The U.S. market for over-the-counter drug products totals about
A. 180 billion.
B. 50 billion.
C. 18 billion.
D. 2 billion.
Question 2If you buy a bottle of St. John's wort 300 mg tablets, each tablet will contain 300 mg
A. of the active chemical ingredient in St. John's wort.
B. of plant material from St. John's wort with variable active ingredients.
C. total tablet weight, with an unknown amount of plant material or ingredients.
D. of plant material with a known concentration of the active ingredient.
Question 3Many of the capsules, pills, and powders that look like drugs and that consumers think of as drugs are actually classified by the FDA as
A. food products.
B. industrial chemicals.
C. organic medicines.
D. placebos.
Question 4Compare caffeinism and the possible Caffeine Use Disorder.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 5Explain the effects that caffeine has on the central nervous system.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 6Describe how and why the American revolution changed consumption of tea and coffee in America and in England.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 7A single species of tea bush is the basis for traditional green, black, and oolong tea.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false