Deck 2: Drug Classification and Behavioral Assessment

Question 1

Controlled substances are categorized by the DEA into five schedules.What differentiates drugs placed into these schedules?

Answer 1

The degree to which the drugs have accepted medical use in the U.S., their accepted safety for use under medical supervision and the degree to which they have potential abuse liability.Schedule I drugs have no accepted medical use in the U.S.and high abuse potential, whereas Schedule II - V drugs have accepted medical use and progressively have less abuse potential.
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Question 2

The function of the Food and Drug Administration is to approve

A)the cost that a manufacturer may charge for the drug
B)what physicians may prescribe a drug for
C)a drug's acceptability for use in medical practice
D)which clinical trials the manufacturer should or should not disclose

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The legal, official, or nonproprietary name of a drug is referred to as its _________________ name.

A)chemical
B)generic
C)brand
D)structural

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What information does the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) provide?

Question 5

Because Valium and Librium have a medical use in the U.S.with low abuse potential, they are classified as Schedule ____ drugs.

A)I
B)A
C)B
D)IV

Question 6

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved the drug Abilify as a treatment for schizophrenia.This means that

A)Abilify may be used for any symptoms that are related to schizophrenia
B)physicians, in most instances, may prescribe Abilify for any medical condition that they believe is appropriate
C)only adults may be prescribed Abilify
D)physicians will need to confirm with the FDA each time they want to prescribe the medication.

Question 7

Sally is taking Xanax for occassioanl panic attacks.Xanax is classified as a Schedule ________ drug.

A)I
B)II
C)III
D)IV

Question 8

Prozac is classified as an antidepressant in the Physician's Desk Reference because

A)it has been approved by the FDA for use in the treatment of major depression
B)it shares a molecular structure similar to most drugs used in the treatment of depression
C)it induces effects that are opposite to depressant drugs
D)the Controlled Substances Act requires that it be classified as an antidepressant

Question 9

Drugs that are classed as _____________ blunt the florid symptoms of schizophrenia and are also useful for treating mania.

A)antipsychotics
B)anxiolytics
C)antidepressants
D)stimulants

Question 10

According to the DEA, because heroin and LSD are drugs with a high potential for abuse but have no accepted medical use in the U.S., they are classified as Schedule ______ drugs.

A)I
B)II
C)III
D)IV

Question 11

Designer drugs that are analogues of controlled substances are classified as Schedule ________ drugs according to the U.S.government.

A)I
B)II
C)III
D)IV

Question 12

What are some of the fundamental problems with drug classification?

Question 13

How can a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for one condition also be prescribed by a physician for a non-approved condition?

Question 14

The name "Serafem," used for premenstrual dysphoric disorder, is

A)a nonproprietary (generic) name
B)an approved Food and Drug Administration name
C)a proprietary (brand) name
D)a chemical name

Question 15

The name "fluoxetine," which is a common antidepressant drug, is

A)a nonproprietary (generic) name
B)a proprietary (brand) name
C)an approved Food and Drug Administration name
D)a chemical name

Question 16

The latest drug classification scheme came from the Controlled Substances Act of ______.

A)1960
B)1970
C)1980
D)1990

Question 17

Drugs commonly referred to as stimulants, are classified as a Schedule _______ drug.

A)I
B)II
C)III
D)IV

Question 18

Why is heroin classified as a Schedule I drug by the DEA branch of the Federal Government?

Question 19

The federal government has classified psychoactive drugs for legal purposes ever since the passage of the Harrison Narcotic Act of _____.

A)1904
B)1914
C)1924
D)1934

Question 20

If a drug is categorized as a Controlled Substance by the Drug Enforcement Administration, it means that

A)the drug may only be obtained legally by getting a prescription for it
B)the drug has been determined to be potentially dangerous and has potential for abuse
C)it is illegal to possess
D)it is legal to possess once you give it a different name

Question 21

Placement of a drug in one of the five controlled substance schedule categories is dependent upon the drug's

A)potential for abuse
B)acceptability for medical use in the U.S.
C)both of these
D)overall market share

Question 22

Controlled substances are divided into five schedules.The schedules

A)reflect the abuse potential of a drug
B)are used by M.D.s to determine the relative effectiveness of drugs
C)are used by pharmacists to determine the appropriateness of a prescribed drug for a particular disorder
D)reflect the marketability of the drug

Question 23

If the Food and Drug Administration approves a drug for use as an antidepressant, it means that the drug

A)may only be prescribed for the treatment of major depression
B)may only be prescribed for any condition for which the symptoms of depression are present
C)may be prescribed by physicians for conditions other than those in which depression symptoms are present
D)is not a schedule controlled substance Chapter 7.Answers to multiple choice questions and