NURA 307 Pharmacology Exam Questions and Answers
An off-label use of a drug means that the drug - Answer-is being used for an indication not listed in the approved indications noted by the FDA.
When taking a health history, the nurse should include specific questions about the use of OTC drugs...
NURA 307 Pharmacology Exam
Questions and Answers
An off-label use of a drug means that the drug - Answer-is being used for an indication
not listed in the approved indications noted by the FDA.
When taking a health history, the nurse should include specific questions about the use
of OTC drugs and alternative therapies. This is an important aspect of the health history
because - Answer-c. patients often do not consider them to be drugs and do not report
their use
e. these products can mask or alter presenting signs and symptoms
f. many of these products interact with traditional Rx drugs
a nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. the patient
has reported that he or she frequently uses herbal remedies. before administering any
anti-diabetic medications, the nurse should caution the patient about the use of which of
the following herbal therapies - Answer-Ginseng, Juniper berries, garlic
clinical pharmacology is the study of - Answer-drugs used to treat, prevent, or diagnose
disease
phase i drug studies involve - Answer-health human volunteers who are often paid for
their participation
the generic name of a dug is - Answer-the original name assigned to the drug at the
beginning of the evaluation process
An orphan drug is a drug that - Answer-has been tested but is not considered to be
financially viable.
the FDA pregnancy categories were used - Answer-to indicate a drugs potential or
actual teratogenic effects
the storing, prescribing, and distributing of controlled substances -d rugs that are more
apt to be addictive - are monitored by - Answer-the DEA
healthy young women are sometimes not able to be involved in phase 1 studies of
drugs because - Answer-females are more apt to suffer problems with ova, which are
formed only before birth.
A patient has been taking fluoxetine (Prozac) for several years, but when picking up the
prescription this month found that the tablets looked different and became concerned.
The nurse, checking with the pharmacist, found that fluoxetine had just become
, available in the generic form and the prescription had been filled with the generic
product. The nurse should tell the patient - Answer-that the law requires that
prescriptions be filled with the generic form if available to cut down the cost of
medications.
When teaching a patient about OTC drugs, which points should the nurse include? -
Answer-c. Many of these drugs were once prescription drugs but are now thought to be
safe for use without a prescription when used as directed.
d. Reading the label of these drugs is very important; the name of the active ingredient
is prominent; you should always check the ingredient name.
e. It is important to read the label and to see what the recommended dose of the drug
is; some of these drugs can cause serious problems if too much of the drug is taken.
f. It is important to report the use of any OTC drug to your healthcare provider because
many of them can interact with drugs that might be prescribed for you.
A patient asks what generic drugs are and if he should be using them to treat his
infection. Which of the following statements should be included in the nurse's
explanation? - Answer-A generic drug is a drug that is sold by the name of the
ingredient, not the brand name.
c. Generic drugs are not available until the patent expires on a specific drug.
d. Generic drugs are usually cheaper than the well-known brand names, and some
insurance companies require that you receive the generic drug if one is available.
Your physician may want you to have the brand name of a drug, not the generic form,
and DAW will be on your prescription form.
chemotherapeutic agents - Answer-interfere with foreign cell functioning causing cell
death, such as invaciding microorganisms or neoplasms
receptor sites - Answer-are protein areas on cell membranes that react with specific
chemicals
selective toxicity is - Answer-the ability of a drug to attach only those systems found in
foreign or abnormal cells
when trying to determine why the desired therapeutic effect is not being seen with an
oral drug, the nurse should consider - Answer-food altering the makup of gastric juices
Much of the biotransformation that occurs when a drug is taken occurs as part of
a. the protein binding effect of the drug.
b. the functioning of the renal system.
c. the first-pass effect through the liver.
d. the distribution of the drug to the reactive tissues. - Answer-c. the first pass effect
through the liver
Antagonistic Effect - Answer-when one drug reduces the effect of another drug
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