Exam 14: Other Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drugs

Which of the following has become associated with date rape?

is an ingredient in cough suppressants that can produce hallucinogenic effects in high doses.

What law made it possible to market hormones and herbal products without FDA regulation?

Birth control pills are associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Before meeting FDA approval, over-the-counter drugs must be .

What is the failure rate of the combination birth control pill, given typical use?

PPA is a widely used over-the-counter sleeping medication.

The birth control pill contains anabolic steroids.

Over-the-counter sleeping pills often contain antihistamines.

The use of steroids by Olympic athletes was not banned until 1988.

The designer steroid was at the center of the BALCO scandal and was used because it was undetectable by drug testing screens.

Which of the following birth control strategies has the lowest failure rate?

Which of the following produces antipyretic effects?

is a plant from the South Pacific that has been used for its sedating and relaxing effects.

Which of the following is a common side effect associated with anabolic steroid use in men?

Anabolic steroids are most often used for their intensely pleasurable psychological effects.

Anabolic steroids are synthetic drugs that resemble .

Acetaminophen lacks the anti-inflammatory action of aspirin.

When you have a headache, you take an aspirin.When early Native Americans had a headache, they used .

Ma Huang or ephedra is a supplement commonly used until it was banned for OTC sales in 2004.