NSG 533 Adv Pharm Module 1 GI Chp 17

NSGsd533sdAdvsdPharm:sdModulesd1:sdGI:sdChpsd17


Whichsddrugsdclasssdissdmostsdeffectivesdinsdtreatingsderosivesdlesions:?sd-
sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ PPIs



Namesd4sdH2RAs:sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ Cimetidinesd(Tagamet)

Famotidinesd(Pepcid)
Ranitidinesd(Zantac)
Nizatidinesd(Axid)


WhatsdissdthesdactionsdofsdH2RAs?sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Decreasesdacidsdsecretionsdbysdblockingsdhistaminesd2-
receptorssdinsdgastricsdparietalsdcells


Namesd4sdbenefitssdofsdH2RAssd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
1.sdRelievesdGERDsdsymptoms
2.sdCansdbesdadministeredsdprophylactically
3.sdMoresdeffectivesdatsdcontrollingsdchronicsdGERDsdsymptomssdthansdANT
ACIDS
4.sdIntermittentsd&sdroutinesddosingsdpossiblesdbasedsdonsddegreesdofsdsympto
msdcontrolsdneeded.

, Namesd2sddrawbackssdofsdH2RAssd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
1.sdLesssdeffectivesdinsdcontrollingsdchronicsdGERDsdsymptomssdthansdPPIs
2.sdRenalsdeliminationsdmaysdrequiresddosesdadjustmentsdinsdkidneysddysfuncti
onsdpatients


WhatsdaresdthesdsidesdeffectssdassociatedsdwithsdH2RAs?sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔
✔
H/A,sdnauseasd(Cimetidine),sdweaksdinhibitor,sdcommonsddrugsdinteraction
s,sdgynecomastia,sd&sdVitsdB-
12sddeficiencysdwhichsdaffectssdpatients'sdtolerance


NamesdthesdbenefitssdofsdAntacidssd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
1.sdUsefulsdforsdintermittentsdtreatmentsdofsdGERDsdsymptoms
2.sdImmediatesdsymptomsdrelief
3.sdUsuallysdwell-tolerated


WhatsdaresdthesddrawbackssdofsdAntacids?sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
1.sdRequiressdfrequentsddosing
2.sdAluminumsdorsdMagnesiumsdcontainingsdantacidssdmaysdresultsdinsdelectro
lytesdimbalancessdesp.sdinsdpts.sdw/renalsdimpairment
3.sdMaysdinterferesdw/absorptionsdofsdfluoroquinolones,sdtetracyclines,sdironsd
products,sd&sdthyroidsdhormones
(dosessdshouldsdbesdseveralsdhourssdapart)