104 UNIT TEST Flashcards
All anticonvulsant medications need the following auxiliary label:
Do not abruptly stop taking
Namenda (memantine) is used as an agent that treats the symptoms:
alzheimers disease
Which of the following is the mood-changing drug of choice for bipolar disorder?
Lithium
The generic medication temazepam for insomnia is marketed under the brand name:
Restoril
Byetta is used to treat:
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
The symptoms of Cushing disease, excess secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH), are similar to overmedication side effects of what type of drug?
Corticosteroids
What is the most severe side effect of opioid medications?
Respiratory depression
All of the following medications have antipyretic, antiinflammatory, and analgesic effects
except:
Acetaminophen
The only COX-2 inhibitor available in the United States is:
Celebrex
Lortab require the following auxiliary label(s):
May cause dizziness or drowsiness
An antipyretic medication is used to:
Reduce Fever
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs) share which one of the following endings?
-Sartan
Which one of the following drugs is commonly prescribed for heart failure (HF)?
Digoxin
A frequent, annoying side effect of ACE inhibitors that causes some users to switch to a
different antihypertensive medication is
Dry,hacking cough
The common generic ending -ine is associated with:
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI’S)
A patient has blood cholesterol level of 235 mg/mL. Which of the following medications
would he most likely be prescribed?
Pravastatin
Rebound congestion is when a person:
Experiences a worsening of congestion as a result of an overuse of nasal decongestants
Influenza can be fatal to:
Older adults, infants, and those with weakend immune systems.