Regarding the therapeutic potential of a drug, the code AA symbolizes
a. an important therapeutic gain over other drugs.
b. an important therapeutic gain, indicated for AIDS patients; fast-track drug.
c. modest therapeutic gain.
d. little or no therapeutic gain.
Q. 2 If a drug is ordered with the Latin abbreviation qid, it should be administered
a. every hour.
b. four times daily.
c. every other day.
d. every 4 hours.
Q. 3 In today's market, companies spend approximately how much money per new drug on research, development, and preclinical and postclinical trials?
a. 2 million
b. 10 million
c. 800 million
d. 1 billion
Q. 4 Place the following phases of Investigational New Drug (IND) approval in the correct order
1. The drug is investigated as a treatment for a small number of individuals with the disease the drug is intended to treat.
2. The drug is investigated in large, multicenter studies to establish efficacy and safety.
3. The drug is investigated in small groups of healthy volunteers to establish its activity.
a. 1, 2, 3
b. 2, 3, 1
c. 1, 3, 2
d. 3, 1, 2
Q. 5 Which of the following drug groups are important to respiratory and critical care, although they may or may not be available in an aerosol form?
1. Diuretics
2. Antiarrhythmic agents
3. Neuromuscular blocking agents
4. Anticoagulant and thrombolytic agents
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 1, 2, and 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Q. 6 Which of the following classes of drugs can be aerosolized?
1. Antiasthmatic agents
2. Adrenergic agents
3. Antiinfective agents
4. Mucoactive agents
5. Corticosteroids
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 2, 4, and 5 only
c. 2, 3, 4, and 5 only
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
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