WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
DigoxinA(lanoxin)ASEA-AcorrectAanswersblurred/doubleAvision
GuaifenesinASEA-AcorrectAanswerscanAcauseAdrowsiness
EstrogenA(premarin)ASEA-
AcorrectAanswers↑AriskAofAThromboembolismAwithAs/s:ASOB,AsevereAheadache,Avomiting,Asud
denAacuteApainAinAtheAcalves,Alegs,Achest,Aabdomen.
DoxepinA(Sinequan)A[anticholinergic]ASEA-
AcorrectAanswersurinaryAretension,Aconstipation,AdryingAofAnasal/oralAsecretons,A↑HR
AlbuterolA(Proventil)A[sympathomimetic/AadrenergicAbeta-2Aagonist]AContraindicatedA-
AcorrectAanswerswithAMAOIsA(can↑AactionAofAalbuterolAandA→AHTNAcrisis);Aβ-
blockersAcanAinhibitAtheAtherapeuticAeffectsAUse:AinvertAcanister,AshakeAbeforeAuse,ArinseAmout
hAafterAuse,Aw/newAinhalerAperformAtestAspray
LevothryoxineA(T4)AIndicationA-
AcorrectAanswershypothyroidismARTAdysfxnAofAhypothalamus,Apituitary,AorAthyroidAgland
CephalosporinsA(Keflex)A-
AcorrectAanswersallergyAtoAcephalosporinsAisAconsideredAaAprecautionAforAtakingApenicillins
PhenobarbitalA[Barbiturates];AinterventionsAforAanticonvulsantAtherapyA-
AcorrectAanswersassessAforAresp.Adepression,AexcessAsedationAfromAtoxicAeffects,AIVAatA<A50mg
/min,AavoidAextravasationA(alkaline→skinAdamage)
SumatriptanA(Imitrex)AuseA-
AcorrectAanswerswhenAmigraineAsymptomsAappearAandAagainAinA1AhrAifAsymptomsApersist
Route—fastest/mostAeffectiveA-AcorrectAanswersintravenous
NarcanA[opioidAantagonist]A-
AcorrectAanswerstherapeuticAaction:AimprovementAofArespiratoryArate
BaclofenA(Lioresal)ATherapeuticAactionA-
AcorrectAanswers↓AfrequencyA&AseverityAofAmuscleAspasms
ErythromycinA(Erythrocin)A[macrolide]ASEA-AcorrectAanswersliverAtoxicity
WhatAdoAneedAtoAavoidAwhenAtakingASpironolactoneA(Aldactone)A[KAsparingAdiuretic]A-
AcorrectAanswersfoodsAw/A↑AKAsuchAasAsaltAsubstitutes
ChloroquineAphosphateA(Aralen):AIndicationA-
AcorrectAanswersmalariaAprevention;AUse:AtakeAweeklyAstartingA1AweekAbeforeAdepartureAandA
continuedAforA4AweeksAafterAreturn.
, HeparinA(anticoagulant)AUseA-AcorrectAanswersw/alteplaseAforAacuteAMI
WarfarinA(Coumadin)AUseA-AcorrectAanswerslong-termAprophylaxisAofAthrombosisA[antidote—
VitAK]
ClopidogrelA(Plavix)AUseA-AcorrectAanswersreduceAlong-
termAriskAofAclottingAw/AatherosclerosisAandArecentAMIAofACVA
AlteplaseA(Activase)A[antithrombolytic]AUseA-AcorrectAanswersAcuteAMI/CVAA(hasAshortAhalf-
life)
MethylphenidateA(Concerta)AUseA-AcorrectAanswersmarcolepsyAPrecaution:AavoidAcaffeineAuse
TestosteroneAIMAuseA-
AcorrectAanswersIfAuseAtoAcorrectAdelayedApuberty→assessAboneAmaturationAwithAbi-annualAx-
raysAofAhandAandAwrist;AmonitorAliverAfunctionA(canA↑Ahypoglycemia,ApotentiateAsleepAapnea,
AexacerbateAheartAfailureAdueAtoAfluidAretention.
DiphenoxylateA&AAtropineA(Lomotil)ACautionA-
AcorrectAanswersWithARenalAimpairmentA↓AeliminationAofAatropineA→A↑AanticholinergicAeffec
tsAofAatropineAlikeAconfusion
LoperamideA(Imodium)AuseA-AcorrectAanswersanti-
diarrhealA(poorlyAabsorbedAfromAGIAtract;AdifficultyAcrossingAtheAblood-brainAbarrier)
MethylcelluloseA(Citrucel)AuseA-AcorrectAanswersbulk-
formingAagentAwithAminimalASideAEffectsA(SE)
PsylliumA(Metamucil)AuseA-AcorrectAanswersbulk-formingAagentAwithAminimalASideAEffectsA(SE)
AcetazolamideA(Diamox)A[diuretic]AindicationA-
AcorrectAanswersedema,Aepilepsy,AacuteAmountainAsickness,AglaucomaA(↓AintraocularApressur
eAbyA↓AamountAofAaqueousAhumorAinAtheAeye)AContra:AallergyAtoAsulfonamides
MetoprololA(Lopressor)A[β-blocker]AuseAandAsideAeffectsA-
AcorrectAanswersHoldAdoseAforAdyspneaA(signAofAexacerbationAofACHF)APropanololA(Inderal)AUs
e.ADysrhythmia,AHTN,Aangina;ASE:Abronchoconstriction/bronchospasm;AcanAblockAglyconeoge
nesis
NorgestrelA(Ovrette)AuseAandAcontraindicationA-
AcorrectAanswerscontraception;ASE:AexcessAprogestinA→weightAgainAfromA↑Aappetite;Adeficien
cyAofAprogestin:AlateAbreakthroughAbleeding,Aamenorrhea;AexcessAestrogenA→AedemaAMedrox
yprogesteroneA(Provera);AContra:Asmoking/tobaccoAproducts;ARisks:AThromboembolismA&ACa
rdiovascularAcomplications;AInterventions:AuseAadditionalAcontraceptiveAmeasuresAw/antibioti
cAtherapy
IMAinjectionAsiteA-AcorrectAanswerslocateAdorsoglutealAsite