CLAYTONS BASIC PHARMACOLOGY FOR
NURSES TWENTIETH EDITION TEST BANK
CHAPTERS ONE TO FORTY EIGHT 2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥examples of therapeutic methods include the following.
Answer: - drug therapy
- diet therapy
- physiotherapy
- psychological therapy
⩥therapy which focuses on treatment with drugs.
Answer: drug therapy
⩥therapy which focuses on treatment with diet.
Answer: diet therapy
⩥therapy which focuses on treatment with natural physical forces (e.g.
water, light, heat).
Answer: physiotherapy
,⩥therapy which focuses on the identification of stressors and methods
that can be used to reduce or eliminate stress.
Answer: psychological therapy
⩥chemical substances that have an effect on living organisms.
Answer: drugs
⩥therapeutic drugs, used for the prevention or treatment of diseases.
Answer: medicines
⩥each drug has 3 names:.
Answer: - chemical name
- generic name
- brand name
⩥describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular structure.
Answer: chemical name
⩥non-proprietary name, given by the US Adopted Names Council,
considered the official name and the one listed by the FDA.
Answer: generic name
,⩥proprietary name, drug has a registered trademark, use of the name is
restricted by the drug's patent owner (usually the manufacturer).
Answer: trademark/brand name
⩥drugs may be classified by a variety of methods according to:.
Answer: - the body system they affect
- their therapeutic use or clinical indication
- their physiologic or chemical action
⩥drugs which require an order by a health professional who is licensed
to prescribe drugs.
Answer: prescription drugs
⩥drugs which are sold without a prescription in a pharmacy or in the
health section of department or grocery strores.
Answer: nonprescription/over the counter (OTC) drugs
⩥drugs or chemical substances used for nontherapeutic purposes;
obtained illegally or have not been approved for use by the FDA.
Answer: illegal drugs
⩥a biologic product that is close in structure and function to an existing
approved biologic product.
, Answer: biosimilar
⩥drug __________________ provides a legal basis for drug treatments
and protects the consumer from false claims made by the drug
manufacturer.
Answer: legislation
⩥the two amendments to the Federal Good, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of
1938.
Answer: - The Durham Humphrey Amendment of 1951
- The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment of 1962
⩥amendment which divides medicines into prescription and
nonprescription (OTC) categories based on safety.
Answer: The Durham Humphrey Amendment
⩥amendment which provides greater control and surveillance of the
distribution and clinical testing of investigational drugs and requires that
a product be proven both safe and effective before release for sale; result
of the thalidomide tragedy.
Answer: The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment
⩥act passed by Congress in 1970, composite law designed to improve
the administration and regulation of the manufacturing, distribution, and
NURSES TWENTIETH EDITION TEST BANK
CHAPTERS ONE TO FORTY EIGHT 2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥examples of therapeutic methods include the following.
Answer: - drug therapy
- diet therapy
- physiotherapy
- psychological therapy
⩥therapy which focuses on treatment with drugs.
Answer: drug therapy
⩥therapy which focuses on treatment with diet.
Answer: diet therapy
⩥therapy which focuses on treatment with natural physical forces (e.g.
water, light, heat).
Answer: physiotherapy
,⩥therapy which focuses on the identification of stressors and methods
that can be used to reduce or eliminate stress.
Answer: psychological therapy
⩥chemical substances that have an effect on living organisms.
Answer: drugs
⩥therapeutic drugs, used for the prevention or treatment of diseases.
Answer: medicines
⩥each drug has 3 names:.
Answer: - chemical name
- generic name
- brand name
⩥describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular structure.
Answer: chemical name
⩥non-proprietary name, given by the US Adopted Names Council,
considered the official name and the one listed by the FDA.
Answer: generic name
,⩥proprietary name, drug has a registered trademark, use of the name is
restricted by the drug's patent owner (usually the manufacturer).
Answer: trademark/brand name
⩥drugs may be classified by a variety of methods according to:.
Answer: - the body system they affect
- their therapeutic use or clinical indication
- their physiologic or chemical action
⩥drugs which require an order by a health professional who is licensed
to prescribe drugs.
Answer: prescription drugs
⩥drugs which are sold without a prescription in a pharmacy or in the
health section of department or grocery strores.
Answer: nonprescription/over the counter (OTC) drugs
⩥drugs or chemical substances used for nontherapeutic purposes;
obtained illegally or have not been approved for use by the FDA.
Answer: illegal drugs
⩥a biologic product that is close in structure and function to an existing
approved biologic product.
, Answer: biosimilar
⩥drug __________________ provides a legal basis for drug treatments
and protects the consumer from false claims made by the drug
manufacturer.
Answer: legislation
⩥the two amendments to the Federal Good, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of
1938.
Answer: - The Durham Humphrey Amendment of 1951
- The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment of 1962
⩥amendment which divides medicines into prescription and
nonprescription (OTC) categories based on safety.
Answer: The Durham Humphrey Amendment
⩥amendment which provides greater control and surveillance of the
distribution and clinical testing of investigational drugs and requires that
a product be proven both safe and effective before release for sale; result
of the thalidomide tragedy.
Answer: The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment
⩥act passed by Congress in 1970, composite law designed to improve
the administration and regulation of the manufacturing, distribution, and
