Take Our FDA Consumer Quiz

1. What is the best way to prevent the spread of noroviruses (Norwalk-like viruses) that have been found on some cruise ships?

a. take antibiotic drugs.

b. take antiviral drugs

c. wear a mask on deck

d. wash hands frequently

e. avoid the dining room and other public eating places

2. Cloned animals are:

a. the same as transgenic animals

b. biological copies of existing animals

c. made by adding genes from humans

3. What method is used today to clone an animal?

a. embryo splitting

b. somatic cell nuclear transfer

c. blastomere separation

4. In a recent FDA evaluation of fatal medication errors, which type of error was the most common?

a. using the wrong route of administration

b. giving the wrong drug

c. giving the wrong drug dose

5. How many medication error reports has the FDA received since 1992?

a. 5,000

b. 10,000

c. 20,000

d. 30,000

6. Of all the drug names that companies propose to the FDA, how many does the agency reject to help avoid drug name confusion?

a. one fourth

b. one third

c. one half

d. two thirds

7. The goal of the National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign is to increase the number of mothers breastfeeding their babies in the period immediately following birth to:

a. 20 percent

b. 50 percent

c. 75 percent

d. 90 percent

8. About how many new drugs, biologics, medical devices and animal drugs were approved in 2002?

a. 500

b. 1,000

c. 3,000

d. 5,000

9. Between January and December 2002, 22 outbreaks of what disorder were reported aboard cruise ships?

a. gastroenteritis

b. pneumonia

c. influenza

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Below 4 points: Oops! Stay after school and reread the appropriate chapters.

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