(160 Q & A) Guaranteed Pass (A+)
.1. right patient
2. right medication
3. right dose
4. right route of administration
5. right - ANSWER-What are the 5 rights of drug administration?
.10-15 years - ANSWER-how long does it take for a new drug to be developed?
from start to finish
.180 days - ANSWER-how long is a patent challenge
.20% - ANSWER-By law, bioequivalence of different versions of a drug can vary
up to what percent?
.3 times larger - ANSWER-Prescriptions dispensed by mail-order pharmacies are
how much larger compared to pharmacies?
.5 of 4,000 - ANSWER-on average, how many drugs studies in the lab are
eventually studied in people?
,.5,000 - 10,000 whit blood cells and about 5 million red blood cells per mL -
ANSWER-Per mL how many white and red blood cells are there?
.50% - ANSWER-The US accounts for what % of the worlds pharmaceutical
revenues?
.50% - ANSWER-what is the effectiveness of an 85-year-old's kidney in
compared to a 35-year-old
.50% - ANSWER-what percent of people in the U.S. are "slow acetylators"?
.8 to 12 - ANSWER-How many territories are in a typical district?
.agonist - ANSWER-a drug that binds to a cell receptor site to mimic or enhance
activated by endogenous chemical messengers
.allogenic transplant - ANSWER-using bone marrow from a donor that is
normally a genetically matched family member
.almost 30 years - ANSWER-How much has the American lifespan increased
since the 1890's?
.an injection directly into the bloodstream - ANSWER-An example of
intravenous drug delivery
.another 50 years - ANSWER-thanks to modern medication. how long are people
with a new HIV diagnosis expected to live?
, .attenuated vaccine - ANSWER-vaccine composed of a weakened form of the
pathogen that is generally unable to cause disease
.Authorized distributor - ANSWER-any distributor of a prescription drug that has
a written agreement with the manufacturers of the prescription drug and
conducts at least two transactions with the manufacturer of the prescription
drug within any 24-month period
.autologous transplant - ANSWER-using some of the patient's own bone marrow
that was harvested before treatment began
.AWP (Average Wholesale Price) - ANSWER-The published wholesale price
suggested by the manufacture of the drug. It is a reference for negotiations,
pricing, and reimnursments.
.Bayh-Dole Act intent - ANSWER-.to hasten the commercialization of
technologies that otherwise might not be used
.binders - ANSWER-what cements the active and inert components together to
maintain cohesive portions of a medication?
.Biological API - ANSWER-"large molecules" due to the proteins and peptides
that are derived from living materials such as humans, animals, plants, and
microorganisms.