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,Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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Test Bank: Understanding Pharmacology 3rd Edition by Linda Workman & LaCharity
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SIC CONCEPTS
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescri
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bed drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner FR

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c. Licensed nurse FR


d Pharmacy technician FR

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ANS: D F R


The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, n
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ot dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering dru
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gs, although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but t
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his is not his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the
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major responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed phar
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macist.

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2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect FR


b Intended action FR


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c. Adverse reaction FR


d Idiosyncratic response FR


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ANS: B F R


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 FR


b Chemical name FR




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c. Category name FR


d Trade name FR


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The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name
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assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. Th
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e category name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not a
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n actual drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a s
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pecific drug’s manufacturer.
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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 F R


A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the
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wrong patient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include p
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otassium, narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug th
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at strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high al
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ert drugs.FR




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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring
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body hormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist
b Blocking agent FR


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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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ANS: A F R


A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics the
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actions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a drug
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antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacolo
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gicterm.

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6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
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a. Drug potency FR


b Pharmacodynamics
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, c. Therapeutic effect FR




d Pharmacokinetics
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ANS: D F R


The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug.
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Pharmacodynamics refers to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refer
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s to how strongly or to what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is clo
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ser to pharmacodynamics, meaning how a drug works to change body function.
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7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards
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for drug manufacturing?
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a. U.S. Pharmacopeia FR


b National Institutes of Health FR FR FR


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c. Food and Drug Administration
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d Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers FR FR FR


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ANS: C F R


The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These stand
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ards are enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the National Institutes of
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Health nor the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has any authority to enforce d
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rug standards.
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8. Which factor is a major disadvantage of the transdermal drug delivery route?
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a. Only a prescriber can administer drugs by the transdermal rou
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te.
b Transdermal drugs must be sterile rather than clean. FR FR FR FR FR FR FR


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c. First pass drug loss by this route is the most extensive.
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d Drug absorption is dependent on adequate circulation.
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ANS: D F R


Once a transdermal drug moves through the skin, it must enter the bloodstream to reach its t
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arget tissue. If circulation is poor to the area where the transdermal drug is applied, very lit
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tle, if any, of the drug will reach its target tissue.
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9. How are intrinsic drugs different from extrinsic drugs?
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