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Health site provides information on many areas to health care professionals. http://www.direct.gov.uk The information on medical rules for all drivers can be found here (originally found under Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency site). http://www.hpa.org.uk The Health Protection Agency provides support and advice on public health issues to the NHS and other authorities. http://www.mhra.gov.uk The MHRA are an agency of the Department of Health and are responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices are safe for the public. http://www.mhra.gov.uk/mhra/drugsafetyupdate The MHRA and the CHM produce a monthly newsletter giving advice and information on the safe use of medicines. SAMPLE Med informatio informat n studies of the studies of t d on a weekly basis and provide d on a weekly basis and provi research studies and clinical articles to studies and clinical articles including those in training. those in training. nformation fo SAMPLE patients information information e insert prepared by the insert prepared by the egulations laid down by the gulations laid down by the e package insert contains infor- age insert contains informedicine is, medicine is, medicine works, ions/diseases the medicine can be used to treat, ns/diseases the medicine can be used to treat cautions to patients regarding pre-existing conditions or patients regarding pre-existing conditions or potential interactions with other medicines, interactions with other medicines, how to administer the medicine together with a sible cautions to be taken into consideration, for do not wear contact lenses while you are using do not wear contact lenses while bacterial treatment for conjunctivitis, bacterial treatment for conjunctivitis, • possible side-effects, • how to store the medicine. how to store the medicine. Nurses should encourage th Nurses should encoura inserts before commencing treatment. commencing lications cations rnal o many Internet sites available for obtaining drug any Internet sites available for obtaining dru ation, patient information or therapeutic inform atient information or therapeutic infor related to specifi related to specifi c disease states. Many memb c disease states. Many me he public now use the Internet as a source of he public now use the Internet as a source o information and advice. It is a good idea fo to become familiar with what is available o to become familiar with what is available and what patients may be referencing. and what patients may be referencing. sented on Internet sites is less likely and therefore the accuracy of th and therefore the questioned. uestioned. In each chapter the reader In each chapter and reliable Internet sites related and reliable Internet sites SAMPLE WEB Health ca He Internet http://bnfc.org.uk CHAPTER 1 — Introduction to Drugs 11 b. the chemical name of the drug based on its chemical structure. c. the original name assigned to the drug at the beginning of the evaluation process. d. often used in advertising campaigns. 4. The storing, prescribing and distributing of controlled substances – drugs that are more apt to be addictive – are monitored by the a. NICE. b. Department of Health. c. Committee for the Safety of Medicines. d. Home Offi ce. 5. Healthy young women are generally not involved in phase I studies of drugs because a. male bodies are more predictable and responsive to chemicals. b. females are more apt to suffer problems with ova, which are formed before birth and not formed in later years. c. males can tolerate the unknown adverse effects of many drugs better than females. d. there are no standards to use to evaluate the female response. Answers to the questions in this chapter may be found in the answer key in the back of the book. Multiple Choice Select the most appropriate answer to the following. 1. Clinical pharmacology is the study of a. the biological effects of chemicals. b. drugs used to treat, prevent or diagnose disease. c. plant components that can be used as medicines. d. binders and other vehicles for delivering medication. 2. Phase I drug studies involve a. the use of laboratory animals to test chemicals. b. patients with the disease the drug is designed to treat. c. mass marketing surveys of drug effects in large
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