Applied Pharmacology for The Dental Hygienist 9thE
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,Chapter001:0Information0Sources,0Regulatory0Agencies,0Drug0Legislation,0and0Prescription0
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Haveles:0Applied0Pharmacology0for0the0Dental0Hygienist,09th0Edition
MULTIPLE0CHOICE
1. Knowledge0of0pharmacology0aids0the0dental0professional0in
a. obtaining0a0patient’s0health0history.
b. administering0drugs0in0the0office.
c. handling0emergency0situations.
d. selection0of0a0nonprescription0medication.
e. All0of0the0above.
ANS:0 E
All0of0the0choices0are0true.0Because0many0of0our0patients0are0being0treated0with0drugs,0knowledge0of0
pharmacology0helps0in0understanding0and0interpreting0patients’0responses0to0health0history0questions.0
Knowledge0of0the0therapeutic0and0adverse0effects0of0medications0obviously0helps0in0their0proper0adm
inistration0in0the0office.0Emergency0situations0may0be0caused0by0drugs0or0treated0by0drugs;0thus,0kno
wledge0of0pharmacology0is0of0great0help,0especially0because0a0rapid0response0is0sometimes0required.0
A0clear0understanding0of0the0concepts0of0drug0action,0drug0handling0by0the0body,0and0drug0interactio
ns0will0allow0the0dental0practitioner0to0make0proper0judgments0and0grasp0the0concepts0relevant0to0ne
w0drug0therapies0on0the0market.
DIF: Application
REF:0Role0of0the0Dental0Hygienist0(Medication/Health0History),0Role0of0the0Dental0Hygienist0(Medication0
Administration),0Role0of0the0Dental0Hygienist0(Emergency0Situations),0Role0of0the0Dental0Hygienist0(Nonp
rescription0Medication)0|0pp.02-3 OBJ: 1
TOP:0 NBDHE,06.0.0Pharmacology
2. Which0of0the0following0statements0is0true0regarding0planning0appointments?
a. Whether0or0not0patients0are0taking0medication0for0systemic0diseases0is0of0little
consequence0in0the0dental0office.
b. Asthmatic0patients0should0have0dental0appointments0in0the0morning.
c. Diabetic0patients0usually0have0fewer0problems0with0a0morning0appointment0
compared0with0afternoon0appointments.
d. Both0B0and0C0are0true.
ANS:0 D
Asthmatic0patients0who0experience0dental0anxiety0should0schedule0their0appointments0when0they0are0
not0rushed0or0under0pressure0early0in0the0morning.0Diabetic0patients0usually0have0relatively0fewer0pr
oblems0with0a0morning0appointment.0Patients0taking0medication0for0systemic0diseases0may0require0sp
ecial0handling0in0the0dental0office.
DIF: Comprehension
REF:0Role0of0the0Dental0Hygienist0(Appointment0Scheduling)0|0p.03
0OBJ:000 1 TOP:0 NBDHE,06.0.0Pharmacology
,3. Nutritional0or0herbal0supplements
a. carry0the0U.S.0Food0and0Drug0Administration0(FDA)0approval0for0disease0states.
b. are0not0drugs.
c. can0cause0adverse0effects.
d. will0not0interact0with0other0drugs0the0patient0may0be0taking.
ANS:0 C
Nutritional0or0herbal0supplements0are0quite0capable0of0causing0adverse0effects.0The0majority0of0
nutritional0or0herbal0supplements0do0not0carry0FDA0approval0for0treating0disease0states.0These0
supplements0are0drugs0and0can0cause0adverse0effects0and0interact0with0different0drugs.
DIF: Comprehension
REF:0Role0of0the0Dental0Hygienist0(Nutritional0or0Herbal0Supplements)0|0p.0
30OBJ:000 1 TOP:0 NBDHE,06.0.0Pharmacology
4. Which0type0of0drug0name0usually0begins0with0a0lowercase0letter?
a. Brand0name
b. Code0name
c. Generic0name
d. Trade0name
ANS:0 C
Before0any0drug0is0marketed,0it0is0given0a0generic0name0that0becomes0the0“official”0name0of0the0drug.0
Each0drug0is0assigned0only0one0generic0name0selected0by0the0U.S.0Adopted0Name0Council,0and0the0n
ame0is0not0capitalized.0The0brand0name0is0equivalent0to0the0trade0name0and0is0capitalized.0Although0t
he0brand0name0is0technically0the0name0of0the0company0marketing0the0product,0this0term0is0often0used0i
nterchangeably0with0the0trade0name.0The0code0name0is0the0initial0term0used0within0a0pharmaceutical0c
ompany0to0refer0to0a0drug0while0it0is0undergoing0investigation0and0is0often0a0combination0of0capital0le
tters0and0numbers,0the0letters0representing0an0abbreviation0of0the0company0name.
DIF: Comprehension
REF:0Drug0Names0|0p.040OBJ:000 3
TOP:0 NBDHE,06.0.0Pharmacology
5. A0drug’s0generic0name0is0selected0by0the
a. pharmaceutical0company0manufacturing0it.
b. Food0and0Drug0Administration0(FDA).
c. U.S.0Adopted0Name0Council.
d. Federal0Patent0Office.
ANS:0 C
Each0drug0is0assigned0only0one0generic0name0(e.g.,0ibuprofen).0It0is0selected0by0the0U.S.0Adopted0Na
me0Council.0The0generic0name0is0not0selected0by0the0FDA0or0the0Federal0Patent0Office.0The0pharma
ceutical0company0manufacturing0the0drug0clearly0has0an0influence0on0the0generic0name0given0its0drug
,0but0the0final0decision0is0not0the0company’s.
DIF: Recall REF:000Drug0Names0|0p.04
OBJ:0 30TOP:0 NBDHE,06.0.0Pharmacology
6. Which0of0the0following0is0true0concerning0generic0and0trade0names0of0drugs?
a. A0drug0may0only0have0one0generic0name0and0one0trade0name.
, b. A0drug0may0only0have0one0generic0name,0but0it0may0have0several0trade0names.
c. A0drug0may0have0several0generic0names,0but0it0may0only0have0one0trade0name.
d. A0drug0may0have0several0generic0names0and0several0trade0names.
ANS:0 B
Each0drug0has0only0one0generic0name0but0may0have0several0trade0names.0For0each0drug,0there0is0only0o
ne0generic0name.0It0is0not0capitalized,0and0it0becomes0the0“official”0name0of0the0drug.0The0pharmaceuti
cal0company0discovering0the0drug0gives0the0drug0a0trade0name.0The0trade0name0is0protected0by0the0Fed
eral0Patent0Law0for0200years0from0the0earliest0claimed0filing0date,0plus0patent0term0extensions.0Althoug
h0the0brand0name0is0technically0the0name0of0the0company0marketing0the0product,0it0is0often0used0interch
angeably0with0the0trade0name.
DIF: Comprehension
REF:0Drug0Names0|0p.040OBJ:000 3
TOP:0 NBDHE,06.0.0Pharmacology
7. Two0drugs0that0are0found0to0be0chemically0equivalent,0but0not0biologically0equivalent0or0
therapeutically0equivalent0are0said0to0differ0in
a. potency.
b. efficacy.
c. bioavailability.
d. therapeutic0index.
ANS:0 C
A0preparation0can0be0chemically0equivalent0yet0not0biologically0or0therapeutically0equivalent.0These0p
roducts0are0said0to0differ0in0their0bioavailability.0The0potency0of0a0drug0is0a0function0of0the0amount0of0d
rug0required0to0produce0an0effect.0The0efficacy0is0the0maximum0intensity0of0effect0or0response0that0can
0be0produced0by0a0drug.0The0therapeutic0index0is0the0ratio0of0the0lethal0dose0for050%0of0the0experiment
al0animals0divided0by0the0effective0dose0for050%0of0the0experimental0animals.0If0the0value0of0the0thera
peutic0index0is0small,0toxicity0is0more0likely.
DIF: Recall
REF:0Drug0Names0(Drug0Substitution)0|0p.050OBJ:000 4
TOP:0 NBDHE,06.0.0Pharmacology
8. How0many0years0must0pass0after0a0drug0patent0expires0before0other0drug0companies0can0market0the0
same0compound0as0a0generic0drug?
a. 200years
b. 170years
c. 70years
d. 00years
ANS:0 D
Once0a0drug0patent0expires,0competing0companies0may0immediately0market0the0same0compound0in0
generic0form.0The0pharmaceutical0company0discovering0the0drug0gives0the0drug0a0trade0name.0The0t
rade0name0is0protected0by0the0Federal0Patent0Law0for0200years0from0the0earliest0claimed0filing0date,0
plus0the0patent0term0extensions.
DIF: Application
REF:0Drug0Names0(Drug0Substitution)0|0p.050OBJ:000 4
TOP:0 NBDHE,06.0.0Pharmacology
