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Drug Manufacturing and Naming Answers

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What is the purpose of the first three phases of human testing?

A
to demonstrate that people want to take the drug
B
to explain how a drug is expected to treat a condition
C
to establish that a drug is both safe and effective
D
to increase the sales of the drug through prescriptions
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Whose job is it to manufacture drugs?

A
pharmacy technicians
B
pharmaceutical sales people
C
scientists
D
physicians
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Which term describes how long a drug lasts in the body?

A
pharmacodynamics
B
half-life
C
therapeutic index
D
median toxicity dose
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Which term describes the number of animals that respond to a dose of drug?

A
frequency distribution curve
B
median effective dose (ED50)
C
median toxicity dose (TD50)
D
therapeutic index (TI)
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Which term describes the margin of safety between therapeutic doses and toxic effects?

A
pharmacodynamics
B
half-life
C
therapeutic index
D
median effective dose
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What type of information is learned in Phase I human trials?

A
whether a drug can be safely taken by healthy patients
B
whether the testing protocol can assess the drug’s efficacy
C
whether the drug can treat a patient's condition
D
whether the drug can treat an animal’s condition
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How does the Food and Drug Administration decide how to approve a new drug?

A
It assesses the safety and efficacy of the new drug.
B
It compares the drug to other available options.
C
It evaluates the most effective manufacturing process.
D
It prioritizes the sales needs of the drug company.
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What are the phases of human drug trials? Check all that apply.

A
post-approval monitoring
B
in vitro testing
C
establishing testing protocol
D
animal testing
E
drug manufacturing
F
final testing
G
safety trials
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Which of these are examples of generic names?

A
Celebrex®, Preventil®, and Vasotec®
B
celecoxib, albuterol, and enalapril
C
4-[5-(4-methylphenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl) pyrazol-1-yl]benzenesulfonamide
D
0025-1515-01, 0025-1520-31
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A drug manufacturer must follow which standards in the manufacturing process?

A
Good Lab Practices (GLP)
B
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
C
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
D
US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP)
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How is the chemical name of a drug assigned?

A
The name describes the format of the drug, and is assigned by the FDA.
B
The name describes its chemical structure, and is assigned by IUPAC.
C
The name is identified by the drug manufacturer, and is a trade name.
D
The name is identified by the manufacturer and the USAN Counsel.
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Which are the most common sources for developing drugs?

A
natural, chemical, and biological sources
B
industrial, chemical, and physical sources
C
ecological, natural, and biological sources
D
physical, biological, and industrial sources
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When is the manufacturing process for a drug established?

A
as part of the sales process
B
during the approval process
C
after the naming process
D
prior to development
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Based on their generic names, which of these drugs are related to simvastatin? Check all that apply.

A
atorvastatin
B
sotalol
C
pravastatin
D
rosuvastatin
E
lovastatin
F
ranitidine
G
fluvastatin
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