Hazardous Drug Preparation Part 1

Question 1

Chemotherapy drugs are designed to target cells that ____ and ____ rapidly

Answer 1

divide and grow

Question 2

Our own cells of the oral mucosa, gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, and lymph tissues also grow rapidly; therefore, these agents have high ____ rates

Answer 2

side effect

Question 3

Since chemotherapy medications have high rates of serious side effects, they’re considered ____

Answer 3

toxic or hazardous

Question 4

____ agents attach “alkyl groups,” or side chains (chemical structures), to the proteins within the cancer cell and interfere with their function.

Answer 4

Alkylating

Question 5

____ antibiotics interfere with the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or ribonucleic acid (RNA) synthesis

Answer 5

Antitumor

Question 6

____ replace, compete with, or antagonize a metabolic or body function by interfering with cell metabolism

Answer 6

Antimetabolites

Question 7

____ antagonize certain reproductive tumors and accessory tract organs by altering hormonal balance

Answer 7

Hormones

Question 8

Enzyme inhibitors interfere with ____ enzymes

Answer 8

tumor

Question 9

Immunomodulating agents inhibit growth of the ____

Answer 9

cells