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The acronym GRAS stands for: |
| | A) | Generally Regarded As Significant |
| | B) | Genuinely Researched And Safe |
| | C) | Generally Recognized As Safe |
| | D) | None of the above |
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The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) redefined dietary supplements to include: |
| | A) | Most minerals |
| | B) | Creatine |
| | C) | Substances such as herbs, amino acids, and concentrates and extracts of herbs. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are: |
| | A) | self-prescribed |
| | B) | self-administered |
| | C) | bought at drug stores only |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | a and b only |
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Nodoz, a common OTC drug, contains in one pill the same amount of caffeine as in ___ cup(s) of brewed coffee. |
| | A) | 5 |
| | B) | 4 |
| | C) | 3 |
| | D) | 2 |
| | E) | 1 |
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PPA is found in all of the following OTC drugs except: |
| | A) | Appedrine |
| | B) | Nodoz |
| | C) | Control |
| | D) | Dexatrim |
| | E) | Prolamine |
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Diphenhydramine, which is found in most sleep aids, is really a(n): |
| | A) | barbiturate |
| | B) | sedative |
| | C) | stimulant |
| | D) | antihistamine |
| | E) | additive |
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Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) was synthesized by: |
| | A) | Aristotle |
| | B) | St. Augustine |
| | C) | Stone |
| | D) | Bayer |
| | E) | Hoffmann |
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8 | |
Reye's syndrome occurs in those who take aspirin and: |
| | A) | are recovering from a viral infection |
| | B) | are under the age of 20 |
| | C) | ibuprofen together |
| | D) | a and b |
| | E) | a, b, and c |
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9 | |
APC tablets, which were in existence since 1887, consisted of: |
| | A) | antihistamine, phenacetin, cocaine |
| | B) | antihistamine, phenacetin, caffeine |
| | C) | acetaminophen, phenacetin, caffeine |
| | D) | aspirin, phenacetin, caffeine |
| | E) | aspirin, phenacetin, cocaine |
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Ibuprofen: |
| | A) | effectively reduces fever |
| | B) | is legal in Europe but not in the U.S. |
| | C) | has no side effects |
| | D) | is responsible for more than 1,000 childhood fatalities |
| | E) | is effective for reducing inflammation |
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