NAPSRx Certification Exam Study Guide Chapter 18

NAPSRx Certification Exam Study Guide Chapter 17

A.A. - referring to medication dosage, means "of each" A.C. - referring to medication dosage, means "before meals" AAHP - American Association of Health Plans PPO - Preferred Provider Organization HMO - Health Maintenance Organization Absorption Rate - the rate at which a drug is taken into a person's bloodstream within a specified time period. Absorption - the process in which a medication is absorbed into the bloodstream AC - anticholinergic side effects (dry mouth, blurred vision...

1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? - first by the conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms of action 2. Bone marrow transplants. - are a type of stem cell therapy. unless patient's own cells are reinjected. 3. What does AMA stand for? - American Medical Association 4. What section of a drug's package insert describes situations in which the drug should not be used because the risks outweigh the therapeutic benefits? - contraindicat...

1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? - A. first by the conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms of action 2. Bone marrow transplants... - are a type of stem cell therapy. unless patient's own cells are reinjected. 3. What does AMA stand for? - C. American Medical Association 4. What section of a drug's package insert describes situations in which the drug should not be used because the risks outweigh the therapeutic benefits? - B. Co...

1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? A. first by the conditions that they are used to treat, and then by their mechanisms of action B. first by their mechanisms of action, and then by their therapeutic effects C. first by their side effects, and then by therapeutic effects D. first by their toxically, and then by their effectiveness 2. Bone marrow transplants… A. … require that the patient first undergo chemotherapy or radiation to kill the diseased stem cells an...

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NAPSRX Test 1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? What section of a drug’s package insert describes situations in which the drug should not be used because the risks outweigh the therapeutic benefits? B. contraindications 5.What is tertiary care? B. highly specialized medical and surgical care provided by a large medical center for unusual or complex medical problems 6.Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in the classic approach to brand development str...

NAPSRX Test 1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? How are drugs sorted into therapeutic A. first by the conditions that they are used to treat, and then by their mechanisms of action B. first by their mechanisms of action, and then by their therapeutic effects C. first by their side effects, and then by therapeutic effects D. first by their toxically, and then by their effectiveness 2.Bone marrow transplants… A. … require that the patient first undergo chemother...