DRUG TYPES, REGULATIONS, AND SAFE USE COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

DRUG TYPES, REGULATIONS, AND SAFE
USE COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

●● Contraindications. Answer: Reasons for not giving a drug to a patient


●● Prescription drugs. Answer: Drugs that have the ability to cause
serious harm if not used in an appropriate manner


●● FDA. Answer: United States Food and Drug Administration, which
regulates prescription drugs


●● Legend drugs. Answer: Another term for prescription drugs that must
be labeled with specific statements


●● Veterinarian-client relationship. Answer: A valid relationship must
exist before being able to prescribe medication


●● Regimen. Answer: The plan for administering the drug, including
kind of drug, route of administration, dosage, frequency, and duration


●● Pharmacokinetics. Answer: The complex series of events that occur
once a drug is administered to the patient

, ●● Oral (PO). Answer: One of the four most common routes to give
medications


●● Intravenous (IV). Answer: Route that enters the veins and takes
effect almost immediately


●● Intramuscular (IM). Answer: Injected into the muscle, absorbed more
slowly than IV


●● Subcutaneous (SQ or SC). Answer: Takes longer to be absorbed than
IV or IM


●● Intradermal (ID). Answer: Injection into the skin, used for testing for
allergies


●● Intraparietal (IP). Answer: Injection into the abdominal cavity


●● Intraarterial (IA). Answer: Injection into the artery


●● Intraarticular. Answer: Injection into the joint


●● Intracardiac. Answer: Injection into the heart, often used for
euthanasia or CPR