NU 641 ADVANCED CLINICAL
PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 3
80+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 .
, 1. drugs used for parkinson's ✔✔ correct answer dopaminergic
anticholinergic
2. levodopa - how is it used and why combined with carbidopa :howused ✔✔ correct answer as dopamine replacement in
parkinsons undergoes conversion to DA in brain and activates DA receptors.
why ✔✔ correct answer blocks destruction of levodopa in periphery to decrease amount of decarboxylation so more drug can enter CNS and increase dopamine synthesis (ties
up vitamin b 6)
3. patient education levodopa ✔✔ correct answer avoid high protein meals delays drug can have
on/ott period - tell MD
N/V common take with fruits/veggies monitor cardiac s/s and
renal/liver function
psychosis see MD
4. what can't you combined levodopa with ✔✔ correct answer antipsychotics decrease ettectiveness
MAO increase toxicity
5. pramipexole - what is it used for ✔✔ correct answer - parkinsons as dopamine agonist in early stages of PD to improve motor function and
combined with levodopa in advance stages to reduce fluctuations of motor control
- restless leg syndrome
6. SE pramipexole ✔✔ correct answer nausea, dizziness, somulence, insomnia, constipation, hallucinations, SLEEP ATTACKS & IMPULSE CONTROL
DISORDERS (screen for this)
has less sleep attacks than other agents
7. what drug increases pramipexole levels ✔✔ correct answer cimetidine
8. what drug is used to treat n/v in apomorphine ✔✔ correct answer trimethobenzamide (Tigan) 3 days before taking. Cannot combine
with other antimetics risk for postural hypotension and decrease ettectiveness of drug.
9. what is apomorphine used for ✔✔ correct answer acute hypomobility during ott episodes in advance PD given by injection
PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 3
80+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 .
, 1. drugs used for parkinson's ✔✔ correct answer dopaminergic
anticholinergic
2. levodopa - how is it used and why combined with carbidopa :howused ✔✔ correct answer as dopamine replacement in
parkinsons undergoes conversion to DA in brain and activates DA receptors.
why ✔✔ correct answer blocks destruction of levodopa in periphery to decrease amount of decarboxylation so more drug can enter CNS and increase dopamine synthesis (ties
up vitamin b 6)
3. patient education levodopa ✔✔ correct answer avoid high protein meals delays drug can have
on/ott period - tell MD
N/V common take with fruits/veggies monitor cardiac s/s and
renal/liver function
psychosis see MD
4. what can't you combined levodopa with ✔✔ correct answer antipsychotics decrease ettectiveness
MAO increase toxicity
5. pramipexole - what is it used for ✔✔ correct answer - parkinsons as dopamine agonist in early stages of PD to improve motor function and
combined with levodopa in advance stages to reduce fluctuations of motor control
- restless leg syndrome
6. SE pramipexole ✔✔ correct answer nausea, dizziness, somulence, insomnia, constipation, hallucinations, SLEEP ATTACKS & IMPULSE CONTROL
DISORDERS (screen for this)
has less sleep attacks than other agents
7. what drug increases pramipexole levels ✔✔ correct answer cimetidine
8. what drug is used to treat n/v in apomorphine ✔✔ correct answer trimethobenzamide (Tigan) 3 days before taking. Cannot combine
with other antimetics risk for postural hypotension and decrease ettectiveness of drug.
9. what is apomorphine used for ✔✔ correct answer acute hypomobility during ott episodes in advance PD given by injection
