TWELFTH EDITION
By Geralyn Frandsen
Chapter 01 The Foundation Of Pharmacology: Quality And Safety
A Woman Has Been Prescribed
ParoxetineHydrochloride, Which Is An
AntidepressantAgent Administered In Pill
Form. The Medication Is Administered
For Her Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
This Medication Will
1. Produce Which Of The Following Effects?
A) Curative
B) Systemic
C) Local
D) Parenteral
Ans: B
Feedback:
Drugs That Produce Systemic Effects Are
Taken Into The Body, Circulated Through
The Bloodstream To Their Sites Of Action
In Various Body Tissues, And Eventually
Eliminated From The Body. Curative
Agents Are Given To Cure A Disease
Process. In ThisCase, Paroxetine
Hydrochloride Will Control The Symptoms
But Not Cure The Disorder.
Drugs With Local Effects,Such As
SunscreenAnd Local Anesthetics, Act
Mainly At The SiteOf Application.
Paroxetine Hydrochloride Is Not
Administered Parenterally. Parenteral
Agents Are Administered Subcutaneously,
Intramuscularly,
Or Intravenously.
A Patient Has Been Prescribed An
Antibiotic. This Medication Is A Naturally
Occurring Substance That Has Been
Chemically Modified.What Is Another
2. NameFor This Type Of
Medication?
A) Synthetic Drug
B) Semisynthetic Drug
,C) Biotechnology Drug
D) Prototype Drug
Ans: B
Feedback:
, Semisynthetic Drugs (E.G., Many
Antibiotics) Are Naturally Occurring
Substances That Have Been Chemically
Modified. Synthetic Drugs Aremore
Standardized In Their Chemical
Characteristics, More Consistent In Their
Effects, And Less Likely To Produce
AllergicReactions. Biotechnology Drugs
Involve Manipulating Dna And Rna And
Recombining Genes Into Hybrid
MoleculesThat Can Be Inserted Into
Living Organisms.Prototype Drugs Are
The First Drug Of A
Particular Group To Be Developed.
A Patient Is Administered Morphine.
Morphineis A Prototypical Drug That Can
BeClassified In Different Ways. Which Of
The Following
3.
Classifications Applies To Morphine?
A) Central Nervous System Depressant
B) Central Nervous System Stimulant
C) Anti-Inflammatory
D) Antihypertensive
Ans: A
Feedback:
Drugs Are Classified According To Their
Effects On Particular Body Systems, Their
Therapeutic Uses, And Their Chemical
Characteristics. For Example, Morphine
CanBe Classified As A Central Nervous
System Depressant And A Narcotic Or
Opioid Analgesic. A Central Nervoussystem
Stimulant Increases Attention And Raises
Mood. An Anti-Inflammatory Agent
Decreases Inflammation At The Site Of
TissueOr Joint Inflammation. An
Antihypertensive Agent
Reduces Blood Pressure.
A Patient Is Administered Amoxicillin
(Amoxil). The Generic Name Of This
Medication Indicates That It Belongs
ToWhich
4.
Drug Group?
A) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
B) Diuretics
C) Penicillins
, D) Ace Inhibitors