A client asks you about the difference between a generic drug and a trade or brand
name drug. Which of the following are true regarding generic drugs?
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apply.)
A. Have the potential for abuse and dependence.
B. Have the same chemical composition as the brand name drug.
C. May have several brand names.
D. May have several generic names.
E. Are usually less expensive than a brand name drug. - ANSWER ==B. Have the
same chemical composition as the brand name drug.
C. May have several brand names.
E. Are usually less expensive than a brand name drug.
What is absorption? - ANSWER ==The movement of a drug from the site of
administration into the circulatory system.
What is excretion? - ANSWER ==The removal of the drug or its metabolites through
the kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, skin, or lungs.
What is distribution? - ANSWER ==The movement of a drug by the circulatory system
to its intended site of action.
What is metabolism? - ANSWER ==The change of a drug into a more or less potent
or more soluble form after it passes through the liver, kidneys, intestinal mucosa, or
other body part.
A client with glaucoma asks you about taking oxybutynin, a muscarinic antagonist, to
manage an overactive bladder. You explain that glaucoma is a contraindication for
taking oxybutynin. Primary care providers should not prescribe contraindicated drugs
because of their potential for which of the following?
A. Serious adverse reactions.
B. Drug tolerance.
C. Drug dependence.
D. Interactions with other drugs. - ANSWER ==A. Serious adverse reactions.
What is a peak drug level? - ANSWER ==The time it takes a drug to demonstrate its
full therapeutic effect.
What is the duration of action? - ANSWER ==The length of time the drug's therapeutic
effect lasts.
What is the trough drug level? - ANSWER ==The point in time when a drug is at its
lowest level in the body.
What is the onset of action? - ANSWER ==The time it takes for a drug to demonstrate
a therapeutic response.
You note that a primary care provider prescribed morphine sulfate, an opioid agonist, to
relieve a client's postoperative pain. Which of the following actions describes the action
of an agonist on a receptor?
A. Destroys the receptor.
B. Competes with the receptor.
C. Activates the receptor.
D. Blocks the receptor. - ANSWER ==C. Activates the receptor.
A client who has a peanut allergy comes to the emergency department with suspected
anaphylactic shock. Which of the following actions should you anticipate taking? (Select
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