Clayton's Basic Pharmacology
deals with the study of drugs and their actions on living organisms - (correct Answer) - pharmacology
examples of therapeutic methods include the following: - (correct Answer) - - drug therapy
- diet therapy
- physiotherapy
- psychological therapy
therapy which focuses on treatment with drugs - (correct Answer) - drug therapy
therapy which focuses on treatment with diet - (correct Answer) - diet therapy
therapy which focuses on treatment with natural physical forces (e.g. water, light, heat) - (correct
Answer) - physiotherapy
therapy which focuses on the identification of stressors and methods that can be used to reduce or
eliminate stress - (correct Answer) - psychological therapy
chemical substances that have an effect on living organisms - (correct Answer) - drugs
therapeutic drugs, used for the prevention or treatment of diseases - (correct Answer) - medicines
each drug has 3 names: - (correct Answer) - - chemical name
- generic name
- brand name
describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular structure - (correct Answer) - chemical name
non-proprietary name, given by the US Adopted Names Council, considered the official name and the
one listed by the FDA - (correct Answer) - generic name
proprietary name, drug has a registered trademark, use of the name is restricted by the drug's patent
owner (usually the manufacturer) - (correct Answer) - trademark/brand name
drugs may be classified by a variety of methods according to: - (correct Answer) - - the body system they
affect
- their therapeutic use or clinical indication
- their physiologic or chemical action
drugs which require an order by a health professional who is licensed to prescribe drugs - (correct
Answer) - prescription drugs
drugs which are sold without a prescription in a pharmacy or in the health section of department or
,grocery strores - (correct Answer) - nonprescription/over the counter (OTC) drugs
drugs or chemical substances used for nontherapeutic purposes; obtained illegally or have not been
approved for use by the FDA - (correct Answer) - illegal drugs
a biologic product that is close in structure and function to an existing approved biologic product -
(correct Answer) - biosimilar
drug __________________ provides a legal basis for drug treatments and protects the consumer from
false claims made by the drug manufacturer - (correct Answer) - legislation
the two amendments to the Federal Good, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 - (correct Answer) - - The
Durham Humphrey Amendment of 1951
- The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment of 1962
amendment which divides medicines into prescription and nonprescription (OTC) categories based on
safety - (correct Answer) - The Durham Humphrey Amendment
amendment which provides greater control and surveillance of the distribution and clinical testing of
investigational drugs and requires that a product be proven both safe and effective before release for
sale; result of the thalidomide tragedy - (correct Answer) - The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment
act passed by Congress in 1970, composite law designed to improve the administration and regulation of
the manufacturing, distribution, and dispensing of drugs that require control by the government because
of their high incidence of abuse - (correct Answer) - Controlled Substances Act
the basic structure of the Controlled Substances Act consists of ___ classifications, or
__________________, of controlled substances - (correct Answer) - - 5
- schedules
schedule ___ drugs have a very high potential for abuse, are not currently accepted for medical use in
the US, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision - (correct Answer) - I
lysergic acid diethylamide, peyote, heroin, and hashish are all examples of which schedule of drugs -
(correct Answer) - schedule I
schedule ___ drugs have a high potential for abuse, are currently accepted for medical use in the US,
have abuse potential that may lead to severe psychological of physical dependence, and do not come
with refills - (correct Answer) - II
amphetamines, morphine, hydrocodone/acetaminophen (Vicodin, Lortab, Norco), methadone,
oxycodone/aspirin (Percodan), methylphenidate (Ritalin), and amphetamin/dextroamphetamine
(Adderall) are all examples of which schedule of drugs - (correct Answer) - schedule II
schedule ___ drugs have a high potential for abuse, are currently accepted for medical use in the US,
have abuse potential which may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological
dependence, and which have a prescriptions which outdate in 6 months with no more that 5 refills
within that month - (correct Answer) - III
, aspirin/codeine (Empirin with codeine), apirin/butalbital/caffeine (Fiorinal), acetaminophen/codeine
(Tylenol with codeine) are all examples of which schedule of drugs - (correct Answer) - schedule III
schedule ___ drugs have a low potential for abuse compared with drugs in previous class, are currently
accepted for medical use in the US, have abuse potential that may lead to limited physical or
psychological dependence, and which have a prescription which outdates in 6 months with no more than
5 refills - (correct Answer) - IV
phenobarbital, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, flurazepam, and temazepam are all examples for which
schedule of drugs - (correct Answer) - schedule IV
schedule ___ drugs have low potential for abuse, are currently accepted for medical use in the US, have
an abuse potential of limited physcial or psychological dependence liability compared with other classes,
prescription may not be required, and which have a prescription which outdates in 6 months with no
more than 5 refills - (correct Answer) - V
atropine/diphenoxylate (Lomotil, Virtussin AC) is an example of which schedule of drugs - (correct
Answer) - schedule V
organization developed to enforce the Controlled Substances Act, gather intelligence, train officers, and
conduct research in the area of dangerous drugs and drugs of abuse - (correct Answer) - Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA)
nurses may not have controlled substances in their possession unless the following conditions are met: -
(correct Answer) - - the nurse is giving them to a patient under an order from a healthcare provider
- the nurse is a patient for whom a healthcare provider has prescribed scheduled drugs
- the nurse is the official custodian of a limited supply of controlled substances on a unit or for a
department of the hospital
it currently takes an average of ___ to ___ years and more than $2 billion in research and development
costs to bring a single new drug to market - (correct Answer) - 8 to 15
the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 charged the FDA with the responsibility of ________________
new drugs - (correct Answer) - regulating
rules and regulations evolved by the FDA divide new drug development into 4 stages: - (correct Answer) -
- preclinical research and development
- clinical research and development
- New Drug Application (NDA) review
- postmarketing surveillance
phase of new drug development which begins with the discovery, synthesis, and purification of the drug;
the goal of this stage is to use laboratory studies to determine whether the experimental drug has
therapeutic value and whether the drug appears to be safe in animals - (correct Answer) - perclinical
research phase
deals with the study of drugs and their actions on living organisms - (correct Answer) - pharmacology
examples of therapeutic methods include the following: - (correct Answer) - - drug therapy
- diet therapy
- physiotherapy
- psychological therapy
therapy which focuses on treatment with drugs - (correct Answer) - drug therapy
therapy which focuses on treatment with diet - (correct Answer) - diet therapy
therapy which focuses on treatment with natural physical forces (e.g. water, light, heat) - (correct
Answer) - physiotherapy
therapy which focuses on the identification of stressors and methods that can be used to reduce or
eliminate stress - (correct Answer) - psychological therapy
chemical substances that have an effect on living organisms - (correct Answer) - drugs
therapeutic drugs, used for the prevention or treatment of diseases - (correct Answer) - medicines
each drug has 3 names: - (correct Answer) - - chemical name
- generic name
- brand name
describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular structure - (correct Answer) - chemical name
non-proprietary name, given by the US Adopted Names Council, considered the official name and the
one listed by the FDA - (correct Answer) - generic name
proprietary name, drug has a registered trademark, use of the name is restricted by the drug's patent
owner (usually the manufacturer) - (correct Answer) - trademark/brand name
drugs may be classified by a variety of methods according to: - (correct Answer) - - the body system they
affect
- their therapeutic use or clinical indication
- their physiologic or chemical action
drugs which require an order by a health professional who is licensed to prescribe drugs - (correct
Answer) - prescription drugs
drugs which are sold without a prescription in a pharmacy or in the health section of department or
,grocery strores - (correct Answer) - nonprescription/over the counter (OTC) drugs
drugs or chemical substances used for nontherapeutic purposes; obtained illegally or have not been
approved for use by the FDA - (correct Answer) - illegal drugs
a biologic product that is close in structure and function to an existing approved biologic product -
(correct Answer) - biosimilar
drug __________________ provides a legal basis for drug treatments and protects the consumer from
false claims made by the drug manufacturer - (correct Answer) - legislation
the two amendments to the Federal Good, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 - (correct Answer) - - The
Durham Humphrey Amendment of 1951
- The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment of 1962
amendment which divides medicines into prescription and nonprescription (OTC) categories based on
safety - (correct Answer) - The Durham Humphrey Amendment
amendment which provides greater control and surveillance of the distribution and clinical testing of
investigational drugs and requires that a product be proven both safe and effective before release for
sale; result of the thalidomide tragedy - (correct Answer) - The Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment
act passed by Congress in 1970, composite law designed to improve the administration and regulation of
the manufacturing, distribution, and dispensing of drugs that require control by the government because
of their high incidence of abuse - (correct Answer) - Controlled Substances Act
the basic structure of the Controlled Substances Act consists of ___ classifications, or
__________________, of controlled substances - (correct Answer) - - 5
- schedules
schedule ___ drugs have a very high potential for abuse, are not currently accepted for medical use in
the US, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision - (correct Answer) - I
lysergic acid diethylamide, peyote, heroin, and hashish are all examples of which schedule of drugs -
(correct Answer) - schedule I
schedule ___ drugs have a high potential for abuse, are currently accepted for medical use in the US,
have abuse potential that may lead to severe psychological of physical dependence, and do not come
with refills - (correct Answer) - II
amphetamines, morphine, hydrocodone/acetaminophen (Vicodin, Lortab, Norco), methadone,
oxycodone/aspirin (Percodan), methylphenidate (Ritalin), and amphetamin/dextroamphetamine
(Adderall) are all examples of which schedule of drugs - (correct Answer) - schedule II
schedule ___ drugs have a high potential for abuse, are currently accepted for medical use in the US,
have abuse potential which may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological
dependence, and which have a prescriptions which outdate in 6 months with no more that 5 refills
within that month - (correct Answer) - III
, aspirin/codeine (Empirin with codeine), apirin/butalbital/caffeine (Fiorinal), acetaminophen/codeine
(Tylenol with codeine) are all examples of which schedule of drugs - (correct Answer) - schedule III
schedule ___ drugs have a low potential for abuse compared with drugs in previous class, are currently
accepted for medical use in the US, have abuse potential that may lead to limited physical or
psychological dependence, and which have a prescription which outdates in 6 months with no more than
5 refills - (correct Answer) - IV
phenobarbital, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, flurazepam, and temazepam are all examples for which
schedule of drugs - (correct Answer) - schedule IV
schedule ___ drugs have low potential for abuse, are currently accepted for medical use in the US, have
an abuse potential of limited physcial or psychological dependence liability compared with other classes,
prescription may not be required, and which have a prescription which outdates in 6 months with no
more than 5 refills - (correct Answer) - V
atropine/diphenoxylate (Lomotil, Virtussin AC) is an example of which schedule of drugs - (correct
Answer) - schedule V
organization developed to enforce the Controlled Substances Act, gather intelligence, train officers, and
conduct research in the area of dangerous drugs and drugs of abuse - (correct Answer) - Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA)
nurses may not have controlled substances in their possession unless the following conditions are met: -
(correct Answer) - - the nurse is giving them to a patient under an order from a healthcare provider
- the nurse is a patient for whom a healthcare provider has prescribed scheduled drugs
- the nurse is the official custodian of a limited supply of controlled substances on a unit or for a
department of the hospital
it currently takes an average of ___ to ___ years and more than $2 billion in research and development
costs to bring a single new drug to market - (correct Answer) - 8 to 15
the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 charged the FDA with the responsibility of ________________
new drugs - (correct Answer) - regulating
rules and regulations evolved by the FDA divide new drug development into 4 stages: - (correct Answer) -
- preclinical research and development
- clinical research and development
- New Drug Application (NDA) review
- postmarketing surveillance
phase of new drug development which begins with the discovery, synthesis, and purification of the drug;
the goal of this stage is to use laboratory studies to determine whether the experimental drug has
therapeutic value and whether the drug appears to be safe in animals - (correct Answer) - perclinical
research phase
