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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed
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a. Physician
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pensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, althou
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gh under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this isnot his o
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r her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility
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of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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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?
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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 actualdrug nam
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4. Which drug or drug class is a ―high alert‖ drug?
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patient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium
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ffects 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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eactions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a dru
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