Quiz 4, Chapter 4 Flashcards
About _______ of the people in the U.S. are slow acetylators.
50%
Drug-drug interactions are always harmful.
False.
Smoking decreases the effectiveness of some drugs.
True.
Because dietary supplements are not drugs, interactions with drugs are not a concern.
False.
Ehrlich stated that an ideal drug (magic bullet) does not exist, would be aimed precisely at a disease site, and would not harm healthy tissues.
True.
What is the difference between resistance and tolerance?
Tolerance refers to a person’s diminished response to a drug after repeated use, while resistance applies to microorganism’s or cancer cell’s abilities to withstand drug effects.
Between 3% and 7% of hospital admissions in the U.S. are estimated to be for treatment of adverse drug reactions.
True.
There is no universal scale for quantifying the severity of an adverse drug reaction.
True.
Why is noncompliance a serious public health concern?
It increases the cost of medical care.
Name 3 items available for which patent protection is available under U.S. regulations.
The drug itself, the method of delivering and releasing the drug into the bloodstream, and the way the drug is made.
Drugs’ trade names are often unrelated to their intended use.
False.
Like foods and household products, generic drugs are usually lower quality than the brand name drugs for which they are marketed as equivalents.
False.
Legally, bioequivalence of different versions of a drug can vary by up to _____ percent.
20
Biologics do not cause immune responses.
False.
“Large molecule” products are developed and manufactured by a chemical process.
False.
