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Pharmacology ch 1
Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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How are legend drugs sold in the United States? | "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription" |
Manufacturers of foods containing which ingredients may make health claims regarding the disease-fighting action of the food? | Whole Grains |
What is an accepted clinical use for schedule I (C-I) drugs? | None- no accepted use |
What function may not be carried out by pharmacy technicians, regardless of their state of practice? | Patient counceling |
What determines the order in which the FDA process New Drug Applications? | Seriousness of targeted disease |
What action did the FDA take to speed up the approval of urgently needed drugs? | Prescription User Fee Act |
What is the source of thyriod and insulin? | Animal Products |
When manufacturing a drug, manufacturers must adhear to standards set by? | USP-NF (The United States Pharmacopeia–National Formulary) |
What type of application must a manufacturer file with the FDA prior to marketing a genetic product? | ANDA Abbreviated New Drug Application |
What is one way of lowering healthcare costs without compermising the health of the patient? | Increase use of genetics |
What organization was established in 1852 to counter the enccroachment of other medical areas into the pharmacy? | American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) |
What is not true of FDA-approved genetic drugs? | They may keep the trade name of original drug |
Which task might a pharmacy technician in a hospital pharmacy perform? | ALL THE ABOVE- (prepare steril IV and chemotherapy compounds,counsel nurses about on pharmacy related issues, can conduct a tech check tech) |
A drug with a name ending in the suffix-mab is a(n) | Monoclonal antibody |
What is another term for a drug's United States Adopted Name (USAN)? | Generic name |
What phase of clinical trials is carried out after the drug has been approved for marketing? | Phase 4 (phase IV) |
A rating system devised by the FDA to establish the therapeutic equivalent of generic drugs is the? | A/B system |
What term is used to describe the study of drugs on living systems? | Pharmocology |
What term is used to describe the type of clinical trial in which neither the participant nor the investigator knows whether the patient is recieving the active ingredient or placebo? | Double Blinded |
Into how many schedules are controlled substancs categorized in the United States? | Five |
The first chemical agent used to treat a disease was? | Arsphenamine |
During clinical trials, new drugs are first treated on? | Healthy patients |
Early herbal remedies were most commonly used to treat | Constipation |
Alternative medicines, including herbs, supplements, and homeopathic remedies? | Adverse reaction with prescription drugs |
Drugs from which FDA Pregnacy Category should not be used in pregnant patients? | X |
What federal agency regulates prescription drugs with abuse potential? | DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) |
What did the food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 require of new drugs before they could be marketed in the US? | Safety |
What was the meaning of the root of the word for pharmacology (pharmakon) in the early Greek language? | Remedy or magic spell |
What is Apothecary? | Early pharmacology and their place of practice |
Which of the following organizations is a founding member of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)? | all of the above |