Chapter 1

Question 1

Pharmaco

Answer 1

Drug, medicine

Question 2

Logy

Answer 2

Study of

Question 3

Pharmacology

Answer 3

The study of drugs and their interactions with living cells and systems

Question 4

What are the types of names for a drug?

Answer 4

Chemical name
Code name
Trade name
Generic name

Question 5

Which name is always capitalized?

Answer 5

Trade name

Question 6

Which name is not capitalized?

Answer 6

Generic name

Question 7

What are requirements for drug substitution?

Answer 7

Chemically equivalent
Biologically equivalent
Therapeutically equivalent

Question 8

Chemically equivalent

Answer 8

Two formulations of a drug meet the chemical and physical standards established by regulatory agencies

Question 9

Biologically equivalent

Answer 9

Two formulations of a drug produce similar concentrations of the drug in blood and tissues

Question 10

Therapeutically equivalent

Answer 10

Two formulations of a drug have an equal therapeutic effect

Question 11

What are the Federal Regulations and Regulatory Agencies

Answer 11

Harrison Narcotic Act
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

Question 12

Harrison Narcotic Act

Answer 12

Established regulations governing the use of opium, opiates, and cocaine; Marijuana added later.

Question 13

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Answer 13

Approval for drugs marketed in U.S.
Quality control in drug manufacturing plants
Determines which drugs can be sold prescribiton/OTC
Regulates advertising and labeling

Question 14

What is the FDA part of

Answer 14

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Question 15

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Answer 15

Regulates the trade practices of drug companies

Prohibits the false advertising of foods, OTC drugs, and cosmetics

Question 16

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Answer 16

Administers the Controlled Substances Act

Regulates the manufacturing and distribution of substances that have a potention for abuse

Question 17

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

Answer 17

Pharmacists must provide patient counseling and a prospective drug utilization

Question 18

What is the DEA part of?

Answer 18

Department of Justice

Question 19

Phase 1 of clinical studies

Answer 19

Small groups of people with increasing doses administered to healthy human volunteers
Determines biologic effects (metabolism, safe dose, toxic effects)

Question 20

Phase 2 of clinical studies

Answer 20

Larger groups of humans

Adverse reactions are reported to FDA

Question 21

Phase 3 of clinical studies

Answer 21

Drug given to larger amount of people who have the condition for which the drug is indicated
Safety and efficacy must be demonstrated
Dosage is determined

Question 22

Phase 4 of clinical studies

Answer 22

Postmarketing surveiliance

Toxicity that occurs in patients taking the drug after it is released is recorded

Question 23

This is required for prescribing drugs

Answer 23

DEA number

Question 24

Schedule II-IV drugs

Answer 24

Must require a prescription

Question 25

These type of schedule drugs must be typed or written in pen or indelible ink

Answer 25

Schedule II

Question 26

Prescriptions cannot be telephoned to pharmacist

Answer 26

Schedule II

Question 27

Prescriptions require a new written prescription for refill

Answer 27

Scheule II

Question 28

Schedule III-IV drugs may not be..

Answer 28

Refilled more than five times in 6-month period

Question 29

What is the most abusive class of scheduled drugs

Answer 29

I

Question 30

What is the least abusive class of scheduled drugs

Answer 30

V

Question 31

Schedule I

Answer 31

Heroin, LSD, hallucinogens

Question 32

Schedule II

Answer 32

Oxycodone, morphine, amphetamine, secobarbital

Question 33

Schedule III

Answer 33

Codeine (Tylenol 3) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) mixtures

Question 34

Schedule IV

Answer 34

Dextropropoxyphene forms (Darvon), diazepam (Valium)

Question 35

Schedule V

Answer 35

Some codeine-containing cough syrups

Question 36

Purpose of Black Box warning

Answer 36

To draw attention to safety concerns associated with the drug

Question 37

Labeled uses

Answer 37

Indicates that the FDA has approved the drug for specific use

Question 38

Off-label use

Answer 38

Is use outside the stated FDA indications

Question 39

Orphan Drugs

Answer 39

Drugs developed to treat rare medical conditions

Question 40

What is involved in the prescription format

Answer 40

``` Heading Body RX Closing Subsitution ```

Question 41

Heading of a prescription

Answer 41

Prescribers name, address, telephone # Patients name, address, age, telephone # Date of prescription

Question 42

Body of a prescription

Answer 42

RX sympol Drug name and dose size or concentration Directions to patient - Sig:

Question 43

RX of a prescription

Answer 43

Drug name # mg table Disp: # ___ Sig:

Question 44

Closing of a prescription

Answer 44

Prescribers signature DEA number, if required Refill instructions

Question 45

Substitution of a prescription

Answer 45

Permitted | Not permitted

Question 46

bid

Answer 46

Twice a day

Question 47

- | c

Answer 47

With

Question 48

cap

Answer 48

capsule

Question 49

d

Answer 49

day

Question 50

disp

Answer 50

dispense

Question 51

gm

Answer 51

gram

Question 52

h

Answer 52

hour

Question 53

hs

Answer 53

at bedtime

Question 54

- | p

Answer 54

after

Question 55

pc

Answer 55

after meals

Question 56

PO

Answer 56

by mouth

Question 57

prn

Answer 57

as required, if needed

Question 58

q

Answer 58

every

Question 59

qid

Answer 59

4 times a day

Question 60

- | s

Answer 60

without

Question 61

sig

Answer 61

write (label)

Question 62

tab

Answer 62

Tablet

Question 63

tid

Answer 63

3 times daily