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Chapter 1, The Foundation of Pharmacology: Quality and Safety
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1. A woman diagnosed with obsessive–compulsive disorder has been
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prescribed oralparoxetine hydrochloride. What is the expected effect for
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this prescription?
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through the bloodstream to their sites of action in various body tissues, and
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eventually eliminated from the body. Curative agents are given to cure a disease
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process. In this case, paroxetine hydrochloride will control the symptoms but not
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cure the disorder. Drugs with local effects,such as sunscreen and local anesthetics,
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act mainly at the site of application. Paroxetine hydrochloride is not administered
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parenterally. Parenteral agents are administered subcutaneously, intramuscularly, or
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substances that have been chemically modified. Synthetic drugs are more
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standardized in their chemicalcharacteristics, more consistent in their effects, and
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less likely to produce allergic reactions. Biotechnology drugs involve manipulating
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DNA and RNA and recombining genes into hybrid molecules that can be inserted
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into living organisms. Prototype drugs are the first drug of a particular group to be
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developed.
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3. Which classification applies to morphine?
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A. Central nervous system depressant
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B. Central nervous system stimulant
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