Pharm Set 2 Test 1

Front 1

Certain drugs have more than one indication, and dosage may differ depending on which indication the drug is used for. Aspirin is given in low doses to ____________ and in high doses to _____________.

Back 1

relieve pain / suppress inflammation

Front 2

Measures to reduce adverse effects of medication administration include _______________, ___________________, and __________________.

Back 2

identifying high-risk patients through the patient history, ensuring proper administration through patient education, and forewarning patients about activities that might precipitate an adverse effect.

Front 3

A _________ can be defined as a preexisting condition that significantly increases the risk of an adverse reaction to a particular drug, but not to a degree that is life threatening.

Back 3

precaution

Front 4

Among geriatric patients, the most common cause for failed self-medication is ________________________________________.

Back 4

a conviction that the drug was simply not needed in the dosage prescribed.

Front 5

An adverse effect of atropine is __________.

Back 5

urinary retention

Front 6

The trade name for sildenafil is __________________.

Back 6

Viagra

Front 7

What drug was recently withdrawn from the U.S. market for safety reasons because of development of valvular heart disease? ____________________

Back 7

Dexfenfluramine (Redux)

Front 8

The first American law to regulate drugs was the _________________________.

Back 8

Federal Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906

Front 9

In the early 1960s, thalidomide was widely used by pregnant women and thousands of infants were born with _________________, a rare birth defect characterized by the gross malformation or complete absence of arms or legs.

Back 9

phocomelia

Front 10

Under conditions of the Controlled Substance Act, Schedule I drugs ______________________________________________________.

Back 10

have no medical use in the United States and are deemed to have a high potential for abuse.

Front 11

Patients taking insulin therapy should be taught that early signs of hypoglycemia include __________ and _____________.

Back 11

sweating and increased heart rate

Front 12

94% of an administered drug will be eliminated in_____half-lifes.

Back 12

4

Front 13

__________are the most reliable way to objectively assess drug therapies

Back 13

Randomized controlled trials

Front 14

Phase I drug trials are usually conducted in___________, whereas Phase II and III trials are tested in __________________.

Back 14

healthy volunteers / patients

Front 15

The _____________ constitutes a description of a drug using the nomenclature of chemistry. The ______________ is assigned by the United States Adopted Names Council and the _____________, ______________, or _________________ are names under which a drug is marketed.

Back 15

chemical / the generic name / trade name, proprietary, or brand names,

Front 16

Drugs that can be purchased without a prescription are referred to as __________.

Back 16

over-the-counter (OTC).