Final Exam: NR565/ NR 565 Advanced
Pharmacology questions and answers
2025-2026 update
Psyllium - ✔✔ANS Bulk-forming laxative that softens fecal mass and increases bulk
Fecal impaction - ✔✔ANS Condition when psyllium doesn't produce a bowel movement
IBS - ✔✔ANS Diagnosis and treatment aided by keeping a diary
Tdap vaccine recipients - ✔✔ANS Immunocompromised, cancer, HIV, high-dose glucocorticoid,
pregnancy
Contraindication for DTaP or Tdap vaccine - ✔✔ANS History of anaphylactic reaction or encephalopathy
within 7 days of vaccine
Varicella contraindications - ✔✔ANS Pregnancy, leukemia or lymphoma, hypersensitivity to neomycin or
gelatin
Hepatitis B vaccine contraindications - ✔✔ANS Prior anaphylactic reaction to baker yeasts of Hep B itself
Attenuated vaccine example - ✔✔ANS Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, varicella
(chickenpox) vaccine
Live virus vaccine example - ✔✔ANS Measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine (MMR), varicella virus
vaccine
Toxoid vaccine example - ✔✔ANS Dtap, tetanus
, Inactive viral antigen vaccine example - ✔✔ANS Poliovirus vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine (HepA), influenza
vaccine
Herd immunity - ✔✔ANS Resistance to an infectious organism due to a large group of immune
individuals
Active immunity - ✔✔ANS Immune system produces antibodies in response to antigen or vaccine
Passive immunity - ✔✔ANS Immunity passed on from another host through antibodies
Vaccine definition - ✔✔ANS Preparation containing microorganisms to stimulate immune system
Post exposure prophylaxis for rabies bite - ✔✔ANS 1 mL dose IM on days 0, 3, 7, and 14
Attenuated influenza vaccine recipients - ✔✔ANS Individuals >2 yo and less than 50, non-pregnant, and
not immunocompromised
Prokinetic for gastroparesis - ✔✔ANS Metoclopramide (Reglan)
Black box warning for Reglan - ✔✔ANS Tardive Dyskinesia, discontinue at 12 weeks or if movement
disorder develops
Patient teaching for metronidazole - ✔✔ANS Avoid alcohol, not safe during pregnancy
Patient teaching for ciprofloxacin for traveler's diarrhea - ✔✔ANS Finish full dose, use if symptoms
severe or don't improve in a few days
Intermittent asthma symptoms - ✔✔ANS 2 days/week or less, 2 times/month nighttime awakening,
SABA use 2 days/week or less
Pharmacology questions and answers
2025-2026 update
Psyllium - ✔✔ANS Bulk-forming laxative that softens fecal mass and increases bulk
Fecal impaction - ✔✔ANS Condition when psyllium doesn't produce a bowel movement
IBS - ✔✔ANS Diagnosis and treatment aided by keeping a diary
Tdap vaccine recipients - ✔✔ANS Immunocompromised, cancer, HIV, high-dose glucocorticoid,
pregnancy
Contraindication for DTaP or Tdap vaccine - ✔✔ANS History of anaphylactic reaction or encephalopathy
within 7 days of vaccine
Varicella contraindications - ✔✔ANS Pregnancy, leukemia or lymphoma, hypersensitivity to neomycin or
gelatin
Hepatitis B vaccine contraindications - ✔✔ANS Prior anaphylactic reaction to baker yeasts of Hep B itself
Attenuated vaccine example - ✔✔ANS Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, varicella
(chickenpox) vaccine
Live virus vaccine example - ✔✔ANS Measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine (MMR), varicella virus
vaccine
Toxoid vaccine example - ✔✔ANS Dtap, tetanus
, Inactive viral antigen vaccine example - ✔✔ANS Poliovirus vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine (HepA), influenza
vaccine
Herd immunity - ✔✔ANS Resistance to an infectious organism due to a large group of immune
individuals
Active immunity - ✔✔ANS Immune system produces antibodies in response to antigen or vaccine
Passive immunity - ✔✔ANS Immunity passed on from another host through antibodies
Vaccine definition - ✔✔ANS Preparation containing microorganisms to stimulate immune system
Post exposure prophylaxis for rabies bite - ✔✔ANS 1 mL dose IM on days 0, 3, 7, and 14
Attenuated influenza vaccine recipients - ✔✔ANS Individuals >2 yo and less than 50, non-pregnant, and
not immunocompromised
Prokinetic for gastroparesis - ✔✔ANS Metoclopramide (Reglan)
Black box warning for Reglan - ✔✔ANS Tardive Dyskinesia, discontinue at 12 weeks or if movement
disorder develops
Patient teaching for metronidazole - ✔✔ANS Avoid alcohol, not safe during pregnancy
Patient teaching for ciprofloxacin for traveler's diarrhea - ✔✔ANS Finish full dose, use if symptoms
severe or don't improve in a few days
Intermittent asthma symptoms - ✔✔ANS 2 days/week or less, 2 times/month nighttime awakening,
SABA use 2 days/week or less
