Drug Labels

Question 1

Trade name =

Answer 1

Brand name

Question 2

Internationally decided upon.

Answer 2

Generic name

Question 3

Manufacturer decides this.

Answer 3

Brand name / trade name

Question 4

Dosage weight / active portion =

Answer 4

dosage strength

Question 5

The structure and composition of the drug.

Answer 5

form

Question 6

Solid dosage forms for oral use.

Answer 6

Tablets and capsules

Question 7

Solid particles in liquid that separate when held in a container.

Answer 7

Suspension

Question 8

Liquified =

Answer 8

reconstituted

Question 9

Ear / eye

Answer 9

Opthalmic

Question 10

Patch

Answer 10

Transdermal

Question 11

Some ___ or ___ medications that are not manufactured in tablets or capsule form can be directly combined with food or beverages and administered.

Answer 11

powdered / granular

Question 12

Controls the rate at which a drug is released, the location in the body where it is released, or both (usually in oral drug formulations).

Answer 12

Time-release / time-dependant

Question 13

Sustained-release, long-acting, and extended-release formulations are all variations of this.

Answer 13

Time-release

Question 14

Intended to maintain the therapeutic window for prolonged periods of time.

Answer 14

Prolonged-release

Question 15

Enteric-coated tablets are an example of this drug delivery system.

Answer 15

Delayed-release

Question 16

Targets different sites of the gastrointestinal tract.

Answer 16

Delayed-release (e.g. enteric coated)

Question 17

Prolongs the action of the drugs and maintains drug levels within the therapeutic window in an attempt to both avoid peaks in drug concentration and maximize therapeutic efficiency (control both the rate of drug release and the site of release).

Answer 17

Controlled-release

Question 18

These types of medications must never be cut, chewed, crushed, or dissolved.

Answer 18

Time-release

Question 19

If a time-release medication is crushed, cut, chewed, etc., the time-release mechanism is ___, which results in the immediate ___ of the drug and the potential for ___.

Answer 19

damaged / release / overdose

Question 20

Refers to both dosage strength and form.

Answer 20

Supply dosage

Question 21

Interpreted as ‘X measured units per some quantity’.

Answer 21

Supply dosage

Question 22

Refers to the full quantity contained in a package, bottle, or vial.

Answer 22

Total volume / total quantity

Question 23

Refers to the site of the body or method of drug delivery into the patient.

Answer 23

Administration route

Question 24

If the day is not indicated on the expiry date, the product expires on the ___ day of the month indicated.

Answer 24

last

Question 25

An internal number assigned by the company that will allow it to identify the exact time and date the batch was made.

Answer 25

Control number

Question 26

An 8-digit computer-generated number assigned by the TPD of Health Canada indicating to healthcare providers and consumers that the product has been evaluated and meets safety and health benefit expectations.

Answer 26

Drug identification number

Question 27

Manufacturers of products considered to be alternative medicines must obtain approval and be licensed to market their products in Canada and do so using this.

Answer 27

Natural product number

Question 28

Machine-readable ___ ___ ___ ensure accurate medication verification and documentation accuracy.

Answer 28

bar code symbols

Question 29

In this form of labelling the total quantity of the container is usually omitted because the quantity is one tablet or capsule.

Answer 29

Unit or single-dose labels

Question 30

Usually prescribed by the number of tablets, capsules, or millilitres to be given rather than by the dosage strength.

Answer 30

Combination drugs

Question 31

Ratio solutions express the number of ___ of the drug per total ___ of solution.

Answer 31

grams / millilitres

Question 32

Percentage solutions express the number of ___ of the drug per ___ millilitres of solution.

Answer 32

grams / 100

Question 33

To be absolutely sure the patient receives the right drug, check the label ___ times.

Answer 33

3

Question 34

The rights included on the label are:

Answer 34

1) Right drug
2) Right dose
3) Right route

Question 35

Before administering a medication check the drug label three times:

Answer 35

1) Against the medication order or medication administration record
2) Before preparing the medication
3) After preparing the medication and before administering it