PoP - Chapter 3-5 Examination Prep

This agency produces a list of abbreviations that should not be used because of the possibility of confusion causing medication errors:

This is the mineral that most commonly reduces the absorption of tetracycline when they are given together:

Smoking cigarettes affects drug metabolism by causing the _____ to metabolize drugs more rapidly.

Drugs may be prescribed more than one schedule. For example, full-strength codeine is a schedule II drug because it is a highly addictive narcotic. If the manufacturer adds more _______ or aspirin so that only a small amount of the narcotic is present in the medication, it can be classified as a schedule III drug.

The street name "Charlie" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Phennies" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Gangster" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Schoolboy" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Apache" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Blotter" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Juice" is referring to the following drug:

The street name "Angel Dust" is referring to the following drug:

The Orphan Drug Act of 1983 was established to facilitate the development of drugs for rare _______ that affect fewer than 200,000 people.

The Orphan Drug Act of _____ was established to facilitate the development of drugs for rare diseases that affect fewer than 200,000 people.

Pharmaceutical companies had been reluctant to produce orphan drugs because of a poor return on investment. The Orphan Drug Act provides tax _____ and fee waivers, as well as market exclusivity.