Test 1

Question 1

Some prescription and restricted drugs are?

Answer 1

Cytotoxic drugs

Question 2

How many schedules are there in controlled drugs?

Answer 2

5

Question 3

What is schedule ll in controlled drugs?

Answer 3

opioids

Question 4

what is transd?

Answer 4

transdermal

Question 5

what is disp?

Answer 5

dispense

Question 6

what is sig?

Answer 6

prescription instructions

Question 7

what is stat?

Answer 7

immediately

Question 8

what is the drug order for Cefazolin 100mg/ml?

Answer 8

Administer 2cc slow IV Q 8hrs

Question 9

what is the drug order for tobrex opthalmic drops 1 bottle?

Answer 9

1 drop OU QID ( 1 drop, both eyes, 4 times a day)

Question 10

what is the drug order for Mirtazapine 7.5mg, 3 tabs?

Answer 10

Give 1/2 tab PO EOD ( Give 1/2 tab, by mouth, every other day)

Question 11

what is the drug order for amoxiclav 500mg, 28 tabs?

Answer 11

Give 1 tab PO BID x14 days, give with food
(Give 1 tab, by mouth, twice a day for 14 days, with food)

Question 12

Indication means?

Answer 12

understanding why the drug is being used

Question 13

Contraindications means?

Answer 13

reason why a drug is not being used.

Question 14

What are the 3 different names that
drugs are generally reffered to as?

Answer 14

1. Chemical Name
2. Generic / Non - proprietary name
3. Proprietary / Trade / Brand name

Question 15

Generic or Non - proprietary
name is often listed as the?

Answer 15

active ingredient

Question 16

a suspension in which the drug is mixed with fat or oil is?

Answer 16

emulsion

Question 17

what are solutions in which the drug is dissolved in alcohol?

Answer 17

syrups

Question 18

orally administered solutions of drugs dissolved in alcohol are?

Answer 18

Elixirs

Question 19

alcohol solutions meant for application to the skin are?

Answer 19

Tinctures

Question 20

T or F. Prescription drugs can be obtained without a prescription?

Answer 20

False

Question 21

what is schedule lll, if controlled drugs?

Answer 21

ketamine, buprenorphine

Question 22

what is schedule IV of controlled drugs?

Answer 22

Barbiturates, thiobarbiturates, benzodiazepines, tharmadol

Question 23

degree to which a drug produced the desired effect is?

Answer 23

efficacy

Question 24

loading dose means?

Answer 24

initial dose

Question 25

maintenance dose means?

Answer 25

lower doses designed to maintain drug levels within the therapeutic range

Question 26

means by which the drug is given; External?

Answer 26

via the GI tract

Question 27

means by which the drug is given; Parenteral ?

Answer 27

route other than through GI tract

Question 28

what is it called when an IV drug is given as a single larger volume?

Answer 28

Intravenous bolus

Question 29

what is a steady rate of infusion so that drug concentrations reach steady state called?

Answer 29

constant rate infusion

Question 30

Peri-vascular injection, or extra-vascular injection is?

Answer 30

an accidental administration outside the blood vessels

Question 31

Intra-arterial injection is?

Answer 31

injection directly into an artery

Question 32

The movement of drugs within the body system is called?

Answer 32

pharmacokinetics

Question 33

how drugs interact with cells to produce physiological changes in the body is called?

Answer 33

pharmacodynamics

Question 34

what is the process of a substance entering the blood circulation called?

Answer 34

absorption

Question 35

the dispersion or dissemination of substances throughout the fluids and tissues of the body is called?

Answer 35

distribution

Question 36

What word is used for the recognition by the organism that a foreign substance is present and the irreversible transformation of parent compounds into daughter metabolites?

Answer 36

metabolism

Question 37

what word means the removal of the substances from the body?

Answer 37

Excretion/Elimination

Question 38

what is the random movement of drug molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration called?

Answer 38

Passive diffusion

Question 39

what is a passive transport mechanism that involves a special carrier molecule called?

Answer 39

facilitated diffusion

Question 40

what also involves specialized carrier molecule?

Answer 40

active transport

Question 41

In active transport the ___________ to move the drug across the cell membrane.

Answer 41

Cell expends energy

Question 42

what is not a small indentation forming in the cell membrane that surrounds the drug and brings it into the cell?

Answer 42

pinocytosis (cell drinking)

Question 43

what word is used for when most of the entire cell surrounds drug molecule?

Answer 43

phagocytosis (cell eating)

Question 44

a drug molecules ability to dissolve in water or move through a cell membrane depends on wether it is?

Answer 44

Hydrophilic or lipophilic

Question 45

in contrast drugs given by mouth must pass through the tightly adhered cells of the intestinal tract and therefore should be in?

Answer 45

Lipophilic form

Question 46

The liver will treat some drugs as toxins and remove them or reduce their effectiveness before they enter the systemic circulation. This is referred to as?

Answer 46

First-pass effect

Question 47

T or F: The blood plasma contains circulating proteins such as albumin, globulins and other proteins?

Answer 47

True

Question 48

Drug concentration is expressed as?

Answer 48

mass of a drug per volume of liquid, or mass of drug per solid dose form