WGU D116 unit 4 pharm side
effects/interactions AND Unit 5
transitional care Questions with
Accurate Answers
Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) - ANSWERSany noxious, unintended, and undesired
effect that occurs at normal drug doses
side effects - ANSWERSa nearly unavoidable secondary drug effect produced at
therapeutic doses
Toxicity - ANSWERSDegree of detrimental physiologic effects caused by excessive
drug dosing (severe ADR)
idiosyncratic effect - ANSWERSUncommon drug response from a genetic
predisposition
paradoxical effect - ANSWERSthe opposite of the intended drug response
Iatragenic disease - ANSWERSDisease that occurs as a result of medical care or
treatment
Physical dependence - ANSWERSBody has adapted to exposure to drug so that
withdrawal will cause abstinence syndrome
carcinogenic effect - ANSWERSthe ability of certain medications and environmental
chemicals to cause cancers
hepatotoxic drugs - ANSWERSStatins,
oral anti diabetic (precos, actos, avandia)
anti seizure (tegratol, Dilantin)
anti fungal (diflucan, lamisil)
anti gout (zyloprim, uloric)
antipsychotic (Wellbutrin, cymbalta, trazadone, tricyclic)
anti microbial (augmentin, erythromycin, minocin, Macrobid, penicillin)
TB (rifampin)
immunosuppressant (imuran, arava, rheumatrex)
antiretroviral (viramun, norvir)
others(Tylenol, amiodarone, baclofen, celebrex, labetalol, lisinopril, losartan, Prilosec,
tamoxifen, testosterone, zyflo
effects/interactions AND Unit 5
transitional care Questions with
Accurate Answers
Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) - ANSWERSany noxious, unintended, and undesired
effect that occurs at normal drug doses
side effects - ANSWERSa nearly unavoidable secondary drug effect produced at
therapeutic doses
Toxicity - ANSWERSDegree of detrimental physiologic effects caused by excessive
drug dosing (severe ADR)
idiosyncratic effect - ANSWERSUncommon drug response from a genetic
predisposition
paradoxical effect - ANSWERSthe opposite of the intended drug response
Iatragenic disease - ANSWERSDisease that occurs as a result of medical care or
treatment
Physical dependence - ANSWERSBody has adapted to exposure to drug so that
withdrawal will cause abstinence syndrome
carcinogenic effect - ANSWERSthe ability of certain medications and environmental
chemicals to cause cancers
hepatotoxic drugs - ANSWERSStatins,
oral anti diabetic (precos, actos, avandia)
anti seizure (tegratol, Dilantin)
anti fungal (diflucan, lamisil)
anti gout (zyloprim, uloric)
antipsychotic (Wellbutrin, cymbalta, trazadone, tricyclic)
anti microbial (augmentin, erythromycin, minocin, Macrobid, penicillin)
TB (rifampin)
immunosuppressant (imuran, arava, rheumatrex)
antiretroviral (viramun, norvir)
others(Tylenol, amiodarone, baclofen, celebrex, labetalol, lisinopril, losartan, Prilosec,
tamoxifen, testosterone, zyflo
