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WorksheetsPharmacology Ch. 1 and 2 Consumer Safety and Drug Names
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
The risk of death from the use of street drugs vs prescription medications is mostly due to ________________.
A lack of control over quality, purity, and strength makes street drugs dangerous
The risk is the same for both sources of the some substance
Street drugs are approved for use
the need for prescription makes drugs hard to obtain
Drug standards regulate drug manufacturers so that medications of the same name will be of the same ______________________.
Strength, purity, and quality
Shape, color, and taste
Purity, shape, and color
Quality, color, and smell
The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act includes which of the following provisions?
Regulation of drugs sold in the United States and Canada
Requires labeling to indicate if a medication contained a "dangerous ingredient"
Regulates illicit (illegal) drugs
Requires information regardidng medictions to be handed down from one practitioner to the next
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was formulated ______________.
To control use of drugs being abused by society
As the first government attempt to establish consumer protection in the manufacture of drugs and foods.
In order to make drug manufacturing profitable for the drug companies
as a means to identify addicting or abused drugs
Which act required that drug preparations containing morphine have a label indicating the presence of morphine?
Federal Food, Drug and cosmetic Act of 1938
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Amendment of 1965
Controlled Substances Act of 1970
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
The pharmaceutical manufacturer has the ability to add additional active ingredients to a previously approved pharmaceutical products.
True
False
Which act required that drug preparations containing morphine have a label indicating the presence of morphine?
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Amendment of 1965
Controlled Substance Act of 1970
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Identify a provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and its Amendments ____________________.
New products are required to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration
defined schedules for substances that require specific controls
it set limitations on the use of prescriptions
established USP
The USP/NF (U.S. Pharmacopeia/National Formulary) was established to ____________.
Provide a reference for all officially approved medications
Legalize the manufacture of medications
give the public the information needed to safely make their own drugs
All of the above
USP is the official abbreviation for _____________.
U.S. Post Office
U.S. Patrol
U.S. Police
U.S. Pharmacoepia
Which bureau of the Department of Justice was established by the Controlled Substances Act of 1970?
USP
DEA
FDA
Nf
The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 set much tighter controls on a specific group of drugs that are ______________________.
at risk of being abused by society
listed in the USP/NF
those that contain herbal components
available over the counter
The Controlled Substances Act set tighter controls on ___________________.
common analgesics such as Tylenol or aspirin
depressants, stimulants, psychedelics, narcotics, and anabolic steroids
antibiotics, diuretics, antihypertensives, and diabetic medications
common cold/allergy medications
Professionals needing a DEA number are ___________.
registered nurses (RNs), licensed (vocational) nurses (LPN/LVNs), and certified medication assistants (CMAs)
pharmacists, physicians, and veterinarians
clients who have a professional license
administrators of nursing care facilities, acute care hospitals, and home health care associations
DEA numbers appear on the ____________.
prescriber's professional license
prescription for a controlled substance
medication bottles that contain the controlled substance
receipt for the medication
Agencies/persons that are required to have a DEA number are ___________.
acute care hospitals and nursing homes
pharmacies, grocery stores, and convenience stores
drug manufacturers and packaging facilities, pharmacists, and physicians
School of nursing, medical assisting, and radiology
The schedule of controlled substances that has the highest risk of abuse potential is ____________.
Schedule C2
Schedule C3
Schedule C4
Schedule C5
Drugs listed in Schedule 1 of Controlled Substances ______________.
are not approved for medical use in the United States
may be reflled up to five times in 6 months
may have prescriptions phoned in by healthcare workers
have low abuse potential compared to other schedules
Prescriptions of the controlled substances listed in which of these schedules MAY be called into the pharmacy by healthcare workers other than the prescriber.
Schedule 1 and 2
Schedules 2 through 4
Schedules 4 and 5 only
Schedules 1 through 3
Prescriptions of the controlled substances listed in these schedules may be refilled up to five times in 6 months.
Schedules 1 and 2
Schedules 3 and 4
Schedules 3, 4, and 5
Schedules 1, 2,,3,4, and 5
What is an OTC drug?
Drug controlled by prescription requirement because of the danger of addiction or abuse
No purchasing restrictions by the FDA
Widely used reference that comes in three different formats for different users
Organization working with the FDA to improve safety and prevent drug errors
What is the ISMP?
Legend Drug
Drug controlled by prescription requirement because of the danger of addiction or abuse
Organization that works with the FDA to improve medication safety and prevent drug errors
Widely used reference that comes in three different formats for different users
Damage to the kidneys resulting in impaired kidney function, decreased output, and renal failure
Ototoxicity
Photosensitivity
Tall Man Lettering
Nephrotoxicity
Increase reaction to sunlight, with the danger of intense sunburn.
Photosensitivity
Ototoxicity
Nephrotoxicity
Tall Man Lettering
Method capitalizing part of a drug name to help avoid confusing look-alike sound-alike drugs
Photosensitivity
Tall Man Lettering
Tylenol #4
Ototoxicity
Drug name using a number to help differentiate it from an almost identical product
Tylenol #4
Photosensitivity
Ototoxicity
Tall Man Lettering.
List of conditions for which the drug should not be given.
Actions
Adverse reactions
Classifications
Contraindications
Broad subcategory to include drugs that affect the body in similar ways.
Actions
Cautions
Classifications
Contraindications
Description of the cellular changes that occur as a result of the drug.
Actions
Adverse reactions
Cautions
Classifications
Which name is the name by which the pharmaceutical company identifies its product, is copyrighted, and used exclusively by the company with a capitalized first letter?
Generic Name
Trade Name
Chemical Name
Official Name
Which name is the exact molecular formula of the drug?
generic name
Trade Name
Chemical name
Official name
The name of the drug as it appears in the official reference, the USP/NF, and which generally is the same as the generic name is _______________.
generic name
trade name
chemical name
Official name
The trade name Tylenol No. 3 indicates _____________.
the product contains 300 mg of acetaminophen with 15 mg of codeine
the product contains 300 mg of acetaminophen with 30 mg of codeine
the product contains 300 mg of acetaminophen with 60 mg of codeine
None of the above
Your sister is skeptical that generic drugs are as effective as brand name drugs because generics cost so much less. She asks for your opinion. What should you tell her?
Generics are manufactured outside the United States, and therefore, the ingredients are unregulated.
Generics and brand names are required to be identical in active and inactive ingredients.
The active ingredients in generics are similar to those in brand name drugs, but are not guaranteed to be identical
The active ingredients for both are identical, but fillers and other inactive ingredients may differ.
Conditions or types of patients that require closer observation for specific side effects when given a drug are called __________.
Adverse reactions
actions
cautions
Interactions
Conditions for which the drug should NOT be given are _______________.
Adverse reactions
classifications
contraindications
interactions
An increased susceptibility to sunlight with danger of intense sunburn is ________________.
ototoxicity
nephrotoxicity
tinnitus
photosensitivity
Damage to the eighth cranial nerve, resulting in impaired hearing or ringing in the ears is ______________.
ototoxicity
nephrotoxicity
tinnitus
photosensitivity
Drugs controlled by prescription requirement because of the danger of addiction or abuse are _____________.
OTC drugs
legend drugs
controlled substances
None of the above
Characteristics of a good drug reference for healthcare providers daily use include _____________.
i. current information, as drug information is constantly changing.
ii. concise and easily understood information
iii. information on safe and common dosing
iv. information regarding chemical structure
v. color photos
All of the above
None of the aobe
i, ii, and iii
i, ii, and v
