NR566 / NR 566 Final Exam Study Guide
Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family
Expected Questions and Verified Answers
1. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Chlamydia
(Among Adolescents and Adults): Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID x 7 days ALTERNATIVE:
Azithromycin 1000 mg po once Or
Levofloxacin 500mg PO daily for 7 days
2. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Uncomplicated gonococcal urethri- tis:
ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose
3. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Bacterial Vaginosis: metronidazole 500 mg
BID for 7 days OR
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,Metronidazole gel 0.75%one full applicator (5 g) intravaginally, once a day for 5 days OR
Clindamycin vaginal cream 2%one full applicator (5 g) intravaginally at bedtime for 7 days
4. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Herpes Simplex Virus (First
Clinical Episode): 1st Clinical episode:
Acyclovir 400 mg 3x days for 7-10 days OR
Famciclovir 250 mg orally three times a day for 7-10 days OR Valacyclovir1 g orally twice
a day for 7-10 days
5. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) (IM or
Oral Regimens): Ceftriaxone 500mg IM in single dose + Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID x 14
days + Metronidazole 500 mg PO BID x 14 days.
6. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Syphilis
(Primary and Secondary): Benzathine penicillin G 2.4 million units IM in a single dose
7. Doxazosin Side Effects: hypotension, dizziness, nasal congestions
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, 8. Dutasteride
Patient teaching.
response to delayed onset of therapeutic effect: benefits take months to develop, must continue
taking med even if improvement not readily seen
may lower ejaculatory volume and libido
9. Terazosin.
How to know it's working: improve symptoms of dysuria, urgency, UTI, hesitancy
10. · When is it safe and not safe to prescribe progesterone (AKA: progestin)-
: Not safe: if women has had a hysterectomy/pregnant Safe:
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Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family
Expected Questions and Verified Answers
1. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Chlamydia
(Among Adolescents and Adults): Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID x 7 days ALTERNATIVE:
Azithromycin 1000 mg po once Or
Levofloxacin 500mg PO daily for 7 days
2. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Uncomplicated gonococcal urethri- tis:
ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose
3. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Bacterial Vaginosis: metronidazole 500 mg
BID for 7 days OR
1/9
,Metronidazole gel 0.75%one full applicator (5 g) intravaginally, once a day for 5 days OR
Clindamycin vaginal cream 2%one full applicator (5 g) intravaginally at bedtime for 7 days
4. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Herpes Simplex Virus (First
Clinical Episode): 1st Clinical episode:
Acyclovir 400 mg 3x days for 7-10 days OR
Famciclovir 250 mg orally three times a day for 7-10 days OR Valacyclovir1 g orally twice
a day for 7-10 days
5. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) (IM or
Oral Regimens): Ceftriaxone 500mg IM in single dose + Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID x 14
days + Metronidazole 500 mg PO BID x 14 days.
6. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Syphilis
(Primary and Secondary): Benzathine penicillin G 2.4 million units IM in a single dose
7. Doxazosin Side Effects: hypotension, dizziness, nasal congestions
2/9
, 8. Dutasteride
Patient teaching.
response to delayed onset of therapeutic effect: benefits take months to develop, must continue
taking med even if improvement not readily seen
may lower ejaculatory volume and libido
9. Terazosin.
How to know it's working: improve symptoms of dysuria, urgency, UTI, hesitancy
10. · When is it safe and not safe to prescribe progesterone (AKA: progestin)-
: Not safe: if women has had a hysterectomy/pregnant Safe:
3/9
