appointments. q q q
d. Both B and C are true. q q q q q
ANS: D q
Asthmatic patients who experience dental anxiety should schedule their appointments when they are not
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rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively fewer problems
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with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may require special handli
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ng in the dental office.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) | p. 3
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OBJ: 1 q TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology q q q
,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements q q q
a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease states.
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b. are not drugs. q q
c. can cause adverse effects. q q q
d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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ANS: C q
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of nutritional
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or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supplements are drugs
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and can cause adverse effects and interact with different drugs.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nutritional or Herbal Supplements) | p. 3 O
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BJ: 1 q TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology q q q
4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
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a. Brand name q
b. Code name q
c. Generic name q
d. Trade name q
ANS: C q
Before any drug is marketed, it is given a generic name that becomes the ―official‖ name of the drug. Eac
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h drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted Name Council, and the name is n
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ot capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade name and is capitalized. Although the brand nam
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e is technically the name of the company marketing the product, this term is often used interchangeably w
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ith the trade name. The code name is the initial term used within a pharmaceutical company to refer to a d
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rug while it is undergoing investigation and is often a combination of capital letters and numbers, the lett
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ers representing an abbreviation of the company name.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: 3 q q q q q q q
TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology q q q
5. A drug’s generic name is selected by the
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a. pharmaceutical company manufacturing it. q q q
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). q q q q
c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. q q q
d. Federal Patent Office. q q
ANS: C q
Each drug is assigned only one generic name (e.g., ibuprofen). It is selected by the U.S. Adopted Name C
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ouncil. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The pharmaceutical co
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mpany manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic name given its drug, but the final d
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ecision is not the company’s. q q q q
DIF: Recall REF: Drug Names | p. 4 q q q q q
OBJ: 3 TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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6. Which of the following is true concerning generic and trade names of drugs?
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a. A drug may only have one generic name and one trade name.
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, b. A drug may only have one generic name, but it may have several trade names.
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c. A drug may have several generic names, but it may only have one trade name.
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d. A drug may have several generic names and several trade names.
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ANS: B q
Each drug has only one generic name but may have several trade names. For each drug, there is only one g
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eneric name. It is not capitalized, and it becomes the ―official‖ name of the drug. The pharmaceutical com
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pany discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade name is protected by the Federal Patent
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Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus patent term extensions. Although the brand na
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me is technically the name of the company marketing the product, it is often used interchangeably with th
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e trade name.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: 3
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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7. Two drugs that are found to be chemically equivalent, but not biologically equivalent or th
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erapeutically equivalent are said to differ in q q q q q q
a. potency.
b. efficacy.
c. bioavailability.
d. therapeutic index. q
ANS: C q
A preparation can be chemically equivalent yet not biologically or therapeutically equivalent. These pro
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ducts are said to differ in their bioavailability. The potency of a drug is a function of the amount of drug re
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quired to produce an effect. The efficacy is the maximum intensity of effect or response that can be produ
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ced by a drug. The therapeutic index is the ratio of the lethal dose for 50% of the experimental animals di
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vided by the effective dose for 50% of the experimental animals. If the value of the therapeutic index is s
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mall, toxicity is more likely.
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DIF: Recall
REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p. 5 OBJ: 4
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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8. How many years must pass after a drug patent expires before other drug companies can market the sa
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me compound as a generic drug?
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a. 20 years q
b. 17 years q
c. 7 years q
d. 0 years q
ANS: D q
Once a drug patent expires, competing companies may immediately market the same compound in gener
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ic form. The pharmaceutical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade name i
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s protected by the Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus the patent ter
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m extensions.
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DIF: Application
REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p. 5 OBJ: 4
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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