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1. A patient recently started taking a new medication; he mentions to his
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c doctor at his next appointment that he has noticed his mouth is extremely dry
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c since starting the medication to the point where he is not able to eat.
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He has tried managing it with lozenges and increased liquids and nothing seems
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to work.What drug effect best describes the dry mouth this patient is
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c experiencing?
Answer Adverse effect c c
2. T/F Discontinuing drug therapy is always the best course of action when-
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c ever a patient experiences a harmful adverse event.
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Answer False c
3. T/F The site within the cell that a drug binds to in order to exert its thera-
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c peutic effect is known as the receptor.
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Answer True c
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, 4. T/F When a drug binds to a cell exerting it effect leading to an increase in that
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c cell's physiologic response the drug is acting as an agonist.
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Answer True c
5. Duration of Action c c
Answer Length of time the drug produces its effect
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6. Onset of Action c c
Answer Time from administration to first affect
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7. Therapeutic range c
Answer Drug concentration between below MTC and above MEC
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8. T/F Drugs either have a trade name or a generic name.
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Answer False, drugs have both a trade name and generic name
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9. T/F There can be multiple generic names for the same chemical compound.-
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Answer False, chemical compounds have one corresponding generic name, but may
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c be marketed under multiple trade names.
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10. Select the dosage form that is best described as a flattened tablet that
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c dissolves in the mouth c c c
Answer Troche c
11. T/F Tablets that are coated with an acid-resistant substance to prevent
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Questions and Verified Answers,
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1. A patient recently started taking a new medication; he mentions to his
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c doctor at his next appointment that he has noticed his mouth is extremely dry
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c since starting the medication to the point where he is not able to eat.
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He has tried managing it with lozenges and increased liquids and nothing seems
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to work.What drug effect best describes the dry mouth this patient is
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c experiencing?
Answer Adverse effect c c
2. T/F Discontinuing drug therapy is always the best course of action when-
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c ever a patient experiences a harmful adverse event.
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Answer False c
3. T/F The site within the cell that a drug binds to in order to exert its thera-
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c peutic effect is known as the receptor.
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Answer True c
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, 4. T/F When a drug binds to a cell exerting it effect leading to an increase in that
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c cell's physiologic response the drug is acting as an agonist.
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Answer True c
5. Duration of Action c c
Answer Length of time the drug produces its effect
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6. Onset of Action c c
Answer Time from administration to first affect
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7. Therapeutic range c
Answer Drug concentration between below MTC and above MEC
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8. T/F Drugs either have a trade name or a generic name.
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Answer False, drugs have both a trade name and generic name
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9. T/F There can be multiple generic names for the same chemical compound.-
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Answer False, chemical compounds have one corresponding generic name, but may
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c be marketed under multiple trade names.
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10. Select the dosage form that is best described as a flattened tablet that
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c dissolves in the mouth c c c
Answer Troche c
11. T/F Tablets that are coated with an acid-resistant substance to prevent
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