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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
MULTIPLE CHOICE
BASIC CONCEPTS
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for
a. Physician dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a
b Nurse practitioner pharmacist?
.
c. Licensed nurse
d Pharmacy technician
.
SELECTED ANSWER: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not dispensing
them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, although under some
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circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is not his or her major
responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility of dispensing
prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REFERENCE: p. 3
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
a. Side effect
b Intended action
.
c. Adverse reaction
d Idiosyncratic response
.
SELECTED ANSWER: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. This response
is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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3. Which type of drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it?
a. Generic name
b Chemical name
c. Category name
d Trade name
.
SELECTED ANSWER: D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assigned to
the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to
the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug name. The trade name (brand
name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s manufacturer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REFERENCE: p. 4
4. Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
SELECTED ANSWER: B
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrong patient,
or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium, narcotics
(opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affects blood
clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert drugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REFERENCE: p. 4
5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring
body hormone or enzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blocking agent
.
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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
MULTIPLE CHOICE
BASIC CONCEPTS
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for
a. Physician dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a
b Nurse practitioner pharmacist?
.
c. Licensed nurse
d Pharmacy technician
.
SELECTED ANSWER: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not dispensing
them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, although under some
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circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is not his or her major
responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility of dispensing
prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REFERENCE: p. 3
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
a. Side effect
b Intended action
.
c. Adverse reaction
d Idiosyncratic response
.
SELECTED ANSWER: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. This response
is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REFERENCE: p. 3
3. Which type of drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it?
a. Generic name
b Chemical name
c. Category name
d Trade name
.
SELECTED ANSWER: D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assigned to
the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to
the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug name. The trade name (brand
name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s manufacturer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REFERENCE: p. 4
4. Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
SELECTED ANSWER: B
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrong patient,
or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium, narcotics
(opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affects blood
clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert drugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REFERENCE: p. 4
5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring
body hormone or enzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blocking agent
.
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