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VTNE: Pharmacology Questions and Answers 100% Pass Who regulates controlled drugs? ✔✔The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) C-I ✔✔Schedule I d... rugs have the most abuse potential and no current medically acceptable use Marajuana, heroin C-II ✔✔Schedule II drugs have a high abuse potential and are prone to cause severe dependence Written prescription only (except in emergencies with written script within 72 hrs) No refills Morphine, oxycodone, amphetamines, fentanyl C-III ✔✔Schedule III drugs have moderate abuse potential with low to moderate risk of dependence (more likely psychological than physical) Ketamine, buprenorphine, anabolic steroids, intermediate-acting barbiturates C-IV ✔✔Schedule IV drugs have a low abuse potential and low risk of dependence Benzodiazepines (diazepam), long-acting barbiturates (phenobarbital) C-V ✔✔Schedule V drugs have the lowest risk of abuse or dependence of the scheduled drugs Compounded drug ✔✔One that has been manipulated in a way that is not provided for in an FDA approved drug label Five "rights" of drug administration ✔✔Right drug Right amount Right route Right time Right patient Therapeutic index (TI) ✔✔Comparison between a drug's ability to reach the desired effect and its tendency to produce toxic effects TI = LD50/ED50 The larger the number, the safer the drug LD50 ✔✔The dose of a drug that is lethal in 50% of the animals in a trial ED50 ✔✔The dose of a drug that is effective in 50% of the [Show More]

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