Pharm cases

Question 1

Can cause depression (80% of time)

Flu like symptoms (esp when treating Hep C)

Answer 1

Ribavarin and PEG-Intron

Question 2

Can you use Rifampin alone as tx of TB?

Answer 2

NOOO

Question 3

Isoniazid side effect…

Answer 3

hepatitis

Question 4

Zanamivir administered via…

Answer 4

inhalation

contraindicated in resp dz, ie COPD and asthma

Question 5

Should you use Zanamivir with respiratory dz?

Answer 5

NO

Question 6

Does Zanamivir work against influenza A and B?

Answer 6

YES

Question 7

Prodrug converted to active form and inhibits cleaving of virus from cellular envelope, preventing influenza disease

Answer 7

Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)

Question 8

Ribavarin works against which type of hepatitis?

Answer 8

C

along with PEG-interferon

Question 9

If you find tick on body but not engorged

Answer 9

one 200 mg dose of Doxy

Question 10

how many ppl get the erythema migrans rash in Lyme dz

Answer 10

80-90%

so about 20% do not

Question 11

what can happen with high does of acyclovir

Answer 11

seizures

Question 12

Permethrin 1% (Nix) is DOC for

Answer 12

Lice

Question 13

Nitrofurantoin should be avoided during what times of pregnancy

Answer 13

first trimester

right before labor

Question 14

Metabolism and excretion of Nitrofurantoin occurs….

Answer 14

quickly!!!

Question 15

Can you use Nitrofurantoin in a GFR of 40?

Answer 15

NO (needs to be 60 or above)

Question 16

DOC for Giardia

Answer 16

Metronidazole

Question 17

SE of Metronidazole

Answer 17

Metallic taste

Question 18

DOC for latent TB?

Answer 18

Isoniazid

Question 19

If you’re on Isoniazid, what else must you be on?

Answer 19

B6