Corpsman Manual Ch 18 Pharmacy (meds)

Question 1

Name the astringents

Answer 1

Aluminum acetate solution (Burow’s solution, domeboro)

Calamine, zinc oxide, glycerin and bentonite magma in calcium hydroxide

Question 2

Name the Emollients

Answer 2

Theobroma oil (coca butter)
Petrolatum (petroleum jelly)
Zinc Oxide

Question 3

What class of medication is made of brochomucotropic agents?

Answer 3

Expectorants

Question 4

What class of medications is made from agents that inhibit or suppress the act of coughing?

Answer 4

Antitussives

Question 5

What is the generic name for Robitussin DM?

Answer 5

Guaifenesin and dextromethorphan

Question 6

What is the generic name for Robitussin AC?

Answer 6

Guaifenesin and codeine phosphate

Question 7

What is the generic name for Actifed?

Answer 7

Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride and Triprolidine Hydrochloride

Question 8

List the antihistamines

Answer 8

Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride (Benadryl)
Chlorpheniramine Maleate (Chlor-Trimeton)
Meclizine Hydrochloride (Antivert, Bonine)
Dimenhydrinate  (Dramamine)

Question 9

What antihistamine may be used to control nausea with radiation sickness?

Answer 9

Dimenhydrinate (dramamine)

Question 10

What antihistamine is used in the symptomatic treatment of urticaria?

Answer 10

Chlorpheniramine Maleate

Question 11

List the Histamine H2 Receptor Antagonists

Answer 11

Cimetidine (tagamet)

Ranitidine (Zantac)

Question 12

List the antacids

Answer 12

Magnesium Hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia)
Aluminum Hydroxide Gel (Amphojel)
Alumina and Magnesia oral suspension (Maalox)

Question 13

What condition can prolonged use of Magnesium Hydroxide result in?

Answer 13

Kidney stones

Question 14

What bacteriostatic cleansing agent is a neurotoxin agent and must not be used on premature infants, denuded skin, burns, or mucous membranes?

Answer 14

Hexachlorophene (pHisoHex)

Question 15

What germicide is routinely used to cleanse pus-producing wounds and is used in the treatment of NUG?

Answer 15

Hydrogen peroxide

Question 16

What is silver nitrate most commonly used for?

Answer 16

Cauterize mucous membranes

To treat aphthous ulcers

Question 17

What is the most common side affect of silver nitrate?

Answer 17

It leaves a black mark on the area it was used on

Question 18

List the Sulfonamides

Answer 18

Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin)
Trimethoprim and Sufamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra)
Sulfacetamide sodium
Silver Sulfadizine (Silvadene cream)

Question 19

List the Penicillins

Answer 19

Penicillin G, Aqueous
Penicillin G Benazathine (Bicillin LA)
Penicillin G Procaine, Aqueous (Wycillin)
Penicillin V Potassium (Pen-Vee K, Beatpen-VK, V-Cillin K)
Dicloxacillin Sodium (Dynapen)
Ampicillin (Polycillin)
Amoxicillin (Amoxil)
Amoxicillin and Clavulanate potassium (Augmentin)

Question 20

List the cephalosporins

Answer 20

Cefazolin sodium (Ancef, Kefzol)
Cephalexin (Keflex)
Cefprozil (Cefzil)

Question 21

Why is the administration of tetracyclines contraindicated in pregnant females and children?

Answer 21

It discolors teeth and suppresses bone marrow growth

Question 22

List the tetracyclines

Answer 22

tetracycline hydrochloride (Achromycin, Sumycin)
Doxycycline Hyclate (Vibramycin)
Minocycline Hydrochloride (Minocin)

Question 23

What can Sulisoxazole (Gantrisin) be used to treat?

Answer 23

UTI and Acute Otiits media

Question 24

What can Trimethoprim and Sufamethoxazole (Bactrim,Septra) be used to treat?

Answer 24

UTI and Otitis Media

Question 25

What can Sulfacetamid Sodium (sudium sulamyd, Bleph-10) be used to treat?

Answer 25

Conjuctivitis and corneal ulcers

Question 26

What can PCN G Aqueous be used to treat?

Answer 26

Meniingococcal meningitis, anthrax, and gonorrhea

Question 27

What can PCN G, Benazathine (bicillin) be used to treat?

Answer 27

syphilis, URI caused by Streptococcal group A

Question 28

What can PCN V be used to treat?

Answer 28

URI, otitis media, sinusitis, bacterial endocarditis, mild staph infection, also drug of choice for GABHS

Question 29

What can Ammpicillin (Polycillin) be used to treat?

Answer 29

Shigella, salmonella, escherichia coli and gonorrhea

Question 30

What can Amoxicillin and Clavulanate (augmentin) be used to treat?

Answer 30

sinusitis, PNA, ear infections, bronchitis, UTI and infections of the skin

Question 31

List the Aminoglycosides

Answer 31

Gentamicin Sulfate
Tobramycin sulfate(nebcin)
Neomycin sulfate

Question 32

What is Erythromycin used for?

Answer 32

gonorrhea, uncomplicated urethral, endocervical and anal infections; early syphilis and diarrhea associated with campylobacter enteritis. Also used as prophylactic prior to colorectal surgery

Question 33

List the Macrolides

Answer 33

Erythromycin
Clindamycin
Vancomycin
Azithromycin

Question 34

What is azithromycin used for?

Answer 34

community aquired PNA, Otitis media, infections of the skin structure, STDs, chancroid and bacterial sinusitis

Question 35

What is metronidazole (flagyl) used to treat?

Answer 35

amebiasis and trichmonoacide

Question 36

what is the drug of choice for pinworm and roundworm infestations?

Answer 36

mebendazole

Question 37

What is Pyrantel pamoate(Antiminth) used to treat?

Answer 37

hookworm, roundworm, pinworm and whipworm

Question 38

What is the drug of choice in treating acute malarial attacks?

Answer 38

Chloroquine phosphate

Question 39

In what patient is primaquine phosphate contraindicated in?

Answer 39

G6PD deficient personnel