Chapter 8 Review Exercise AHS 128

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Computers assisted trial design means that real clinical trails are not needed

False

Decentralized hospital dispensing units reduce dispensing errors to zero

False

The ___ is a project attempting to understand the genetic makeup of the human being

Human Genome Project

Which of the following if true of decentralized point of use dispensing

It decreases the waiting time for the first does of a drug, and it increases the likelihood that drugs are administered on schedule

DNA provides a blueprint of genetic information. ___ help create the proteins

RNA

Antisense technology attempts to treat cancer by turning off a gene that keeps cells alive

True

Automation of pharmacy may lead to unemployment among pharmacists

True

Biotechnology sees the human body as a collection of molecules

True

Computers have helped in the development of drugs used to treat AIDS

True

Errors in software can lead to errors in filling prescriptions

True

Hospital pharmacy robots can dispense any drug with a barcode

True

Telepharmacy allows one pharmacist to serve a large geographical area

True

Understaning the genetic basis of a disease can lead to the development of an effective drug

True

A centralized computerized hospital pharmacy system involves the use of

barcodes to identify drugs and robots

Information technology has made the Human Genome Project possible by

enabling scientists to keep track of genes as they are identified and allowing findings to be immediately communicated via the Internet

Telepharmacy raises certain legal problems associated with

interstate licensing of pharmacists

The use of computers to simulate drug trials

means actual clinical trials are more likely to succeed and helps save both time and money

The creation of medications using computers to create a model of the target molecule and design a medication to inhibit or stimulate its work is called

rational drug design

The linking of a drug cabinet in a doctor's office with a pharmacist via telecommunications lines is called

telepharmacy

The genetic link is only one small part of fully understanding and treating diseases. For example, ___ is a better predictor than genetics for heart disease

waist size


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