NAPLEX Practice Comprehensive
Questions with Verified Answers
Graded A+
1. Another name for Enbrel
a) Efavirenz
b) Etanercept
c)Eptifbatide
d) Enfurvitide
e) Entidronate: Etanercept
2. A patient asks the pharmacist about a severe hangover from
drinking vodka last night. He awakened with heartburn, nausea,
tremor, dizziness, fatigue, body aches, headache and depression.
What is the worst combination of in- gredients for him?
a) caffeine, calcium carbonate
b) ibuprofen, calcium carbonate
c)naproxen, calcium carbonate
d) tums
e) Advil, Maalox: catteine, calcium carbonate
3. After you ask for her allergies, and elderly woman mentions that
she is allergic to capsules. She says that the capsules never seem to
get into her throat correctly and that she hates swallowing them.
She says that even after a full glass of water she still feels the
capsule right in her mouth. After looking at her profile, you find out
,that 4 out of 7 of her medications are capsules. Which is likely to
help her swallow?
a) do not use water
b) empty capsule contents into apple juice and drink
c)extend head upward, when feeling capsule in the back of throat
swallow
d) take a sip of water with capsule, flex head forward and swallow
e) swallow with some food: take a sip of water with capsule, flex head forward and swallow
4. Another name for Macrobid is:
,a) nitrofurantoin
b) gentamicin
c)Bactrim DS
d) metronidazole
e) clarithromycin: nitrofurantoin
5. Combivent is also known as:
a) albuterol/formoteol
b) albuterol/fluticasone
c)albuterol/salmeterol
d) albuterol/budesonide
e)albuterol/ipratropium: albuterol/ipratropium
I pray that this combo helps you vent better (albuterol)
6. Another name for Bactrim is:
a) Bacitracin
b) Baclofen
c)sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
d) piperacillin/tazobactam: sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
7. Many dosage forms and medication delivery methods are
considered suit- able for nonprescription use. However, some are
not available for nonprescrip- tion products. Which of the following
is not available on a nonprescription basis?
a) inhalers
b) suppositories
c)enteric coated tablets
d) injections
e) powders for inhalation: powders for inhalation
, 8. Magnesium stearate is commonly used as what type of
pharmaceutic ingre- dient in tablet preparation?
a) lubricant
b) disintegrant
c)opaquant
d) polishing agent
e) glidant: lubricant
magnesium oil - oil - lubricant
9. A 17 y/o sexually active gravid 0 para 0 presents with painful
menstruation. This is accompanied by diarrhea, headache, nausea,
and vomiting. She feels incapacitated for 48-72 hours during
menstruation each period. She was tried on first line medication with
side effects which she claims she could not toler- ate. Doctor started
her then on a combination oral contraceptive. What is one of the
effects of this medication?
a) osteoporosis
b) gallstone formation
c)vaginal dryness
d) increased cholesterol levels
e) blurry vision: gallstone formation
you have some gall to start combo contraceptive
10. A patient appearing to be aged in his 40s asks the
pharmacist about a product to help his insomnia. He has only had it
for 1 nights, and thinks it may be caused by worrying over an
upcoming CPA exam. It may also be caused by the fact that his
enlarged prostate causes him to have to urinate several times a
night. He takes glyburide for diabetes. What should the pharmacist
Questions with Verified Answers
Graded A+
1. Another name for Enbrel
a) Efavirenz
b) Etanercept
c)Eptifbatide
d) Enfurvitide
e) Entidronate: Etanercept
2. A patient asks the pharmacist about a severe hangover from
drinking vodka last night. He awakened with heartburn, nausea,
tremor, dizziness, fatigue, body aches, headache and depression.
What is the worst combination of in- gredients for him?
a) caffeine, calcium carbonate
b) ibuprofen, calcium carbonate
c)naproxen, calcium carbonate
d) tums
e) Advil, Maalox: catteine, calcium carbonate
3. After you ask for her allergies, and elderly woman mentions that
she is allergic to capsules. She says that the capsules never seem to
get into her throat correctly and that she hates swallowing them.
She says that even after a full glass of water she still feels the
capsule right in her mouth. After looking at her profile, you find out
,that 4 out of 7 of her medications are capsules. Which is likely to
help her swallow?
a) do not use water
b) empty capsule contents into apple juice and drink
c)extend head upward, when feeling capsule in the back of throat
swallow
d) take a sip of water with capsule, flex head forward and swallow
e) swallow with some food: take a sip of water with capsule, flex head forward and swallow
4. Another name for Macrobid is:
,a) nitrofurantoin
b) gentamicin
c)Bactrim DS
d) metronidazole
e) clarithromycin: nitrofurantoin
5. Combivent is also known as:
a) albuterol/formoteol
b) albuterol/fluticasone
c)albuterol/salmeterol
d) albuterol/budesonide
e)albuterol/ipratropium: albuterol/ipratropium
I pray that this combo helps you vent better (albuterol)
6. Another name for Bactrim is:
a) Bacitracin
b) Baclofen
c)sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
d) piperacillin/tazobactam: sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
7. Many dosage forms and medication delivery methods are
considered suit- able for nonprescription use. However, some are
not available for nonprescrip- tion products. Which of the following
is not available on a nonprescription basis?
a) inhalers
b) suppositories
c)enteric coated tablets
d) injections
e) powders for inhalation: powders for inhalation
, 8. Magnesium stearate is commonly used as what type of
pharmaceutic ingre- dient in tablet preparation?
a) lubricant
b) disintegrant
c)opaquant
d) polishing agent
e) glidant: lubricant
magnesium oil - oil - lubricant
9. A 17 y/o sexually active gravid 0 para 0 presents with painful
menstruation. This is accompanied by diarrhea, headache, nausea,
and vomiting. She feels incapacitated for 48-72 hours during
menstruation each period. She was tried on first line medication with
side effects which she claims she could not toler- ate. Doctor started
her then on a combination oral contraceptive. What is one of the
effects of this medication?
a) osteoporosis
b) gallstone formation
c)vaginal dryness
d) increased cholesterol levels
e) blurry vision: gallstone formation
you have some gall to start combo contraceptive
10. A patient appearing to be aged in his 40s asks the
pharmacist about a product to help his insomnia. He has only had it
for 1 nights, and thinks it may be caused by worrying over an
upcoming CPA exam. It may also be caused by the fact that his
enlarged prostate causes him to have to urinate several times a
night. He takes glyburide for diabetes. What should the pharmacist
