TEST BANK
CLAYTON’S BASIC PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES
MICHELLE J. WILLIHNGANZ, SAMUEL L. GUREVITZ, BRUCE CLAYTON
19TH EDITION
,1. What is the name under which a drug is listed by the US Food and
Drug Administration (FDA)?
a. Brand
b. Nonproprietary
c. Official
d. Trademark ANS: ✔- c. Official
2. Which source contains information specific to nutritional
supplements?
a. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names
b. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
c. United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP NF)
d. Drug Interaction Facts ANS: ✔- c. United States
Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP NF)
3. What is the most comprehensive reference available to research a
drug interaction?
a. Drug Facts and Comparisons
,b. Drug Interaction Facts
c. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
d. Martindale—The Complete Drug Reference ANS: ✔- b. Drug
Interaction Facts
4. The physician has written an order for a drug with which the nurse is
unfamiliar. Which section of the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) is
most helpful to get information about this drug?
a. Manufacturer's section
b. Brand and Generic name section
c. Product category section
d. Product information section ANS: ✔- b. Brand and Generic name
section
5. Which online drug reference makes available to healthcare providers
and the public a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date look up and
downloadable resource about medicines?
a. American Drug Index
,b. American Hospital Formulary
c. DailyMed
d. Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) ANS: ✔- c. DailyMed
6. Which legislation authorizes the FDA to determine the safety of a
drug before its marketing?
a. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)
b. Durham Humphrey Amendment (1952)
c. Controlled Substances Act (1970)
d. Kefauver Harris Drug Amendment (1962) ANS: ✔- a. Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)
7. Meperidine (Demerol) is a narcotic with a high potential for physical
and psychological dependency. Under which classification does this
drug fall?
a. I
b. II
c. III
, d. IV ANS: ✔- b. II
8. What would the FDA do to expedite drug development and approval
for an outbreak of smallpox, for which there is no known treatment?
a. List smallpox as a health orphan disease.
b. Omit the preclinical research phase.
c. Extend the clinical research phase.
d. Fast track the investigational drug. ANS: ✔- d. Fast track the
investigational drug.
9. Which statement is true about over-the-counter (OTC) drugs?
a. They are not listed in the USP NF.
b. A prescription from a healthcare provider is needed.
c. They are sold without a prescription.
d. They are known only by their brand names. ANS: ✔- c. They are
sold without a prescription.
CLAYTON’S BASIC PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES
MICHELLE J. WILLIHNGANZ, SAMUEL L. GUREVITZ, BRUCE CLAYTON
19TH EDITION
,1. What is the name under which a drug is listed by the US Food and
Drug Administration (FDA)?
a. Brand
b. Nonproprietary
c. Official
d. Trademark ANS: ✔- c. Official
2. Which source contains information specific to nutritional
supplements?
a. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names
b. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
c. United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP NF)
d. Drug Interaction Facts ANS: ✔- c. United States
Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP NF)
3. What is the most comprehensive reference available to research a
drug interaction?
a. Drug Facts and Comparisons
,b. Drug Interaction Facts
c. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
d. Martindale—The Complete Drug Reference ANS: ✔- b. Drug
Interaction Facts
4. The physician has written an order for a drug with which the nurse is
unfamiliar. Which section of the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) is
most helpful to get information about this drug?
a. Manufacturer's section
b. Brand and Generic name section
c. Product category section
d. Product information section ANS: ✔- b. Brand and Generic name
section
5. Which online drug reference makes available to healthcare providers
and the public a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date look up and
downloadable resource about medicines?
a. American Drug Index
,b. American Hospital Formulary
c. DailyMed
d. Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) ANS: ✔- c. DailyMed
6. Which legislation authorizes the FDA to determine the safety of a
drug before its marketing?
a. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)
b. Durham Humphrey Amendment (1952)
c. Controlled Substances Act (1970)
d. Kefauver Harris Drug Amendment (1962) ANS: ✔- a. Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)
7. Meperidine (Demerol) is a narcotic with a high potential for physical
and psychological dependency. Under which classification does this
drug fall?
a. I
b. II
c. III
, d. IV ANS: ✔- b. II
8. What would the FDA do to expedite drug development and approval
for an outbreak of smallpox, for which there is no known treatment?
a. List smallpox as a health orphan disease.
b. Omit the preclinical research phase.
c. Extend the clinical research phase.
d. Fast track the investigational drug. ANS: ✔- d. Fast track the
investigational drug.
9. Which statement is true about over-the-counter (OTC) drugs?
a. They are not listed in the USP NF.
b. A prescription from a healthcare provider is needed.
c. They are sold without a prescription.
d. They are known only by their brand names. ANS: ✔- c. They are
sold without a prescription.
