NUR 210 Exam 1 Questions With || || || || || ||
Correct Answers || ||
Pharmacology: - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔The study of || || || || || ||
chemicals that alter the function of a living organism || || || || || || || ||
Drugs: - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Any chemical that is
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capable of interacting with a living organism to produce a
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biological effect. ||
Herbs and supplements: - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔When
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we get our patient's health history it is important to ask
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them if they're currently taking any herbs or supplements
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and how much because it can interact with the different
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medications that we might put them on. || || || || || ||
Origins of Ace Inhibitors (drug class) - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔was originally from the venom of Brazillian || || || || || || ||
Pit Viper snakes because it helped with hypertension
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Origins of Ace Botulinum toxin (better known as botox) -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔was a toxin potent from spoiled || || || || || || ||
sausages and were used to treat facial wrinkles. || || || || || || ||
, Origins of Warfarin (Cumin) - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔is a
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blood thinner medication and it originally came from rat
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poison.
Origins of Curare: - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A muscle
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relaxant that is used in anesthesia that comes from
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poisonous dart frogs in South America. || || || || ||
Drug Regulations Federal Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906:
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- CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔This law set standards for drug
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quality and purity in addition to strength. It specifically
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focused on product labeling and required that any
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variations from the standards be placed on the label.
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Drug Regulations The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of
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1938: - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔was the first legislation
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to address drug safety. They passed this act because
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more than 100 people died following use of a new
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medication because it had automotive freeze in the || || || || || || || ||
medication. This Act set standards for how compounding || || || || || || || ||
pharmacies could make medications. The drugs had to be || || || || || || || ||
pure with no additives and undergo testing to ensure that
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there was no toxicity.
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Drug Regualtions Kefauver - Harris Amendment of 1962: -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔• Also known as the "Drug
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Efficacy Amendment". ||
Correct Answers || ||
Pharmacology: - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔The study of || || || || || ||
chemicals that alter the function of a living organism || || || || || || || ||
Drugs: - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Any chemical that is
|| || || || || || ||
capable of interacting with a living organism to produce a
|| || || || || || || || || ||
biological effect. ||
Herbs and supplements: - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔When
|| || || || || ||
we get our patient's health history it is important to ask
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
them if they're currently taking any herbs or supplements
|| || || || || || || ||
and how much because it can interact with the different
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
medications that we might put them on. || || || || || ||
Origins of Ace Inhibitors (drug class) - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || ||
ANSWER(S)✔✔was originally from the venom of Brazillian || || || || || || ||
Pit Viper snakes because it helped with hypertension
|| || || || || || ||
Origins of Ace Botulinum toxin (better known as botox) -
|| || || || || || || || || ||
CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔was a toxin potent from spoiled || || || || || || ||
sausages and were used to treat facial wrinkles. || || || || || || ||
, Origins of Warfarin (Cumin) - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔is a
|| || || || || || ||
blood thinner medication and it originally came from rat
|| || || || || || || || || ||
poison.
Origins of Curare: - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A muscle
|| || || || || || ||
relaxant that is used in anesthesia that comes from
|| || || || || || || || ||
poisonous dart frogs in South America. || || || || ||
Drug Regulations Federal Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906:
|| || || || || || || || ||
- CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔This law set standards for drug
|| || || || || || || ||
quality and purity in addition to strength. It specifically
|| || || || || || || || || ||
focused on product labeling and required that any
|| || || || || || || ||
variations from the standards be placed on the label.
|| || || || || || || ||
Drug Regulations The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of
|| || || || || || || || ||
1938: - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔was the first legislation
|| || || || || || ||
to address drug safety. They passed this act because
|| || || || || || || || ||
more than 100 people died following use of a new
|| || || || || || || || || ||
medication because it had automotive freeze in the || || || || || || || ||
medication. This Act set standards for how compounding || || || || || || || ||
pharmacies could make medications. The drugs had to be || || || || || || || ||
pure with no additives and undergo testing to ensure that
|| || || || || || || || || ||
there was no toxicity.
|| || || ||
Drug Regualtions Kefauver - Harris Amendment of 1962: -
|| || || || || || || || ||
CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔• Also known as the "Drug
|| || || || || || ||
Efficacy Amendment". ||
