ESSENTIALS OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR
HEALTH PROFESSIONS REVISION HANDBOOK
2026 MEDICATION SAFETY AND
ADMINISTRATION PRINCIPLES
◉ The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 established drug standards
and official drug references.
Answer: True
◉ Which name is the name by which the pharmaceutical company
identifies its product, is copyrighted, and used exclusively by that
company with a capitalized first letter?
Answer: Trade name
◉ The Controlled Substances Act may limit:
Answer: the number of refills that can be filled in a 6-month time
frame.
◉ The Food and Drug Administration was created to:
Answer: oversee testing of all proposed new drugs prior to release
into the U.S. market.
,inspect plants where food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics
are made.
remove unsafe drugs from the market.
◉ The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act established consumer
protections to prevent the inclusion of "dangerous ingredients"
without the knowledge of the consumer.
Answer: True
◉ Conditions foConditions for which the drug should NOT be given
are: rConditions for which the drug should NOT be given are: which
the drug should NOT be given are:
Answer: contraindications
◉ A list of possible unpleasant or dangerous secondary effects, other
than the desired effect, is:
Answer: adverse reactions and side effects.
◉ Which name is the common or general name assigned to a drug
and never capitalized?
Answer: Generic name
◉ Being delivered by injection into a muscle is:
, Answer: intramuscular
◉ Syrup of ipecac should be administered to any child who has
ingested a toxic substance.
Answer: False
◉ Taking a substance by mouth is called:
Answer: ingestion
◉ Method of drug delivery by absorption through the mucosa under
the tongue is called a(n):
Answer: sublingual tablet.
◉ An injection delivered just beneath the skin is:
Answer: intradermal
◉ A substance used to induce emesis is a(n):
Answer: emetic
◉ Activated charcoal may be given as an antidote to minimize
systemic absorption of ingested poisons.
Answer: True
HEALTH PROFESSIONS REVISION HANDBOOK
2026 MEDICATION SAFETY AND
ADMINISTRATION PRINCIPLES
◉ The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 established drug standards
and official drug references.
Answer: True
◉ Which name is the name by which the pharmaceutical company
identifies its product, is copyrighted, and used exclusively by that
company with a capitalized first letter?
Answer: Trade name
◉ The Controlled Substances Act may limit:
Answer: the number of refills that can be filled in a 6-month time
frame.
◉ The Food and Drug Administration was created to:
Answer: oversee testing of all proposed new drugs prior to release
into the U.S. market.
,inspect plants where food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics
are made.
remove unsafe drugs from the market.
◉ The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act established consumer
protections to prevent the inclusion of "dangerous ingredients"
without the knowledge of the consumer.
Answer: True
◉ Conditions foConditions for which the drug should NOT be given
are: rConditions for which the drug should NOT be given are: which
the drug should NOT be given are:
Answer: contraindications
◉ A list of possible unpleasant or dangerous secondary effects, other
than the desired effect, is:
Answer: adverse reactions and side effects.
◉ Which name is the common or general name assigned to a drug
and never capitalized?
Answer: Generic name
◉ Being delivered by injection into a muscle is:
, Answer: intramuscular
◉ Syrup of ipecac should be administered to any child who has
ingested a toxic substance.
Answer: False
◉ Taking a substance by mouth is called:
Answer: ingestion
◉ Method of drug delivery by absorption through the mucosa under
the tongue is called a(n):
Answer: sublingual tablet.
◉ An injection delivered just beneath the skin is:
Answer: intradermal
◉ A substance used to induce emesis is a(n):
Answer: emetic
◉ Activated charcoal may be given as an antidote to minimize
systemic absorption of ingested poisons.
Answer: True
