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Chapterb 7:b Drugs for Painb Control
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Chapterb 12:b Anticancerb
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sb Chapter 13: Drug therapy for
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Chapterb 14: Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenalb Gland Problems
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Chapterb 16:b Drug Therapyb for Hypertension
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b Chapterb 17:b Drug Therapyb for Heartb Failure
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Chapter 24: Drug Therapy with Nutritional Supplements
s s s s s s s
Chapter 25: Drug Therapy for Seizures
s s s s s s
Chapter 26: Drug Therapy for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
s s s s s s s
Diseases Chapter 27: Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
s s s s s s s s
Chapter 28: Drug Therapy for Insomnia
s s s s s
Chapter 29: Drug Therapy for Eye
s s s s s s
Problems
s
Chapter 30: Drug Therapy for Osteoporosis and Muscle
s s s s s s s
Relaxation Chapter 31: Drug Therapy for Male
s s s s s s s
Reproductive Problems Chapter 32: Drug Therapy for
s s s s s s s
Female Reproductive Problems
s s s
Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
s s s s s s
s MULTIPLE CHOICE s
BASIC CONCEPTS s
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for s s s s s s s s
sdispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a pharmacist? s s s s s s s s
,a. Physician
, b Nurse practitioner B
.
c. Licensed nurse B
d Pharmacy technician B
.
ANS: b bD N N B s t s N s t s N
The physicianb andb nurse practitioner haveb theb major responsibility for prescribingb drugs,
B B B B B B B B B B B
b notb dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering
N B N B B B B B B B B B B B
b drugs,
stN B
b although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is
stN B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
s
t
s tN s t s b tN
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B B B B B B B B B B B B B
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N
stN bBlicensedBpharmacist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering B B REF: p. 3 B
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
B B B B B B B B B B B
a. Side effect B
b Intended action B
.
c. Adverse reaction B
d Idiosyncratic response B
.
ANS: B
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response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic
s s s s s s s s s s s
response. s
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering s s s s REF: p. 3 s s
3. Which type of drug name is —owned‖ by the company that manufactures it? s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
a. Generic name s
b Chemical
name s
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b
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b by Workman & LaCharity
t B B B B
TABLE OF CONTENTS B B
Chapter 1: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
B B B B B B
b Chapterb 2:b Safely Preparingb andb Givingb Drugs
B B B B B B B
Chapter 3: Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage
B B B B B B B
b Calculations
B
Chapterb 4:b Medicalb Systems of Weights and Measures
B B B B B B B
Chapter 5: Dosage Calculation of Intravenous solutions and Drugs
t B B B B B B B B
b Chapterb 6:b Anti-Inflammatoryb Drugs
B B B B
Chapterb 7:b Drugs for Painb Control
B B B B B
Chapter 8: Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial Drugs
t B B B B
b Chapterb 9:b Anti-Infectives:b Antiviralb Drugs
B B B B B
Chapter 10: Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
B B B B B B
b Chapterb 11:b Immunizations
B B B
Chapterb 12:b Anticancerb
st B B t B st
sbDrugs stB s t
sb Chapter 13: Drug therapy for
t B B B B
b Diabetes
st B
Chapterb 14: Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenalb Gland Problems
B B B B B B B B B
b Chapterb 15:b Drug Therapyb Affectingb Urineb Output
B B B B B B B
Chapterb 16:b Drug Therapyb for Hypertension
B B B B B
b Chapterb 17:b Drug Therapyb for Heartb Failure
B B B B B B B
b Chapterb 18:b Drug Therapyb for Dysrhythmias
t B B B B B B
b Chapter 19: Drug Therapy for High Blood Lipids
st B B B B B B B B
b Chapterb 20:b Drug Therapyb to Disruptb Clotting
st B B B B B B B
Chapterb21:bDrugbTherapybforbAsthma,bChronicbObstructivebPulmonarybDisease,bandbPulmonary
t t t t
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s
Chapter 22: Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
s s s s s s
Chapter 23: Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers and Reflux
s s s s s s s s s
Chapter 24: Drug Therapy with Nutritional Supplements
s s s s s s s
Chapter 25: Drug Therapy for Seizures
s s s s s s
Chapter 26: Drug Therapy for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
s s s s s s s
Diseases Chapter 27: Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
s s s s s s s s
Chapter 28: Drug Therapy for Insomnia
s s s s s
Chapter 29: Drug Therapy for Eye
s s s s s s
Problems
s
Chapter 30: Drug Therapy for Osteoporosis and Muscle
s s s s s s s
Relaxation Chapter 31: Drug Therapy for Male
s s s s s s s
Reproductive Problems Chapter 32: Drug Therapy for
s s s s s s s
Female Reproductive Problems
s s s
Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
s s s s s s
s MULTIPLE CHOICE s
BASIC CONCEPTS s
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for s s s s s s s s
sdispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a pharmacist? s s s s s s s s
,a. Physician
, b Nurse practitioner B
.
c. Licensed nurse B
d Pharmacy technician B
.
ANS: b bD N N B s t s N s t s N
The physicianb andb nurse practitioner haveb theb major responsibility for prescribingb drugs,
B B B B B B B B B B B
b notb dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering
N B N B B B B B B B B B B B
b drugs,
stN B
b although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is
stN B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
s
t
s tN s t s b tN
sB not his orb herb majorb responsibilityb in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
stN bBmajorb BresponsibilityBofB dispensingbBprescribedBdrugsBunderBtheb BdirectionBofbBa
N
stN bBlicensedBpharmacist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering B B REF: p. 3 B
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
B B B B B B B B B B B
a. Side effect B
b Intended action B
.
c. Adverse reaction B
d Idiosyncratic response B
.
ANS: B
Thepurposeofdrugtherapyistotakeadrugtoprevent,reduce,orcorrectahealthproblem.This s t
response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic
s s s s s s s s s s s
response. s
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering s s s s REF: p. 3 s s
3. Which type of drug name is —owned‖ by the company that manufactures it? s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
a. Generic name s
b Chemical
name s
