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What is the purpose of phase II clinical studies?
What is the purpose of phase II clinical studies?
- To evaluate the drug after it has gained FDA approval
- To test the drug on healthy human volunteers
- To test the drug in a vast market
- To test the drug on humans whom the drug was intended to treat (correct)
Which schedule of controlled substances has no acceptable medical usage?
Which schedule of controlled substances has no acceptable medical usage?
- Schedule I (correct)
- Schedule II
- Schedule III
- Schedule IV
What is the primary purpose of phase IV clinical studies?
What is the primary purpose of phase IV clinical studies?
- To evaluate drugs with high abuse potential
- To test the drug in a vast market
- To test the drug on healthy human volunteers
- To evaluate the drug after it has gained FDA approval (correct)
Which drugs fall under Schedule III of controlled substances?
Which drugs fall under Schedule III of controlled substances?
What are orphan drugs?
What are orphan drugs?
What kind of volunteers participate in phase I clinical studies?
What kind of volunteers participate in phase I clinical studies?
What is the time it takes for a drug to have a full therapeutic effect known as?
What is the time it takes for a drug to have a full therapeutic effect known as?
What is the phenomenon where the concentration of an oral drug is greatly reduced before it reaches systemic circulation due to rapid metabolism by the liver?
What is the phenomenon where the concentration of an oral drug is greatly reduced before it reaches systemic circulation due to rapid metabolism by the liver?
Which term refers to the time it takes for the amount of the drug to be reduced to 1/2 of the peak level it originally achieved?
Which term refers to the time it takes for the amount of the drug to be reduced to 1/2 of the peak level it originally achieved?
What are the 8 rights of drug administration?
What are the 8 rights of drug administration?
Which pharmacokinetic process refers to what the body does to the drug?
Which pharmacokinetic process refers to what the body does to the drug?
In pharmacodynamics, drugs can act as agonists or competitive antagonists at the receptor site. Which term describes drugs that can interfere with enzyme systems?
In pharmacodynamics, drugs can act as agonists or competitive antagonists at the receptor site. Which term describes drugs that can interfere with enzyme systems?
What is the lowest level of drug concentration in the body known as?
What is the lowest level of drug concentration in the body known as?
What is the primary site for metabolism/biotransformation of drugs in the body?
What is the primary site for metabolism/biotransformation of drugs in the body?
What is the nurses' responsibility in drug therapy?
What is the nurses' responsibility in drug therapy?
