EXERCISES, LESSON 2
INSTRUCTIONS. Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that
best answers the question or completes the incomplete statement.
After you have completed all of these exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at
the end of the lesson, and check your answers. For each exercise answered
incorrectly, reread the material referenced with the solution.
1.
A drug that is compressed into a small disk is a:
a. Pill.
b. Capsule.
c.
Tablet.
d. Suppository.
2.
When a standard pharmacy reference lists the usual adult dose of a particular
drug, the dose is specifically appropriate for a normal adult whose weight is:
a. 120-lbs.
b. 150-lbs.
c.
180-lbs.
d. 210-lbs.
3.
A client who has been taking a drug discovers one evening that the customary
dose is no longer effective. He now requires a larger dose. This reaction, due to
the chronic use of the drug, is called:
a. Addiction.
b. Dependence.
c.
Habituation.
d. Tolerance.
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