Clayton's Basic Pharmacology for Nurses
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• examples of therapeutic methods include the following: -✓✓- drug
therapy
- diet therapy
- physiotherapy
- psychological therapy
• therapy which focuses on treatment with drugs -✓✓drug therapy
• therapy which focuses on treatment with diet -✓✓diet therapy
• therapy which focuses on treatment with natural physical forces (e.g.
water, light, heat) -✓✓physiotherapy
• therapy which focuses on the identification of stressors and methods
that can be used to reduce or eliminate stress -✓✓psychological therapy
• chemical substances that have an effect on living organisms -✓✓drugs
• therapeutic drugs, used for the prevention or treatment of diseases -
✓✓medicines
• each drug has 3 names: -✓✓- chemical name
- generic name
- brand name
• describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular structure -
✓✓chemical name
,• non-proprietary name, given by the US Adopted Names Council,
considered the official name and the one listed by the FDA -✓✓generic
name
• proprietary name, drug has a registered trademark, use of the name is
restricted by the drug's patent owner (usually the manufacturer) -
✓✓trademark/brand name
• drugs may be classified by a variety of methods according to: -✓✓- the
body system they affect
- their therapeutic use or clinical indication
- their physiologic or chemical action
• drugs which require an order by a health professional who is licensed
to prescribe drugs -✓✓prescription drugs
• drugs which are sold without a prescription in a pharmacy or in the
health section of department or grocery strores -✓✓nonprescription/over
the counter (OTC) drugs
• drugs or chemical substances used for nontherapeutic purposes;
obtained illegally or have not been approved for use by the FDA -
✓✓illegal drugs
• a biologic product that is close in structure and function to an existing
approved biologic product -✓✓biosimilar
• drug __________________ provides a legal basis for drug treatments
and protects the consumer from false claims made by the drug
manufacturer -✓✓legislation
, • the two amendments to the Federal Good, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of
1938 -✓✓- The Durham Humphrey Amendment of 1951
- The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment of 1962
• amendment which divides medicines into prescription and
nonprescription (OTC) categories based on safety -✓✓The Durham
Humphrey Amendment
• amendment which provides greater control and surveillance of the
distribution and clinical testing of investigational drugs and requires that
a product be proven both safe and effective before release for sale; result
of the thalidomide tragedy -✓✓The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment
• act passed by Congress in 1970, composite law designed to improve
the administration and regulation of the manufacturing, distribution, and
dispensing of drugs that require control by the government because of
their high incidence of abuse -✓✓Controlled Substances Act
• the basic structure of the Controlled Substances Act consists of ___
classifications, or __________________, of controlled substances -✓✓-
5
- schedules
• schedule ___ drugs have a very high potential for abuse, are not
currently accepted for medical use in the US, and lack of accepted safety
for use under medical supervision -✓✓I
• lysergic acid diethylamide, peyote, heroin, and hashish are all
examples of which schedule of drugs -✓✓schedule I
• schedule ___ drugs have a high potential for abuse, are currently
accepted for medical use in the US, have abuse potential that may lead
Test Bank Study Guide | Authentic Exam
Questions and Expert Answers with Detailed
Solutions (Already Passed A+) 2026/2027
• examples of therapeutic methods include the following: -✓✓- drug
therapy
- diet therapy
- physiotherapy
- psychological therapy
• therapy which focuses on treatment with drugs -✓✓drug therapy
• therapy which focuses on treatment with diet -✓✓diet therapy
• therapy which focuses on treatment with natural physical forces (e.g.
water, light, heat) -✓✓physiotherapy
• therapy which focuses on the identification of stressors and methods
that can be used to reduce or eliminate stress -✓✓psychological therapy
• chemical substances that have an effect on living organisms -✓✓drugs
• therapeutic drugs, used for the prevention or treatment of diseases -
✓✓medicines
• each drug has 3 names: -✓✓- chemical name
- generic name
- brand name
• describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular structure -
✓✓chemical name
,• non-proprietary name, given by the US Adopted Names Council,
considered the official name and the one listed by the FDA -✓✓generic
name
• proprietary name, drug has a registered trademark, use of the name is
restricted by the drug's patent owner (usually the manufacturer) -
✓✓trademark/brand name
• drugs may be classified by a variety of methods according to: -✓✓- the
body system they affect
- their therapeutic use or clinical indication
- their physiologic or chemical action
• drugs which require an order by a health professional who is licensed
to prescribe drugs -✓✓prescription drugs
• drugs which are sold without a prescription in a pharmacy or in the
health section of department or grocery strores -✓✓nonprescription/over
the counter (OTC) drugs
• drugs or chemical substances used for nontherapeutic purposes;
obtained illegally or have not been approved for use by the FDA -
✓✓illegal drugs
• a biologic product that is close in structure and function to an existing
approved biologic product -✓✓biosimilar
• drug __________________ provides a legal basis for drug treatments
and protects the consumer from false claims made by the drug
manufacturer -✓✓legislation
, • the two amendments to the Federal Good, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of
1938 -✓✓- The Durham Humphrey Amendment of 1951
- The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment of 1962
• amendment which divides medicines into prescription and
nonprescription (OTC) categories based on safety -✓✓The Durham
Humphrey Amendment
• amendment which provides greater control and surveillance of the
distribution and clinical testing of investigational drugs and requires that
a product be proven both safe and effective before release for sale; result
of the thalidomide tragedy -✓✓The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment
• act passed by Congress in 1970, composite law designed to improve
the administration and regulation of the manufacturing, distribution, and
dispensing of drugs that require control by the government because of
their high incidence of abuse -✓✓Controlled Substances Act
• the basic structure of the Controlled Substances Act consists of ___
classifications, or __________________, of controlled substances -✓✓-
5
- schedules
• schedule ___ drugs have a very high potential for abuse, are not
currently accepted for medical use in the US, and lack of accepted safety
for use under medical supervision -✓✓I
• lysergic acid diethylamide, peyote, heroin, and hashish are all
examples of which schedule of drugs -✓✓schedule I
• schedule ___ drugs have a high potential for abuse, are currently
accepted for medical use in the US, have abuse potential that may lead
