NR 566 MIDTERM/NR566 ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF
THE FAMILY MIDTERM EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
/EXPERTLY CRAFTED ALREADY
GRADED A+
How to treat tinea capitis (don't need specific drug or dose,
focus on drug classes) - ....ANSWER...Antifungal oral
griseofulvin x 8-10 weeks
Specific drug to treat aspergillosis: -
....ANSWER...Voriconazole
Which anthelmintic drugs carry risk for hypotension with
patients on antihypertensives? - ....ANSWER...Ivermectin
and Moxidectin
Which anthelmintic drugs can cause bone marrow
1
,suppression and liver impairment? -
....ANSWER...Albendazole and Mebendazole
Are anthelmintic drugs safe for use in pregnancy? -
....ANSWER...The World Health Organization allows use
of mebendazole, albendazole, and pyrantel pamoate
pamoate in the second, third trimesters, but not the first
trimester and does not recommend the use of Ivermectin
and diethylcarbamazine as treatment for women who are
pregnant.
Risks with didanosine (HIV med) -
....ANSWER...Pancreatitis
Risks with saquinavir (HIV med) - ....ANSWER...Heart
disease or anything related to heart, prolonged PR and QT
interval
PR Interval impacts use of which HIV drugs? -
....ANSWER...Protease inhibitors (end in avir)
How to measure success with antiretroviral therapy for
HIV - ....ANSWER...Reduction in plasma HIV RNA.
Decline to 10% of baseline within 2-8 weeks. After 16-20
2
,weeks, plasma HIV RNA should reach its minimum.
Drugs that weaken the bacterial cell wall: -
....ANSWER...Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Carbapenems
Vancomycin
Penicillins drug examples - ....ANSWER...End in CILLIN
Carbapenems drug examples - ....ANSWER...Meropenem,
ertapenem, doripenem
Bacteriostatic inhibitors of protein synthesis -
....ANSWER...Tetracyclines
Macrolides
Clindamycin
Aminoglycosides drug examples - ....ANSWER...End in
MYCIN
Sulfonamides drug examples - ....ANSWER...Have sulfa
in the name
3
, Trimethoprim drug examples - ....ANSWER...Often
combined with sulfonamides- primsol, proloprim,
trimpex.
Fluoroquinolone's drug examples - ....ANSWER...End in
floxacin
Cephalosporins drug examples - ....ANSWER...Cefazolin,
Cefotetan, Ceftriaxone
Tetracyclines drug examples - ....ANSWER...End in
cycline
Macrolides drug examples - ....ANSWER...Azithromycin
and Clarithromycin
What does an increase in CD4 T-cell indicate? -
....ANSWER...Restoration of some immune function
When do use foscarnet in HIV+ patients? -
....ANSWER...Treatment of ganciclovir-resistant
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PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF
THE FAMILY MIDTERM EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
/EXPERTLY CRAFTED ALREADY
GRADED A+
How to treat tinea capitis (don't need specific drug or dose,
focus on drug classes) - ....ANSWER...Antifungal oral
griseofulvin x 8-10 weeks
Specific drug to treat aspergillosis: -
....ANSWER...Voriconazole
Which anthelmintic drugs carry risk for hypotension with
patients on antihypertensives? - ....ANSWER...Ivermectin
and Moxidectin
Which anthelmintic drugs can cause bone marrow
1
,suppression and liver impairment? -
....ANSWER...Albendazole and Mebendazole
Are anthelmintic drugs safe for use in pregnancy? -
....ANSWER...The World Health Organization allows use
of mebendazole, albendazole, and pyrantel pamoate
pamoate in the second, third trimesters, but not the first
trimester and does not recommend the use of Ivermectin
and diethylcarbamazine as treatment for women who are
pregnant.
Risks with didanosine (HIV med) -
....ANSWER...Pancreatitis
Risks with saquinavir (HIV med) - ....ANSWER...Heart
disease or anything related to heart, prolonged PR and QT
interval
PR Interval impacts use of which HIV drugs? -
....ANSWER...Protease inhibitors (end in avir)
How to measure success with antiretroviral therapy for
HIV - ....ANSWER...Reduction in plasma HIV RNA.
Decline to 10% of baseline within 2-8 weeks. After 16-20
2
,weeks, plasma HIV RNA should reach its minimum.
Drugs that weaken the bacterial cell wall: -
....ANSWER...Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Carbapenems
Vancomycin
Penicillins drug examples - ....ANSWER...End in CILLIN
Carbapenems drug examples - ....ANSWER...Meropenem,
ertapenem, doripenem
Bacteriostatic inhibitors of protein synthesis -
....ANSWER...Tetracyclines
Macrolides
Clindamycin
Aminoglycosides drug examples - ....ANSWER...End in
MYCIN
Sulfonamides drug examples - ....ANSWER...Have sulfa
in the name
3
, Trimethoprim drug examples - ....ANSWER...Often
combined with sulfonamides- primsol, proloprim,
trimpex.
Fluoroquinolone's drug examples - ....ANSWER...End in
floxacin
Cephalosporins drug examples - ....ANSWER...Cefazolin,
Cefotetan, Ceftriaxone
Tetracyclines drug examples - ....ANSWER...End in
cycline
Macrolides drug examples - ....ANSWER...Azithromycin
and Clarithromycin
What does an increase in CD4 T-cell indicate? -
....ANSWER...Restoration of some immune function
When do use foscarnet in HIV+ patients? -
....ANSWER...Treatment of ganciclovir-resistant
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