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1. Which wehealth wecare weprofessional wehas wethe wemajor weresponsibility wefor wedispensing
prescribed wedrugs weunder wethe wedirection weof wea wepharmacist?
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a. Physician
b. Nurse wepractitioner
c. Licensed wenurse
d. Pharmacy wetechnician
ANS: w e D
The wephysician weand wenurse wepractitioner wehave wethe wemajor weresponsibility wefor weprescribing
wedrugs, wenot wedispensing wethem. weThe welicensed wenurse wehas wethe weprimary weresponsibility wefor
weadministering wedrugs, wealthough weunder wesome wecircumstances wea welicensed wenurse wemay
wedispense weprescribed wedrugs webut wethis weis wenot wehis weor weher wemajor weresponsibility wein wedrug
wetherapy. weThe wepharmacy wetechnician wehas wethe wemajor weresponsibility weof wedispensing
weprescribed wedrugs weunder wethe wedirection weof wea welicensed wepharmacist.
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2. Which weterm wedescribes wethe weeffect weof wea wedrug wethat weimproves webody wefunction?
a. Side weeffect
b. Intended weaction
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weThe wepurpose weof wedrug wetherapy weis weto wetake wea wedrug weto weprevent, wereduce, weor wecorrect wea
wehealth weproblem. weThis weresponse weis weany wedrug’s weintended weaction wealso weknown weas wea
wetherapeutic weresponse.
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3. Which wetype weof wedrug wename weis we“owned” weby wethe wecompany wethat wemanufactures weit?
a. Generic wename
b. Chemical wename
c. Category wename
d. Trade wename
ANS: w e D
The wechemical wename weis wea wedrug’s weexact wechemical wecomposition. weThe wegeneric wename weis
wethe wename weassigned weto wethe wedrug weby wethe weU.S. weAdopted weNames weCouncil weand weis wenot
weowned weby weanyone. weThe wecategory wename werefers weto wethe wetype weof wedrug we(what weit wedoes
weor wewhat weit weis weused wefor) weand weis wenot wean weactual wedrug wename. weThe wetrade wename
we(brand wename) weis wethe wename weprovided weand weowned weby wea wespecific wedrug’s
wemanufacturer.
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4. Which wedrug weor wedrug weclass weis wea we“high wealert” wedrug?
a. Penicillin
b. Insulin
c. NSAIDs
d. Calcium
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A wehigh wealert wedrug weis weone wein wewhich weharm weis welikely weto weresult weif wegiven weat wethe
wewrong wedose, weto wethe wewrong wepatient, weor wenot wegiven weto wethe wecorrect wepatient. weDrugs
weclassified weas wehigh wealert wedrugs weinclude wepotassium, wenarcotics we(opioids), weinsulin,
wecancer wechemotherapy wedrugs, weand weheparin we(or weany wedrug wethat westrongly weaffects weblood
weclotting). wePenicillin, weNSAIDs, weand wecalcium weare wenot weconsidered wehigh wealert wedrugs.
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5. What weis wethe weterm wefor wea wedrug wethat wehas wethe wesame weaction weas wea wenaturally weoccurring
body wehormone weor weenzyme?
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a. Agonist
b. Blocking weagent
c. Chemical
d. Duplicator
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A wedrug weagonist weis wean weextrinsic wedrug wethat weactivates wethe wereceptor wesites weof wea wecell
weand wemimics wethe weactions weof wenaturally weoccurring webody wesubstances we(intrinsic
wedrugs). weA weblocking weagent weis wea wedrug weantagonist. weA wechemical wewould wenot
wenecessarily webe wea wedrug weat weall. weA weduplicator weis wenot wea
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6. Which weterm wedescribes wehow wethe webody weaffects wedrug weactivity?
a. Drug wepotency
b. Pharmacodynamics
c. Therapeutic weeffect
d. Pharmacokinetics
ANS: w e D
The weterm wepharmacokinetics werefers weto wedrug wemetabolism weand wehow wethe webody wechanges
wea wedrug. wePharmacodynamics werefers weto wehow wea wedrug weworks weto wechange webody wefunction.
weDrug wepotency werefers weto wehow westrongly weor weto wewhat wedegree wea wedrug weexerts weits
weeffects. weThe wetherapeutic weeffect weis wecloser weto wepharmacodynamics, wemeaning wehow wea
wedrug weworks weto wechange webody wefunction.
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7. In wethe weUnited weStates, wewhich wegroup weis weresponsible wefor weenforcing weestablished
standards wefor wedrug wemanufacturing?
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a. U.S. wePharmacopeia
b. National weInstitutes weof weHealth
c. Food weand weDrug weAdministration
d. Association weof wePharmaceutical weManufacturers
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