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Surgical Pharmacology Final Questions and
Answers (Expert Solutions)
Q: What are three natural drug sources?
ANS 🗹🗹: Plants, Animals, Minerals
Q: Thyroglobulin (Proloid) is a purified extract of:
ANS 🗹🗹: Porcine
Q: Thrombin (Thrombogen) source of origin is from:
ANS 🗹🗹: Bovine
Q: Drugs that are synthesized from laboratory chemicals is called:
ANS 🗹🗹: Synthetic drugs
Q: Drugs that start with a natural substance that is extracted, purified, and altered by
chemical processes is called:
ANS 🗹🗹: Semisynthetic drugs
Q: The term ____ is used to refer to the concepts of genetic engineering and
recombinant DNA technology
ANS 🗹🗹: Biotechnology
Q: The study of drugs derived from natural sources is called:
ANS 🗹🗹: Pharmacognosy
Q: An anticoagulant drug is classified by its:
ANS 🗹🗹: Therapeutic action
Q: Most drugs are excreted & eliminated by the:
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ANS 🗹🗹: Kidneys
Q: A diuretic and a cholinergic drug are classified by its:
ANS 🗹🗹: Physiologic action
Q: Cardiovascular agent is classified by its:
ANS 🗹🗹: Body System
Q: A barbiturate drug is classified by its:
ANS 🗹🗹: Chemical type
Q: What docs OTC mean/ stand for:
ANS 🗹🗹: Over-the-counter
Q: When a drug travels from the site of administration into the bloodstream, it is called:
ANS 🗹🗹: Adsorption
Q: A federal agency that contributes and monitors policies concerning health care
workers' safety is:
ANS 🗹🗹: OSHA
Q: Medications determined to have an abuse potential are called
ANS 🗹🗹: Controlled substances
Q: Which agency is tasked to enforce the Controlled Substances Act (It sets standards for
handling controlled substances and has the legal authority to enforce those standards.):
ANS 🗹🗹: DEA
Q: The organization that evaluates and accredits health care institutions is:
ANS 🗹🗹: The Joint Commission
Q: An example of a C-1 scheduled drug is:
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ANS 🗹🗹: Heroin
Q: Who or what establishes the surgical technologist's role in medication handling?
ANS 🗹🗹: State Practice Acts
Q: Which government agency regulates the pharmaceutical industry?
ANS 🗹🗹: FDA
Q: A drug that binds to a receptor & stimulates its function is said to be a(n)
ANS 🗹🗹: Agonist
Q: A drug that binds to a receptor & prevents a response is called a(n):
ANS 🗹🗹: Antagonists
Q: The following are on the medication label except:
ANS 🗹🗹: Physician's name
Q: Which agency developed a classification system related to medication effects on the
unborn child, or fetus:
ANS 🗹🗹: FDA
Q: Physician can "lend" or delegate some of their functions to others, this is called:
ANS 🗹🗹: Physician Extender
Q: The word "suspension" on a medication's label means that the medication:
ANS 🗹🗹: Must be shaken before use
Q: Which medication name is also called its trade name:
ANS 🗹🗹: Brand
Q: Pharmacogenetics is defined as the study of genetic factors to
Surgical Pharmacology Final Questions and
Answers (Expert Solutions)
Q: What are three natural drug sources?
ANS 🗹🗹: Plants, Animals, Minerals
Q: Thyroglobulin (Proloid) is a purified extract of:
ANS 🗹🗹: Porcine
Q: Thrombin (Thrombogen) source of origin is from:
ANS 🗹🗹: Bovine
Q: Drugs that are synthesized from laboratory chemicals is called:
ANS 🗹🗹: Synthetic drugs
Q: Drugs that start with a natural substance that is extracted, purified, and altered by
chemical processes is called:
ANS 🗹🗹: Semisynthetic drugs
Q: The term ____ is used to refer to the concepts of genetic engineering and
recombinant DNA technology
ANS 🗹🗹: Biotechnology
Q: The study of drugs derived from natural sources is called:
ANS 🗹🗹: Pharmacognosy
Q: An anticoagulant drug is classified by its:
ANS 🗹🗹: Therapeutic action
Q: Most drugs are excreted & eliminated by the:
, Page | 2
ANS 🗹🗹: Kidneys
Q: A diuretic and a cholinergic drug are classified by its:
ANS 🗹🗹: Physiologic action
Q: Cardiovascular agent is classified by its:
ANS 🗹🗹: Body System
Q: A barbiturate drug is classified by its:
ANS 🗹🗹: Chemical type
Q: What docs OTC mean/ stand for:
ANS 🗹🗹: Over-the-counter
Q: When a drug travels from the site of administration into the bloodstream, it is called:
ANS 🗹🗹: Adsorption
Q: A federal agency that contributes and monitors policies concerning health care
workers' safety is:
ANS 🗹🗹: OSHA
Q: Medications determined to have an abuse potential are called
ANS 🗹🗹: Controlled substances
Q: Which agency is tasked to enforce the Controlled Substances Act (It sets standards for
handling controlled substances and has the legal authority to enforce those standards.):
ANS 🗹🗹: DEA
Q: The organization that evaluates and accredits health care institutions is:
ANS 🗹🗹: The Joint Commission
Q: An example of a C-1 scheduled drug is:
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ANS 🗹🗹: Heroin
Q: Who or what establishes the surgical technologist's role in medication handling?
ANS 🗹🗹: State Practice Acts
Q: Which government agency regulates the pharmaceutical industry?
ANS 🗹🗹: FDA
Q: A drug that binds to a receptor & stimulates its function is said to be a(n)
ANS 🗹🗹: Agonist
Q: A drug that binds to a receptor & prevents a response is called a(n):
ANS 🗹🗹: Antagonists
Q: The following are on the medication label except:
ANS 🗹🗹: Physician's name
Q: Which agency developed a classification system related to medication effects on the
unborn child, or fetus:
ANS 🗹🗹: FDA
Q: Physician can "lend" or delegate some of their functions to others, this is called:
ANS 🗹🗹: Physician Extender
Q: The word "suspension" on a medication's label means that the medication:
ANS 🗹🗹: Must be shaken before use
Q: Which medication name is also called its trade name:
ANS 🗹🗹: Brand
Q: Pharmacogenetics is defined as the study of genetic factors to
