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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ni
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CONCEPTS
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed
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a. Physician drugsunder the direction of a pharmacist? ni ni ni ni ni ni ni
b Nurse practitioner ni
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The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni
forprescribing drugs, not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility
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for administering drugs, although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense
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prescribed drugs but this is not his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy
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technician has the major responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a
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licensed 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 ni
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c. Adverse reaction ni
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The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem.
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Thisresponse 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
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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. The
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category name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an
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actualdrug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific
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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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wrongpatient, 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 high
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alert drugs.
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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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bodyhormone or enzyme?
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