Chapter 2 - What Is A Drug?

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1.

Which product can be considered both drugs and cosmetics?
- A.
  
  Fluoride toothpaste
- B.
  
  Shampoo
- C.
  
  Facial moisturizer
- D.
  
  Deodorants
2.

Who is empowered to regulate "devices"?
- A.
  
  The FFCDA under the FDA
- B.
  
  The FDA under the FFDCA
- C.
  
  The DEA under the FFDCA
- D.
  
  The FFDCA under the DEA
3.

True or false: Dietary supplements are not drugs.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

Into what two basic catagories do active ingredients fall?
- A.
  
  Vegetable or mineral
- B.
  
  Chemical or biologic
- C.
  
  Toxic or benign
- D.
  
  Natural or synthetic
- E.
  
  Liquid or solid
5.

What is the definition of a chemical active ingredient?
- A.
  
  Large molecules because they are developed and manufactured by a chemical process
- B.
  
  Small molecules because they consist of small protiens or peptides.
- C.
  
  Small molecules because the chains they consist of are smaller than other naturally derived chains
- D.
  
  Large molecules because the chains they consist of are larger than other naturally derived chains.
6.

True or false: The protien or peptide chains that are the basis of biologic active incredients are naturally derived from inorganic material.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

Which is NOT a common delivery method of drugs?
- A.
  
  Absorbtion
- B.
  
  Inhalation
- C.
  
  Injection
- D.
  
  The postal service
- E.
  
  Parenteral
8.

What is pharmacokinetics?
- A.
  
  Pharmacokinetics explores what a drug does to the body/assesses the effects of a drug on the body.
- B.
  
  A conglomeration of lots of syllables that have relatively little meaning to this reading.
- C.
  
  Pharmacokinetics assesses the actions of the human body on the drug.
9.

What does the acronym ADME stand for?
- A.
  
  Active Drug Medical Expiration
- B.
  
  It's nothing, you spelled it wrong, Beckett. You meant to write ACME, which stands for A Company that Makes Everything
- C.
  
  Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion
- D.
  
  Active Duty Medical Extension
- E.
  
  Association of Destination Management Executives
10.

What is pharmacodynamics?
- A.
  
  Pharmacodynamics explores what a drug does to the body/assesses the effects of a drug on the body.
- B.
  
  Pharmacodynamics assesses the actions of the human body on the drug.
- C.
  
  Dynamic pharmacology. Not to be confused with less than scintellating pharmacology.
11.

Which is NOT an example of an excipient?
- A.
  
  An ex-patriot
- B.
  
  Flavors
- C.
  
  Glidants
- D.
  
  Active ingredient
- E.
  
  Suspensing/dispersing agents
12.

What is "mechanism of action"?
- A.
  
  The way in which an API works in the body
- B.
  
  The way in which the body acts on the API.
13.

True or False: The class of a drug is the broadest way to catagorize a drug.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

Pick the answer that contains, in order, a therapeutic area/catagory, a disease/risk factor, and a mechanism of action:
- A.
  
  Insulin, type 2 diabetes, diabetes
- B.
  
  Bacterial infection, anti infectives, anti histamines
- C.
  
  Cardiovascular, rhinitis, SSRI's
- D.
  
  Gastrointestinal, high cholesterol, hypertension
- E.
  
  Central nervous system, depression, gastrophageal reflux disease
15.

True or false: specialty products have a narrow indication and are often prescribed by a primary care physician.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

Acute medications address:
- A.
  
  Long term illnesses or symptoms
- B.
  
  Short tem illness or symptoms
- C.
  
  Serious, acute pain
- D.
  
  Small problems that manifest with a narrow range of symptoms
17.

An example of a branded generic drug is:
- A.
  
  Ibuprofen
- B.
  
  Advil
- C.
  
  Quindal Expectorant
18.

What happens when the patent on a drug expires?
- A.
  
  No single source owns the manufacturing or marketing rights
- B.
  
  The company that held the patent still owns the marketing rights, but other companies are allowed to manufacture the same drug
- C.
  
  Other companies are able to market the drug, but they must buy the rights to manufacture it from the original patent-owning company.
- D.
  
  Nothing
19.

The FDA approval for a drug is based on:
- A.
  
  Which company has the sneakiest lawyers
- B.
  
  The demonstrated safety and toxicity
- C.
  
  The balance between good and evil
- D.
  
  How many side effects the drug has with relation to how safe and beneficial it is.
- E.
  
  Evidence from clinical trials.
20.

True or false: Physicians are allowed to prescribe drugs for off-label usage even though pharmacuetical companies are not allowed to promote such useages.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
21.

What is the package insert?
- A.
  
  Where the patient reciept is stored in the drug container.
- B.
  
  An insert in the drug container that is identical to the FDA-approved label.
- C.
  
  A piece of paper that explains the chemical composition of the product.
- D.
  
  An insert in the drug container that contains relevent patient history as it pertains to the drug in question.
22.

True or false: The package insert must be approved by the FDA.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
23.

For how long is a drug patent effective?
- A.
  
  7 years from date of filing
- B.
  
  10 years from date of filing
- C.
  
  15 years from date of filing
- D.
  
  17 years from date of filing
- E.
  
  20 years from date of filing
24.

What is the most common reason that dramatically reduces the monitary value of a drug?
- A.
  
  It gets pulled from the market.
- B.
  
  It becomes FDA approved for more than one use.
- C.
  
  It is forced to undergo more research and development.
- D.
  
  The patent expires and generics saturate the market.
25.

At what point in the lifecycle of a drug is the drug costing more than it is bringing in?
- A.
  
  During discovery and development
- B.
  
  During the launch
- C.
  
  During the growth of the product
- D.
  
  During the maturity of a product
- E.
  
  At the point where the drug becomes obsolete.