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WEB LINKS
Healthcare providers and students may want to consult
the following Internet sources:
Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Agency
(ANZTPA).
content/nmp-quality.htm
Quality Use of Medicines, Department of Health and
Ageing, Australia.
Medicines New Zealand.
Medsafe, New Zealand.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine, USA.
ndp-policyactionplans-policy
New Zealand National Drug Policy.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Department of Health
and Ageing, Australia.
PHARMAC, New Zealand.
Returning Unwanted Medicine program.
Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia.
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C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N D I N G
Answers to the questions in this chapter can be found in
Appendix A at the back of this book.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Select the best answer to the following.
1.
Herbal treatments and alternative therapies:
a.
are considered drugs and regulated by the
TGA.
b.
are considered dietary supplements and are not
regulated by the TGA.
c.
have no restrictions on claims and advertising.
d.
contain no drugs, only natural substances.
2.
OTC drugs are drugs that are:
a.
deemed to be safe when used as directed.
b.
harmless to the public.
c.
too old to be tested.
d.
cheaper to use than prescription drugs.
3.
The home-based healthcare industry is booming
because:
a.
there is a shortage of hospital beds.
b.
people feel safer at home and prefer to be cared
for at home.
c.
people are going home sooner and becoming
responsible for their own care sooner than in the
past.
d.
staffing shortages make it difficult to care for
people in hospitals.
4.
The cost of drug therapy is a major consideration in
most areas because:
a.
generic drugs are always cheaper.
b.
the high cost of drugs combined with more fixed-
income consumers puts constraints on drug use.
c.
pharmacies usually carry only one drug from
each class.
d.
people like to shop around and get the best drug
for their money.
