Deck 7: Drug Sources Schedules and Dosages

Question 1

Enforcement of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is the responsibility of the FDA.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

An example of a drug that is derived from plants would be:

A) sulfur
B) Premarin
C) digitalis
D) sulfathiazole

Answer 2

digitalis

Question 3

A drug's official name is the:

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

Answer 3

generic

Question 4

All of the following have been made through genetic engineering except:

A) Humulin
B) Activase
C) Premarin
D) Pulmozyme

Question 5

The USP-NF is published:

A) annually
B) monthly
C) every 5 years
D) every 2 years

Question 6

The government agency responsible for the enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act is the:

A) FDA
B) DEA
C) FBI
D) CIA

Question 7

When physicians use drugs to locate a disease process in the body, this is referred to as:

A) curative use
B) diagnostic use
C) prophylactic use
D) therapeutic use

Question 8

To maintain security of controlled substances:

A) controlled substances must be kept separate from other drugs
B) controlled substances must be kept under a double lock
C) the number of employees with access to controlled substances must be kept to a minimum
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 9

The study of drugs and their relationship to the treatment of disease is called:

A) pharmacodynamics
B) pharmacokinetics
C) pharmacotherapeutics
D) pharmacognosy

Question 10

Marijuana is a schedule ____ drug.

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

Question 11

All drugs available for legal use are controlled by the Controlled Substances Act.

Question 12

The study of poisons is called:

A) pharmacodynamics
B) toxicology
C) pharmacognosy
D) pharmacotherapeutics

Question 13

All of the following are required to obtain a registration from the DEA except:

A) hospitals
B) pharmacies
C) interns
D) drug manufacturers

Question 14

All of the following are examples of controlled substances except:

A) cocaine
B) marijuana
C) iodine
D) depressants

Question 15

All of the following are examples of biologics made with recombinant DNA technology except:

A) Nutropin
B) Humira
C) Amevive
D) Remicade

Question 16

On the Drugs@FDA Web site, drugs may be searched by all of the following except:

A) application number
B) drug name
C) active ingredient
D) manufacturer

Question 17

The summation of a drug present in the body after repeated medication is the:

A) maintenance dose
B) average dose
C) cumulative dose
D) toxic dose

Question 18

When a drug is used only to treat the symptoms of a disease, such as a cold remedy, this is referred to as:

A) therapeutic use
B) curative use
C) prophylactic use
D) preventive use

Question 19

The information provided with a drug by the drug manufacturer is called a:

A) Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
B) product information insert
C) dosage form
D) controlled substance

Question 20

Drugs with the lowest potential for abuse are listed on:

A) schedule I
B) schedule III
C) schedule IV
D) schedule V

Question 21

The initial, larger dose of a drug is the loading dose.

Question 22

Match each term with its definition.
habit forming

A)pharmacopeia
B)prescribe
C)administer
D)abuse
E)addictive
F)biologics
G)dispense
H)practitioner
I)bioassay
J)narcotic

Question 23

The amount of medication that could kill a patient is a lethal dose.

Question 24

The Drugs@FDA Web site updates current drug marketing status on a weekly basis.

Question 25

The average dose is that which will keep the drug concentration at a therapeutic level in the bloodstream.

Question 26

The United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP-NF) is a list of AMA-approved drugs.

Question 27

Geriatric patients may need special consideration for drug dosages due to changes in body composition, poor water intake, or reduced metabolism.

Question 28

Match each term with its definition.
to give

A)pharmacopeia
B)prescribe
C)administer
D)abuse
E)addictive
F)biologics
G)dispense
H)practitioner
I)bioassay
J)narcotic

Question 29

The PDR is a drug information book for physicians published annually.

Question 30

Match each term with its definition.
vaccines, blood, and blood components

A)pharmacopeia
B)prescribe
C)administer
D)abuse
E)addictive
F)biologics
G)dispense
H)practitioner
I)bioassay
J)narcotic

Question 31

Match each term with its definition.
CNS depressant

A)pharmacopeia
B)prescribe
C)administer
D)abuse
E)addictive
F)biologics
G)dispense
H)practitioner
I)bioassay
J)narcotic

Question 32

Match each term with its definition.
to order the use of a drug

A)pharmacopeia
B)prescribe
C)administer
D)abuse
E)addictive
F)biologics
G)dispense
H)practitioner
I)bioassay
J)narcotic

Question 33

Pediatric dosages are normally based on the age of the child.

Question 34

Match each term with its definition.
determining the strength and quality of a drug by testing it on an animal or isolated organ

A)pharmacopeia
B)prescribe
C)administer
D)abuse
E)addictive
F)biologics
G)dispense
H)practitioner
I)bioassay
J)narcotic

Question 35

Match each term with its definition.
improper use of a substance

A)pharmacopeia
B)prescribe
C)administer
D)abuse
E)addictive
F)biologics
G)dispense
H)practitioner
I)bioassay
J)narcotic

Question 36

Match each term with its definition.
authorized publication on drug preparations

A)pharmacopeia
B)prescribe
C)administer
D)abuse
E)addictive
F)biologics
G)dispense
H)practitioner
I)bioassay
J)narcotic

Question 37

Match each term with its definition.
to prepare and give out

A)pharmacopeia
B)prescribe
C)administer
D)abuse
E)addictive
F)biologics
G)dispense
H)practitioner
I)bioassay
J)narcotic

Question 38

Match each term with its definition.
one who has met the professional and legal requirements of a profession

A)pharmacopeia
B)prescribe
C)administer
D)abuse
E)addictive
F)biologics
G)dispense
H)practitioner
I)bioassay
J)narcotic