Adams and Urban, Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice, 3e Test Bank Chapter 2

Adams and Urban, Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice, 3e Test Bank Chapter 2 hich was the greatest problem with patent medicines in early America that lead to drug legislation? 1. They were only distributed in elixir formulation. 2. They had dangerous or addictive substances. 3. They smelled like medicine. 4. They could only be made out of natural products. Correct Answer: 2 Rationale 1: They could be distributed in many forms, such as tablets and creams, not just elixirs. Rationale 2: Many did contain dangerous or addictive substances such as morphine or cocaine. Rationale 3: Some did smell like medicine, but this was not dangerous. Rationale 4: They could be made out of many products, not just natural ones.