RAU’S Respiratory Care Pharmacology 11th Edition- Test Bank
(Evolve) | Douglas S. Gardenhire | Complete Chapters | Verified
Answers & Rationales | 2026 Updated
,Table of contents
Unit a: basic concepts and principles in pharmacology
Chapter 01: introduction to respiratory care pharmacology
Chapter 02: principles of drug action
Chapter 03: administration of aerosolized agents
Chapter 04: calculating drug doses
Chapter 05: central and peripheral nervous systems
Unit b: drugs used to treat the respiratory system
Chapter 06: adrenergic (sympathomimetic) bronchodilators
Chapter 07: anticholinergic (parasympatholytic) bronchodilators
Chapter 08: xanthines
Chapter 09: mucus-controlling drug therapy
Chapter 10: surfactant agents
Chapter 11: corticosteroids in respiratory care
Chapter 12: nonsteroidal antiasthma agents
Chapter 13: aerosolized antiinfective agents
Chapter 14: antimicrobial agents
Chapter 15: cold and cough agents
Chapter 16: selected agents of pulmonary value
Chapter 17: neonatal and pediatric aerosolized drug therapy
Unit c: critical care, cardiovascular, and polysomnography
agents
Chapter 18: skeletal muscle relaxants (neuromuscular blocking agents)
Chapter 19: diuretic agents
Chapter 20: drugs affecting the central nervous system
Chapter 21: vasopressors, inotropes, and antiarrhythmic agents
Chapter 22: drugs affecting circulation: antihypertensives, antianginals,
antithrombotics
Chapter 23: sleep and sleep pharmacology
, Unit a: basic concepts and principles in pharmacology
chapter 01: introduction to respiratory care pharmacology
Multiple choice
1. The listing of a drug and the amount of drug are found in which part of a prescription?
a. Superscription
b. Inscription
c. Subscription
d. Transcription (signature)
CORRECT ANS>> b
The superscription directs the pharmacist to take the drug listed and prepare the medication; the inscription lists
the name and quantity of the drug being prescribed; the subscription provides directions to the pharmacist for
preparing the medication; and the transcription, or signature, is the information the pharmacist writes on the
label as instructions to the patient.
Ref: p. 7
2. If generic substitution is permitted on a prescription:
a. Drug from only one manufacturer must be given.
b. Drug formulation may be changed by the pharmacist.
c. Any manufactured brand of the drug listed may be given.
d. Drug strength may be changed by the pharmacist.
CORRECT ANS>> c
A generic substitution allows any brand of a drug to be given, but the pharmacist may not change a drug
formulation without specific permission from the prescribing physician. A physician can indicate to the
pharmacist that generic substitution is permitted in the filling of the prescription. In such a case, the pharmacist
may provide any manufacturer’s version of the prescribed drug, rather than a specific brand. However, the
pharmacist may not change the strength of a drug without specific permission from the prescribing physician.
Ref: p. 8
3. The study of drugs, including their origin, properties, and interactions with living organisms, is known as
a. Pharmacogenetics.
b. Pharmacology.
c. Therapeutics.
d. Toxicology.
CORRECT ANS>> b
Pharmacogenetics is the study of the interrelationship of genetic differences and drug effects. Pharmacology is
the study of drugs (chemicals), including their origin, properties, and interactions with living organisms.
Therapeutics is the art of treating disease with drugs. Toxicology is the study of toxic substances and their
pharmacologic actions, including antidotes and poison control.
Ref: p. 3
4. The brand name given to a drug by a particular manufacturer is known as the drug’s
a. Chemical name.
b. Generic name. C. Official name. D. Trade name.
CORRECT ANS>> d
The chemical name indicates the drug’s chemical structure. The generic name is assigned by the united states
adopted name council and is usually based loosely on the drug’s chemical structure. The official name is the
, Name given to the generic name once a drug becomes fully approved for general use and is admitted to the
united states pharmacopeia–national formulary. The trade name is the brand, or proprietary, name given by a
particular manufacturer. For example, the generic drug albuterol is currently marketed by schering-plough as
proventil® and by glaxosmithkline as ventolin®.
Ref: p. 5
5. To find official information about drugs (according to the fda), you need to go to the
a. Physician’s desk reference (pdr).
b. Basic & clinical pharmacology.
c. United states pharmacopeia–national formulary (usp-nf).
d. Goodman & gilman’s the pharmacological basis of therapeutics.
CORRECT ANS>> c
Because the pdr is prepared by drug manufacturers themselves, it may be lacking in objectivity. Basic &
clinical pharmacology covers only general pharmacologic principles and drug classes. Goodman & gilman’s
the pharmacological basis of therapeutics covers only general pharmacologic principles and drug classes. The
usp-nf is a book of standards containing information about medications, dietary supplements, and medical
devices. The u.s. food and drug administration (fda) considers this book the official standard for drugs
marketed in the united states.
Ref: p. 5
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(Evolve) | Douglas S. Gardenhire | Complete Chapters | Verified
Answers & Rationales | 2026 Updated
,Table of contents
Unit a: basic concepts and principles in pharmacology
Chapter 01: introduction to respiratory care pharmacology
Chapter 02: principles of drug action
Chapter 03: administration of aerosolized agents
Chapter 04: calculating drug doses
Chapter 05: central and peripheral nervous systems
Unit b: drugs used to treat the respiratory system
Chapter 06: adrenergic (sympathomimetic) bronchodilators
Chapter 07: anticholinergic (parasympatholytic) bronchodilators
Chapter 08: xanthines
Chapter 09: mucus-controlling drug therapy
Chapter 10: surfactant agents
Chapter 11: corticosteroids in respiratory care
Chapter 12: nonsteroidal antiasthma agents
Chapter 13: aerosolized antiinfective agents
Chapter 14: antimicrobial agents
Chapter 15: cold and cough agents
Chapter 16: selected agents of pulmonary value
Chapter 17: neonatal and pediatric aerosolized drug therapy
Unit c: critical care, cardiovascular, and polysomnography
agents
Chapter 18: skeletal muscle relaxants (neuromuscular blocking agents)
Chapter 19: diuretic agents
Chapter 20: drugs affecting the central nervous system
Chapter 21: vasopressors, inotropes, and antiarrhythmic agents
Chapter 22: drugs affecting circulation: antihypertensives, antianginals,
antithrombotics
Chapter 23: sleep and sleep pharmacology
, Unit a: basic concepts and principles in pharmacology
chapter 01: introduction to respiratory care pharmacology
Multiple choice
1. The listing of a drug and the amount of drug are found in which part of a prescription?
a. Superscription
b. Inscription
c. Subscription
d. Transcription (signature)
CORRECT ANS>> b
The superscription directs the pharmacist to take the drug listed and prepare the medication; the inscription lists
the name and quantity of the drug being prescribed; the subscription provides directions to the pharmacist for
preparing the medication; and the transcription, or signature, is the information the pharmacist writes on the
label as instructions to the patient.
Ref: p. 7
2. If generic substitution is permitted on a prescription:
a. Drug from only one manufacturer must be given.
b. Drug formulation may be changed by the pharmacist.
c. Any manufactured brand of the drug listed may be given.
d. Drug strength may be changed by the pharmacist.
CORRECT ANS>> c
A generic substitution allows any brand of a drug to be given, but the pharmacist may not change a drug
formulation without specific permission from the prescribing physician. A physician can indicate to the
pharmacist that generic substitution is permitted in the filling of the prescription. In such a case, the pharmacist
may provide any manufacturer’s version of the prescribed drug, rather than a specific brand. However, the
pharmacist may not change the strength of a drug without specific permission from the prescribing physician.
Ref: p. 8
3. The study of drugs, including their origin, properties, and interactions with living organisms, is known as
a. Pharmacogenetics.
b. Pharmacology.
c. Therapeutics.
d. Toxicology.
CORRECT ANS>> b
Pharmacogenetics is the study of the interrelationship of genetic differences and drug effects. Pharmacology is
the study of drugs (chemicals), including their origin, properties, and interactions with living organisms.
Therapeutics is the art of treating disease with drugs. Toxicology is the study of toxic substances and their
pharmacologic actions, including antidotes and poison control.
Ref: p. 3
4. The brand name given to a drug by a particular manufacturer is known as the drug’s
a. Chemical name.
b. Generic name. C. Official name. D. Trade name.
CORRECT ANS>> d
The chemical name indicates the drug’s chemical structure. The generic name is assigned by the united states
adopted name council and is usually based loosely on the drug’s chemical structure. The official name is the
, Name given to the generic name once a drug becomes fully approved for general use and is admitted to the
united states pharmacopeia–national formulary. The trade name is the brand, or proprietary, name given by a
particular manufacturer. For example, the generic drug albuterol is currently marketed by schering-plough as
proventil® and by glaxosmithkline as ventolin®.
Ref: p. 5
5. To find official information about drugs (according to the fda), you need to go to the
a. Physician’s desk reference (pdr).
b. Basic & clinical pharmacology.
c. United states pharmacopeia–national formulary (usp-nf).
d. Goodman & gilman’s the pharmacological basis of therapeutics.
CORRECT ANS>> c
Because the pdr is prepared by drug manufacturers themselves, it may be lacking in objectivity. Basic &
clinical pharmacology covers only general pharmacologic principles and drug classes. Goodman & gilman’s
the pharmacological basis of therapeutics covers only general pharmacologic principles and drug classes. The
usp-nf is a book of standards containing information about medications, dietary supplements, and medical
devices. The u.s. food and drug administration (fda) considers this book the official standard for drugs
marketed in the united states.
Ref: p. 5
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