Pharm Midterm: Medical Review

Question 1

Tobramycin ophthalmic ung refers to:

Answer 1

An ointment used for the eye.

Question 2

Which drug is most likely to cause a photosensitivity reaction?

Answer 2

Tetracycline

Question 3

When a drug is filtered by the kidney into the bladder, this process is called:

Answer 3

Elimination

Question 4

What is the generic name for Benadryl?

Answer 4

Diphenhydramine

Question 5

Reconstituted Ceclor is stable in the refrigerator for:

Answer 5

14 days

Question 6

The elimination half-life of nicotine in the body is

Answer 6

around two hours

Question 7

Neuromuscular blocking agents are

Answer 7

used in hospitals for people going into surgery as a preopertive skeletalmuscle relaxant

Question 8

Which of the following is classified as a calcium-channel blocker?

Answer 8

Nifedipine

Question 9

Which of the following drugs is a calcium channel blocker?

Answer 9

diltiazem (Cardizem)

Question 10

Which therapeutic class is not used in the treatment of blood and blood formation abnormalities?

Answer 10

Antimetabolites

Question 11

loop diuretics are used for:

Answer 11

blood pressure treatment

Question 12

Reconstituted Keflex is stable in the refrigerator for:

Answer 12

14 days

Question 13

We must dispense a Patient Package Insert with which of the following medications?

Answer 13

Norethindrone

Question 14

They define the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal human cells as

Answer 14

cancer

Question 15

Which of the following dosage forms best masks the unpleasant taste of a drug?

Answer 15

film coated tablets

Question 16

Which of the following drugs is not an OTC product?

Answer 16

ibuprophin 400 mg tabs

Question 17

A patient who cannot tolerate NSAID’s medication for dental pain may take:

Answer 17

Acetaminophen

Question 18

Caution should be exercised during reconstitution of alkylating agents because these agents

Answer 18

Can cause severe itching and burning upon contact

Question 19

Phenytoin is available in which dosage forms?

Answer 19

all of the abpve

Question 20

Which agent is used for the treatment of tuberculosis?

Answer 20

all of te above

Question 21

The decrease of effectiveness of the drugs when Omnipen and Gentamicin are given together is an example of which incompatibility?

Answer 21

Therapeutic

Question 22

Thiazide diuretics are used for:

Answer 22

blood pressure treatment

Question 23

Sublingual (SL) tabs are:

Answer 23

placed under the tounge

Question 24

Cefaclor oral suspension is stable in a refrigerator for how many days after reconstitution?

Answer 24

14 days

Question 25

For a dry hacking cough, what class of drug would be needed?

Answer 25

antitussive

Question 26

Mr. Smith has an abnormal irregular heartbeat. This condition is referred to as:

Answer 26

arrhythmia

Question 27

Propranolol is the generic name for:

Answer 27

Inderal

Question 28

Beta -2 receptor blockers belong to which drug classification?

Answer 28

bronchodilators

Question 29

Which drug can be used as a patch?

Answer 29

Clonidine

Question 30

Which of the following medications is to control seizures?

Answer 30

Carbamazepine

Question 31

What medication in a dose of 20 mg qd, is used to treat dyspepsia?

Answer 31

pepcid

Question 32

Efudex cream:

Answer 32

should be applied with gloves or a non-metallic object

Question 33

The pharmacy technician is filling a prescription for Cephalexin and notices in the patient profile that the patient is taking Cefaclor. This is an example of:

Answer 33

therapeutic duplication

Question 34

The decrease of effectiveness of the drugs when ampicillin and gentamicin are given together is an example of which incompatibility?

Answer 34

therapeutic

Question 35

Which of the following medications belong to the same class of drugs as Etodolac?

Answer 35

diclofenac

Question 36

Particulate matter can cause the formations of thrombi, which are:

Answer 36

blood clots formed within the blood vessels or heart

Question 37

Most drugs and their metabolites are excreted by the:

Answer 37

kidneys

Question 38

Tylenol No. 4 is Acetaminophen 325 mg and Codeine ______ mg.

Answer 38

60

Question 39

Of the following, which medication is most likely to be associated with development of photosensitivity?

Answer 39

all of the above

Question 40

Which drug is used as a RESCUE from toxicity of methotrexate?

Answer 40

Leucovorin

Question 41

The fraction of the administered dose of Demerol that reaches systemic circulation and the rate at which this occurs is the Demerol's:

Answer 41

Bioavailability

Question 42

Which of the drugs listed below are antidotes?

Answer 42

all of te above

Question 43

NMDA Receptor Antagonists is a classification of drugs that is used to treat

Answer 43

Alzheimer's

Question 44

Which of the following vitamins are fat-soluble?

Answer 44

vitamins a and d

Question 45

Which of the following drugs is a coronary calcium channel blocker?

Answer 45

Diltiazem

Question 46

Which of the following drugs are used to treat AIDS?

Answer 46

all of te above

Question 47

At which temperature should procaine penicillin G be stored?

Answer 47

2 and 8 degrees c

Question 48

Patients with Opioid allergies should avoid taking:

Answer 48

Morphine

Question 49

Which of the following medications belongs to the same class of drugs as etodolac?

Answer 49

Diclofenac

Question 50

Estraderm is available in which dosage form?

Answer 50

patch

Question 51

All of the drugs listed below are laxatives except:

Answer 51

Pancreas capsules

Question 52

Which of the following medications is an anticonvulsant?

Answer 52

Carbamazepine

Question 53

Which of the following drugs is an antiarrhythmic?

Answer 53

procan

Question 54

If a patient cannot tolerate a NSAID, which one of the following medications may he/she take?

Answer 54

Acetaminophen

Question 55

Fluorouracil cream:

Answer 55

Should be applied with gloves or a nonmetallic object.