GALEN PHARM EXAM 2 COMPREHENSIVE
PHARMACOLOGY ASSESSMENT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Precautions with decongestants
Answer: thyroid disease, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease,
prostatic hypertrophy, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular
disease, hypertension, glaucoma
◉ Loratadine (upper resp) are taken
Answer: sublingually, on the tongue. May be taken with or without
water.
◉ Fexofenadine (upper resp) is not given...
Answer: within 2 hours of an antacid
◉ chewing benzonatate (upper resp) tablets may result in ...
Answer: local anesthetic effect with possible choking as a result
◉ Antitussives work by
Answer: depressing the cough center in the medulla
, ◉ Expectorants work by
Answer: increasing the production of resp secretions, decreasing the
viscosity
◉ Drugs with mucolytic properties help to
Answer: reduce viscosity of resp secretions by direct action on the
mucus
◉ Pulmozyme, a mucolytic, may be used for treatment of
Answer: cystic fibrosis
◉ Antitussives are used to relieve
Answer: nonproductive cough
◉ mucolytic agents are used to treat
Answer: acute bronchopulmonary disease, trachestomy care,
pulmonary complications of cystic fibrosis, pulmonary
complications associated with surgery, posttraumatic chest
conditions, atelectasis due to mucus obstruction, acetaminophen
overdose
◉ mucolytic agents used to help with
Answer: diagnostic bronchial studies.
PHARMACOLOGY ASSESSMENT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Precautions with decongestants
Answer: thyroid disease, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease,
prostatic hypertrophy, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular
disease, hypertension, glaucoma
◉ Loratadine (upper resp) are taken
Answer: sublingually, on the tongue. May be taken with or without
water.
◉ Fexofenadine (upper resp) is not given...
Answer: within 2 hours of an antacid
◉ chewing benzonatate (upper resp) tablets may result in ...
Answer: local anesthetic effect with possible choking as a result
◉ Antitussives work by
Answer: depressing the cough center in the medulla
, ◉ Expectorants work by
Answer: increasing the production of resp secretions, decreasing the
viscosity
◉ Drugs with mucolytic properties help to
Answer: reduce viscosity of resp secretions by direct action on the
mucus
◉ Pulmozyme, a mucolytic, may be used for treatment of
Answer: cystic fibrosis
◉ Antitussives are used to relieve
Answer: nonproductive cough
◉ mucolytic agents are used to treat
Answer: acute bronchopulmonary disease, trachestomy care,
pulmonary complications of cystic fibrosis, pulmonary
complications associated with surgery, posttraumatic chest
conditions, atelectasis due to mucus obstruction, acetaminophen
overdose
◉ mucolytic agents used to help with
Answer: diagnostic bronchial studies.
