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Drug Interactions — Unit test Answers

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A brand-name drug is developed as a new treatment for diabetes. A drug manufacturer develops a generic version of the same drug five years later. Which option best explains what the generic drug manufacturer will do next?

A
advertise and sell the new generic drug
B
get the generic drug added to the Orange Book
C
wait two more years to sell so as not to violate the patent
D
wait five more years to sell so as not to violate the patent
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Sydney ran ten miles. Afterward, her knees were very sore. She took ibuprofen, an oral pain reliever, and she also rubbed a topical ointment on the area. Which best describes how Sydney treated her sore knees?

A
The ibuprofen had both local and systemic effects.
B
The ointment had both local and systemic effects.
C
The ibuprofen had a local effect, and the ointment was systemic.
D
The ointment had a local effect, and the ibuprofen was systemic.
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Patients who are on chemotherapy drugs often lose their hair. Which best explains why this happens?

A
Chemotherapy drugs are poisons that not only target cancerous cells, but also can affect healthy hair cells.
B
Chemotherapy drugs are antagonistic drugs that cause hair follicles to become inactive.
C
Chemotherapy drugs are agonist drugs and cause the cells to produce a protein that prevents hair cell growth.
D
Chemotherapy drugs are prodrugs and are activated when they reach the hair cells.
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A patient is lying on a table waiting for surgery. He has a mask around his nose and mouth that is dispensing non-aerosolized medication, and a bag of antibiotics that enter him through a tube with a needle injection. Which best describes the forms of drugs being used?

A
The mask around the nose and mouth indicates a liquid form, and the bag of antibiotics indicates a gaseous form.
B
The mask around the nose and mouth indicates a gaseous form, and the bag of antibiotics indicates a liquid form.
C
The mask around the nose and mouth indicates a liquid form, and the bag of antibiotics indicates a solid form.
D
The mask around the nose and mouth indicates a solid form, and the bag of antibiotics indicates a gaseous form.
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Drug addiction could be best defined by

A
a persistent and compulsive need for a chemical substance despite unwanted consequences.
B
a persistent and compulsive need for an activity, a behavior, or a chemical substance despite unwanted consequences.
C
symptoms of distress or physical cravings.
D
the illegal use of legitimately obtained drugs.
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Which best demonstrates the correct procedural order for drug testing?

A
A flowchart of drug testing. The stages are Drug effects tested in mice, then Drug effects tested in a volunteer group of people, Drug effects observed in patients for 5 years, Drug analyzed for toxicity in cells in the laboratory.
Option A
B
A flowchart of drug testing. The stages are Drug analyzed for toxicity in cells in the laboratory, Drug effects tested in a volunteer group of people, Drug effects tested in mice, Drug effects observed in patients for 5 years.
Option B
C
A flowchart of drug testing. The stages are Drug analyzed for toxicity in cells in the laboratory, then Drug effects tested in mice, Drug effects tested in a volunteer group of people, Drug effects observed in patients for 5 years.
Option C
D
A flowchart of drug testing. The stages are Drug effects tested in mice, Drug analyzed for toxicity in cells in the laboratory, Drug effects tested in a volunteer group of people, Drug effects observed in patients for 5 years.
Option D
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For a drug to work properly, the body must be able to process it correctly. Which best demonstrates the cycle an oral medication would take in the body?

A
a patient rubs on an ointment → drug absorbed through skin into the blood → liver processes the drug → drug released as waste
B
a patient swallows a pill → drug enters blood after digestion → drug converted to metabolites → drug enters urine
C
a patient rubs on an ointment → liver converts drug → drug absorbed through skin → drug released as waste
D
a patient swallows a pill → drug enters blood after digestion → drug enters urine → drug converted to metabolites
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Admon is a medical researcher working in the rain forest. He found a plant that has an extract with unknown effects and took it to his research lab. The extract was determined to have healing effects against bacterial infections. If the extract passes FDA approval, which explains the source of the new medication?

A
natural
B
chemical
C
biological
D
synthetic
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Caimile is taking an oral medication that is a powder form pressed into a solid and has an orange flavor coating. Which best describes this medication?

A
Caimile is taking a caplet, and the orange coating is an inactive ingredient.
B
Caimile is taking a caplet, and the orange coating is an active ingredient.
C
Caimile is taking a capsule, and the orange coating is an inactive ingredient.
D
Caimile is taking a capsule, and the orange coating is an active ingredient.
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A convulsion is the primary symptom of the condition called epilepsy. When a convulsion occurs, too many brain cells suddenly activate, sending out an onslaught of confusing signals to the body and making muscles shake uncontrollably. Epilepsy patients often take anticonvulsant medications to treat this symptom.What is most likely a correct description of anticonvulsants?

A
Anticonvulsants are taken to end the epilepsy condition.
B
Anticonvulsants are taken to prevent or reduce the occurrence of convulsions.
C
Anticonvulsants are taken right before a convulsion to increase the convulsion effects.
D
Anticonvulsants are taken after a convulsion that may bring about another convulsion.
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Emilio is a pharmacy technician who regularly interacts with a patient named Jill. Emilio notices that Jill routinely tries to pick up her Vicodin® prescription a few days earlier than when it should run out. What should Emilio do?

A
call Jill’s doctor to ask about the need for the prescription
B
fill Jill’s prescription early, but only with the prescribed dose
C
talk to the pharmacist about Jill
D
talk to Jill about drug diversion
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A pharmacy technician is researching a trade-name drug and one of its generic versions. Earlier that month, a study came out listing four new side effects that patients who used the generic drug experienced but that those using the trade-name drug did not. Which choice describes what could result from the new research?

A
The trade-name drug will develop a new bioequivalent to keep costs low.
B
The CDC will need to add the generic drug to the Orange Book.
C
The drug company will need to decrease the potency of the generic drug.
D
The generic drug is no longer the therapeutic equivalent of the trade-name drug.
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Grady has an inflamed knee from doing a lot of physical exercise the day before. He stops by the pharmacy to find a drug to relieve the inflammation and asks the pharmacist to recommend a drug. The pharmacist asks Grady if he has a history of peptic ulcers. Which best describes why the pharmacist needs to know this?

A
A peptic ulcer could result in a drug-disease interaction by taking beta blockers, a common anti-inflammatory medication.
B
A peptic ulcer could result in a drug-drug interaction by taking aspirin, a common anti-inflammatory medication.
C
A peptic ulcer could result in a drug-disease interaction by taking aspirin, a common anti-inflammatory medication.
D
A peptic ulcer could result in a drug-drug interaction by taking beta blockers, a common anti-inflammatory medication.
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Nevan is prescribed albuterol for his asthma. Which best describes how the pharmacy technician can educate Nevan on preventing drug interactions?

A
suggest reading the nutritional information on the food to determine the amount of tyramine
B
suggest reading the nutritional information on the food to determine the amount of caffeine
C
suggest a seminar to understand food-drug interactions
D
suggest a seminar to understand drug-drug interactions
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Arthritis is a disease that causes pain in the joints. Corticosteroids are given to decrease the pain of the arthritis in joints. Which method of injection would most likely be used to administer corticosteroids?

A
intravenous
B
intracardiac
C
intra-articular
D
intrathecal

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