NCSBN REVIEW Exam Questions with Correct Answers (2)

NCSBN REVIEW Exam Questions with Correct Answers (2) Schedule I - Answer-category of drugs with high abuse potential and no medical use (generally unsafe), e.g., heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and marijuana Schedule II - Answer-high risk for abuse or physical or psychological dependency but also have safe and accepted uses, e.g., morphine, amphetamines, short-acting barbiturates, cocaine Schedule III - Answer-less potential for abuse or addiction than Schedule II, e.g., paregoric, various analgesic compounds containing codeine Schedule IV - Answer-medically useful category of drugs with less potential for abuse or addiction than Schedule II drugs, e.g., chloral hydrate, diazepam, meprobamate, phenobarbital Schedule V - Answer-lowest potential for abuse of all categories, medically acceptable uses e.g., antidiarrheals and antitussives with opioid derivatives tips for pharma naming - Answer-"PRILS" = ACE inhibitors (enalapril, lisinopril) "SARTANS" = angiotensin receptor blockers (losartan, valsartan) "TRIPTANS" = treatment of acute migraine headache "STATINS" = lower LDL cholesterol (simvastatin, rosuvastatin) "DIPINES" = calcium channel blockers (amlodipine, nifedipine) "PRAZOLES" = proton pump inhibitors (omeprazole) "AZOLES" = antifungals (miconazole) peak - Answer-point in time after the administration when a medication exerts its strongest therapeutic and adverse effects; a serum blood sample is drawn (about 1 hour) after the drug is administered