Fulcher: Pharmacology, 3rd Edition
Chapter 01: Introduction to Pharmacology and Its Legal and Ethical AspectsTest
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The definition of drug dosage is
a. to give a medication
b. the amount of medication in a single
dose
c. chemicals that affect living processes
d. a written direction for dispensing drugs
ANS: B REF: 3
2. Pharmacology is defined as the
a. study of diseases
b. use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease
c. study of drugs, their uses, and their interactions in living
tissue
d. study of administration of drugs
ANS: C REF: 3
3. To administer a drug means to
a. give that medication
b. figure the dosage of the medication
c. see how the medication affects the
person
d. write a prescription for a medication
ANS: A REF: 4
4. OTC means
a. off the channel
b. over the chemical
c. only after the chemical
trials
d. over the counter
ANS: D REF: 3
5. Which of the following may prescribe medications?
a. pharmacists
b. physicians
c. medical
assistants
d. all of the above
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ANS: B REF: 4
6. Who dispenses medications?
a. physicians
b. allied health
professionals
c. pharmacists
d. all of the above
ANS: C REF: 4
7. An action following the administration of a medication that is completely
unexpected,undesirable, and unintended is a(n)
a. side effect
b. adverse reaction
c. a and b
d. none of the above
ANS: B REF: 7
8. The health professionals who are most responsible for the safety of
prescriptions withpatients, who check for allergies and side effects, and who
ensure checks and balances in the field of medicine include
a. physicians
b. pharmacists
c. medical
assistants
d. a and c
e. all of the above
ANS: E REF: 4
9. The most important person in the study of pharmacology—the person who
should beconsidered when medications are used therapeutically—is the
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a. physician
b. medical assistant
c. pharmacist
d. patient
ANS: D REF: 4
10. In the United States, who initiates the process of medical care?
a. patient
b. pharmacist
c. physician
d. medical assistant
ANS: A REF: 4
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11. The person(s) with the responsibility for obtaining information and keeping
records ofall drugs used by a patient (both prescription and over-the-counter
medications and herbs) is/are the
a. physician
b. pharmacist
c. medical assistant
d. a and b
e. all of the above
ANS: D REF: 3-4
12. What government agency or agencies control prescription or legend
medications?
a. Drug Enforcement Agency
b. Bureau of Dangerous Drugs
c. Food and Drug
Administration
d. a and c
e. all of the above
ANS: D REF: 3-4
13. The overuse or misuse of drugs is considered drug
a. abuse
b. dependence
c. addiction
d. none of the above
ANS: A REF: 16
14. The agency responsible for the efficacy, purity, and safety of medications is the
a. DEA
b. FDA
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c. BNDD
d. none of the above
ANS: B REF: 3
15. The FDA is a division of the
a. Department of Justice
b. Department of Health and Human
Services
c. Department of Social Services
d. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
Drugs
ANS: B REF: 10
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16. Standardization of drugs began
a. in the 19th century
b. in the 20th century
c. after 1950
d. Drugs have always been
standardized.
ANS: B REF: 7
17. Consumer safety became an important issue during the latter part of the
20th centurybecause of the
a. increased use of drugs by the public
b. need to be sure that drugs have the expected therapeutic
properties
c. increased numbers of OTC medications
d. all of the above
e. a and c
ANS: E REF: 7
18. The act that placed dangerous drugs into schedules is the
a. Kefauver-Harris Amendment
b. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of
1938
c. Controlled Substances Act of 1970
d. Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914
ANS: C REF: 9
19. The formulary for medications is approved by the
a. USP
b. NF
c. FDA
d. DEA
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ANS: B REF: 7
20. Drug testing is done on which of the following before being named an
InvestigationalNew Drug?
a. animals
b. humans
c. a and b
d. none of the above
ANS: A REF: 1
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