Question 1

The FDA Amendments Act (FDAAA) was passed in 2007 to address which aspect of drug safety?

Accepted Answer

A)  Allowing pharmaceutical companies to identify off-label uses of medications approved for other uses 
B)  Evaluating drug safety information that emerges after a drug has been approved and is in use 
C)  Expediting the approval process of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FD
A)  so that needed drugs can get to market more quickly 
D)  Requiring manufacturers to notify patients before removing a drug from the market 
A)  Allowing pharmaceutical companies to identify off-label uses of medications approved for other uses 
B)  Evaluating drug safety information that emerges after a drug has been approved and is in use 
C)  Expediting the approval process of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FD
A)  so that needed drugs can get to market more quickly 
D)  Requiring manufacturers to notify patients before removing a drug from the market B

Question 2

Someone asks a nurse about a new drug that is in preclinical testing and wants to know why it cannot be used to treat a friend's illness. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  "A drug at this stage of development can be used only in patients with serious disease." 
B)  "At this stage of drug development, the safety and usefulness of the medication is unknown." 
C)  "Clinical trials must be completed to make sure the drug is safe to use in humans." 
D)  "Until postmarketing surveillance data are available, the drug cannot be used." 
A)  "A drug at this stage of development can be used only in patients with serious disease." 
B)  "At this stage of drug development, the safety and usefulness of the medication is unknown." 
C)  "Clinical trials must be completed to make sure the drug is safe to use in humans." 
D)  "Until postmarketing surveillance data are available, the drug cannot be used." B

Question 3

A nursing student asks a nurse about pharmaceutical research and wants to know the purpose of randomization in drug trials. The nurse explains that randomization is used to do what?

Accepted Answer

A)  To ensure that differences in outcomes are the result of treatment and not differences in subjects 
B)  To compare the outcome caused by the treatment to the outcome caused by no treatment 
C)  To make sure that researchers are unaware of which subjects are in which group 
D)  To prevent subjects from knowing which group they are in and prevent preconception bias 
A)  To ensure that differences in outcomes are the result of treatment and not differences in subjects 
B)  To compare the outcome caused by the treatment to the outcome caused by no treatment 
C)  To make sure that researchers are unaware of which subjects are in which group 
D)  To prevent subjects from knowing which group they are in and prevent preconception bias A

Question 4

A patient asks a nurse why drugs that have been approved by the FDA still have unknown side effects. What will the nurse tell the patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Testing for all side effects of a medication would be prohibitively expensive. 
B)  Patients in drug trials often are biased by their preconceptions of a drug's benefits. 
C)  Researchers tend to conduct studies that will prove the benefits of their new drugs. 
D)  Subjects in drug trials do not always represent the full spectrum of possible patients. 
A)  Testing for all side effects of a medication would be prohibitively expensive. 
B)  Patients in drug trials often are biased by their preconceptions of a drug's benefits. 
C)  Researchers tend to conduct studies that will prove the benefits of their new drugs. 
D)  Subjects in drug trials do not always represent the full spectrum of possible patients.

Question 5

A nurse educator is conducting a continuing education class on pharmacology. To evaluate the learning of the nurses in the class, the nurse educator asks, "Which drug name gives information about the drug's pharmacologic classification?" Which is the correct response?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amoxicillin 
B)  Tylenol 
C)  Cipro 
D)  Motrin 
A)  Amoxicillin 
B)  Tylenol 
C)  Cipro 
D)  Motrin

Question 6

A nurse is teaching nursing students about the use of nonproprietary names for drugs. The nurse tells them which fact about nonproprietary names?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are approved by the FDA and are easy to remember. 
B)  They are assigned by the U.S. Adopted Names Council. 
C)  They clearly identify the drug's pharmacologic classification. 
D)  They imply the efficacy of the drug and are less complex. 
A)  They are approved by the FDA and are easy to remember. 
B)  They are assigned by the U.S. Adopted Names Council. 
C)  They clearly identify the drug's pharmacologic classification. 
D)  They imply the efficacy of the drug and are less complex.

Exam 3: Drug Regulation, Development, Names, and Information

The FDA Amendments Act (FDAAA) was passed in 2007 to address which aspect of drug safety?

Someone asks a nurse about a new drug that is in preclinical testing and wants to know why it cannot be used to treat a friend's illness. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

A nursing student asks a nurse about pharmaceutical research and wants to know the purpose of randomization in drug trials. The nurse explains that randomization is used to do what?

A patient asks a nurse why drugs that have been approved by the FDA still have unknown side effects. What will the nurse tell the patient?

A nurse educator is conducting a continuing education class on pharmacology. To evaluate the learning of the nurses in the class, the nurse educator asks, "Which drug name gives information about the drug's pharmacologic classification?" Which is the correct response?

A nurse is teaching nursing students about the use of nonproprietary names for drugs. The nurse tells them which fact about nonproprietary names?

Orientation to Pharmacology

Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacodynamics

Drug Interactions

Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors

Individual Variation in Drug Responses

Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding

Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients

Drug Therapy in Geriatric Patients

Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology

Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous System

Muscarinic Agonists and Antagonists

Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Their Use in Myasthenia Gravis

Drugs That Block Nicotinic Cholinergic Transmission: Neuromuscular Blocking Agents

Adrenergic Agonists

Adrenergic Antagonists

Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents

Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology

Drugs for Parkinson Disease

Drugs for Alzheimers Disease

Drugs for Multiple Sclerosis

Drugs for Seizure Disorders

Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity

Local Anesthetics

General Anesthetics

Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics

Pain Management in Patients With Cancer

Drugs for Headache

Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia

Antidepressants

Drugs for Bipolar Disorder

Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs

Management of Anxiety Disorders

Central Nervous System Stimulants and Attention-Deficithyperactivity Disorder

Drug Abuse I: Basic Considerations

Drug Abuse II: Alcohol

Drug Abuse III: Nicotine and Smoking

Drug Abuse IV: Major Drugs of Abuse Other Than Alcohol and Nicotine

Diuretics

Agents Affecting the Volume and Ion Content of Body Fluids

Review of Hemodynamics

Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

Calcium Channel Blockers

Vasodilators

Drugs for Hypertension

Drugs for Heart Failure

Antidysrhythmic Drugs

Prophylaxis of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Drugs That Help Normalize Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels

Drugs for Angina Pectoris

Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Drugs

Management of St-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Drugs for Hemophilia

Drugs for Deficiency Anemias

Hematopoietic Agents

Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus

Drugs for Thyroid Disorders

Drugs Related to Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function

Drugs for Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex

Estrogens and Progestins: Basic Pharmacology and Noncontraceptive Applications

Birth Control

Drug Therapy of Infertility

Drugs That Affect Uterine Function

Androgens

Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Review of the Immune System

Childhood Immunization

Immunosuppressants

Antihistamines

Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen

Glucocorticoids in Nonendocrine Disorders

Drug Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Drug Therapy of Gout