Chapter 1

Question 1

Which provides info about the drug products of major pharmaceutical companies

United States pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP/NF)
Or
Physicians Desk Reference (PDR)

Answer 1

Physicians Desk Reference

Question 2

Drugs with special instructions about who can prescribe them and how frequently they can be sold are ____

Answer 2

Controlled substances

Question 3

Schedule for drugs with the highest potential for abuse

Answer 3

Schedule I

Question 4

The official nonproprietary drug name assigned by the manufacturer

Answer 4

Generic name

Question 5

What law requires accurate labeling and warnings against unsafe use

Pure food and drug act of 1906
Food drug and cosmetic act of 1938
Drug regulation reform act of 1978

Answer 5

Food drug and cosmetic act of 1938

Question 6

Which is usually the same as the generic name

Chemical name
Brand or trade name
Official name

Answer 6

Official name

Question 7

Which publication contains the official list of drug standards, as recognized by the us government

US pharmacopoeia/National formulary (USP/NF)
Physicians Desk Reference (FDR)
American hospital formulary service (AHFS) drug information

Answer 7

US pharmacopoeia/National formulary (USP/NF)

Question 8

Law, only drugs that meet official standards can be sold

Answer 8

Pure food and drug act 1906

Question 9

Which term refers to a condition for which a drug should not be used

Contradiction
Precaution

Answer 9

Contradiction

Question 10

What are pharmacodynamics

The body’s response to drugs
The absorption of drugs
The metabolism of drugs

Answer 10

The body’s response to drugs

Question 11

Under the controlled substances act, what schedule can’t be refilled without a new prescription

Answer 11

Schedule II

Question 12

Which chemical materials, through biotech and genetic engineering, are combined to make new drugs

AFP
DNA
HCH
THC

Answer 12

DNA

Question 13

Which term refers to the undesirable effects produced when drugs are taken with certain foods or other drugs

Interactions
Side effects/adverse reactions
Precautions

Answer 13

Interactions

Question 14

In the PDR, reference information about a cardiovascular med would be found in the

Product category index
Product identification guide

Answer 14

Product category index

Question 15

The sale of over the counter products that contain pseudoephedrine and ephedrine is restricted by which act

Controlled substances act
Combat methamphetamine epidemic act

Answer 15

Combat meth act

Question 16

Which agency has the responsibility of enforcing the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938

Food and drug administration
Drug enforcement administration
Consumer product safety commission

Answer 16

Food and drug administration

Question 17

Which reference book would you use to match a color illustration of a prescription medication that you have

Answer 17

Physicians desk reference

Question 18

Before diagnostic iodine is administered, ask if they are allergic to

Answer 18

Shellfish

Question 19

What is the rational for having drug standards

Drugs differ in strength quality and purity
Drugs are distributed by many different manufacturers

Answer 19

Drugs differ in strength quality and purity

Question 20

What is the source of Bactrim

Plant
Mineral
Chemical

Answer 20

Chemical