Maryville Pharmacology Exam 1
Questions And Answers 2025
What are the 5 WHO prescribing guidelines? -
correct answer ✅1. define the pt's problem
2. Specify therapeutic objectives
3. choose which drug or treatment is needed
4. Write the Rx and start tx
5. Educate and counsel the pt
6. monitor effect of treatment
WHO rx guideline 1 -
correct answer ✅Define the pt's problem . This forms the basis for
choosing and rx-ing the correct treatment.
Consultation should include: complaints, symptoms, diagnosis and
relevant characteristics like co-morbidities, co-medication,
pregnancy, drug allergies
WHO rx guideline 2 -
correct answer ✅Specify the therapeutic objective. What needs to
be treated?
WHO rx guideline 3 -
correct answer ✅3a. select the p-drug (prescribers personal drug
of first choice for the indication.)
,Maryville Pharmacology Exam 1
Questions And Answers 2025
3b. Is the p-drug appropriate? checking for contraindications,
interactions, pregnancy, allergies, etc.
WHO rx guideline 4 -
correct answer ✅Write rx and start the treatment.
WHO rx guideline 5 -
correct answer ✅Educate and counsel the pt. Intructions and
warnings about the tx.
WHO rx 6 -
correct answer ✅Monitor the treatment.
Coreg (Carvedilol) -
correct answer ✅*beta blocker used to treat mild to severe CHF,
left ventricular dysfunction following MI, HTN.
*works by causing vasodilation to the peripheral vasculature to
decrease the workload on the heart.
*Non selective beta blocker and Alpha-1 blocker
*3rd generation beta blocker
*particularly useful in African Americans
*Dose: 0.625 mg-25mg PO BID with food
, Maryville Pharmacology Exam 1
Questions And Answers 2025
*administering with food helps prevent postural hypotension
*Education: don't skip doses, take with food
hypersensitivty reactions: mnemonic ACID -
correct answer ✅1. A-allergic
2.C-cytotoxic
3.I- Immune complex deposition
4. D-delayed
Type I hypersensitivity -
correct answer ✅A-allergic
*IgE mediated- quick onset after exposure
*production of IgE after antigen exposure.
*urticaria, wheezing, rhinitis, anaphylaxis
Type II hypersensitivity -
correct answer ✅C-cytotoxic
*cytotoxic/antibody mediated
* drug binds to RBCs and is recognized by antibody-usually IgG
*complement and cytotoxic T cells are activated
*Rare response
Questions And Answers 2025
What are the 5 WHO prescribing guidelines? -
correct answer ✅1. define the pt's problem
2. Specify therapeutic objectives
3. choose which drug or treatment is needed
4. Write the Rx and start tx
5. Educate and counsel the pt
6. monitor effect of treatment
WHO rx guideline 1 -
correct answer ✅Define the pt's problem . This forms the basis for
choosing and rx-ing the correct treatment.
Consultation should include: complaints, symptoms, diagnosis and
relevant characteristics like co-morbidities, co-medication,
pregnancy, drug allergies
WHO rx guideline 2 -
correct answer ✅Specify the therapeutic objective. What needs to
be treated?
WHO rx guideline 3 -
correct answer ✅3a. select the p-drug (prescribers personal drug
of first choice for the indication.)
,Maryville Pharmacology Exam 1
Questions And Answers 2025
3b. Is the p-drug appropriate? checking for contraindications,
interactions, pregnancy, allergies, etc.
WHO rx guideline 4 -
correct answer ✅Write rx and start the treatment.
WHO rx guideline 5 -
correct answer ✅Educate and counsel the pt. Intructions and
warnings about the tx.
WHO rx 6 -
correct answer ✅Monitor the treatment.
Coreg (Carvedilol) -
correct answer ✅*beta blocker used to treat mild to severe CHF,
left ventricular dysfunction following MI, HTN.
*works by causing vasodilation to the peripheral vasculature to
decrease the workload on the heart.
*Non selective beta blocker and Alpha-1 blocker
*3rd generation beta blocker
*particularly useful in African Americans
*Dose: 0.625 mg-25mg PO BID with food
, Maryville Pharmacology Exam 1
Questions And Answers 2025
*administering with food helps prevent postural hypotension
*Education: don't skip doses, take with food
hypersensitivty reactions: mnemonic ACID -
correct answer ✅1. A-allergic
2.C-cytotoxic
3.I- Immune complex deposition
4. D-delayed
Type I hypersensitivity -
correct answer ✅A-allergic
*IgE mediated- quick onset after exposure
*production of IgE after antigen exposure.
*urticaria, wheezing, rhinitis, anaphylaxis
Type II hypersensitivity -
correct answer ✅C-cytotoxic
*cytotoxic/antibody mediated
* drug binds to RBCs and is recognized by antibody-usually IgG
*complement and cytotoxic T cells are activated
*Rare response
