Legal And Ethical Issues Ch. 3

Question 1

What is a drug?

Answer 1

Any chemical that alters an individuals state

Question 2

Pharmacology

Answer 2

Study of drugs and their interactions with living systems

Question 3

3 properties of an ideal drug assessed by health Canada

Answer 3

1. Safety
2. Effectiveness
3. Quality

Question 4

What does Health Canada look for when approving the safety of a drug?

Answer 4

Does the drug produce harmful effects?

Question 5

What does Health Canada look for when approving the effectiveness of a drug?

Answer 5

Does the drug elicit the response it is intended to do?

Question 6

What does Health Canada look for when approving the quality of a drug?

Answer 6

When preparing the drug are high standards being used?

Question 7

Canadian Drug Legislation

Answer 7

Regulates the sale and use of drugs

Question 8

How many schedules are in the controlled drugs and substances act 1997?
What schedule includes the most dangerous drugs and the least dangerous (such as tablets)?

Answer 8

9
Most dangerous: schedule I
Least dangerous: schedule IX

Question 9

National Drug Schedule

Answer 9

It is a committee that determines public access to drug. OTC and Prescription

Question 10

How many categories are in the national drug schedule?

Answer 10

4

Question 11

(x) Describe each category of the national drug schedule

Answer 11

I: requires prescription
II: only at pharmacy, behind desk. No prescription needed.
III: in pharmacy, self selection
Unscheduled: available for sale in any retail outlet

Question 12

What are the three types of drug names?

Answer 12

1. Chemical name
2. Generic name
3. Trade name

Question 13

What is a generic name?

Answer 13

Referred to as the active ingredient in the drug

Question 14

What is a trade name?

Answer 14

The marketing name

Question 15

What is an example of a generic name?

Answer 15

Acetaminophen, diphenhydramine

Question 16

What is the example of a trade name?

Answer 16

Tylenol, aspirin, Benadryl

Question 17

What is a drug Identification number?

Answer 17

Eight digit number assigned after approved for sale by health Canada

Question 18

What factors will affect the way an individual adheres to therapy?

Answer 18

Environmental, ethnocultural, and genetic factors.

Question 19

Food and Drugs Act 1953

Answer 19

Control of food, drugs, and medical devices

Divided into Parts and Schedules

Question 20

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act 1997

Answer 20

Control of drugs that alter mental processes

Detailed in 9 schedules

Question 21

Drug Polymorphism

Answer 21

Effect of individual’s body composition on a drug given

Question 22

Three ethnocultural factors influencing medical treatment

Answer 22

Environmental (diet and nutrition)
Ethnic group (they belong to)
Genetic (inherited) factors.

Question 23

Principles of ethical decision making

Answer 23

Folk remedies (what they believe in)
Home remedies
OTC treatments