Pharmacology ch 1
What is included in the United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary?
Drug standards
Upon leaving the exam room, a client tells her health care practitioner that she is confused regarding her prescription. She asks if a cheaper, generic drug will be weaker than her current prescription. How should the health care practitioner respond?
. Drug standards assure consumers that the same drug must be of uniform strength, quality, and purity.
The medical assistant knows that Ritalin is a C-II controlled substance. She explains to her client that C-II medications have what level of potential for abuse?
C-II medications have a high abuse potential and may lead to severe dependence.
An athlete requests a prescription for an anabolic steroid (C-III) from her physician. How often can a prescription for a C-III drug be refilled?
C-III drugs may be refilled up to five times in six months
An office manager is discussing the prescription policy to her client for some possible medications. Which drug, according to its classification, requires a new written prescription for a refill?
Codeine (C-II)
A pharmaceutical representative visits the primary care physicians' offices in a community to discuss recently developed medications. What does the 1983 Orphan Drug Act give pharmaceutical companies the financial incentive to do?
Develop medications for diseases that affect only a small number of people
An older adult client is reluctant to take any prescribed medications and questions her health care practitioner about the production process and safety of her medications. How should the health care practitioner respond?
Federal laws require all drugs marketed in the United States to meet the minimal standards of strength, purity, and quality.
A client in an emergency room of a hospital is admitted for complaints of chest pains. Upon evaluation, the client states that he used heroin earlier in the day. What should you know about heroin?
It can only be obtained illegally in the United States.
What is an example of a violation of drug standardization?
Manufacturing medications that contain less of the active ingredient than required by federal law
A client asks why pharmacists must offer counseling before dispensing medication. The office manager explains that this is required by which act?
Omnibus Budget Reconcilation Act
The FDA, under the direction of the Department of Health and Human Services, mandates which of the following?
Prescription and nonprescription drugs must be shown to be effective as well as safe.
The office assistant is explaining the use of prescription pads to a new employee. What is a good guideline to follow regarding prescription pads?
Prescription pads should be kept in a locked or secure area when not being used.
An instructor is explaining the roles of the FDA and DEA in setting standards for drug control. What area does the FDA control?
Responsible for the approval and removal of products on the market
Illegally produced drugs are included in which controlled substance schedule?
Schedule I
Which controlled substance schedule includes drugs that are not approved for medical use in the United States?
Schedule I
Which controlled substance schedule includes drugs that can be refilled only with a handwritten prescription from a physician?
Schedule II
The office assistant discusses the use of a newly marketed orthopedic device to a client. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the safety of the device?
The FDA ensures basic standards prior to allowing any drug or new product to be marketed.
A client calls her health care practitioner's office to ask about a label on a new prescription bottle that has a warning about drowsiness. What does the office manager know about prescription labels?
The FDA regulations mandate that all prescriptions must include a listing of all active and inactive ingredients, and that certain preparations must include warning labels.
A client asks her health care practitioner if there are any regulations concerning nonprescription medicines. The health care practitioner explains that nonprescription medicines are governed by which act?
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Which of the following was the first federal regulation established for consumer protection in the manufacturing of drugs and food?
The Pure Food and Drug Act
A client asks the office assistant about the relative danger of various drugs. She explains that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) classifies drugs that can be abused or are addictive into categories or schedules. Which of the following is NOT a factor when classifying the schedule of a particular drug?
The potential cost to produce the drug
A client visits her health care practitioner for her annual physical. She questions the office staff regarding the use of an herbal supplement that she saw advertised on television for weight loss. What information can the health care practitioner share with her client?
The production of herbal medicines is not regulated by the FDA.
A medical assistant looks in a reference book to determine whether a particular drug is a controlled substance. What is the MOST authoritative standard for officially approved drugs in the United States?
USP/NF
What types of drugs are defined as "controlled substances" by the Controlled Substances Act?
a. Drugs that are being abused by society
What was a requirement of the Pure Food and Drug Act?
b. Drug preparations containing dangerous ingredients must have a labeled container listing the ingredients.
The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act established what agency to enforce its provisions?
c. The Food and Drug Administration
Prescription pads should be kept:
c. locked up and in a designated, secure location.
Why is it important for health care practitioners to keep a current drug reference available?
d. To identify controlled substances
