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Pharm ch.1
Pharmacology Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How are legend drugs sold in the United States? | Federal Law Prohibits dispensing without a prescription |
| Manufacturers of foods containing which ingredients may make health claims regarding the disease-fighting action of the food? | whole-grain |
| What is an accepted clinical use for schedule 1 drugs | No accepted use |
| What function may not be carried out by pharmacy technicians, regardless of their state of practice | patient counseling |
| What determines the order in which the FDA processes New Drug Applications? | Seriousness of the target disease |
| What action did the FDA take to speed up the approval of urgently needed drugs? | Prescription Drug User Fee Act |
| What is the source of thyroid and insulin? | Animal Products |
| When manufacturing a drug, manufacturers must adhere to standards set by | USP-NF |
| What type of application must a manufacturer file with the FDA prior to marketing a generic product? | ANDA |
| What is one way of lowering healthcare costs without compromising the health of the patient? | Increasing the use of Generics |
| What organization was established in 1852 to counter the encrouachment of other medical areas into pharmacy? | APhA |
| What is not true of FDA-approved generic drugs? | They may not keep the trade name |
| Which task might a pharmacy technician in a hospital pharmacy perform? | All of the Above |
| A drug with a name ending in the suffix -mab is a | monoclonal anti-body |
| What is another term for a drug's US adopted name | Generic Name |
| What phase of clinical trials is carried out after the drug has been approved for marketing | Phase IV |
| A rating system devised by the FDA to establish the therapeutic equivalent of generic drugs is the | AV system |
| What term is used to describe the study of drugs on living systems? | Pharmacology |
| What term is used to describe the type of clinical trial in which neither the participant nor the investigator knows whether the patient is receiving the active ingredient or the placebo? | Double Blinded Test |
| Into how many schedules are controlled substances categorized in the US? | 5 |
| the first chemical agent used to treat a disease was | Arsphenamine |
| During clinical trials, new drugs are first tested on | healthy patients |
| Early herbal remedies were most commonly used to treat | constipation |
| Alternative medicines, including herbs, supplements, and homeopaathic remedies | They can have an adverse reaction with prescription drugs |
| Drugs from which FDA pregnancy category should not be used in pregnant patients? | X |
| What federal agency regulates prescription drugs with abuse potential? | DEA |
| What did the food, drug and cosmetic act of 1938 requrie of new drugs before they could be marketed in the US? | Safety |
| What is a meaning of the root of the word for pharmacology in the early greek language? | Remedy, or Magic Spell |
| What is an apothecary? | Early Pharmacists |
| Which of the following organizations is a founding member of the pharmacy technician certification board? | All of the above |