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What do the medical uses of drugs include?
to prevent disease, to diagnose disease, and to treat symptoms, signs, conditions, and diseases.
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The mechanism of action by which drugs produce their effects based on time and dose is known as
pharmacodynamics
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Which drug was advertised during the TV broadcasts of the 2004 Super Bowl because of the large number of males watching the show
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What is the length of time for a standard patent for new drugs?
17 years, some are taking up in clinical trials
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Tinctures are used internally, externally, both, or neither?
externally
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Alka-Seltzer is an example of which type of tablet?
Effervescent tablet
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What artery or vein is the most common route of drug administration in newborn infants?
Umbilical
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What are the steps in the drug cycle?
- 1.Absorption from the site of administration
- 2.Distribution via the circulatory system
- 3.Metabolism
- 4.Excretion from the body
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What kind of side effects must be listed in literature accompanying prescription drugs?
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How many Americans die annually as a result of an adverse drug reaction?
100,000
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1.What are the Five Rights of Drug Administration?
- 1.The right patient
- 2.The right drug
- 3.The right dose
- 4.The right route
- 5.The right time
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Who is the owner of a prescription after it has been submitted to a pharmacy for dispensing?
The pharmacy
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What is the period of time prescription drug refills may be refilled?
1 year, no refills for Schedule II
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Excessive loss of potassium can lead to
Cardiac Arryhthmias
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The letter K in several drug names refers to what?
Potassium
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.What are proton pump inhibitor drugs used to treat?
To decrease gastric acid by blocking the final step of acid production within the gastric parietal cell.
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Before administering chemotherapy to a cancer patient, what category of drugs might be given?
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Many drugs used to treat osteoarthritis are also used to treat what?
Bursitis, tendinitis, muscle sprains
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Hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women has a secondary therapeutic effect of preventing osteoporosis, but may also increase the risk of
endometrial cancer, breast cancer, stroke, and myocardial infarction___.
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How are corticosteroid drugs for respiratory disorders administered?
As an inhaler device
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Tuberculosis is caused by which microorganism?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Procardia is classified as what type of drug?
Calcium channel blocker
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What is atrial fibrillation?
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What is special about garlic?
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Know topical hemostatic drugs.
- They contain gelatin, collagen fibers, cellulose, fibrin, or thrombin in a liquid sealant or powder form.
- 1.Absorbed gelatin(Gelifilm, Gelfilm ophthalmic, Gelfoam
- 2.Fibrin(Evicel)
- 3.Microfibrillar collagen hemostat(Hemopad, Hemotene)
- 4.Oxidized cellulose( Oxycel, Surgicel)
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How effective are oral contraceptives?
99.9% if used correctly
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Are there any STDs that can be treated with oral antibiotic drugs? If so, which ones?
Gonorrhea,syphilis, Chlamydia
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What is the purpose of oral antidiabetic drugs?
Increase the number of insulin and are not effective in treating patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
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Which drugs are used to treat hypothyroidism?
- Iodine(ThyroShield)
- methimazole(Tapazole)
- propylthiouracil
- Clonazepam treats what besides anxiety?
- epilepsy,petit mal seizures,Parkinson's disease
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What is symmetrel used to treat?
Influenza virus A respiratory tract infection
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What are antipsychotic drugs also referred to as?
Neuroleptic drug, major tranquilizer drugs
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What is Prozac used to treat?
Depression, OCD, panic disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, anxiety, posttraumatic disorder.
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What are topical corticosteroid drugs used to treat?
Inflammation and itching caused by contact dermatitis, poison ivy, insect bites, psoriasis, seborrhea, eczema, and yeast and fungal infections
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Lowered testosterone levels in men may be a contributing factor to ___________.
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What does Cromolyn treat?
Allergic symptoms in the nose, inhaled to prevent asthma, and bronchospasm, prevent the release of histamine in patients with food allergies, allergy symptoms in the eye.
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The suffix –olol is common to what type of generic drugs?
Beta-blocker drugs
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What are the side effects of older antihistamine drugs?
Cause drowsiness,
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What type of drug is Pseudoephedrine?
OTC decongestant drug
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How is Flonase administered?
intranasally
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Because flu viruses are constantly mutating, how do vaccines protect against the flu?
They use a whole virus, a part of the virus, or a surface antigen from the virus to provoke the body’s immune response and create temporary immunity.
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What drug classification is Levaquin?
Fluoroquinolone
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What are neoplasms?
New growth of cells may be benign or malignant
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List drugs that are categorized as androgen hormonal chemotherapy drugs.
Fluoxymesterone(Andorxy), Testred, Virilon, testosterone(Delatestryl)
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Tylenol w/ Codeine are classified as which Schedule of drugs?
Schedule III, and Tylenol w/ Codeine Schedule V
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What classification of drug is Acetaminophen?
Nonsalicylate drug
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Topical anesthesia can be obtained through drugs in the forms of what?
Creams, gels, ointments, and sprays, liquid
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what drug might be used to reverse the effects of a neuromuscular blocker drug?
Edrophonium(Reversol, Tensilon), Enlon-Plus
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What is Atropine specifically used to treat?
Used to treat severe bradycardia and bradyarrhythmias
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Antilirium can be used to treat an overdose of
tricyclic-type antidepressant drug.
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