Week 1 - Ch 1,2

Question 0

Any non food chemical substance that affects the mind or body

Answer 0

Drug

Question 1

The study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms

Answer 1

Pharmacology

Question 2

Chemical substances that do not have a preventative, diagnostic, or therapeutic use.

Answer 2

Drug

Question 3

Drug deliberately administer for its medicinal value as a preventative, diagnostic, or therapeutic agent.

Answer 3

Medicine

Question 4

Three general areas of medical use for drugs

Answer 4

Prevent disease, diagnose disease, treat symptoms/conditions/diseases

Question 5

Preparation of drugs in the 1800’s

Answer 5

Chemists developed techniques to extract and isolate pure substances from crude drug preparations

Question 6

Preparation of drugs in the 1900’s

Answer 6

The extractions and preparation of drugs was a time consuming process that utilized test tubes, filters, and Bunsen burners. Pharmacists at that time actually prepares the drugs the dispensed.

Question 7

The Food and Drugs Act of 1906

Answer 7

The first federal drug law

Question 8

1912 Amendment to The Food and Drugs Act

Answer 8

Required the accurate labeling of drugs to prevent substitution or mislabeling of ingredients

Question 9

The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938

Answer 9

FDA can remove a product without fraud for the best interest of the people

Question 10

Durham-Humphrey Amendment (1951)

Answer 10

Defined prescription drugs as those drugs that could only be given to patients under the care of a physician.

Question 11

Kefauver-Harris Amendment (1962)

Answer 11

Required drugs to be shown to be both safe and effective before being marketed. It also required manufacturers to report adverse effects from new drugs.

Question 12

1988

Answer 12

The FDA was moved under the federal Dept of Health and Human Services.

Question 13

Dietary Supplements and Health Education Act (1994)

Answer 13

Allowed the FDA to set up guidelines for the manufacturers of herbal products and dietary supplements

Question 14

FDA Modernization Act (1997)

Answer 14

Gave the FDA the authority to accelerate the approval process for certain types of drugs

Question 15

Emergency Treatment Investigation New Drug (IND) Application

Answer 15

Allows physicians to prescribe some investigational drugs even before they are officially approved for marketing, these drugs are for life threatening diseases a for which no alternative therapy exists

Question 16

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Answer 16

All healthcare settings must provide patients with a statement that verifies that their health record, including all drug information, is kept secure and is only released to authorized inquiries from other healthcare providers, insurance companies, or healthcare monitoring organizations.

Question 17

Patent medications and associated problems

Answer 17

First drugs marketed to consumers. Usually associated with outrageous claims and not baked by science.

Question 18

Scheduled drugs

Answer 18

Potentially addictive drugs divided into 5 categories based on their potential for physical or psychological dependence

Question 19

Schedule drugs were first regulated by this act

Answer 19

The Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914

Question 20

The Harrison Narcotics Act was replaced by this act in 1970

Answer 20

The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970

Question 21

Title II, The Controlled Substance Act of 1973 created:

Answer 21

The DEA Drug Enforcement Administrationp

Question 22

Drugs that are not safe to use except under professional medical supervision

Answer 22

Prescription Drugs

Question 23

Drugs that can be purchased without a prescription and is generally considered safe for consumers to use if the label’s directions and warnings are followed carefully

Answer 23

OTC drugs

Question 24

Every drug is assigned this by the IUPAC from the moment of discovery or design

Answer 24

Chemical name

Question 25

IUPAC

Answer 25

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Question 26

Drug is assigned this together with the drug company and USAN. A second name for the drug.

Answer 26

Generic name

Question 27

USAN

Answer 27

United States Adopted Names Council

Question 28

This is created by the drug company designed to be easy for physicians and patients to remember and if possible, suggest how the drug is used

Answer 28

Trade or brand name

Question 29

12 things trade names of drugs might tell you about those drugs

Answer 29

1. Drug category 2. Disease, condition, or symptom being treated 3. Which part of the body is being treated 4. Simplification of generic name with phonetic sound 5. Ingredients or source of the drug 6. Therapeutic effect of the drug 7. How often the drug is to be take 8. Duration of the drug's therapeutic effect 9. Strength of drug 10. Route of administration 11. Amount of a particular active ingredient 12. Manufacturer's identity

Question 30

4 reasons why a drug might be withdrawn from the markets or recalled

Answer 30

1. The drug does not contain the correct amount of active ingredient 2. The drug does not remain stable until its expiration date 3. The drug is contaminated with particulate matter from the manufacturing process 4. Concerns about adverse effects

Question 31

Pharmaceutical drug milestones

Answer 31

Morphine, Aspirin, Insulin, Dilantin, Clotting factors isolated, Tagamet, Humulin, Penicillin

Question 32

Schedule I drugs examples

Answer 32

Heroin, LSD

Question 33

Schedule II drug examples

Answer 33

Morphine, Codeine

Question 34

Schedule III drug examples

Answer 34

Codeine, Vicodin

Question 35

Schedule IV drug examples

Answer 35

Valium

Question 36

Schedule V drug examples

Answer 36

Cough syrup

Question 37

Analgesic

Answer 37

A drug that selectively suppresses pain without producing sedation

Question 38

Anesthetic

Answer 38

Make unconscious

Question 39

Antibiotic

Answer 39

A drug used to treat infection by killing or inhibiting the growth of disease causing bacteria

Question 40

Antiemetic

Answer 40

A drug that prevents and relieves nausea and vomiting

Question 41

Antifungal

Answer 41

An anti-infective drug that can kill fungi and is used to treat fungal infections

Question 42

Antihistamine

Answer 42

A drug used to decrease the symptoms of inflammation, redness,edema, and itching caused by the release of histamine during an allergic reaction

Question 43

Anti hypertensive

Answer 43

A drug that lowers high blood pressure

Question 44

Anti inflammatory

Answer 44

Drug used to decrease symptoms of inflammation by inhibiting the release of prostaglandins

Question 45

Anti neoplastic

Answer 45

Drug that is selectively toxic to rapidly dividing cells, such as malignant cells, and is used to treat cancer

Question 46

Anti pruritic

Answer 46

Stop itching

Question 47

Antitussive

Answer 47

A drug that suppresses coughing

Question 48

Antiviral

Answer 48

An anti-infective drug that can kill or inhibit the growth of viruses and is used to treat viral infections

Question 49

Diuretic

Answer 49

Treat edema, increases urination