Ch 5 ADR / Med errors

Question 1

Defined by the World health organization as any noxious, unintended, and undesired effect that occurs at normal drug doses

Answer 1

ADR: adverse drug reactions

Question 2

True or false: drug dosages do not determine the intensity of an allergic reaction

Answer 2

True

Question 3

G6PD deficiency with taking drugs such as sulfanimodes or aspirin can develop varying degrees of red blood cell hemolysis which could be life-threatening. This is an example of what

Answer 3

Idiosyncratic effect