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A clear understanding of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the body, and drug interaction
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s will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the concepts relevant to new
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drug therapies on the market.
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DIF: Application
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medicatio
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n Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental Hygienist (No
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nprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3 OBJ: 1
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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. mt mt mt mt
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lems with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may require speci
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al handling in the dental office.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) | p.
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3 OBJ: 1
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a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease states.
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al or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supplements are
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drugs 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.
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3 OBJ: 1
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4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
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me is not capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade name and is capitalized. Although th
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e brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, this term is often used int
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erchangeably with the trade name. The code name is the initial term used within a pharmaceutical co
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mpany to refer to a drug while it is undergoing investigation and is often a combination of capital lett
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ers and numbers, the letters representing an abbreviation of the company name.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: 3 m t mt mt mt mt mt m t
TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology m t mt mt
5. A drug’s generic name is selected by the
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a. pharmaceutical company manufacturing it. mt mt mt
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). mt mt mt mt
c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. mt mt mt
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me Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The pharmac
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eutical company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic name given its drug,
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but the final decision is not the company’s.
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DIF: Recall REF: Drug Names | p. 4 m t mt mt mt mt
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 m t
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one generic name. It is not capitalized, and it becomes the “official” name of the drug. The pharmace
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utical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade name is protected by the
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Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus patent term extensions. Alt
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hough the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, it is often used i
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nterchangeably with the trade name. mt mt mt mt
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: 3m t mt mt mt mt mt m t
TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacologym t mt mt
7. Two drugs that are found to be chemically equivalent, but not biologically equivalent or
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a. potency.
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products are said to differ in their bioavailability. The potency of a drug is a function of the amount of
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drug required to produce an effect. The efficacy is the maximum intensity of effect or response that
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can be produced by a drug. The therapeutic index is the ratio of the lethal dose for 50% of the experi
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mental animals divided by the effective dose for 50% of the experimental animals. If the value of the
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therapeutic index is small, toxicity is more likely. mt mt mt mt mt mt mt
DIF: Recall
REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p. 5 OBJ:
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacologym t mt mt
8. How many years must pass after a drug patent expires before other drug companies can market the
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same compound as a generic drug?
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ANS: D m t
Once a drug patent expires, competing companies may immediately market the same compound in ge
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neric form. The pharmaceutical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade
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name is protected by the Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus th
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e patent term extensions.
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DIF: Application
REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p. 5 OBJ:
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacologym t mt mt
1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional in mt mt mt mt mt mt mt
a. obtaining a patient’s health history. mt mt mt mt
b. administering drugs in the office. mt mt mt mt
c. handling emergency situations. mt mt
d. selection of a nonprescription medication. mt mt mt mt
e. All of the above. mt mt mt
ANS: E m t
All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, knowledge of
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pharmacology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history questions.
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Knowledge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in their proper adm
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inistration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by drugs; thus, kno
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wledge of pharmacology is of great help, especially because a rapid response is sometimes required.
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A clear understanding of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the body, and drug interaction
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s will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the concepts relevant to new
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drug therapies on the market.
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DIF: Application
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medicatio
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n Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental Hygienist (No
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nprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3 OBJ: 1
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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. mt mt mt mt
b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. mt mt mt mt mt mt mt mt
c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointment co
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mpared with afternoon appointments. mt mt mt
d. Both B and C are true. mt mt mt mt mt
ANS: D m t
Asthmatic patients who experience dental anxiety should schedule their appointments when they are n
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ot rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively fewer prob
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lems with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may require speci
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al handling in the dental office.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) | p.
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3 OBJ: 1
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,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements mt mt mt
a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease states.
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b. are not drugs. mt mt
c. can cause adverse effects. mt mt mt
d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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ANS: C m t
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of nutrition
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al or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supplements are
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drugs 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.
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3 OBJ: 1
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4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
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a. Brand name mt
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d. Trade name mt
ANS: C m t
Before any drug is marketed, it is given a generic name that becomes the “official” name of the drug.
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Each drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted Name Council, and the na
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me is not capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade name and is capitalized. Although th
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e brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, this term is often used int
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erchangeably with the trade name. The code name is the initial term used within a pharmaceutical co
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mpany to refer to a drug while it is undergoing investigation and is often a combination of capital lett
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ers and numbers, the letters representing an abbreviation of the company name.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: 3 m t mt mt mt mt mt m t
TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology m t mt mt
5. A drug’s generic name is selected by the
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a. pharmaceutical company manufacturing it. mt mt mt
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c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. mt mt mt
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Each drug is assigned only one generic name (e.g., ibuprofen). It is selected by the U.S. Adopted Na
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me Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The pharmac
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eutical company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic name given its drug,
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but the final decision is not the company’s.
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DIF: Recall REF: Drug Names | p. 4 m t mt mt mt mt
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 m t
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one generic name. It is not capitalized, and it becomes the “official” name of the drug. The pharmace
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utical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade name is protected by the
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Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus patent term extensions. Alt
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hough the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, it is often used i
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nterchangeably with the trade name. mt mt mt mt
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: 3m t mt mt mt mt mt m t
TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacologym t mt mt
7. Two drugs that are found to be chemically equivalent, but not biologically equivalent or
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t therapeutically equivalent are said to differ in mt mt mt mt mt mt
a. potency.
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A preparation can be chemically equivalent yet not biologically or therapeutically equivalent. These
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products are said to differ in their bioavailability. The potency of a drug is a function of the amount of
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drug required to produce an effect. The efficacy is the maximum intensity of effect or response that
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can be produced by a drug. The therapeutic index is the ratio of the lethal dose for 50% of the experi
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mental animals divided by the effective dose for 50% of the experimental animals. If the value of the
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therapeutic index is small, toxicity is more likely. mt mt mt mt mt mt mt
DIF: Recall
REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p. 5 OBJ:
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacologym t mt mt
8. How many years must pass after a drug patent expires before other drug companies can market the
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same compound as a generic drug?
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a. 20 years mt
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Once a drug patent expires, competing companies may immediately market the same compound in ge
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neric form. The pharmaceutical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade
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name is protected by the Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus th
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e patent term extensions.
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DIF: Application
REF: Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | p. 5 OBJ:
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacologym t mt mt
