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TEST BANK-ABRAMS' CLINICAL DRUG THERAPY: RATIONALES FOR NURSING PRACTICE 12TH EDITION BY FRANDSEN -2022-2023

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TEST BANK-ABRAMS' CLINICAL DRUG THERAPY: RATIONALES FOR NURSING PRACTICE 12TH EDITION BY FRANDSEN -2022-2023 Chapter 1 The Foundation of Pharmacology: Quality and Safety 1. A woman has be... en prescribed paroxetine hydrochloride, which is an antidepressant agent administered in pill form. The medication is administered for her obsessive- compulsive disorder. This medication will produce which of the following effects? A) Curative B) Systemic C) Local D) Parenteral Ans: B Feedback: Drugs that produce systemic effects are taken into the body, circulated through the bloodstream to their sites of action in various body tissues, and eventually eliminated from the body. Curative agents are given to cure a disease process. In this case, paroxetine hydrochloride will control the symptoms but not cure the disorder. Drugs with local effects, such as sunscreen and local anesthetics, act mainly at the site of application. Paroxetine hydrochloride is not administered parenterally. Parenteral agents are administered subcutaneously, intramuscularly, or intravenously. 2. A patient has been prescribed an antibiotic. This medication is a naturally occurring substance that has been chemically modified. What is another name for this type of medication? A) Synthetic drug B) Semisynthetic drug C) Biotechnology drug D) Prototype drug Ans: B Feedback: CONTINUED............. [Show More]

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