WGU D116 Optimizing Medication
Therapy Patient Scenarios N Best
Practicet
eprazole - ANSWER ✓✓✓proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
esomeprazole; omeprazole; rabeprazole
-afil - ANSWER ✓✓✓phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor
avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil
-asone - ANSWER ✓✓✓Corticosteroid
betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; fluticasone; mometasone
-bicin - ANSWER ✓✓✓antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent
doxorubicin; epirubicin; idarubicin; valrubicin
-bital - ANSWER ✓✓✓barbiturate (sedative)
butabarbital; butalbital; phenobarbital; secobarbital
-caine - ANSWER ✓✓✓local anesthetic
bupivacaine; lidocaine; mepivacaine; prilocaine; proparacaine
, cef-, ceph- - ANSWER ✓✓✓cephalosporin antibiotic
cefaclor; cefdinir; cefixime; cefprozil; cephalexin
-cillin - ANSWER ✓✓✓penicillin antibiotic
amoxicillin; ampicillin; dicloxacillin; nafcillin; oxacillin
-cycline - ANSWER ✓✓✓tetracycline antibiotic
demeclocycline, doxycycline, minocycline, tetracycline
-dazole - ANSWER ✓✓✓anthelmintic, antibiotic, antibacterial
albendazole, mebendazole, metronidazole, tinidazole
-dipine - ANSWER ✓✓✓calcium channel blocker
amlodipine; felodipine; nifedipine; nimodipine; nisoldipine
cort - ANSWER ✓✓✓corticosteroid
clocortolone, fludrocortisone, hydrocortisone
-dronate - ANSWER ✓✓✓bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor
alendronate; etidronate; ibandronate; risedronate
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-fenac - ANSWER ✓✓✓NSAID
bromfenac, diclofenac, nepafenac
-floxacin - ANSWER ✓✓✓quinolone antibiotic
besifloxacin; ciprofloxacin; levofloxacin; moxifloxacin; ofloxacin
-gliptin - ANSWER ✓✓✓antidiabetic; inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme
saxagliptin; sitagliptin; linagliptin
-glitazone - ANSWER ✓✓✓antidiabetic; thiazolidinedione
pioglitazone; rosiglitazone; troglitazone