NR565 Advanced Pharmacology Final (2025) Verified Question Bank Chamberlain

NR565 Advanced Pharmacology Final
(2025): Verified Question Bank –
Chamberlain

Bacterostatic - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅kills the bacteria

bacteriocidal - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅kills the bacteria and stops the growth
or spread of the infection

Bacteriostatic drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅clindamycin
macrolides
sulfonamides
tetracyclines

Bactericidal drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅ahminoglycosides
beta-lactums
fluroquinolones
Metronidazole
Streptogramins
vancomycin

anti-microbial resistance - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅1.) not knowing if the pt
had recent use of antibiotics
2.) provider overuse of broad=spectrum antibiotics
3.) not performing susceptibility testing
4.) Age younger than 2 years or older than 65 years
5.) Daycare center attendance
6.) Exposure to young children
7.) Multiple medical co-morbidities
8.) Immunosuppression

subclasses of Beta-lactams PCNS - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅natural PCNS
aminopenicillins
anti-staphylococcal PCNs
extended Spectrum PCNs

Pharmacodynamics of Beta-lactam PCNs - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅inhibit
biosynthesis of bacterial wall (beta-lactam ring)

1st line therapy for Strep pharyngitis. - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅penicillin V

,1st line therapy for all bites - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Amoxicillin/Clavulanate
(Augmentin)

Natural PCN's, Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Penicillin V potassium
(ledercillin) Penicillin G sodium (PCN G-Na)
Penicillin G procaine (Duracillin)
Penicillin G benzathine (Permapen)
Penicillin G potassium (Pfizerpen)

Natural PCNs active against - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅aerobic gram (+)
organisms

Aminopenicillins active against - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Gram (-) organisms

Aminopenicillins Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
Combinations:
Amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin)

1st lines therapy for acute otitis media (AOM) & sinusitis - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Amoxicillin

When aminopenicillins are combined with beta-lactamase inhibitors - CORRECT
ANSWER ✅✅✅their spectrum in broadened

beta-lactamase inhibitors that can be combined with aminopenicillins - CORRECT
ANSWER ✅✅✅clavulanate, sulbactam, & tazobactam

Penicillinase-resistant penicillins drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Nafcillin
Oxacillin
Cloxacillin
Dicloxacillin
Methicillin

Penicillinase-resistant penicillins active against - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Streptococcus, MSSA, some coagulase-negative staphylococci,
peptostreptococcus

Anti-pseudomonal penicillin drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅piperacillin
ticarcillin

combination:
piperacillin/taxobactam

ticarcillin/clavulanate

Anti-pseudomonal penicillins active against - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅gram (-)
organisms

, 1st generation cephalosporins drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Cephradine
(Anspor)
Cefazolin (ancef)
Cefadroxil (Duricef)
Cephalexin (keflex)

2nd generation cephalosporins drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Cefuroxime
sodium (Zinacef)
Cefuroxime (Ceftin)
Cefaclor
Cefprozil
Cefotetan (Cefotetan)
Cefoxitin (Mefoxin)

3rd generation cephalosporins drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Cefdinir
(Omincef)
Cefpodoxime (Vantin)
Cefotaxime (Celizox)
Ceftazidime Fortax)
Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
Cedax
Cefixime (Suprax)

4th generation cephalosporins drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Cefepime
(Maxipime)

1st generation cephalosporins active against - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅gram
(+) cocci

2nd generation cephalosporins active against - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅gram
(+)
increased activity for H. influenzae
bateroides fragilis

3rd generation cephalosporins active against - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅uncommon gram (-) organisms

4th generation cephalosporins active against - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅primarily Gram (+) and but also Gram (-)

which cephalosporins are best against gram (+) organisms - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅cefdinir & cefpodoxime

ADR for cephalosporins - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅serum sickness
seizure
coagulation abnormalities