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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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1. Which iohealth iocare ioprofessional iohas iothe iomajor ioresponsibility iofor iodispensing ioprescribed
drugs iounder iothe iodirection ioof ioa iopharmacist?
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a. Physician
b. Nurse iopractitioner
c. Licensed ionurse
d. Pharmacy iotechnician
ANS: i o D
The iophysician ioand ionurse iopractitioner iohave iothe iomajor ioresponsibility iofor ioprescribing iodrugs,
ionot iodispensing iothem. ioThe iolicensed ionurse iohas iothe ioprimary ioresponsibility iofor ioadministering

iodrugs, ioalthough iounder iosome iocircumstances ioa iolicensed ionurse iomay iodispense ioprescribed

iodrugs iobut iothis iois ionot iohis ioor ioher iomajor ioresponsibility ioin iodrug iotherapy. ioThe iopharmacy

iotechnician iohas iothe iomajor ioresponsibility ioof iodispensing ioprescribed iodrugs iounder iothe

iodirection ioof ioa iolicensed iopharmacist.




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2. Which ioterm iodescribes iothe ioeffect ioof ioa iodrug iothat ioimproves iobody iofunction?
a. Side ioeffect
b. Intended ioaction
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c. Adverse ioreaction
d. Idiosyncratic
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ANS: i o B
The iopurpose ioof iodrug iotherapy iois ioto iotake ioa iodrug ioto ioprevent, ioreduce, ioor iocorrect ioa iohealth
ioproblem. ioThis ioresponse iois ioany iodrug’s iointended ioaction ioalso ioknown ioas ioa iotherapeutic

ioresponse.




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3. Which iotype ioof iodrug ioname iois io“owned” ioby iothe iocompany iothat iomanufactures ioit?
a. Generic ioname
b. Chemical ioname
c. Category ioname
d. Trade ioname
ANS: i o D
The iochemical ioname iois ioa iodrug’s ioexact iochemical iocomposition. ioThe iogeneric ioname iois iothe
ioname ioassigned ioto iothe iodrug ioby iothe ioU.S. ioAdopted ioNames ioCouncil ioand iois ionot ioowned ioby

ioanyone. ioThe iocategory ioname iorefers ioto iothe iotype ioof iodrug io(what ioit iodoes ioor iowhat ioit iois ioused

iofor) ioand iois ionot ioan ioactual iodrug ioname. ioThe iotrade ioname io(brand ioname) iois iothe ioname

ioprovided ioand ioowned ioby ioa iospecific iodrug’s iomanufacturer.




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4. Which iodrug ioor iodrug ioclass iois ioa io“high ioalert” iodrug?
a. Penicillin
b. Insulin
c. NSAIDs
d. Calcium
ANS: i o B
A iohigh ioalert iodrug iois ioone ioin iowhich ioharm iois iolikely ioto ioresult ioif iogiven ioat iothe iowrong iodose,
ioto iothe iowrong iopatient, ioor ionot iogiven ioto iothe iocorrect iopatient. ioDrugs ioclassified ioas iohigh ioalert

iodrugs ioinclude iopotassium, ionarcotics io(opioids), ioinsulin, iocancer iochemotherapy iodrugs, ioand

ioheparin io(or ioany iodrug iothat iostrongly ioaffects ioblood ioclotting). ioPenicillin, ioNSAIDs, ioand

iocalcium ioare ionot ioconsidered iohigh ioalert iodrugs.




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5. What iois iothe ioterm iofor ioa iodrug iothat iohas iothe iosame ioaction ioas ioa ionaturally iooccurring iobody
hormone ioor ioenzyme?
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a. Agonist
b. Blocking ioagent
c. Chemical
d. Duplicator
ANS: i o A
A iodrug ioagonist iois ioan ioextrinsic iodrug iothat ioactivates iothe ioreceptor iosites ioof ioa iocell ioand
iomimics iothe ioactions ioof ionaturally iooccurring iobody iosubstances io(intrinsic iodrugs). ioA

ioblocking ioagent iois ioa iodrug ioantagonist. ioA iochemical iowould ionot ionecessarily iobe ioa iodrug ioat

ioall. ioA ioduplicator iois ionot ioa

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6. Which ioterm iodescribes iohow iothe iobody ioaffects iodrug ioactivity?
a. Drug iopotency
b. Pharmacodynamics
c. Therapeutic ioeffect
d. Pharmacokinetics
ANS: i o D
The ioterm iopharmacokinetics iorefers ioto iodrug iometabolism ioand iohow iothe iobody iochanges ioa iodrug.
ioPharmacodynamics iorefers ioto iohow ioa iodrug ioworks ioto iochange iobody iofunction. ioDrug iopotency

iorefers ioto iohow iostrongly ioor ioto iowhat iodegree ioa iodrug ioexerts ioits ioeffects. ioThe iotherapeutic

ioeffect iois iocloser ioto iopharmacodynamics, iomeaning iohow ioa iodrug ioworks ioto iochange iobody

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7. In iothe ioUnited ioStates, iowhich iogroup iois ioresponsible iofor ioenforcing ioestablished iostandards iofor
drug iomanufacturing?
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a. U.S. ioPharmacopeia
b. National ioInstitutes ioof ioHealth
c. Food ioand ioDrug ioAdministration
d. Association ioof ioPharmaceutical ioManufacturers


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