The nurse dispensing medications to clients knows that ...

[DyllonKazuo]

The nurse dispensing medications to clients knows that medications have various names. Which of the following is the medication name most physicians use to prescribe drugs?
 
  A) Chemical name
  B) Generic name
  C) Official name
  D) Trade name

Question 2

The nurse is administering fexofenadine (Allegra) to a client with severe allergies. Which type of drug is this antihistamine?
 
  A) Sedating drugs
  B) Nonsedating drugs
  C) Leukotriene antagonists
  D) Adrenergic decongestant

[bhavsar]

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
The generic name is assigned by the medication's first manufacturer. If more than one company makes the same medication, it will have the same generic name, but different trade names. For this reason, many physicians order medications using only the generic name. The chemical name describes the medication's chemical composition. The official name is the name identified in the USP or NF or in Canada's Health Canada's publications. The trade name or brand name is the copyrighted name assigned by the company manufacturing the medication and is usually followed by the symbol .

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Cetirizine (Zyrtec), fexofenadine (Allegra), and loratidine (Claritin) are nonsedating drugs. An example of a sedating drug is diphenhydramine (Benadryl); a leukotriene antagonist is montelukast (Singulair); and an adrenergic decongestant is oxymetazoline (Afrin, Dristan, Sinex).

[DyllonKazuo]

TYSM

[coreycathey]

Great answer, keep it coming