Harris-Kefauver Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

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Overview of Concepts in Pharmacology

Question	Answer
Pure Food and Drug Act	Drugs must be free of adulteration
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act	Drugs must be proven safe before marketing
Harris-Kefauver Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act	Drugs must be proven effective before marketing
Controlled Substances Act	Drugs are categorized based on potential for abuse
Which statements apply to the classification of drugs in the controlled substances schedules?	Some scheduled drugs have no accepted medical use. All scheduled drugs have an associated risk for abuse.
Describes a drug’s molecular structure	Chemical name
Nonproprietary name assigned by the United States Adopted Names Council	generic name
Name used in the National Formulary	Official name
Brand name approved by the Food and Drug Administration	trade
At which time would blood be obtained to measure the trough level of a medication?	Just before a dose is administered
Arrange the drug administration routes by absorption rate, from quickest to slowest.	Intravenous Intramuscular Subcutaneous Oral
Which conclusion can be drawn about a medication with a short half-life?	Doses will be given frequently.
The risk for toxicity is greatest with which type of drugs?	Drugs with a narrow therapeutic range
Which term describes the phenomenon of a drug’s effect being decreased by taking it with another substance?	Antagonism
Predictable, dose-dependent effect unrelated to the therapeutic effect	side effect
Occurs when concentration of drug in the blood exceeds therapeutic range	toxic
Unpredictable immune response to medications	adverse
Unpredictable over-, under-, or abnormal patient response to medication	idiosyncratic
Upset stomach and kidney stones are side effects of which vitamin?	Vitamin C
Garlic	body odor
Ginseng	sleep problems
Gingko biloba	allergic reaction
St. John’s wort	light sensitivity
Use of which herb places the patient at greatest risk for a drug interaction?	St. John’s wort
Against the cheek	buccal
On skin or mucous membranes	topical
Under the tongue	sublingual
By injection or infusion	parenteral
Which method of drug administration is used primarily when a local effect of medication is desired?	Topical
Contains alcohol, water, and sweetener	elixir
A sterile solution or suspension	drops
Mixed with sugar and water	syrup
Finely crushed particles in liquid	suspension

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