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,Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed dr
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ugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
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d Pharmacy technician dt


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The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not disp
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ensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, although
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under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is not his or her
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major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility of dis
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pensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect dt



b Intended action dt



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d Idiosyncratic response dt



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The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. This re
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sponse is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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3. Which type of drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it?
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a. Generic name dt



b Chemical name dt




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c. Category name dt



d Trade name dt



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The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assigne
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d to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The category name
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refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug name. The trad
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e name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s manufacturer.
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4. Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug?
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a. Penicillin
b Insulin
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c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
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A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrong patie
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nt, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium, narcotics
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(opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affects blood cl
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otting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert drugs.
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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring body ho
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rmone or enzyme? dt dt



a. Agonist
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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics the actions o
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f naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a drug
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antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacologicterm.
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6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
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a. Drug potency dt



b Pharmacodynamics
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d Pharmacokinetics
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