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Match the examples with their correct medical use. A)prevent diseases B)diagnose disease C)treat symptoms,signs,conditions,and diseases 1)vaccinations given to immunize children 2)radiopaque dye used during x-ray procedures 3)antibiotics to kill bacteria and cure an infection 4)insulin to treat diabetes mellitus "5)contraceptive pills taken to prevent pregnancy

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The Controlled Substance Act divided potentially addictive drugs into five categories or ________ based on their potential for physical and psychological dependence.

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The majority of drugs are used to control,improve,or cure symptoms,signs,and diseases of a physiological or psychological nature.This is categorized as a ________ use.

Which of the following has NEVER been the source of a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus?

The United States Pharmacopoeia was officially adopted for use in the United States with the passage of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act.

A drug or a medicine can be thought of as any nonfood chemical substance that affects the mind or the body.

Pharmacology is the study of ________.

An important patient safety issue was solved in 1984 with the introduction of ________.

An OTC drug is defined as a drug that can be purchased without a prescription and is generally considered safe for consumers to use if the label's directions and warnings are followed carefully and all warnings are heeded.

States that allow healthcare providers to prescribe controlled substances first require them to register at the federal level with ________.

Pharmacology is one of the oldest branches of medicine.

Prescription drugs can only be obtained with a written order or a verbal order from a healthcare provider whose license permits this.

Today's modern pharmacy began as a storehouse for dried plants and herbs that was known as an ________.

In response to the tragedy of babies born with seal limbs because of thalidomide,this legislation required drugs to be both safe and effective before being marketed.

If you had lived during the 1700s and 1800s,it would not have been unusual for you to ________.

We can remember that the drug auranofin (Ridaura)is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis because the "au" in its drugs names stand for the chemical symbol Au for the mineral ________.

In response to criticism that some drugs are available in other countries long before they are available in the U.S.,which act was passed in 1997?

A schedule drug is also known as a controlled substance.

Which of the following is true about drugs in the Middle Ages?

The abbreviation FDA stands for the ________.