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1. Which sshealth sscare ssprofessional sshas ssthe s s major ss responsibility ssfor ssdispensing ssprescribed
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b Nurse sspractitioner
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c. s s Licensed
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ANS: ssD
The ssphysician ssand ss nurse sspractitioner sshave ssthe ssmajor ssresponsibility ssfor
prescribing ssdrugs, ssnot ssdispensing ssthem. ssThe sslicensed ssnurse sshas ssthe ssprimary ssresponsibility
ssfor ssadministering ssdrugs, ssalthough ssunder sssome sscircumstances ssa sslicensed ssnurse ssmay

ssdispense ssprescribed ssdrugs ssbut ssthis ssis ssnot sshis ssor ssher ssmajor ssresponsibility ssin ssdrug sstherapy.

ssThe sspharmacy sstechnician s s has s s the s s major s s responsibility s s of s s dispensing s s prescribed

s s drugs s s under s s the s s direction s s of ssa sslicensed sspharmacist.




DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssRemembering REF: s s p. s s 3

2. Which ssterm ssdescribes ss the ss effect s s of ssa s s drug ssthat s s improves ss body ssfunction?
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c. Adverse ssreaction
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ANS: ssB
The sspurpose ssof ssdrug sstherapy ssis ssto sstake ssa ssdrug ssto ssprevent, ssreduce, ssor sscorrect ssa sshealth ssproblem.
ssThis ssresponse ssis ssany ssdrug’s ssintended ssaction ssalso ssknown ssas ssa sstherapeutic ssresponse.


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3. Which sstype ssof ssdrug ssname s s is ss―owned‖ ssbyssthe sscompany ssthat s s manufactures s s it?
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b Chemical ssname




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ANS: ssD
The sschemical ssname ssis ssa ssdrug’s ssexact sschemical sscomposition. ssThe ssgeneric ssname ssis ssthe
ssname ssassigned ssto ssthe ssdrug ssby ssthe ssU.S. ssAdopted ssNames ssCouncil ssand ssis ssnot ssowned ssby

ssanyone. ssThe sscategory ssname ssrefers ssto ssthe sstype ssof ssdrug ss(what ssit ssdoes ssor sswhat ssit ssis ssused

ssfor) ssand ssis ssnot ssan ssactual ssdrug ssname. ssThe sstrade ssname ss(brand ssname) ssis ssthe ssname

ssprovided ssand ssowned ssby ssa ssspecific ssdrug’s ssmanufacturer.




DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssRemembering REF: s s p. s s 4

4.
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
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c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
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ANS: ssB
Asshigh ssalert s s drug s s is ssone s s in sswhich ssharm ssis s s likely ssto ssresult s s if ssgiven ssat s s the sswrong s s dose,
ssto s s the sswrong sspatient, ssor ssnot ssgiven ssto ssthe sscorrect sspatient. ssDrugs ssclassified ssas sshigh ssalert

ssdrugs ssinclude sspotassium, ssnarcotics ss(opioids), ssinsulin, sscancer sschemotherapy ssdrugs, ssand

ssheparin ss(or ssany ssdrug ssthat ssstrongly ssaffects ssblood ssclotting). ssPenicillin, ssNSAIDs, ssand

sscalcium ssare ssnot ssconsidered sshigh ssalert ssdrugs.




DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssRemembering REF: s s p. s s 4

5. What ssis ssthe ssterm ssfor ssa ssdrug ssthat sshas ssthe sssame ssaction ssas ssa ssnaturally
ssoccurring ssbody sshormone ssor ssenzyme?


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b Blocking ssagent
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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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