ANSWERS
1. Question : Patient education regarding prescribed medication includes:
Student Answer:
Instructions written at the high school reading level
Discussion of expected ADRs
How to store leftover medication such as antibiotics
Verbal instructions always in English
Points Received: 2.5 of 2.5
Comments:
-519053959 MultipleChoice 14 True
0 -519053959 MultipleChoice 14
Question 2. Question : Patients with psychiatric illnesses have adherence rates to their
drug regimen between 35% and 60%. To improve adherence in
this population, prescribe drugs:
Student Answer:
With a longer half-life so that missed doses produce a longer
taper on the drug curve
In oral formulations that are more easily taken
That do not require frequent monitoring
Combined with patient education about the need to adhere
even when symptoms are absent
Points Received: 2.5 of 2.5
Comments:
-519053958 MultipleChoice 24 True
0 -519053958 MultipleChoice 24
Question 3. Question : A twenty-four-year-old male received multiple fractures in a
motor vehicle accident that required significant amounts of opioid
medication to treat his pain. He is at risk for Type __ ADR when
, he no longer requires the opioids.
Student Answer:
A
C
E
G
Points Received: 2.5 of 2.5
Comments:
-519053957 MultipleChoice 21 True
0 -519053957 MultipleChoice 21
Question 4. Question : An advantage of prescribing a sublingual medication is that the
medication is:
Student Answer:
Absorbed rapidly
Excreted rapidly
Metabolized minimally
Distributed equally
Points Received: 2.5 of 2.5
Comments:
-519053956 MultipleChoice 10 True
0 -519053956 MultipleChoice 10
Question 5. Question : The time required for the amount of drug in the body to decrease
by 50% is called:
Student Answer:
Steady state
Half-life
Phase II metabolism
Reduced bioavailability time
Points Received: 2.5 of 2.5