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An unwanted effect appearing at a normal dose of a medicine is an adverse drug:Read the answer and worked solution →Harm to a patient resulting from exposure to a drug is an adverse drug:Read the answer and worked solution →Secondary drug effects produced at therapeutic doses are called:Read the answer and worked solution →A patient develops bronchospasm and a dangerous drop in blood pressure after a drug. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →Providers and consumers can report a drug problem to the FDA through the portal:Read the answer and worked solution →If a reported safety concern is serious enough, the FDA may go as far as:Read the answer and worked solution →Adverse drug events cause roughly how many emergency visits each year?Read the answer and worked solution →An expected reaction caused by a drug's own pharmacological action is:Read the answer and worked solution →Adverse drug reactions differ from medication errors in that they involve no:Read the answer and worked solution →Being honest about a medication error matters most because it may:Read the answer and worked solution →Helping a patient decide whether to accept a treatment is the purpose of informed:Read the answer and worked solution →Roughly how many patients in the United States are affected by medication errors each year?Read the answer and worked solution →A pharmacist spots a doctor's wrong dose before dispensing. That incident counts as a:Read the answer and worked solution →The most common lethal errors include wrong route, wrong medication and an:Read the answer and worked solution →Medication errors occur most commonly at which stage?Read the answer and worked solution →Confusing packaging and similar drug names are examples of causes rooted in:Read the answer and worked solution →Even when a person makes the slip, the underlying issue may be the:Read the answer and worked solution →In the older view of medication errors, who was usually blamed?Read the answer and worked solution →Harm reaches the patient only when all the defensive holes line up. That is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Drugs carrying a high risk of serious harm are classed by the ISMP as:Read the answer and worked solution →The ISMP receives more than how many reports of drug errors each year?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the safety termsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the error causesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the safety gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the safety wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Reaction or errorRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the safety ideasRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Medication safety bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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An unwanted effect appearing at a normal dose of a medicine is an adverse drug:

  1. Reaction
  2. Reception
  3. Recession
  4. Redemption
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Correct answer: A. Reaction

1. The dose was not excessive. 2. The effect was still unwanted. 3. That is an adverse drug reaction. _Source: OpenStax Pharmacology for Nurses, Chapter 3, Legal and Ethical Considerations in Medication Administration._

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Harm to a patient resulting from exposure to a drug is an adverse drug:

  1. Estate
  2. Event
  3. Effort
  4. Escort
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Correct answer: B. Event

1. The focus is the harm that happened. 2. It may or may not involve an error. 3. That is an adverse drug event. _Source: OpenStax Pharmacology for Nurses, Chapter 3, Legal and Ethical Considerations in Medication Administration._

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Secondary drug effects produced at therapeutic doses are called:

  1. Side effects
  2. Side entries
  3. Side exits
  4. Side edges
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Correct answer: A. Side effects

1. The dose was correct. 2. The extra effect was not the goal. 3. Those are side effects. _Source: OpenStax Pharmacology for Nurses, Chapter 3, Legal and Ethical Considerations in Medication Administration._

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