,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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MULTIPLE CHOICE BAS fv fv
IC CONCEPTSfv
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed
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drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner fv
.
c. Licensed nurse fv
d Pharmacy technician fv
.
ANS: D f v
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not di
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spensing 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 is not hi
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s or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsib
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ility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv REF: p. 3 fv
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect fv
b Intended action fv
.
c. Adverse reaction fv
d Idiosyncratic response fv
.
ANS: B f v
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. Th
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is response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv REF: p. 3 fv
3. Which type of drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it?
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a. Generic name fv
b Chemical name fv
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c. Category name fv
d Trade name fv
.
,ANS: D f v
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assi
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gned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The categor
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y name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug na
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me. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s manufa
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cturer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv REF: p. 4 fv
4. Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug?
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a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS: B f v
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrong p
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atient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium, nar
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cotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affect
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s blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert drugs.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv REF: p. 4 fv
5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring body
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hormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist
b Blocking agent fv
.
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: A f v
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics the actio
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ns 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 pharmacologicte
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rm.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv REF: pp. 6-7 fv
6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
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a. Drug potency fv
b Pharmacodynamics
.
c. Therapeutic effect fv
, d Pharmacokinetics
.
ANS: D f v
The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug. Phar
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macodynamics refers to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers to how
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strongly or to what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to pharmac
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odynamics, meaning how a drug works to change body function.
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DIF: f v f v Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv f v f v f v f v REF: f v f v p. 10 fv
7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards for
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drug manufacturing?
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a. U.S. Pharmacopeia fv
b National Institutes of Health fv fv fv
.
c. Food and Drug Administration fv fv fv
d Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers fv fv fv
.
ANS: C f v
The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standard
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s are enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the National Institutes of Health n
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or the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has any authority to enforce drug standard
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s.
DIF: f v f v Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv f v f v f v f v REF: f v f v p. 5 fv
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 route.
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b Transdermal drugs must be sterile rather than clean. fv fv fv fv fv fv fv
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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 v
Once a transdermal drug moves through the skin, it must enter the bloodstream to reach its target
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tissue. If circulation is poor to the area where the transdermal drug is applied, very little, if any,
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vof the drug will reach its target tissue.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv REF: p. 12 fv
9. How are intrinsic drugs different from extrinsic drugs?
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a. Intrinsic drugs are made by the body, whereas extrinsic drugs are made outside the body.
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b Intrinsic drugs are administered by the parenteral route, whereas extrinsic drugs are administ
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. ered by the oral route.
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Test Bank: Understanding Pharmacology 3rd Edition by Linda Workman & LaCharity
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MULTIPLE CHOICE BAS fv fv
IC CONCEPTSfv
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed
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drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner fv
.
c. Licensed nurse fv
d Pharmacy technician fv
.
ANS: D f v
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not di
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spensing 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 is not hi
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s or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsib
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ility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv REF: p. 3 fv
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect fv
b Intended action fv
.
c. Adverse reaction fv
d Idiosyncratic response fv
.
ANS: B f v
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. Th
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is response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv REF: p. 3 fv
3. Which type of drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it?
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a. Generic name fv
b Chemical name fv
.
c. Category name fv
d Trade name fv
.
,ANS: D f v
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assi
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gned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The categor
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y name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug na
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me. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s manufa
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cturer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv REF: p. 4 fv
4. Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug?
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a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS: B f v
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrong p
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atient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium, nar
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cotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affect
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s blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert drugs.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv REF: p. 4 fv
5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring body
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hormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist
b Blocking agent fv
.
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: A f v
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics the actio
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ns 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 pharmacologicte
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rm.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv REF: pp. 6-7 fv
6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
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a. Drug potency fv
b Pharmacodynamics
.
c. Therapeutic effect fv
, d Pharmacokinetics
.
ANS: D f v
The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug. Phar
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macodynamics refers to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers to how
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strongly or to what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to pharmac
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odynamics, meaning how a drug works to change body function.
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DIF: f v f v Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv f v f v f v f v REF: f v f v p. 10 fv
7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards for
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drug manufacturing?
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a. U.S. Pharmacopeia fv
b National Institutes of Health fv fv fv
.
c. Food and Drug Administration fv fv fv
d Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers fv fv fv
.
ANS: C f v
The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standard
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s are enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the National Institutes of Health n
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or the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has any authority to enforce drug standard
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s.
DIF: f v f v Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv f v f v f v f v REF: f v f v p. 5 fv
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 route.
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b Transdermal drugs must be sterile rather than clean. fv fv fv fv fv fv fv
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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 v
Once a transdermal drug moves through the skin, it must enter the bloodstream to reach its target
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tissue. If circulation is poor to the area where the transdermal drug is applied, very little, if any,
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vof the drug will reach its target tissue.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fv fv REF: p. 12 fv
9. How are intrinsic drugs different from extrinsic drugs?
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a. Intrinsic drugs are made by the body, whereas extrinsic drugs are made outside the body.
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b Intrinsic drugs are administered by the parenteral route, whereas extrinsic drugs are administ
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. ered by the oral route.
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