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, Chapter 01: Drug Definitions, Standards, and Information Sources
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which name identifies a drug listed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
a. Brand
b. Nonproprietary
c. Official
d. Trademark
CORRECT ANSWER: C
The official name is the name under which a drug is listed by the FDA. The brand name, or
trademark, is the name given to a drug by its manufacturer. The nonproprietary, or generic, name is
provided by the United States Adopted Names Council.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 9
OBJ: 1NAT: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe, Effective Care Environment TOP: Nursing
Process Step: Assessment CON: Patient Education
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
CORRECT
ANSWER: C
United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary contains information specific to nutritional
supplements. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names is a compilation of drug names,
pronunciation guide, and possible future FDA approved drugs; it does not include nutritional
supplements. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database contains evidence-based information on
herbal medicines and herbal combination products; it does not include information specific to
nutritional supplements. Drug Interaction Facts contains comprehensive information on drug interaction
facts; it does not include nutritional supplements.
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,DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 OBJ: 3 NAT: NCLEX Client Needs
Category: Physiological Integrity
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, TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment CON: Nutrition | Patient Education
3. Which drug reference contains drug monographs that describe all drugs in a therapeutic class?
a. Drug Facts and Comparisons
b. Drug Interaction Facts
c. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
d. Martindale—The Complete Drug
Reference CORRECT ANSWER: A
Drug Facts and Comparisons contains drug monographs that describe all drugs in a therapeutic class.
Monographs are formatted as tables to allow comparison of similar products, brand names,
manufacturers, cost indices, and available dosage forms Online version is available.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 Table 1.2
OBJ: 3 NAT: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity
TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment CON: Safety | Patient Education | Clinical Judgment
4. Which drug reference contains monographs about virtually every single-entity drug available in
the United States and describes therapeutic uses of drugs, including approved and unapproved
uses?
a. Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference
b. AHFS Drug Information
c. Drug Reference
d. Drug Facts and
Comparisons CORRECT
ANSWER: B
AHFS Drug Information contains monographs about virtually every single-entity drug available in the
United States and describes therapeutic uses of drugs, including approved and unapproved uses.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 Table 1.2
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, Chapter 01: Drug Definitions, Standards, and Information Sources
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which name identifies a drug listed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
a. Brand
b. Nonproprietary
c. Official
d. Trademark
CORRECT ANSWER: C
The official name is the name under which a drug is listed by the FDA. The brand name, or
trademark, is the name given to a drug by its manufacturer. The nonproprietary, or generic, name is
provided by the United States Adopted Names Council.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 9
OBJ: 1NAT: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe, Effective Care Environment TOP: Nursing
Process Step: Assessment CON: Patient Education
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
CORRECT
ANSWER: C
United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary contains information specific to nutritional
supplements. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names is a compilation of drug names,
pronunciation guide, and possible future FDA approved drugs; it does not include nutritional
supplements. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database contains evidence-based information on
herbal medicines and herbal combination products; it does not include information specific to
nutritional supplements. Drug Interaction Facts contains comprehensive information on drug interaction
facts; it does not include nutritional supplements.
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,DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 OBJ: 3 NAT: NCLEX Client Needs
Category: Physiological Integrity
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, TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment CON: Nutrition | Patient Education
3. Which drug reference contains drug monographs that describe all drugs in a therapeutic class?
a. Drug Facts and Comparisons
b. Drug Interaction Facts
c. Handbook on Injectable Drugs
d. Martindale—The Complete Drug
Reference CORRECT ANSWER: A
Drug Facts and Comparisons contains drug monographs that describe all drugs in a therapeutic class.
Monographs are formatted as tables to allow comparison of similar products, brand names,
manufacturers, cost indices, and available dosage forms Online version is available.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 Table 1.2
OBJ: 3 NAT: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity
TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment CON: Safety | Patient Education | Clinical Judgment
4. Which drug reference contains monographs about virtually every single-entity drug available in
the United States and describes therapeutic uses of drugs, including approved and unapproved
uses?
a. Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference
b. AHFS Drug Information
c. Drug Reference
d. Drug Facts and
Comparisons CORRECT
ANSWER: B
AHFS Drug Information contains monographs about virtually every single-entity drug available in the
United States and describes therapeutic uses of drugs, including approved and unapproved uses.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 Table 1.2
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