Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, 20th
Edition – Test Bank with Questions and Answers
EXAM
**1. What is the name under which a drug is listed by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA)?**
a. Brand
b. Nonproprietary
c. **Official**
d. Trademark
**Rationale:** The official name is the name under which a drug is
listed by the FDA. The brand name (or trademark) is given by the
manufacturer, and the nonproprietary (generic) name is provided by
the U.S. Adopted Names Council .
**2. Which source contains information specific to nutritional
supplements?**
a. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names
b. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
c. **United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP NF)**
d. Drug Interaction Facts
,**Rationale:** The USP NF is the authoritative source that includes
standards and information specific to nutritional supplements, in
addition to drugs .
**3. What is the most comprehensive reference available to research a
drug interaction?**
a. Drug Facts and Comparisons
b. **Drug Interaction Facts**
c. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
d. Martindale—The Complete Drug Reference
**Rationale:** *Drug Interaction Facts* is renowned as the most
comprehensive book specifically dedicated to drug interactions,
reviewed by experts in the field .
**4. The physician has written an order for a drug with which the nurse
is unfamiliar. Which section of the Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR) is
most helpful to get information about this drug?**
a. Manufacturer’s section
b. **Brand and Generic Name section**
c. Product Category section
d. Product Information section
,**Rationale:** Since a physician's order includes the brand or generic
name, the Brand and Generic Name section (the alphabetic index) is
the most user-friendly place to start looking for information on an
unfamiliar drug .
**5. Which online drug reference makes available to health care
providers and the public a standard, comprehensive, up to date look up
and downloadable resource about medicines?**
a. American Drug Index
b. American Hospital Formulary
c. **Daily Med**
d. Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR)
**Rationale:** DailyMed is a reliable online resource that provides a
standard, comprehensive, and up-to-date look-up and downloadable
resource about medicines for both healthcare providers and the public .
**6. Which legislation authorizes the FDA to determine the safety of a
drug before its marketing?**
a. **Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)**
b. Durham Humphrey Amendment (1952)
c. Controlled Substances Act (1970)
d. Kefauver Harris Drug Amendment (1962)
, **Rationale:** The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 was
the landmark legislation that authorized the FDA to require proof of
safety before a drug could be marketed .
**7. Meperidine (Demerol) is a narcotic with a high potential for
physical and psychological dependency. Under which classification does
this drug fall?**
a. I
b. **II**
c. III
d. IV
**Rationale:** Meperidine (Demerol) is a Schedule II controlled
substance, defined as having a high potential for abuse and potentially
leading to severe psychological or physical dependence .
**8. What would the FDA do to expedite drug development and
approval for an outbreak of smallpox, for which there is no known
treatment?**
a. List smallpox as a health orphan disease.
b. Omit the preclinical research phase.
c. Extend the clinical research phase.
d. **Fast track the investigational drug.**
Edition – Test Bank with Questions and Answers
EXAM
**1. What is the name under which a drug is listed by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA)?**
a. Brand
b. Nonproprietary
c. **Official**
d. Trademark
**Rationale:** The official name is the name under which a drug is
listed by the FDA. The brand name (or trademark) is given by the
manufacturer, and the nonproprietary (generic) name is provided by
the U.S. Adopted Names Council .
**2. Which source contains information specific to nutritional
supplements?**
a. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names
b. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
c. **United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP NF)**
d. Drug Interaction Facts
,**Rationale:** The USP NF is the authoritative source that includes
standards and information specific to nutritional supplements, in
addition to drugs .
**3. What is the most comprehensive reference available to research a
drug interaction?**
a. Drug Facts and Comparisons
b. **Drug Interaction Facts**
c. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
d. Martindale—The Complete Drug Reference
**Rationale:** *Drug Interaction Facts* is renowned as the most
comprehensive book specifically dedicated to drug interactions,
reviewed by experts in the field .
**4. The physician has written an order for a drug with which the nurse
is unfamiliar. Which section of the Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR) is
most helpful to get information about this drug?**
a. Manufacturer’s section
b. **Brand and Generic Name section**
c. Product Category section
d. Product Information section
,**Rationale:** Since a physician's order includes the brand or generic
name, the Brand and Generic Name section (the alphabetic index) is
the most user-friendly place to start looking for information on an
unfamiliar drug .
**5. Which online drug reference makes available to health care
providers and the public a standard, comprehensive, up to date look up
and downloadable resource about medicines?**
a. American Drug Index
b. American Hospital Formulary
c. **Daily Med**
d. Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR)
**Rationale:** DailyMed is a reliable online resource that provides a
standard, comprehensive, and up-to-date look-up and downloadable
resource about medicines for both healthcare providers and the public .
**6. Which legislation authorizes the FDA to determine the safety of a
drug before its marketing?**
a. **Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)**
b. Durham Humphrey Amendment (1952)
c. Controlled Substances Act (1970)
d. Kefauver Harris Drug Amendment (1962)
, **Rationale:** The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 was
the landmark legislation that authorized the FDA to require proof of
safety before a drug could be marketed .
**7. Meperidine (Demerol) is a narcotic with a high potential for
physical and psychological dependency. Under which classification does
this drug fall?**
a. I
b. **II**
c. III
d. IV
**Rationale:** Meperidine (Demerol) is a Schedule II controlled
substance, defined as having a high potential for abuse and potentially
leading to severe psychological or physical dependence .
**8. What would the FDA do to expedite drug development and
approval for an outbreak of smallpox, for which there is no known
treatment?**
a. List smallpox as a health orphan disease.
b. Omit the preclinical research phase.
c. Extend the clinical research phase.
d. **Fast track the investigational drug.**
