NU-641 Pharm Med Term Questions With Complete Solutions

Antacids correct answer: Hyperacidity: antacids used for symptomatic relief of heartburn. Peptic ulcer disease: May be used as adjunct to peptic ulcer disease (PUD) triple. therapy treatment. Used after meals and at bedtime. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): OTC drugs pts use first before doctor visit. May be given every 30 to 60 minutes until symptoms subside. Maintenance after meals and bedtime. Calcium deficiency: Chronic renal failure: 1,000 mg calcium carbonate daily Osteoporosis prevention: Men and premenopausal women: 1,000 mg daily. postmenopausal women: 1,500 mg daily. Doses higher than 2,000 mg/day not recommended. Histamine2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) correct answer: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): Twice daily dosing. No empiric treatment of infants with GERD with H2Ras - PUD: Not used - Heartburn, acid Indigestion, and "sour stomach": OTC dosing used - Decreased dosing for renal dysfunction. Antidiarrheal correct answer: Bowel disease: Loperamide (Imodium) QID: may be used as adjunct therapy.- Chronic infantile diarrhea: Bismuth subsalicylate - Traveler's diarrhea: Bismuth subsalicylate with each meal and at bedtime to prevent traveler's Diarrhea. - Irritable bowel syndrome: Eluxadoline or loperamide. Alosetron in women with severe irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) not responsive to other treatments. - Patients taking HIV antiretroviral drugs: Crofelemer.