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,Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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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 HL

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c. Licensed nurse HL


d Pharmacy technician HL

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The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs,
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not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering
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drugs, although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs
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but this is not his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician h
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as the major responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a license
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d 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 HL


b Intended action HL


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d Idiosyncratic response HL


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The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health probl
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em. 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 HL


b Chemical name HL




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c. Category name HL

,d Trade name
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The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the nam
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e assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone.
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The category name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is
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not an actual drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned
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by a specific 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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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
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potassium, narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug
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that strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered hig
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h alert drugs.
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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurrin
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g body hormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist
b Blocking agent HL


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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics t
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he actions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a d
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rug
antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmaco
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6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
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a. Drug potency HL


b Pharmacodynamics
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