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macology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history questions. Knowl
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edge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in their proper administration
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in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by drugs; thus, knowledge of phar
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macology is of great help, especially because a rapid response is sometimes required. A clear understand
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ing of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the body, and drug interactions will allow the dental
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practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the concepts relevant to new drug therapies on the mar
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DIF: Application
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication
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Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nonpre zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
scription Medication) | pp. 2-3 zl OBJ: 1 zl zl zl
TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively fewer problems
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with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may require special handli
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ng in the dental office.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) | p. 3
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OBJ: 1 z TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supplements are drugs
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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. 3
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OBJ: 1 TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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DIF: Comprehension
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Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The pharmaceutical
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company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic name given its drug, but the fina
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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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Haveles: Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 9th Edition
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macology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history questions. Knowl
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edge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in their proper administration
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in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by drugs; thus, knowledge of phar
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macology is of great help, especially because a rapid response is sometimes required. A clear understand
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ing of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the body, and drug interactions will allow the dental
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practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the concepts relevant to new drug therapies on the mar
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ket.
DIF: Application
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication
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c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointment com zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
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rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively fewer problems
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with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may require special handli
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ng in the dental office.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) | p. 3
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OBJ: 1 z TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supplements are drugs
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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. 3
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OBJ: 1 TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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a drug while it is undergoing investigation and is often a combination of capital letters and numbers, the l
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etters representing an abbreviation of the company name.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: 3 z l zl zl zl zl zl z l
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Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The pharmaceutical
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company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic name given its drug, but the fina
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6. Which of the following is true concerning generic and trade names of drugs?
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