SOLUTION AND ANSWER GUIDE
ESSENTIALS OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS, 9TH EDITION
BY BRUCE COLBERT, ADAM JAMES, ELIZABETH KATRANCHA ALL CHAPTERS
,Solution and Answer Guide
COLBERT, JAMES & KATRANCHA, ESSENTIALS OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS, 10
E, 2026, 9798214116068; CHAPTER 1: CONSUMER SAFETY AND DRUG REGULATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Review Quiz Answers................................................................................................. 1
CHAPTER REVIEW QUIZ ANSWERS
The first major U.S. drug law was passed in the year and was called the
.
Answer: 1906; Pure Food and Drug Act
Feedback: The Pure Food and Drug Act was passed in the U.S. in 1906. It was the first Hgov
ernment attempt to establish consumer protection in the manufacture of drugs and foods.
USP stands for
Answer: United States Pharmacopeia
Feedback: The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a reference that specifies the offici
al U.S. standards for making individual drugs.
NF stands for
Answer: National Formulary
Feedback: The National Formulary (NF) is a reference that specifies the official U.S. stand
ards for making individual drugs. It has been combined with the United States Pharmacope
ia (USP) into one reference book, the USP/NF
Which drug law established the USP and NF (which are now one)? Answe
r: The Pure Food and Drug Act
Feedback: The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act established two references of officially
approved drugs: the USP and NP, which were subsequently combined into one single refere
nce source.
The agency that requires you to keep a record of each controlled substance transactio
n is the
Answer: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
1
,Feedback: The Drug Enforcement Administration enforces security and accountability related
to controlled substances. Anyone who dispenses, receives, sells, or destroys controlled subs
tances must keep on hand special DEA forms, indicating the exact current inventory and a tw
o-year inventory of every controlled substance transaction.
Schedule C-
has the lowest potential for abuse. Answer: Schedul
e C-V has the lowest potential for abuse
Feedback: The 1970 Controlled Substances Act classified abused and addicting drugs into fi
ve levels, or schedules, according to their medical value, harmfulness, and potential for abus
e or addiction: C-I, C-II, C-III, C-IV, and C-V, with class C-
I being the highest potential for abuse, and C-V with the lowest potential for abuse.
How long must you keep an inventory record of each controlled substance transaction at your
office?
Answer: Two years
Feedback: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enforces security and accounta
bility related to controlled substances, including a two-
year inventory of every controlled substance transaction (see also feedback to question
5).
Three responsibilities of the FDA include:
Answer: Three responsibilities of the FDA include any of the following:
Overseeing testing of all proposed new drugs before they are released into the U.S.
market
Inspecting plants where foods, drugs, medical devices, or cosmetics are made
Reviewing new drug applications and petitions for food additives
Investigating and removing unsafe drugs from the market
Ensuring proper labeling of foods, cosmetics, and drugs
Feedback: The increase in the number of drugs produced for marketing brought dangers to
the public. The federal FDAHwas established to ensure that some basic standards would be
followed. Its responsibilities include the five listed in the answer above.
What types of drugs are listed in the C-V schedule?
Answer: Drugs that have the lowest abuse potential among the five classes or schedule
s of controlled substance; these consist primarily of cough suppressants containing codei
ne and antidiarrheal preparations such as diphenoxylate
Feedback: Schedule C-
V consists primarily of preparations for cough suppressants containing codeine and prepar
ations for diarrhea (e.g., diphenoxylate). Examples include promethazine with codeine, Ch
eratussin AC, and Lomotil.
,
ESSENTIALS OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS, 9TH EDITION
BY BRUCE COLBERT, ADAM JAMES, ELIZABETH KATRANCHA ALL CHAPTERS
,Solution and Answer Guide
COLBERT, JAMES & KATRANCHA, ESSENTIALS OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS, 10
E, 2026, 9798214116068; CHAPTER 1: CONSUMER SAFETY AND DRUG REGULATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Review Quiz Answers................................................................................................. 1
CHAPTER REVIEW QUIZ ANSWERS
The first major U.S. drug law was passed in the year and was called the
.
Answer: 1906; Pure Food and Drug Act
Feedback: The Pure Food and Drug Act was passed in the U.S. in 1906. It was the first Hgov
ernment attempt to establish consumer protection in the manufacture of drugs and foods.
USP stands for
Answer: United States Pharmacopeia
Feedback: The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a reference that specifies the offici
al U.S. standards for making individual drugs.
NF stands for
Answer: National Formulary
Feedback: The National Formulary (NF) is a reference that specifies the official U.S. stand
ards for making individual drugs. It has been combined with the United States Pharmacope
ia (USP) into one reference book, the USP/NF
Which drug law established the USP and NF (which are now one)? Answe
r: The Pure Food and Drug Act
Feedback: The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act established two references of officially
approved drugs: the USP and NP, which were subsequently combined into one single refere
nce source.
The agency that requires you to keep a record of each controlled substance transactio
n is the
Answer: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
1
,Feedback: The Drug Enforcement Administration enforces security and accountability related
to controlled substances. Anyone who dispenses, receives, sells, or destroys controlled subs
tances must keep on hand special DEA forms, indicating the exact current inventory and a tw
o-year inventory of every controlled substance transaction.
Schedule C-
has the lowest potential for abuse. Answer: Schedul
e C-V has the lowest potential for abuse
Feedback: The 1970 Controlled Substances Act classified abused and addicting drugs into fi
ve levels, or schedules, according to their medical value, harmfulness, and potential for abus
e or addiction: C-I, C-II, C-III, C-IV, and C-V, with class C-
I being the highest potential for abuse, and C-V with the lowest potential for abuse.
How long must you keep an inventory record of each controlled substance transaction at your
office?
Answer: Two years
Feedback: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enforces security and accounta
bility related to controlled substances, including a two-
year inventory of every controlled substance transaction (see also feedback to question
5).
Three responsibilities of the FDA include:
Answer: Three responsibilities of the FDA include any of the following:
Overseeing testing of all proposed new drugs before they are released into the U.S.
market
Inspecting plants where foods, drugs, medical devices, or cosmetics are made
Reviewing new drug applications and petitions for food additives
Investigating and removing unsafe drugs from the market
Ensuring proper labeling of foods, cosmetics, and drugs
Feedback: The increase in the number of drugs produced for marketing brought dangers to
the public. The federal FDAHwas established to ensure that some basic standards would be
followed. Its responsibilities include the five listed in the answer above.
What types of drugs are listed in the C-V schedule?
Answer: Drugs that have the lowest abuse potential among the five classes or schedule
s of controlled substance; these consist primarily of cough suppressants containing codei
ne and antidiarrheal preparations such as diphenoxylate
Feedback: Schedule C-
V consists primarily of preparations for cough suppressants containing codeine and prepar
ations for diarrhea (e.g., diphenoxylate). Examples include promethazine with codeine, Ch
eratussin AC, and Lomotil.
,
