QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔referred to as the normal adult dose. It is the amount needed to produce the desired
therapeutic effect. - ✔✔usual/therapeutic dose
✔✔a comprehensive book listing of drug products for medical professionals (PDR)
Published annually. - ✔✔physicians desk reference
✔✔What are the five sections for of extensive listing of drugs in PDR - ✔✔pink, blue,
yellow, white and final
✔✔what section is a comprehensive alphabetic listing of brand name products and a list
of manufacturers with their product - ✔✔pink section
✔✔what section is a therapeutic index - ✔✔blue section
✔✔what section is a drug, chemical, and pharmacological index to drugs - ✔✔yellow
section
✔✔what section is a list of the major products of manufactures with information on
composition, action, uses, administration, dosage, precautions, contraindications and
supply of each drug - ✔✔white section
✔✔what section contains full size color photographs to aid in the medication
identification - ✔✔final section
✔✔what is used for heartburn and indigestion; causes constipation, and arrhythmias (IV
only) and; administered orally or parenteral ( in a manner other than thru digestive
canal) - ✔✔Antacid
Genric trade names- calcium carbonate (tums)
ranitidine (zantac)
✔✔what is used for bacterial infections; causes mild to severe allergic reactions,
nausea, and diarrhea; administered oral, parenteral, or topical - ✔✔Antibiotics vided into
penicillin (pen v-k)
cephalexin (keflex)
azithromycin (zithromax)
✔✔what is used for tx and prevention of blood; causes hemorrhage, diarrhea, rash and
fever, administered oral or parenteral - ✔✔anticoagulants
warafin (coumadin)
heparin
, ✔✔what is used control diarrhea; causes constipation and blurred vision, administered
oral - ✔✔antidiarrheal
loperamide (imodium)
bismuth subsalicylate (kaopectate)
✔✔what counteracts diabetes; causes hypoglycemia or anaphylaxis, headaches or
nausea, administered orally or parenteral - ✔✔antidiabetics
Insulin
✔✔what is used in the prevention or correction of irregular heart rhythms; causes
drowsiness, confusion, seizures, bradycardia, administered oral or parenteral -
✔✔antidysrhythmias
Generic Trade Name - amiodarone (cordarone)
diltiazem (cardizem)
✔✔what is used in prevention or relief of nausea vomiting motion sickness and vertigo;
causes drowsiness or constipation, administered orally, rectal, or parenteral -
✔✔Antiemetics
Promethazine (phenergan)
Meclizine (Dramamine)
✔✔What is used to treat fungal infections such as tinea pedis, corporis and cruris;
Causes liver damage rash or hives, administered oral or topical - ✔✔Antifungals
Generic trade names- Tolnaftate (tinactin)
Clotrimazole (lotrimin)
✔✔What is used for seasonal allergies,rhinitis and secondary treatment in anaphylactic
reactions; causes dry mouth and throat, dizziness, sleepiness, administered oral or
parenteral - ✔✔Antihistamines
Genric trade names - Diphenhydramine HCL (Benadryl)
✔✔What is used to prevent complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke and
heart attack; causes hypotension, bradycardia, lightheaded or dizzy, administered oral
or parenteral - ✔✔Antihypertensives
Genric trade names - Atenolol (tenormin)
Lisinopril (zestril)
✔✔What is used as a cough suppressant; causes dizziness drowsiness nausea and
vomiting, administered orally - ✔✔Antitussives
Genric trade names - Dextromethorphan (Vick's formula 44) Benzonatate (Tessalon
perles)