Vet Tech Pharmacology Chapter One Study Guide

The concise name given to a specific chemical is its

Because _________ names are proper nouns, their first letter is capitalized.

Approoval by the ______ allows a drug company to market a new drug

Drugs that have active ingredients found in the original brand and are developed after the original brand's patent runs out are called_____

VCPR means_______________

Tablets are often coated after being compressed, but this does not_______

What is the meaning of SR when it is used in a drug name?

_________________ are topically applied liquid dosage forms that always are administered by rubbing them into the skin

Extra-label drug use of veterinary drugs is permissible and means a drug can be used for all except which of the following?

To determine whether a website is a credible source, look for all of the following except:

The roman numeral on a controlled drug label indicates its level of abuse potential. Which label has the highest potential for abuse?

Inert ingredients include all but _____________

The strongest warning the FDA can require is

Drugs are produced in many ways, ranging from the harvest of tissues from living animals to growth in a laboratory as part of a chemistry synthesis. Which of the following would be considered an extract drug?

What is another name for a Legend Drug?

Enteric-coated tablets are used for administering medications that are either sensitive to exposure to gastric fluids and their acidic pH, or for medications that cause stomach upset and indigestion. A Client requires purchase of an oral NSAID medication for her 13-year-old dog experiencing arthritis. The dose the dog requires is one 10 mg enteric-coated tablet PO q48h prn. Due to her dog's old age and history of gastric discomfort, the client decides to only give 1/2 tablet both morning and night instead of all together. Is this a good strategy?

You are asked to administer 10 units of insulin to a dog in your clinic. You know that insulin is quite fragile in its suspended form, so you carefully place the vial on your bench top and without disturbing the contents withdraw your volume from the very top of the fluid. What is wrong with this scenario?

There are many liquid formulations available for pharmaceuticals. Which of these forms involves the mixture of hydrophobic medication that is dissolved in an alcohol base and has sweetened syrup added to increase palatability for oral dosing?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a drug amplue?

Which of the following would not be readily accessible by reading a drug insert?

Which resource is considered the least helpful in providing up-to-date guidelines on the appropriate requirements for the use of a specific medication?

A medication is administered to decrease the blood pressure of a cat. Because of a slight overdose of the medication, the patients blood pressure drops to an unacceptably low level. For this drug, this is an example of a _____________

Many medications have the acronym "USP" listed on their label. What does USP represent?

Every time a medication is administered to an animal, there lies the potential to cause harm. Based on the dose delivered, the frequency with which additional doses are administered, and the route in which the dose is given, toxicity can range from mild alterations in physiology to major toxicity. Which of the " Four Rules to live by for safe drug usage" principles does this example personify?

Why does a manufacturer go through the trouble with "scoring" tablet medications?