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TABLE OF CONTENT
1. Drug Therapy: Roles, Regulations, Actions, and Responses
2. Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs
3. Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage Calculations
4. Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
5. Dosage Calculation of Intravenous Solutions and Drugs
6. Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial Drugs
7. Anti-Infectives: Antiviral Drugs
8. Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
9. Drugs for Pain Control, Migraines, and Skeletal Muscle Spasms
10. General Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
11. Immunizations and Immunosuppressant Drugs
12. Drugs That Affect Urine Output
13. Drug Therapy for Hypertension
14. Drug Therapy for Heart Failure
15. Drug Therapy for Dysrhythmias
16. Drug Therapy for High Blood Lipids
17. Drugs That Affect Blood Clotting
18. Drug Therapy for Asthma and Other Respiratory Problems
19. Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Problems
20. Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers, Reflux, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
21. Drug Therapy for Diabetes
22. Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenal Gland Problems
23. Drug Therapy for Seizures
24. Drug Therapy for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases
25. Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
26. Drug Therapy for Insomnia
27. Drug Therapy for Eye Problems
28. Drug Therapy for Male Reproductive Problems
29. Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Problems
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3rded Ition
MULTIPLE CHOICE B ASIC
CONCEPTS
1. Which Health Care Professional Has The Major Responsibility For Dispensing
Prescrib Ed drugs Under The Direction Of A Pharmacist?
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A. Physician
B Nurse Practitioner
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C. Licensed Nurse
D Pharmacy techniciawl
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ANSWER: D
The Physician And Nurse Practitioner Have The Major Responsibility For Prescribing
Drugs, Not Dispensing Them. The Licensed Nurse Has The Primary Responsibility For
Administering Drugs, Al Though Under Some Circumstances A Licensed Nurse May
Dispense Prescribed Drugs But This Is n Ot His Or Her Major Responsibility In Drug
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Therapy. The Pharmacy Technician Has The Major Res Ponsibility Of Dispensing
Prescribed Drugs Under The Direction Of A Licensed Pharmacist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: P. 3
2. Which Term Describes The Effect Of A Drug That Improves Body Function?
A. Side Effect
B Intended actio
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C. Adverse Reaction
D Idiosyncratic
. Response
ANSWER: B
The Purpose Of Drug Therapy Is To Take A Drug To Prevent, Reduce, Or Correct A
Health Probl E m. th is Response Is Any Drug’s Intended Action Also Known As A
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Therapeutic Response.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: P. 3
3. Which Type Of Drug Name Is ―Owned‖ By The Company That Manufactures It?
A. Generic Name
B Chemical Name
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C. Category
Name
D Trade name
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ANSWER: D
The Chemical Name Is A Drug’s Exact Chemical Composition. The Generic Name Is The
Name As Signed To The Drug By The U.S. Adopted Names Council And Is Not Owned By
Anyone. The Cat Egory Name Refers To The Type Of Drug (What It Does Or What It Is
Used For) And Is Not An Actual Drug Name. The Trade Name (Brand Name) Is The
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Name Provided And Owned By A Specific Drug ’S Manufacturer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: P. 4
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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ANSWER: B
A High Alert Drug Is One In Which Harm Is Likely To Result If Given At The Wrong
Dose, To The Wr Ong patient, Or Not Given To The Correct Patient. Drugs Classified As
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High Alert Drugs Include Pot Assium, narcotics (Opioids), Insulin, Cancer Chemotherapy
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Drugs, And Heparin (Or Any Drug That Strongly Affects Blood Clotting). Penicillin, Nsaids,
And Calcium Are Not Considered High Alert Drugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: P. 4
5. What Is The Term For A Drug That Has The Same Action As A Naturally
Occurring B Ody hormone Or Enzyme?
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A. Agonist
B Blocking
. Agent
C. Chemical
D Duplicator
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ANSWER: A
A Drug Agonist Is An Extrinsic Drug That Activates The Receptor Sites Of A Cell
And Mimics The actions Of Naturally Occurring Body Substances (Intrinsic
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Drugs). A Blocking Agent Is A Drug
Antagonist. A Chemical Would Not Necessarily Be A Drug At All. A Duplicator Is Not A
Pharmacolo Gic term. lw
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TABLE OF CONTENT
1. Drug Therapy: Roles, Regulations, Actions, and Responses
2. Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs
3. Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage Calculations
4. Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
5. Dosage Calculation of Intravenous Solutions and Drugs
6. Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial Drugs
7. Anti-Infectives: Antiviral Drugs
8. Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
9. Drugs for Pain Control, Migraines, and Skeletal Muscle Spasms
10. General Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
11. Immunizations and Immunosuppressant Drugs
12. Drugs That Affect Urine Output
13. Drug Therapy for Hypertension
14. Drug Therapy for Heart Failure
15. Drug Therapy for Dysrhythmias
16. Drug Therapy for High Blood Lipids
17. Drugs That Affect Blood Clotting
18. Drug Therapy for Asthma and Other Respiratory Problems
19. Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Problems
20. Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers, Reflux, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
21. Drug Therapy for Diabetes
22. Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenal Gland Problems
23. Drug Therapy for Seizures
24. Drug Therapy for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases
25. Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
26. Drug Therapy for Insomnia
27. Drug Therapy for Eye Problems
28. Drug Therapy for Male Reproductive Problems
29. Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Problems
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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, actions, And Responses
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Workman & Lacharity: Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials For Medication Safety,
3rded Ition
MULTIPLE CHOICE B ASIC
CONCEPTS
1. Which Health Care Professional Has The Major Responsibility For Dispensing
Prescrib Ed drugs Under The Direction Of A Pharmacist?
lw
A. Physician
B Nurse Practitioner
.
C. Licensed Nurse
D Pharmacy techniciawl
. n
ANSWER: D
The Physician And Nurse Practitioner Have The Major Responsibility For Prescribing
Drugs, Not Dispensing Them. The Licensed Nurse Has The Primary Responsibility For
Administering Drugs, Al Though Under Some Circumstances A Licensed Nurse May
Dispense Prescribed Drugs But This Is n Ot His Or Her Major Responsibility In Drug
lw
Therapy. The Pharmacy Technician Has The Major Res Ponsibility Of Dispensing
Prescribed Drugs Under The Direction Of A Licensed Pharmacist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: P. 3
2. Which Term Describes The Effect Of A Drug That Improves Body Function?
A. Side Effect
B Intended actio
wl
. n
C. Adverse Reaction
D Idiosyncratic
. Response
ANSWER: B
The Purpose Of Drug Therapy Is To Take A Drug To Prevent, Reduce, Or Correct A
Health Probl E m. th is Response Is Any Drug’s Intended Action Also Known As A
l W
Therapeutic Response.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: P. 3
3. Which Type Of Drug Name Is ―Owned‖ By The Company That Manufactures It?
A. Generic Name
B Chemical Name
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C. Category
Name
D Trade name
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.
ANSWER: D
The Chemical Name Is A Drug’s Exact Chemical Composition. The Generic Name Is The
Name As Signed To The Drug By The U.S. Adopted Names Council And Is Not Owned By
Anyone. The Cat Egory Name Refers To The Type Of Drug (What It Does Or What It Is
Used For) And Is Not An Actual Drug Name. The Trade Name (Brand Name) Is The
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Name Provided And Owned By A Specific Drug ’S Manufacturer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: P. 4
4. Which drug or drug class is a ―high alert‖ drug?
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A. Penicillin
B Insulin
.
C. Nsaids
D Calcium
.
ANSWER: B
A High Alert Drug Is One In Which Harm Is Likely To Result If Given At The Wrong
Dose, To The Wr Ong patient, Or Not Given To The Correct Patient. Drugs Classified As
lw
High Alert Drugs Include Pot Assium, narcotics (Opioids), Insulin, Cancer Chemotherapy
lW
Drugs, And Heparin (Or Any Drug That Strongly Affects Blood Clotting). Penicillin, Nsaids,
And Calcium Are Not Considered High Alert Drugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: P. 4
5. What Is The Term For A Drug That Has The Same Action As A Naturally
Occurring B Ody hormone Or Enzyme?
lw
A. Agonist
B Blocking
. Agent
C. Chemical
D Duplicator
.
ANSWER: A
A Drug Agonist Is An Extrinsic Drug That Activates The Receptor Sites Of A Cell
And Mimics The actions Of Naturally Occurring Body Substances (Intrinsic
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Drugs). A Blocking Agent Is A Drug
Antagonist. A Chemical Would Not Necessarily Be A Drug At All. A Duplicator Is Not A
Pharmacolo Gic term. lw
