Examl 4:l NU150/l NUl 150l (NEWl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Pharmacologyl Review|l
Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
Whatl drugsl arel inl bonel absorptionl inhibitors?
Answer:
Alendronatel
Ibandronate
QUESTION
Whatl drugsl arel inl Uricl Acidl Inhibitors?
Answer:
Allopurinoll
Colchicine
**goutl ptl willl recvl bothl ofl thesel meds**
QUESTION
Whatl isl thel actionl ofl Cholinesterasel Inhibitorl drugs?
Answer:
Increasesl thel levelsl ofl acetylcholinel inl thel CNSl byl preventingl itsl breakdownl &l
slowingl destruction.l
,NMDAl Receptorl Antagonist-l treatsl ADl dementia.l Decreasesl thel excitabilityl ofl
neurotransmissionl causedl byl anl excessl actl ofl aminol acidl glutamatel inl thel CNS.
QUESTION
Whatl arel Cholinesterasel Inhibitorl drugsl usedl for?
Answer:
Earlyl orl moderatel stagesl ofl demential relatedl tol AD.
QUESTION
Whatl drugsl arel inl thel Cholinesterasel Inhibitorl class?
Answer:
Donezipill
Rivastigminel
Namendal (NMDA)
QUESTION
Whatl arel thel adversel reactionsl ofl Cholinesterasel Inhibitorsl drugs?
Answer:
Donezipill &l Namendal :l
Dizzinessl
Headachel
Confusionl
Rivastigminel
Diarrhea
Dyspepsial (unablel tol swallow)
Anorexia
Insomnia
,QUESTION
Whatl otherl conditionl canl Rivastigminel bel usedl for?
Answer:
Parkinsonl Disease
QUESTION
Whatl arel precautionsl ofl Cholinesterasel Inhibitors?
Answer:
Patientsl w/l
Deliriuml issuesl (confused)
Bladderl Obstructionl
Seizurel Disordersl
Sickl Sinusl Syndromel
GIl Bleedingl
Asthmal
Renall Diseasel (Kidney)
Ulcerl Disease
QUESTION
Whatl arel nursingl implicationsl forl Cholinesterasel Inhibitors?
Answer:
Assessl ptl LOC
Assessl ptl vitall signsl &l weightl
Monitorl ptl behaviorl
Utilizel cognitivel toolsl (MMSE/batteryl ofl cognitivel &l functionl abilityl test)
Informl ptl responsel tol therapyl mayl takel severall weeks
, QUESTION
Whatl arel importantl thingsl forl thel nursel tol knowl aboutl Rivastigminel Drug?
Answer:
Transdermall form/patch
Patchesl arel changedl dailyl andl rotatedl tol al clean,l dry,l andl hairlessl area.l Ensurel patchl
isl inl thel upperl orl lowerl back.l DONTl USEl SAMEl SITEl MOREl THANl ONCEl INl
2WK.l
Documentl orl teachl caregiverl tol makel al chartl ofl thel backl andl indicatel wherel patchesl
havel beenl appliedl forl thel lastl 2wk.
QUESTION
Whatl canl thel nursel includel inl theirl patientl educationl forl al patientl whol isl onl
Rivastigminel Drug?
Answer:
Focusl onl educatingl familyl &l caregiver.l
Discussl drugl regimenl
Ensurel ptl &l familyl isl confidentl inl understandl drug.l
Teachl &l providel writtenl material
Informl ptl notl tol drivel orl performl anyl hazardousl tasks
DONTl TAKEl OTCl drugs
Reportl immediatelyl anyl neurol changesl orl dehydration.
QUESTION
Whatl isl thel actionl ofl Anti-anxietyl drugl class?
Answer:
Benzodiazepinesl -l
hasl effectsl ofl GABA;l preventingl transmitter.l Preventingl thel neurotransmissionl ofl
anxiousl perceptionl &l physicall reactionl tol anxiety.
2026l Update)l Pharmacologyl Review|l
Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
Whatl drugsl arel inl bonel absorptionl inhibitors?
Answer:
Alendronatel
Ibandronate
QUESTION
Whatl drugsl arel inl Uricl Acidl Inhibitors?
Answer:
Allopurinoll
Colchicine
**goutl ptl willl recvl bothl ofl thesel meds**
QUESTION
Whatl isl thel actionl ofl Cholinesterasel Inhibitorl drugs?
Answer:
Increasesl thel levelsl ofl acetylcholinel inl thel CNSl byl preventingl itsl breakdownl &l
slowingl destruction.l
,NMDAl Receptorl Antagonist-l treatsl ADl dementia.l Decreasesl thel excitabilityl ofl
neurotransmissionl causedl byl anl excessl actl ofl aminol acidl glutamatel inl thel CNS.
QUESTION
Whatl arel Cholinesterasel Inhibitorl drugsl usedl for?
Answer:
Earlyl orl moderatel stagesl ofl demential relatedl tol AD.
QUESTION
Whatl drugsl arel inl thel Cholinesterasel Inhibitorl class?
Answer:
Donezipill
Rivastigminel
Namendal (NMDA)
QUESTION
Whatl arel thel adversel reactionsl ofl Cholinesterasel Inhibitorsl drugs?
Answer:
Donezipill &l Namendal :l
Dizzinessl
Headachel
Confusionl
Rivastigminel
Diarrhea
Dyspepsial (unablel tol swallow)
Anorexia
Insomnia
,QUESTION
Whatl otherl conditionl canl Rivastigminel bel usedl for?
Answer:
Parkinsonl Disease
QUESTION
Whatl arel precautionsl ofl Cholinesterasel Inhibitors?
Answer:
Patientsl w/l
Deliriuml issuesl (confused)
Bladderl Obstructionl
Seizurel Disordersl
Sickl Sinusl Syndromel
GIl Bleedingl
Asthmal
Renall Diseasel (Kidney)
Ulcerl Disease
QUESTION
Whatl arel nursingl implicationsl forl Cholinesterasel Inhibitors?
Answer:
Assessl ptl LOC
Assessl ptl vitall signsl &l weightl
Monitorl ptl behaviorl
Utilizel cognitivel toolsl (MMSE/batteryl ofl cognitivel &l functionl abilityl test)
Informl ptl responsel tol therapyl mayl takel severall weeks
, QUESTION
Whatl arel importantl thingsl forl thel nursel tol knowl aboutl Rivastigminel Drug?
Answer:
Transdermall form/patch
Patchesl arel changedl dailyl andl rotatedl tol al clean,l dry,l andl hairlessl area.l Ensurel patchl
isl inl thel upperl orl lowerl back.l DONTl USEl SAMEl SITEl MOREl THANl ONCEl INl
2WK.l
Documentl orl teachl caregiverl tol makel al chartl ofl thel backl andl indicatel wherel patchesl
havel beenl appliedl forl thel lastl 2wk.
QUESTION
Whatl canl thel nursel includel inl theirl patientl educationl forl al patientl whol isl onl
Rivastigminel Drug?
Answer:
Focusl onl educatingl familyl &l caregiver.l
Discussl drugl regimenl
Ensurel ptl &l familyl isl confidentl inl understandl drug.l
Teachl &l providel writtenl material
Informl ptl notl tol drivel orl performl anyl hazardousl tasks
DONTl TAKEl OTCl drugs
Reportl immediatelyl anyl neurol changesl orl dehydration.
QUESTION
Whatl isl thel actionl ofl Anti-anxietyl drugl class?
Answer:
Benzodiazepinesl -l
hasl effectsl ofl GABA;l preventingl transmitter.l Preventingl thel neurotransmissionl ofl
anxiousl perceptionl &l physicall reactionl tol anxiety.
