Chapter 3 Sterile Review

The process of a drug being altered chemically is

• distribution

• absorption

• elimination

• metabolism

Any condition that a drug should not be used is called a(n)

• contraindication

• indication

• allergy

• adverse reaction

When a drug is administered and the intended effect occurs, what is it called?

• Toxic effect

• Therapeutic Effect

• Adverse effect

• Side effect

Undesirable yet unexpected effects that are not widely known or reported are known as

• side effects

• toxic effects

• adverse drug reactions

• allergies

When dosing a drug, sometimes one drug can magnify another the patient is currently taking. This is said to be caused by what

• Disease

• Age

• Body weight

• Drug interactions

Which of the following is the second step involved n pharmacokinetics?

• Excretion

• Absorption

• Distribution

• Metabolism

What is the correct order of the steps involved in pharmacokinetics?

• Absorption, metabolism, distribution, excretion

• Distribution, absorption, metabolism, excretion

• Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion

• Distribution, metabolism, absorption, excretion

IV medications have the most rapid onset of action because

• they are absorbed in the digestive system.

• they are absorbed in the muscle tissue

• they are absorbed in the blood stream.

• none of the above

Drug effects that are predictable and widely reported and can be found in literature are known as a(n)

• adverse reaction

• therapeutic effect

• side effect

• intended effect

The NDC number identifies the specific

• drug, expiration date, and manufacturer

• drug, package size, and expiration date.

• drug, manufacturer, package size

• manufacturer, expiration date, and package size