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Which antiviral can treat RSV?

A) oseltamivir (tamiflu)
B) ribavirin (virazole)
C) ganciclovir (cytovene)
D) Acyclovir Zovirax

A

B) ribavirin (virazole)

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Which antiviral can treat CMV?

A) oseltamivir (tamiflu)
B) ribavirin (virazole)
C) ganciclovir (cytovene)
D) Zovirax

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C) ganciclovir ( cytovene)

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Which antiviral can treat herpes?

A) oseltamivir (tamiflu)
B) ribavirin (virazole)
C) ganciclovir (cytovene)
D) Acyclovir Zovirax

A

D) Acyclovir Zovirax

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Which antiviral can treat Influenza A?

A) Zanamivir (Relenza)
B) oseltamivir (tamiflu)
C) Amantadine
D) Nevirapine (Viramune)

A

C) Amantadine

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Which antiviral can treat Influenza A & B?

A

Zanamivir (Relenza)

oseltamivir (tamiflu)

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Which medication has an adverse effect of the CNS: insomnia, nervousness, and lightheadedness?

A) Zanamivir (Relenza)
B) oseltamivir (tamiflu)
C) Amantadine
D) Nevirapine (Viramune)

A

C) Amantadine

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Which anti TB has an adverse effect of nerve damage, tingling, burning of hands and feet (peripheral neuritis and hepatoxicity?

A) Isoniazid (isotamine) INH
B) Rifampin
C) Ethambutol (Etibi)
D) Rofact

A

A) Isoniazid (isotamine) INH

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Which anti TB has an adverse effect of turning urine, stool, sputum, tears, and sweat orange/red?

A) Isoniazid (isotamine) INH
B) Rifampin
C) Ethambutol (Etibi)
D) Rofact

A

B) Rifampin

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Which anti malaria is most likely used for tx?

A) Primaquine
B) Quinine
C) Chloroquine
D) Mefloquine

A

C) Chloroquine

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Anti malaria
Cimetidine decreases the metabolism of which drug?

A) Primaquine
B) Quinine
C) Chloroquine
D) Mefloquine

A

C) Chloroquine

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Which anti malaria increases the risk for myelotoxic effect?

A) Primaquine
B) Quinine
C) Chloroquine
D) Mefloquine

A

A) Primaquine

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Treatment for anti malarias should be be started about ____ & ___ weeks before leaving and continued for ____ &______ weeks once back?

A) 3 to 4 & 7 to 9
B) 1 to 2 & 4 to 8
C 2 to 3 & 4 to 6
D) 1 to 2 & 4 to 6

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B) 1 to 2 & 4 to 8

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Which anti malaria increases the risk for cardiac arrest and seizures?

A) Primaquine
B) Quinine
C) Lariam
D) Mefloquine

A

C) Lariam

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Which anti- helmintic is used to treat pin worms if children?

A) Praziquantlel (Biltricide)
B) Mebendazole (Vermox)
C) Pyrantel
D) Mebendrantel

A

B) Mebendazole (Vermox)

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Which anti helmintic can cause cone marrow suppression?

A) Praziquantlel (Biltricide)
B) Mebendazole (Vermox)
C) Pyrantel
D) Mebendrantel

A

B) Mebendazole (Vermox)

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Which anti-fungal is the drug of choice?

A) Caspofungin
B) Amphotericin B
C) Ketoconazole
D) Griseofulvin

A

B) Amphotericin B

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When on an anti-fungal what can you not drink?

A) caffeine
B) grapefruit juice
C) alcohol
D) pop

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C) alcohol

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The main concern for amphotericin B (Fungizone) is

A) renal & neurotoxicity
B) Bone marrow suppression
C) weight gain
D) weight loss

A

A renal & neurotoxicity

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Porphyria is contraindicated in which anti-fungal drug?

A) Caspofungin
B) Amphotericin B
C) Ketoconazole
D) Griseofulvin

A

D) Griseofulvin

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THE ANTIBIOTIC CO-TRIMOXAZOLE/SEPTRA(SULFONOMIDES) IS A GOOD CHOICE FOR

A) UTIs
B) STREP
C) EAR INFECTIONS
D) PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII

A

A) DRUG OF CHOICE FOR UTIs BC IT WORKS WELL AGAINST E-COLI

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WHAT ARE 2 SERIOUS ADVERSE EFFECTS WITH CO-TRIMOXAZOLE/SEPTRA (SULFONOMIDES)

A) SEIZURES & TREMORS
B) NEPHROTOXICITY & OTOTOXICITY
C) PHOTO-SENSITIVITY & STEVENS JOHNSON
D) GI ISSUES AND HEADACHES

A

C) PHOTO-SENSITIVITY & STEVENS JOHNSON

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WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON INDICATION FOR CLAVULIN?

A) STREP INFECTIONS
B) STAPH INFECTIONS
C) EAR INFECTIONS
D) UTI’s

A

A) STREP INFECTIONS

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CEPHALOSPORINS & _______________ INTERACTION INSTANCE

A) CEPHALEXIN
B) CLAVULIN
C) PENICILLINS
D) CEFTRIAXONE (ROCEPHIN

A

C) PENICILLINS

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WHAT IS THE COMMON REASON FOR PRESCRIBING CEFTRIAXONE (ROCEPHIN) 3RD GEN.

A) MENINGITIS
B) H PYLORI
C) MRSA
D) CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICLE

A

A) MENINGITIS

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TRUE OR FALSE

FIRST GENERATION CEPHALOSPORINS - CEPHALEXIN - ARE GRAM- PSOITIVE

25
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TRUE OR FALSE

CEFTRIAXONE (ROCEPHIN) 3RD GEN. IS THE BEST CEPHALOSPORIN AGAINST GRAM NEGATIVE

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ANTIBIOTIC
CARBAPENEMS CAN CAUSE?

A) SEIZURES
B) BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION
C) DRYNESS
D) CARDIA FAILURE

A

A) SEIZURES

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ANTIBIOTIC
CARBAPENEMS ARE USED FOR?

A) COMPLICATED BODY CAVITY INFECTIONS
B) SEVERE ULCERS
C) H PYLORI
D) MRSA

A

A) COMPLICATED BODY CAVITY INFECTIONS

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WHICH MACROLIDES ‘THROMYCINS’ IS THE WORST ON YOUR STOMACH?

A) AZITHROMYCIN
B) VANCOMYCIN
C) CLARITHROMYCIN
D) ERYTHROMYCIN

A

D) ERYTHROMYCIN

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WHICH CLASS OF DRUGS SHOULD BE MOST CAREFUL WHEN TAKING THE BIRTH CONTROL PILL?

A) SULFAMONAMIDES
B) CLINDAMYCIN
C) MACROLIDES
D) AMINOGLYCOSIDES

A

A) SULFAMONAMIDES

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KIDNEY ISSUES MEANS _______ GOES UP?

A) RBC’S
B) WBC’s
C) CREATININE
D) BASELINE BLOOD COUNT

A

C) CREATININE

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AMINOGLYCOSIDES ‘MICINS’
GENTAMICIN
TOBRAMICIN

THESE ARE VERY POTENT, WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CONCERN WHEN TAKING AMINOGLYCOSIDES?

A) OTOTOXIC & NEPHROTOXIC
B) LOWER BACK AND SIDE PAIN
C) FAST AND SHALLOW BREATHING
D) FEVER

A

A) OTOTOXIC & NEPHROTOXIC

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WHEN TAKING AMINOGLYCOSIDES WHICH DRUG IS CONTRAINDICATED?

A) CLARITHROMYCIN
B) CLINDAMYCIN
C) Penicillin
D) Cisplatin

A

D) Cisplatin

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FLUOROQUINOLONES ‘FLOXACINS’
LEVOFLOXACIN
CIPROFLOXACIN CANNOT BE GIVEN WITH

A) ORANGE JUICE
B) ANTACIDS, IRON OR ZINC
C) CAFFEINE
D) POTASSIUM SUPPLEMENTS

A

B) ANTACIDS, IRON OR ZINC

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FLUOROQUINOLONES ‘FLOXACINS’
LEVOFLOXACIN
CIPROFLOXACIN IS THE DRUG OF CHOICE FOR

A) MRSA
B) PNEUMONIA
C) ANTHRAX
D) pneumonia & anthrax

A

D) pneumonia & anthrax

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WHICH ANTIBIOTIC MAY CAUSE PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS?

A) VANCOMYCIN
B) CLINDAMYCIN
C) CLARITHROMYCIN
D) PENICILLIN

A

B) CLINDAMYCIN

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WHICH ANTIBIOTIC IS UED FOR PNEUMOCYSTIS?

A) VANCOMYCIN
B) CLINDAMYCIN
C) CLARITHROMYCIN
D) PENICILLIN

A

B) CLINDAMYCIN

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WHICH ANTIBIOTIC IS USED FOR STOMACH AND GYNIE STUFF?

A) VANCOMYCIN
B) METRONIDAZOLE (FLAGYL)
C) LEVOFLOXACIN
D) LINEZOLD

A

B) METRONIDAZOLE (FLAGYL)

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WHICH ANTIBIOTIC IS THE DRUG OF CHOICE FOR MRSA

A) VANCOMYCIN
B) METRONIDAZOLE (FLAGYL)
C) LEVOFLOXACIN
D) LINEZOLD

A

A) VANCOMYSIN

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IS SOMEONE HAS NEPHROTOXICITY WHAT IS THE MONITORED?

A) RESPIRATIONS, WEIGHT GAIN, I&O
B) BP, WEIGHT GAIN, TEMP
C) BP, WEIGHT GAIN, I&O
D) PULSE, WEIGHT GAIN, I&O

A

C) BP, WEIGHT GAIN, I&O

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WHY WOULD YOU TAKE SOMEONE OFF ZIDOVUDINE

A) WBCS DROP BELOW 3500 OR PLATELETS BELOW 200,000
B) A) WBCS ABOVE 1500 OR PLATELETS ABOVE 100000
C) A) WBCS DROP BELOW 5000 LATELETS BELOW 300,000
D) A) WBCS ABOVE 10 000 OR PLATELETS ABOVE 500 000

A

A) WBCS DROP BELOW 3500 OR PLATELETS BELOW 200,000

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WHAT IS USED TO TREAT ACUTE ASTHMA

A) EPINEPHRINE
B) TIOTROPIUM (SPIRIVA)
C) IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE (ATROVENT)
D) SALBUTAMOL (VENTOLIN)

A

D) SALBUTAMOL (VENTOLIN)

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WHAT IS CONTRAINDICATED WITH D) SALBUTAMOL (VENTOLIN) & EPINEPHRINE?

A) DIFFICULTY URINATING 
B)  ALLERGY TO BETADINE AND LACTOSE
C) UNCONTROLLED CARDIAC DYSRHYTHMIAS
HIGH RISH OF STROKE
D) OTC DRUGS
A

C) UNCONTROLLED CARDIAC DYSRHYTHMIAS

HIGH RISH OF STROKE

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WHAT DOES SALBUTAMOL (VENTOLIN) STIMULATE?

A) STIMULATES THE URGE TO URINATE
B) STIMULATES ANXIETY, PALPITATIONS, TREMORS, AND INCREASED HEART RATE
C) STIMULATES ANXIETY, RESPIRATIONS, TREMORS, AND INCREASED HEART RATE
D) STIMULATES THE URGE FOR A BOWEL MOVEMENTS

A

B) STIMULATES ANXIETY, PALPITATIONS, TREMORS, AND INCREASED HEART RATE

44
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ANTICHOLINERGICS
IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE (ATROVENT)
TIOTROPIUM (SPIRIVA) HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE BODY? WHAT DO THEY CAUSE?

A) WEIGHT GAIN
B) WEIGHT LOSS
C) BAD TASTE IN MOUTH
D) DRYING

A

D) THESE HAVE DRYING EFFECTS, CAN HAVE DIFFICULTY URINATING

45
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WHICH DRUG IS USED ADJUNCT IN COPD MANAGEMENT

A) LEUKOTRIENES (SINGULAIR)
B) TIOTROPIUM (SPIRIVA)
C) IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE (ATROVENT)
D)THEOPHYLLINE AKA XANTHINE

A

D)THEOPHYLLINE AKA XANTHINE

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DO NOT DRINK ANYTHING WITH CAFFINE IF TAKING THIS MEDICATION

A) LEUKOTRIENES (SINGULAIR)
B) TIOTROPIUM (SPIRIVA)
C) IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE (ATROVENT)
D)THEOPHYLLINE AKA XANTHINE

A

D)THEOPHYLLINE AKA XANTHINE

47
Q

THIS MEDICATION TREATS BRONCHOCONSTRICTIONS
STIMULATES CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

A) LEUKOTRIENES (SINGULAIR)
B) TIOTROPIUM (SPIRIVA)
C) THEOPHYLLINE AKA XANTHINE
D) FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE

A

C) THEOPHYLLINE AKA XANTHINE

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THIS MEDICATION SHOULD BE TAKEN EVERY NIGHT ON A CONTINUOUS SCHEDULE

A) LEUKOTRIENES (SINGULAIR)
B) TIOTROPIUM (SPIRIVA)
C) THEOPHYLLINE AKA XANTHINE
D) FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE

A

A) LEUKOTRIENES (SINGULAIR)

49
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WHICH MEDICATION CONTROLS ASTHMA, DOES NOT RELIEVE SYMPTOMS

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A) LEUKOTRIENES (SINGULAIR
B) FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE
C) BUDESONIDE
FLOVENT)
D) BOTH B & C
~~~

A

D) FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE & BUDESONIDE

FLOVENT

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ANTIHISTAMINES SHOULD BE TAKEN _______ ___________ ___________

A) ALL THE TIME
B) BEFORE SYMPTOMS START
C) IN THE MORNING
D) ONCE SYMPTOMS START

A

B) BEFORE SYMPTOMS START

51
Q

WHICH ANTIHISTAMINE IS A SEDATIVE (CAUSES DROWSINESS)

A) FEXOFENADINE (ALLEGRA)
B) LORATADINE (CLARITIN)
C) CETIRIZINE (REACTINE)
D) DIPHENHYDRAMINE (BENADRYL)

A

D) DIPHENHYDRAMINE (BENADRYL)

52
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ANTIHISTAMINES ARE USED MAINLY FOR?

A) RUNY NOSE, ALLERGIES, MOTION SICKNESS, PARKINSON’S
B) ALLERGIES, MOTION SICKNESS, PARKINSON’S, SLEEP DISORDERS
C) ASTHMA, PARKINSON’S, SLEEP DISORDERS
D) RESPIRATORY DISEASE, RUNY NOSE, ALLERGIES, MOTION SICKNESS

A

B) ALLERGIES, MOTION SICKNESS, PARKINSON’S, SLEEP DISORDERS

53
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ANTIHISTAMINES ARE CONTRAINDICATED IN?

A) LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES LIKE PNEUMONIA, PREGNANCY & ACUTE ASTHMA
B) LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES LIKE PNEUMONIA, PREGNANCY & COLDS
C) NARROW ANGLE GLAUCOMA
HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY & COLDS
D) NARROW ANGLE GLAUCOMA
HYPERTENSION, LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

A

A) LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES LIKE PNEUMONIA, PREGNANCY & ACUTE ASTHMA

54
Q

ANTIHISTAMINES INTERACT WITH

A) ANTACIDS, MILK AND YOGURT
B) APPLE, GRAPEFRUIT, & ORANGE JUICE
C) BANANAS, COOKIES AND MILK
D) APPLE, GRAPEFRUIT, & BANANAS

A

B) APPLE, GRAPEFRUIT, & ORANGE JUICE

55
Q

INTRANASAL STEROIDS END USUALLY IN?

A) ‘MYCIN’ OR ‘CIN’
B) ‘IDE’ OR ‘SONE’
C) ‘YIN’ OR ‘YANG”
D) ‘CEECH’ OR ‘CHONG”

A

B) ‘IDE’ OR ‘SONE’

56
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NARROW ANGLE GLAUCOMA
HYPERTENSION
PROSTATITIS - SWOLLEN PROSTATE
DIABETES
*DRYING* BECAUSE OF THE ANTI-CHOLINGERIG EFFECT ARE CONTRAINDICATED FOR

A) DECONGESTANTS
B) ADRENERGICS
C) CORTICOSTEROIDS
D) ANTIHISTAMINES

A

A) DECONGESTANTS

57
Q

ADVERSE EFFECTS FOR WHICH KIND OF DECONGESTANTS

NERVOUSNESS, INSOMNIA, PALPITATIONS, TREMORS

A) ANTICHOLINERGICS
B) ANTIHISTAMINES
C) CORTICOSTEROIDS
D) ADRENERGICS

A

D) ADRENERGICS

58
Q

CONTRAINDICATIONS -HIGH RISK FOR RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION & OPIOID DEPENDENCY
A) FOR OPIOID ANTITIUSSIVES
B) NON-OPIOD WHICH CONTAIN DEXTROMETHORPHAN
C) GUAIFENESIN (ROBITUSSIN)
D) ORAL DECONGESTANTS:

A

A) FOR OPIOID ANTITIUSSIVES

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