Which of the following agencies registers physicians for the writing of prescriptions of controlled substances?

A. Drug Enforcement Administration
B. Food and Drug Administration
C. Controlled Substances Agency
D. Centers for Disease Control
E. Federal Drug Safety Administration


A. Drug Enforcement Administration

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a branch of the Department of Justice, regulates the sale and use of drugs by the authority granted in the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, commonly called the Controlled Substances Act.

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A) mixture B) ratio C) psychometric D) combustion

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A blood culture isolate that stains as pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacillus and only grows on chocolate agar should be

A) identified using X and V factor disks and horse blood agar. B) identified using the ALA test. C) presumptively identified under BSL 2 conditions. D) identified using the ALA and horse blood agar tests.

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Which of the following compounds is an alkane?

A. CH2=CH2 B. CH3CH2OH C. CH3CH2CH3 D. CH3COOH

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