Edition By Bruce J Colbert Chapter 1-15
,Chapter 1
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1. Which term best describes the study. of drugs and their
action on the body.?
a. Therapeutics
b. Pharmacology.
c. Pharmacotherapy.
d. Disease management
2. The most common source of drugs today. is:
a. Plants.
b. Animals.
c. Chemical sy.nthesis.
d. Genetic bioengineering.
3. The agency. that regulates drug testing and approves new drugs
is the:
a. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).
b. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
c. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
d. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
4. The phase of drug testing that is performed to look for rare
or serious adverse effects after the drug is marketed is:
a. Phase I.
b. Phase II.
c. Phase III.
, d. Phase IV.
5. What organization is officially. responsible for
establishing public standards that approved drugs must
continue to meet?
a. The Phy.sicians‟ Desk Reference (PDR)
b. The American Hospital Formulary. Service (AHFS)
c. The United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
d. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
6. The name given to a drug that is considered the
nonproprietary. name and is not owned by. any. particular
pharmaceutical company. is the:
a. Chemical name.
b. Generic name.
c. Trade name.
d. Brand name.
.
7. A 21-y.ear-old pregnant female has been exposed to the drug
Virazole, which has been reported to cause damage to the fetus.
This ty.pe of drug exposure is referred to as:
a. An adverse drug reaction (ADR).
b. A life-threatening reaction.
c. Hy.persensitivity..
d. Teratogenicity..
8. Drugs that do not go directly. into the sy.stemic circulation
after being absorbed and are metabolized through the liver
describes a:
a. Steady. state.
, b. First-pass effect.
c. Therapeutic range.