,ChapterXC01:XCDrugXCRegulation,XCActions,XCandXCResponses
TestXCBank:XCUnderstandingXCPharmacologyXC3rdXCEditionXCbyXCLindaXCWorkmanXC&XCLaCha
rity
MULTIPLEXCCHOICEXCB
ASICXCCONCEPTS
1. WhichXChealthXCcareXCprofessionalXChasXCtheXCmajorXCresponsibilityXCforXCdispensingXCpre
scribedXCdrugsXCunderXCtheXCdirectionXCofXCaXCpharmacist?
a. Physician
b NurseXCpractitioner
.
c. LicensedXCnurse
d PharmacyXCtechnicia
. n
ANS:X C D
TheXCphysicianXCandXCnurseXCpractitionerXChaveXCtheXCmajorXCresponsibilityXCforXCprescribingXCdrug
s,XCnotXCdispensingXCthem.XCTheXClicensedXCnurseXChasXCtheXCprimaryXCresponsibilityXCforXCadminist
eringXCdrugs,XCalthoughXCunderXCsomeXCcircumstancesXCaXClicensedXCnurseXCmayXCdispenseXCprescrib
edXCdrugsXCbutXCthisXCisXCnotXChisXCorXCherXCmajorXCresponsibilityXCinXCdrugXCtherapy.XCTheXCpharmac
yXCtechnicianXChasXCtheXCmajorXCresponsibilityXCofXCdispensingXCprescribedXCdrugsXCunderXCtheXCdir
ectionXCofXCaXClicensedXCpharmacist.
DIF: CognitiveXCLevel:XCRemembering REF: p.XC3
2. WhichXCtermXCdescribesXCtheXCeffectXCofXCaXCdrugXCthatXCimprovesXCbodyXCfunction?
a. SideXCeffect
b IntendedXCaction
.
c. AdverseXCreaction
d IdiosyncraticXCresponse
.
ANS:X C B
TheXCpurposeXCofXCdrugXCtherapyXCisXCtoXCtakeXCaXCdrugXCtoXCprevent,XCreduce,XCorXCcorrectXCaXChealthXC
problem.XCThisXCresponseXCisXCanyXCdrug’sXCintendedXCactionXCalsoXCknownXCasXCaXCtherapeuticXCres
ponse.
DIF: CognitiveXCLevel:XCRemembering REF: p.XC3
3. WhichXCtypeXCofXCdrugXCnameXCisXC“owned”XCbyXCtheXCcompanyXCthatXCmanufacturesXCit?
a. GenericXCname
b ChemicalXCname
.
c. CategoryXCname
,d TradeXCname
.
, ANS:X C D
TheXCchemicalXCnameXCisXCaXCdrug’sXCexactXCchemicalXCcomposition.XCTheXCgenericXCnameXCisXCtheXC
nameXCassignedXCtoXCtheXCdrugXCbyXCtheXCU.S.XCAdoptedXCNamesXCCouncilXCandXCisXCnotXCownedXCby
XCanyone.XCTheXCcategoryXCnameXCrefersXCtoXCtheXCtypeXCofXCdrugXC(whatXCitXCdoesXCorXCwhatXCitXCisXCus
edXCfor)XCandXCisXCnotXCanXCactualXCdrugXCname.XCTheXCtradeXCnameXC(brandXCname)XCisXCtheXCnameXCpr
ovidedXCandXCownedXCbyXCaXCspecificXCdrug’sXCmanufacturer.
DIF: CognitiveXCLevel:XCRemembering REF: p.XC4
4. WhichXCdrugXCorXCdrugXCclassXCisXCaXC“highXCalert”XCdrug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS:X C B
AXChighXCalertXCdrugXCisXConeXCinXCwhichXCharmXCisXClikelyXCtoXCresultXCifXCgivenXCatXCtheXCwrongXCdose,XC
toXCtheXCwrongXCpatient,XCorXCnotXCgivenXCtoXCtheXCcorrectXCpatient.XCDrugsXCclassifiedXCasXChighXCalertXCdr
ugsXCincludeXCpotassium,XCnarcoticsXC(opioids),XCinsulin,XCcancerXCchemotherapyXCdrugs,XCandXChepari
nXC(orXCanyXCdrugXCthatXCstronglyXCaffectsXCbloodXCclotting).XCPenicillin,XCNSAIDs,XCandXCcalciumXCare
XCnotXCconsideredXChighXCalertXCdrugs.
DIF: CognitiveXCLevel:XCRemembering REF: p.XC4
5. WhatXCisXCtheXCtermXCforXCaXCdrugXCthatXChasXCtheXCsameXCactionXCasXCaXCnaturallyXCocc
urringXCbodyXChormoneXCorXCenzyme?
a. Agonist
b BlockingXCagen
. t
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS:X C A
AXCdrugXCagonistXCisXCanXCextrinsicXCdrugXCthatXCactivatesXCtheXCreceptorXCsitesXCofXCaXCcellXCandXCmim
icsXCtheXCactionsXCofXCnaturallyXCoccurringXCbodyXCsubstancesXC(intrinsicXCdrugs).XCAXCblockingXCage
ntXCisXCaXCdrug
antagonist.XCAXCchemicalXCwouldXCnotXCnecessarilyXCbeXCaXCdrugXCatXCall.XCAXCduplicatorXCisXCnotXCaXCphar
macologicterm.
DIF: CognitiveXCLevel:XCRemembering REF: pp.XC6-7
6. WhichXCtermXCdescribesXChowXCtheXCbodyXCaffectsXCdrugXCactivity?
a. DrugXCpotency
b Pharmacodynamics
.
TestXCBank:XCUnderstandingXCPharmacologyXC3rdXCEditionXCbyXCLindaXCWorkmanXC&XCLaCha
rity
MULTIPLEXCCHOICEXCB
ASICXCCONCEPTS
1. WhichXChealthXCcareXCprofessionalXChasXCtheXCmajorXCresponsibilityXCforXCdispensingXCpre
scribedXCdrugsXCunderXCtheXCdirectionXCofXCaXCpharmacist?
a. Physician
b NurseXCpractitioner
.
c. LicensedXCnurse
d PharmacyXCtechnicia
. n
ANS:X C D
TheXCphysicianXCandXCnurseXCpractitionerXChaveXCtheXCmajorXCresponsibilityXCforXCprescribingXCdrug
s,XCnotXCdispensingXCthem.XCTheXClicensedXCnurseXChasXCtheXCprimaryXCresponsibilityXCforXCadminist
eringXCdrugs,XCalthoughXCunderXCsomeXCcircumstancesXCaXClicensedXCnurseXCmayXCdispenseXCprescrib
edXCdrugsXCbutXCthisXCisXCnotXChisXCorXCherXCmajorXCresponsibilityXCinXCdrugXCtherapy.XCTheXCpharmac
yXCtechnicianXChasXCtheXCmajorXCresponsibilityXCofXCdispensingXCprescribedXCdrugsXCunderXCtheXCdir
ectionXCofXCaXClicensedXCpharmacist.
DIF: CognitiveXCLevel:XCRemembering REF: p.XC3
2. WhichXCtermXCdescribesXCtheXCeffectXCofXCaXCdrugXCthatXCimprovesXCbodyXCfunction?
a. SideXCeffect
b IntendedXCaction
.
c. AdverseXCreaction
d IdiosyncraticXCresponse
.
ANS:X C B
TheXCpurposeXCofXCdrugXCtherapyXCisXCtoXCtakeXCaXCdrugXCtoXCprevent,XCreduce,XCorXCcorrectXCaXChealthXC
problem.XCThisXCresponseXCisXCanyXCdrug’sXCintendedXCactionXCalsoXCknownXCasXCaXCtherapeuticXCres
ponse.
DIF: CognitiveXCLevel:XCRemembering REF: p.XC3
3. WhichXCtypeXCofXCdrugXCnameXCisXC“owned”XCbyXCtheXCcompanyXCthatXCmanufacturesXCit?
a. GenericXCname
b ChemicalXCname
.
c. CategoryXCname
,d TradeXCname
.
, ANS:X C D
TheXCchemicalXCnameXCisXCaXCdrug’sXCexactXCchemicalXCcomposition.XCTheXCgenericXCnameXCisXCtheXC
nameXCassignedXCtoXCtheXCdrugXCbyXCtheXCU.S.XCAdoptedXCNamesXCCouncilXCandXCisXCnotXCownedXCby
XCanyone.XCTheXCcategoryXCnameXCrefersXCtoXCtheXCtypeXCofXCdrugXC(whatXCitXCdoesXCorXCwhatXCitXCisXCus
edXCfor)XCandXCisXCnotXCanXCactualXCdrugXCname.XCTheXCtradeXCnameXC(brandXCname)XCisXCtheXCnameXCpr
ovidedXCandXCownedXCbyXCaXCspecificXCdrug’sXCmanufacturer.
DIF: CognitiveXCLevel:XCRemembering REF: p.XC4
4. WhichXCdrugXCorXCdrugXCclassXCisXCaXC“highXCalert”XCdrug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS:X C B
AXChighXCalertXCdrugXCisXConeXCinXCwhichXCharmXCisXClikelyXCtoXCresultXCifXCgivenXCatXCtheXCwrongXCdose,XC
toXCtheXCwrongXCpatient,XCorXCnotXCgivenXCtoXCtheXCcorrectXCpatient.XCDrugsXCclassifiedXCasXChighXCalertXCdr
ugsXCincludeXCpotassium,XCnarcoticsXC(opioids),XCinsulin,XCcancerXCchemotherapyXCdrugs,XCandXChepari
nXC(orXCanyXCdrugXCthatXCstronglyXCaffectsXCbloodXCclotting).XCPenicillin,XCNSAIDs,XCandXCcalciumXCare
XCnotXCconsideredXChighXCalertXCdrugs.
DIF: CognitiveXCLevel:XCRemembering REF: p.XC4
5. WhatXCisXCtheXCtermXCforXCaXCdrugXCthatXChasXCtheXCsameXCactionXCasXCaXCnaturallyXCocc
urringXCbodyXChormoneXCorXCenzyme?
a. Agonist
b BlockingXCagen
. t
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS:X C A
AXCdrugXCagonistXCisXCanXCextrinsicXCdrugXCthatXCactivatesXCtheXCreceptorXCsitesXCofXCaXCcellXCandXCmim
icsXCtheXCactionsXCofXCnaturallyXCoccurringXCbodyXCsubstancesXC(intrinsicXCdrugs).XCAXCblockingXCage
ntXCisXCaXCdrug
antagonist.XCAXCchemicalXCwouldXCnotXCnecessarilyXCbeXCaXCdrugXCatXCall.XCAXCduplicatorXCisXCnotXCaXCphar
macologicterm.
DIF: CognitiveXCLevel:XCRemembering REF: pp.XC6-7
6. WhichXCtermXCdescribesXChowXCtheXCbodyXCaffectsXCdrugXCactivity?
a. DrugXCpotency
b Pharmacodynamics
.