FULCHER: PHARMACOLOGY, 3RD EDITION TESTBANK

FULCHER: PHARMACOLOGY, 3RD EDITION TESTBANKFulcher: Pharmacology, 3rd Edition Chapter 01: Introduction to Pharmacology and Its Legal and Ethical Aspects Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The definition of drug dosage is a. to give a medication b. the amount of medication in a single dose c. chemicals that affect living processes d. a written direction for dispensing drugs 2. Pharmacology is defined as the a. study of diseases b. use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease c. study of drugs, their uses, and their interactions in living tissue d. study of administration of drugs 3. To administer a drug means to a. give that medication b. figure the dosage of the medication c. see how the medication affects the person d. write a prescription for a medication 4. OTC means a. off the channel b. over the chemical c. only after the chemical trials d. over the counter 5. Which of the following may prescribe medications? a. pharmacists b. physicians c. medical assistants d. all of the above 6. Who dispenses medications? a. physicians b. allied health professionals c. pharmacists d. all of the above 7. An action following the administration of a medication that is completely unexpected, undesirable, and unintended is a(n) a. side effect