FOCUS ON PHARMACOLOGY END OF CHAPTER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022
Clinical pharmacology is the study of
a. the biological effects of chemicals
b. drugs
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c. plant components that can be used as medicines
d. binders and other vehicles for delivering medication - ANS-Clinical pharmacology
is the study of (b) drugs used to treat, prevent, or diagnose disease
Phase 1 drug studies involve
a. the use of laboratory animals to test chemicals
b. patients with the disease the drug is designed to treat
c. mass marketing surveys of drug effets in large numbers of people
d. healthy human volunteers who are often paid for their participation - ANS-Phase 1
drug studies involve (d) healthy human volunteers who are often paid for their
participation
The generic name of a drug is
a. the name assigned to the drug by the pharmaceutical company developing it
b. the chemical name of the drug based on its chemical structure
c. the original name assigned to the drug at the beginning of the evaluation process
d. the name that is often used in advertising campaigns - ANS-The generic name of
a drug is (a) the name assigned to the drug by the pharmaceutical company
developing it
An orphan drug is a drug that
a. has failed to go through the approval process
b. is available in a foreign country but not in this country
c. has been tested but is not considered to be financially viable
d. is available without a prescription - ANS-An orphan drug is a drug that (c) has
been tested but is not considered to be financially viable
The FDA pregnancy categories
a. indicate a drug's potential or actual teratogenic effects
b. are used for research purposes only
c. list drugs that are more likely to have addicting properties
d. are tightly regulated by the DEA - ANS-The FDA pregnancy categores (a) indicate
a drug's potential or actual teratogenic effects
The storing, prescribing, and distributing of controlled substances--drugs that are
more apt to be addictive--are monitored by
a. the FDA
b. the Department of Commerce
c. the FBI
d. the DEA - ANS-The storing, prescribing, and distributing of controlled substances
are monitored by (d) the DEA. (your mom would have gotten this wrong, I would
have thought it was where Grandma worked)
Healthy young women are not usually involved in phase 1 studies of drugs because
a. male bodies are more predictable and responsive to chemicals
b. females are more apt to suffer problems with ova, which are formed only before
birth
c. males can tolerate the unknown adverse effects of many drugs better than
females
d. there are no standards to use to evaluate the female response. - ANS-Health
young women are no usually involved in phase 1 studeies of drugs because (b)
females are more apt to suffer problems from ova, which are formed only before birth
A patient has been taking fuoxetine (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 whould tell the patient
a. that the new tablet may not work at all and the patient should carefully monitor
response
b. that generic drugs are available without prescription and they are just as safe as
the brand name medication
c. that the law requires that prescriptions be filled with the generic form if available to
cut down the cost of medications
d. that the pharmacist filled the prescription with the wrong drug and it should be
returned to the pharmacy for a refund. - ANS-The nurse should tell the patient (c)
that the law requires that prescriptions to be filled with the generic form if available to
cut down the cost of medications
When teaching a patient about over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, which points shoud
the nurse include (all that apply)
a. These drugs are very safe and can be used freely to relieve your complaints
b. These compounds are called drugs, but they aren't really drugs.
c. Some of these drugs were once prescription drugs, but are now thought to be safe
when used as directed.
d. Reading the label of these drugs is very important; the active ingredient is very
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 health care provider
because many of them can interact with drugs that might be prescribed for you. -
ANS-answers are: c, d, e, f
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?
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