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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 prescribe
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ddrugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner C/


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c. Licensed nurse C/


d Pharmacy technician C/


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ANS: D C /


The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not d
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ispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, alth
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ough under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this isnot
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his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major respon
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sibility of dispensing 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 C/


b Intended action C/


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c. Adverse reaction C/


d Idiosyncratic response C/


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ANS: B C /


The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health proble
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m.This response 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 C/


b Chemical name C/

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The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name ass
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igned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The categ
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ory name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actualdru
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g name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s m
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anufacturer.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering C/ C/ REF: p. 4 C/




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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ANS: B C /


A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wr
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ongpatient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include pota
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ssium,narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that str
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ongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert dru
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gs.

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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring b
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odyhormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist
b Blocking agent C/


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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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ANS: A C /


A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics
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theactions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a
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drug