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NU 553 Final For Unit 1-9 Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace Exams Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!! The first step in the prescribing process = an accurate diagnosis Required components of prescription = patient name, DOB, address, drug, dose, route, directions,refills, substitution, signature, license #, DEA # Best way to dispose of unused prescription drugs = community takeback program Schedule II drugs require = A new prescription prior to each dispense Age, edema, and general health of the patient may alter = the volume of distribution Agonist drugs display an aflnity for = a receptor and stimulate a response IV route has what % of bioavailability = 100% If taking zidovudine (retrovir) and having diarrhea, a patient should = take with a small amount of food TB medications can cause = peripheral parasthesia - supplemental pyroxidine (B6) can help Cycline antibiotics cause = increased skin (and overall) sensitivity to sunlight When prescribing antibiotics empirically = culture and sensitivity is gold standard of susceptibility You may have to change an antibiotic if = the organism is not susceptible (order C&S) C-ditt treatment includes = vancomycin and must be given orally Pharmacogenomics refers to = Inherited gene variations on drug therapy and response When 2 ditterent drugs that bind to the same plasma protein are being taken, this = increases free drug and potential drug toxicity If a patients labs such as INR are not responding as expected with excellent compliance = genetic testing of the patients CYP2C9 may reveal related decreased enzyme activity Patients with agitated and threatening dementia may require = antipsychotics Polypharmacy is at a higher risk with = stockpiling meds, many specialties, and meds to treat side effects

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NU553 Final For Unit 1-9
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams Includes Frequently Tested
Questions With ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!

The first step in the prescribing process an accurate diagnosis
patient name, DOB, address, drug, dose, route, directions,
Required components of prescription
refills, substitution, signature, license #, DEA #
best way to dispose of unused prescription drugs community takeback program
Schedule II drugs require A new prescription prior to each dispense
Age, edema, and general health of the patient may alter the volume of distribution
Agonist drugs display an aflnity for a receptor and stimulate a response
IV route has what % of bioavailability 100%
If taking zidovudine (retrovir) and having diarrhea, a pa-
take with a small amount of food
tient should
peripheral parasthesia - supplemental pyroxidine (B6)
TB medications can cause
can help
cycline antibiotics cause increased skin (and overall) sensitivity to sunlight
when prescribing antibiotics empirically culture and sensitivity is gold standard of susceptibility
you may have to change an antibiotic if the organism is not susceptible (order C&S)
C-ditt treatment includes vancomycin and must be given orally
Pharmacogenomics refers to Inherited gene variations on drug therapy and response
When 2 ditterent drugs that bind to the same plasma
increases free drug and potential drug toxicity
protein are being taken, this
If a patients labs such as INR are not responding as ex- genetic testing of the patients CYP2C9 may reveal related
pected with excellent compliance decreased enzyme activity
patients with agitated and threatening dementia may re-
antipsychotics
quire
stockpiling meds, many specialties, and meds to treat side
polypharmacy is at a higher risk with
ettects


, NU553 Final For Unit 1-9
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams Includes Frequently Tested
Questions With ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!

When pharmacists change one med for another with therapeutic interchange and usually due to patient insur-
provider approval this is called ance (not generic equivalent but therapeutic equivalent)
A fetus is susceptible to ettects of drugs at day 14
Pediatric dosing is based on the patients body weight (usually in kg)
Medications with a half life are preferred during
short
breast feeding resulting in reduced harm to the infant
Patient with a history of , and must be
HTN, CHF, ULCERS
known before prescribing NSAIDs
Gout Pain is what type of pain nociceptive
Constipation is likely with prolonged opioid use
Treat the condition a client has currently if a new condition
Do not overtreat old conditions in hopes of a better out-
new concern
come for
A good choice for mild pain tylenol
duloxetine is a good choice for neuropathic low back pain
opioid use disorder treatment requires consideration of social support, previous treatment and comorbidities
respiratory depression risk is higher with using methadone when considering MAT treatment
Order of treatment in depression is SSRIs, atypical, then TSAs
Fluoxetine is an appropriate choice for school aged children (also has less drowsiness)
Duloxetine can worsen bipolar mania
St. Johns wart can interfere with anticoagulation meds and others
Nursing home residents are at a high risk for depression
ADHD, some sexual dysfunction and is a smoking cessa-
Wellbutrin (burproprion) can treat
tion aid.




, NU553 Final For Unit 1-9
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams Includes Frequently Tested
Questions With ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!

an dopamine reuptake inhibitor and an atypical antide-
Wellbutrin is
pressant
Methylphenidate treats ADHD in school age children
parental smoking, siblings with ADHD and low birth
Risk factors for ADHD include
weight
pramipexole is first line for restless leg syndrome
Itching sensations are more likely associated with allergic contact dermatitis
hydrocortisone cream is first line treatment for atopic dermatitis
in older adults, is a common presentation of contact
scaling
dermatitis
hydrocortisone cream of 1% can ettectively treat contact dermatitis in 7 days
Staph aureus is the bacteria causing impetigo (Presents with honey crusted lesions)
intertrigo in pannus folds initially treated by nystatin powder
herpes zoster rashes presenting over 72 hours without
antiviral agents due to dissemination end
further spread should not have
good glycemic control mitigates risk of diabetic foot infection
infiximab IV may be used to treat ulcerative colitis and severe plaque psoriasis
TB testing is commonly required before initiation of monoclonal antibody therapy
clindamycin topical rarely causes pseudomembranous colitis, a known ADR
pneumonia accounts for more deaths than any other vaccine preventable bacterial conditions
acne after failure with topical agents, including clin-
oral tetracycline may be used for treating
damycin for over 6 weeks
excessive dryness and skin peeling with tretinoin may
decreasing use to every other night
require

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