. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing
prescribed drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
a. Physician
b.
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c. Licensed nurse
d. Pharmacy technician
ANS: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for
prescribing drugs, not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the
primary responsibility for administering drugs, although under some
circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is
not his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy
technician has the major responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs
under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
a. Side effect
b. Intended action
c. Adverse reaction
d. Idiosyncratic response
ANS: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or
correct a health problem. This response 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?
a. Generic name
b. Chemical name
c. Category name
d. Trade name
ANS: D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic
name is the name assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council
and is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to the type of drug
(what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug name. The
trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific
drug’s manufacturer.
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4. Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug?
a. Penicillin
b. Insulin
c. NSAIDs
d. Calcium
ANS: B
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the
wrong dose, to the wrong patient, or not given to the correct patient.
Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium, narcotics (opioids),
insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that
strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not
considered high alert drugs.
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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally
occurring body hormone or enzyme?
a. Agonist
b. Blocking agent
c. Chemical
d. Duplicator
ANS: A
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell
and mimics the actions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic
drugs). A blocking agent is a drug antagonist. A chemical would not
necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacologic term.
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6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
a. Drug potency
b. Pharmacodynamics
c. Therapeutic effect
d. Pharmacokinetics
ANS: D
The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body
changes a drug. Pharmacodynamics refers to how a drug works to change
body function. Drug potency refers to how strongly or to what degree a
drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to
pharmacodynamics, meaning how a drug works to change body function.
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7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established
standards for drug manufacturing?
a. U.S. P [Show Less]