GALEN PHARM EXAM 1 EXAM PREP GUIDE
2026 CORE PHARMACOLOGY CONCEPTS
AND DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS
◉ What is gout?
Answer: Inflammatory disease of joints, tendons
Most common in great toe
◉ Alloputinol is used for what
Answer: Antigout- chronic
◉ Side effects of allopurinol
Answer: Dizziness, headache, GI distress, liver or kidney damage
◉ Nursing interventions for allopurinol
Answer: Record urine output
Monitor lab tests for renal and hepatic function (LFTs)
Have or get a yearly eye exam
Limit intake of high uric acid foods
◉ medically approved uses for CNS stimulants
, Answer: ADHD, narcolepsy, reversal of respiratory distress
◉ Categories of CNS stimulants
Answer: Amphetamines
Anorexiants
Analeptics/ caffeine
◉ Characteristics of ADHD
Answer: Inattentiveness, inability to concentrate, restlessness,
hyperactivity, inability to complete tasks, impulsivity
◉ Who is ADHD more common in?
Answer: boys, occurs in children before age 7
◉ CNS stimulate Methylphenidate action
Answer: Modulates serotonergoc pathways by affecting changes in
dopamine transport
◉ What does methylphenidate treat
Answer: ADHD, narcolepsy
◉ Side effects of methylphenidate
2026 CORE PHARMACOLOGY CONCEPTS
AND DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS
◉ What is gout?
Answer: Inflammatory disease of joints, tendons
Most common in great toe
◉ Alloputinol is used for what
Answer: Antigout- chronic
◉ Side effects of allopurinol
Answer: Dizziness, headache, GI distress, liver or kidney damage
◉ Nursing interventions for allopurinol
Answer: Record urine output
Monitor lab tests for renal and hepatic function (LFTs)
Have or get a yearly eye exam
Limit intake of high uric acid foods
◉ medically approved uses for CNS stimulants
, Answer: ADHD, narcolepsy, reversal of respiratory distress
◉ Categories of CNS stimulants
Answer: Amphetamines
Anorexiants
Analeptics/ caffeine
◉ Characteristics of ADHD
Answer: Inattentiveness, inability to concentrate, restlessness,
hyperactivity, inability to complete tasks, impulsivity
◉ Who is ADHD more common in?
Answer: boys, occurs in children before age 7
◉ CNS stimulate Methylphenidate action
Answer: Modulates serotonergoc pathways by affecting changes in
dopamine transport
◉ What does methylphenidate treat
Answer: ADHD, narcolepsy
◉ Side effects of methylphenidate