REGIS NU 641 CLINICAL ADV PHARMACOLOGYQUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND
NEW 2025
Clonidine ANSWER - >Has several off-label uses including:
alcohol and nicotine withdrawal and post therapeutic
neuralgia
Guanfacine ANSWER - >hypertension drug that has also
been approved to use for ADHD
Ramelteon (Rozerem) ANSWER - >Insomnia med that
does not have inverse risk for patients engaging in
activities while somnolent with no memory of having
taking pill
Common mistakes practitioners make in treating anxiety
disorders ANSWER - >General diagnosis and following up
to see if treatment goals are being met
Xanax ANSWER - >The benzodiazepine with the greatest
likelihood of causing dependency s/t it has a short half-
life
Although a patient sees a neurologist for the
management of her partial seizures, why is it important
, to know her medication regimen? ANSWER - >There are
many drug-drug interactions with anticonvulsants
Routine education for patient being treated with
levetiracetam (Keppra) for seizures ANSWER - >To not
abruptly discontinue Keppra due to risk for withdrawal
seizures
What advice you would give a woman who has been on
Depakote for seizure and wants to get pregnant
ANSWER - >Valproate is a known teratogen but may be
taken after the first trimester if necessary
Prior to starting antidepressants, the patient should have
lab testing to rule out ANSWER - >hypothyroidism
Cholinergic blockers are used to: ANSWER - >Counteract
the ERS effects of phenothiazines
Control tremors and relax smooth muscles in Parkinson's
Disease
Inhibit the muscarinic action of Ach on bladder muscle
Memantine ANSWER - >A drug used to treat Alzheimer's
disease but is not an anticholinergic
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND
NEW 2025
Clonidine ANSWER - >Has several off-label uses including:
alcohol and nicotine withdrawal and post therapeutic
neuralgia
Guanfacine ANSWER - >hypertension drug that has also
been approved to use for ADHD
Ramelteon (Rozerem) ANSWER - >Insomnia med that
does not have inverse risk for patients engaging in
activities while somnolent with no memory of having
taking pill
Common mistakes practitioners make in treating anxiety
disorders ANSWER - >General diagnosis and following up
to see if treatment goals are being met
Xanax ANSWER - >The benzodiazepine with the greatest
likelihood of causing dependency s/t it has a short half-
life
Although a patient sees a neurologist for the
management of her partial seizures, why is it important
, to know her medication regimen? ANSWER - >There are
many drug-drug interactions with anticonvulsants
Routine education for patient being treated with
levetiracetam (Keppra) for seizures ANSWER - >To not
abruptly discontinue Keppra due to risk for withdrawal
seizures
What advice you would give a woman who has been on
Depakote for seizure and wants to get pregnant
ANSWER - >Valproate is a known teratogen but may be
taken after the first trimester if necessary
Prior to starting antidepressants, the patient should have
lab testing to rule out ANSWER - >hypothyroidism
Cholinergic blockers are used to: ANSWER - >Counteract
the ERS effects of phenothiazines
Control tremors and relax smooth muscles in Parkinson's
Disease
Inhibit the muscarinic action of Ach on bladder muscle
Memantine ANSWER - >A drug used to treat Alzheimer's
disease but is not an anticholinergic