Deck 5: Law and Ethics of Medications

Question 1

Amphetamines are most commonly classified as which type of scheduled drug?

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

Answer 1

Schedule II

Question 2

Certificates of registration for pharmacist licensure are granted in most states for a period of:

A) 1 to 2 years
B) 2 to 3 years
C) 3 to 4 years
D) 4 to 5 years

Answer 2

1 to 2 years

Question 3

Medical facilities must comply with the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and be able to prove their compliance to:

A) CDC inspectors
B) DEA inspectors
C) FDA inspectors
D) OSHA inspectors

Answer 3

OSHA inspectors

Question 4

In the United States, drug legislation began in the:

A) 1700s
B) 1800s
C) 1900s
D) 1950s

Question 5

The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 is concerned with certain drugs called:

A) OTC drugs
B) prescribed drugs
C) generic drugs
D) controlled substances

Question 6

Diethylene glycol, the poison that caused the sulfanilamide disaster of 1937, is used today as:

A) soap
B) antifreeze
C) gasoline
D) diesel fuel

Question 7

Thalidomide was being sold as a sleeping pill outside the United States when it was discovered that the drug could harm:

A) elderly patients
B) female patients
C) fetuses during the first trimester of pregnancy
D) children allergic to penicillin

Question 8

The nation's only legal drug enforcement agency is called the:

A) FDA
B) DEA
C) CDC
D) FTC

Question 9

In the United States, drugs that treat diseases affecting 200,000 people or fewer are called:

A) orphan drugs
B) OTC drugs
C) scheduled drugs
D) controlled substances

Question 10

Which act prohibits the reimportation of a drug into the United States by anyone but the manufacturer?

A) Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990
B) Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987
C) Orphan Drug Act of 1983
D) Drug Abuse Control Amendment of 1965

Question 11

Anabolic steroids are derived from:

A) vitamins
B) minerals
C) hormones
D) enzymes

Question 12

OSHA's mission is to ensure:

A) that drugs are not sold across international borders
B) that orphan drugs are regularly developed in the United States
C) compliance with the requirements of scheduled drugs
D) workplace safety and a healthy workplace environment

Question 13

All drug administration laws are initiated, implemented, and enforced by the:

A) DEA
B) FDA
C) CDC
D) HIPAA

Question 14

The CDC's primary function is to issue:

A) infection-fighting drugs
B) regulations about drugs for specific diseases
C) infection control regulations
D) black box warnings

Question 15

Pharmacy practice is primarily governed by:

A) pharmaceutical associations
B) federal law
C) poison control centers
D) state law

Question 16

Standards of behavior and the concept of right and wrong beyond legal considerations are known as:

A) empathy
B) ethics
C) confidentiality
D) ordinances

Question 17

Drug samples:

A) may be sold to any qualified person
B) traded between people for other drugs that they may require
C) may not be sold unless to another physician
D) may not be sold

Question 18

Which type of drug cannot be sold without a prescription?

A) Legend
B) OTC
C) Aspirin
D) Acetaminophen

Question 19

Which types of scheduled drugs have "high abuse potential"?

A) Schedules I and II
B) Schedules II and III
C) Schedules I and V
D) Schedules IV and V

Question 20

Which governing agency approves the investigational use of drugs on humans?

A) HIPAA
B) CDC
C) DEA
D) FDA

Question 21

Allied health professionals must use confidentiality in all areas that concern:

A) medications and their sale
B) medications and their adverse effects
C) medications and their administration
D) medications and their relationship to allergies

Question 22

Which type of pharmacy requires special procedures because of the possible exposure to chemotherapy?

A) Investigational pharmacy
B) Compounding pharmacy
C) Institutional pharmacy
D) Nuclear pharmacy

Question 23

Prescription pads must be used only for:

A) writing prescriptions for medications
B) writing down incoming calls from other physicians
C) writing instructions for patients on the use of free samples
D) writing directions to the pharmacy for patients

Question 24

Which type of schedule drug is NOT approved for medical use in the United States?

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

Question 25

Why is heroin considered a Schedule I drug but cocaine is considered a Schedule II drug?

A) Because heroin only comes from overseas
B) Because cocaine is found in many food products
C) Because cocaine has accepted medical use in the United States but heroin does not
D) Because heroin comes from the poppy plant, which is illegal to grow

Question 26

Today, federal regulations prohibit the use of drugs that would be:

A) detrimental to consumers
B) too expensive for some patients
C) not strong enough for the prescribed condition
D) too strong for the prescribed condition

Question 27

Severe psychological or physical dependence may result from abuse of which of the following types of scheduled drugs?

A) Schedule II
B) Schedule III
C) Schedule IV
D) Schedule V

Question 28

Which of the following types of agents are sometimes used by athletes to increase physical performance and require a prescription?

A) Catabolic steroids
B) Anabolic steroids
C) Sterols
D) Protein supplements