GALEN COLLEGE CINCINNATI PHARM
EXAM 2 ENDOCRINE DRUGS INSULIN
THYROID HORMONES CASE ANALYSIS
2026 GRADED A+
◉ benztropine adr
Answer: tachycardia, hypertension, ileus
◉ do not use benztropine with
Answer: glaucoma
◉ tolterodine tartrate class
Answer: anticholinergic
◉ tolterodine tartrate side effects
Answer: dry mouth, eyes, and skin, ha, drowsiness, dizziness,
vertigo, blurred vision, urinary retention
◉ tolterodine tartrate adr
Answer: chest pain, tachycardia
,◉ tolterodine tartrate use
Answer: decrease urinary frequency, urgency, and incontinence
◉ Parkinson disease
Answer: chronic and progressive. caused by an imbalance of
dopamine and acetylcholine
◉ carbidopa and levodopa class
Answer: antiparkinson dopamine replacement
◉ carbidopa and levodopa use
Answer: treat Parkinson and relieve tremors and rigidity
◉ carbdopa and levodopa side effects
Answer: anorexia, n&v, dysphagia, dyskinesia, dizziness, ha, dry
mouth, dark sweat, discolored urine
◉ carbodopa and levodopa adr
Answer: involuntary movements, orthostatic hypotension,
palpitations, suicidal ideation
◉ carbidopa and levodopa contraindications
, Answer: glaucoma and MAOIs. avoid food high in protein because it
decreases levodopa absorption
◉ nursing process for carbidopa and levodopa
Answer: baseline vs, assess for signs and symptoms of
parkinsonism, health history, drug history, do not stop abruptly,
report dyskinesia, orthostatic hypotension may occur, may take one
to four weeks to see results, urine may be dark along with sweat, do
not crush or chew tablets
◉ tolcapone class
Answer: comt inhibitor
◉ tolcapone use
Answer: Parkinson disease
◉ tolcapone side effects
Answer: dizziness, drowsiness, ha, confusion, dyskinesia, insomnia,
orthostatic hypotension
◉ what happens if you abruptly stop taking tolcapone?
Answer: NMS, fever, confusion
EXAM 2 ENDOCRINE DRUGS INSULIN
THYROID HORMONES CASE ANALYSIS
2026 GRADED A+
◉ benztropine adr
Answer: tachycardia, hypertension, ileus
◉ do not use benztropine with
Answer: glaucoma
◉ tolterodine tartrate class
Answer: anticholinergic
◉ tolterodine tartrate side effects
Answer: dry mouth, eyes, and skin, ha, drowsiness, dizziness,
vertigo, blurred vision, urinary retention
◉ tolterodine tartrate adr
Answer: chest pain, tachycardia
,◉ tolterodine tartrate use
Answer: decrease urinary frequency, urgency, and incontinence
◉ Parkinson disease
Answer: chronic and progressive. caused by an imbalance of
dopamine and acetylcholine
◉ carbidopa and levodopa class
Answer: antiparkinson dopamine replacement
◉ carbidopa and levodopa use
Answer: treat Parkinson and relieve tremors and rigidity
◉ carbdopa and levodopa side effects
Answer: anorexia, n&v, dysphagia, dyskinesia, dizziness, ha, dry
mouth, dark sweat, discolored urine
◉ carbodopa and levodopa adr
Answer: involuntary movements, orthostatic hypotension,
palpitations, suicidal ideation
◉ carbidopa and levodopa contraindications
, Answer: glaucoma and MAOIs. avoid food high in protein because it
decreases levodopa absorption
◉ nursing process for carbidopa and levodopa
Answer: baseline vs, assess for signs and symptoms of
parkinsonism, health history, drug history, do not stop abruptly,
report dyskinesia, orthostatic hypotension may occur, may take one
to four weeks to see results, urine may be dark along with sweat, do
not crush or chew tablets
◉ tolcapone class
Answer: comt inhibitor
◉ tolcapone use
Answer: Parkinson disease
◉ tolcapone side effects
Answer: dizziness, drowsiness, ha, confusion, dyskinesia, insomnia,
orthostatic hypotension
◉ what happens if you abruptly stop taking tolcapone?
Answer: NMS, fever, confusion
