Chapter 12
Dietary Supplements and Over-the-Counter Drugs
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 269) Many of the capsules, pills, and powders that look like drugs and that consumers
think of as drugs are actually classified by the FDA as
A. food products.
B. industrial chemicals.
C. organic medicines.
D. placebos.
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2. (p. 270) If you buy a bottle of St. John's wort 300 mg tablets, each tablet will contain 300 mg
A. of the active chemical ingredient in St. John's wort.
B. of plant material from St. John's wort with variable active ingredients.
C. total tablet weight, with an unknown amount of plant material or ingredients.
D. of plant material with a known concentration of the active ingredient.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
3. (p. 271-272) The 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
A. requires manufacturers of dietary supplements to demonstrate safety and efficacy before
marketing their products.
B. directed the FDA to remove ephedra products from the market.
C. expanded the definition of dietary supplements and restricted the FDA's regulatory
authority over them.
D. outlawed multi-level marketing schemes for sales of dietary supplements.
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, 4. (p. 272) The FDA was given additional authority over dietary supplements in 2006 to set up
A. random safety checks.
B. requirements for effectiveness.
C. limits on television advertising.
D. an "Adverse Events Reporting" process.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
5. (p. 274-275) SAMe (S-adenosyl-L-methionine) is a dietary supplement that has some research
support for its possible use in treating
A. impotence.
B. depression.
C. Parkinson's disease.
D. diabetes.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
6. (p. 275-276) What dietary supplement ingredient has been tested for its ability to improve
memory in Alzheimer's disease, but has produced only small and unreliable improvements in
published research?
A. lobelia
B. androstenedione
C. Ginkgo biloba
D. St. John's wort
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7. (p. 276) The U.S. market for over-the-counter drug products totals about
A. $180 billion.
B. $50 billion.
C. $18 billion.
D. $2 billion.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
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Dietary Supplements and Over-the-Counter Drugs
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 269) Many of the capsules, pills, and powders that look like drugs and that consumers
think of as drugs are actually classified by the FDA as
A. food products.
B. industrial chemicals.
C. organic medicines.
D. placebos.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
2. (p. 270) If you buy a bottle of St. John's wort 300 mg tablets, each tablet will contain 300 mg
A. of the active chemical ingredient in St. John's wort.
B. of plant material from St. John's wort with variable active ingredients.
C. total tablet weight, with an unknown amount of plant material or ingredients.
D. of plant material with a known concentration of the active ingredient.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
3. (p. 271-272) The 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
A. requires manufacturers of dietary supplements to demonstrate safety and efficacy before
marketing their products.
B. directed the FDA to remove ephedra products from the market.
C. expanded the definition of dietary supplements and restricted the FDA's regulatory
authority over them.
D. outlawed multi-level marketing schemes for sales of dietary supplements.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
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, 4. (p. 272) The FDA was given additional authority over dietary supplements in 2006 to set up
A. random safety checks.
B. requirements for effectiveness.
C. limits on television advertising.
D. an "Adverse Events Reporting" process.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
5. (p. 274-275) SAMe (S-adenosyl-L-methionine) is a dietary supplement that has some research
support for its possible use in treating
A. impotence.
B. depression.
C. Parkinson's disease.
D. diabetes.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
6. (p. 275-276) What dietary supplement ingredient has been tested for its ability to improve
memory in Alzheimer's disease, but has produced only small and unreliable improvements in
published research?
A. lobelia
B. androstenedione
C. Ginkgo biloba
D. St. John's wort
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
7. (p. 276) The U.S. market for over-the-counter drug products totals about
A. $180 billion.
B. $50 billion.
C. $18 billion.
D. $2 billion.
Blooms Level: 01. Remember
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