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How's your knowledge of health-related topics such as antibiotic resistance, bottled water, Botox, electrical muscle stimulators, and sunglasses? Find out by taking our 10-question quiz. Hint: The answers to all these questions can be found in the July-August 2002 issue of FDA Consumer. Good luck!

 

1. Antibiotics can be helpful in treating:

a. colds

b. the flu

c. most sore throats

d. none of the above

2. When your doctor prescribes an antibiotic drug, you should take it:

a. only until you're feeling better

b. until it is all gone

c. for three days to see if symptoms disappear. If not, take the rest.

3. According to the International Bottled Water Association, how much bottled water did Americans drink in 2001?

a. 500 million gallons

b. 1 billion gallons

c. 5 billion gallons

4. When a new drug application comes into the Food and Drug Administration, how long does the agency have to decide whether to file it so it can be reviewed?

a. 30 days

b. 60 days

c. 90 days

5. The two most common points in the drug review process for the FDA to meet with drug sponsors are:

a. before Phase 2 clinical trials begin and before animal testing is done

b. at the end of Phase 2 clinical trials and before a new drug application is submitted

c. before Phase 2 clinical trials begin and before a new drug application is submitted

6. According to estimates from the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, how many drugs that enter clinical testing are eventually approved by the FDA?

a. 1 in 5

b. 2 in 5

c. 3 in 5

7. The risk for eye damage from the sun is greatest from about

a. 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.

b. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

c. 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

8. You can tell a pair of sunglasses offers adequate UV protection by:

a. the price of the glasses

b. the tint of the lenses

c. the label

9. When did the FDA first approve Botox (as a treatment for two eye muscle disorders)?

a. 1989

b. 1999

c. 2000

10. How many electrical muscle stimulators have received FDA clearance for toning, strengthening and firming abdominal muscles?

a. 1

b. 5

c. 10

d. none

Your Score is:

Scoring

9 to 10 points: Excellent! Go to the head of the class.
6 to 8 points: Not too bad. You can skip cleaning the chalkboard erasers today.
Below 5 points: Oops! Stay after school and reread the appropriate chapters.

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