Ashok S. Karnik / M.D. Name That Drug

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4951-9654-6
Verlag: BookBaby
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten

book for pharmacy examinations for pharmacy , medical ,nurse practitioners,physician assistants, nursing students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ashok S. Karnik, M. D.

M.D.,

Leseproben

Question 1 Description: This is an antiepileptic drug. Indication: Partial onset/primary generalized, tonic /clonic seizures. Prophylaxis of migraine. Availability: Tablet 25, 50, 100, 200 mg. Sprinkle capsules 15, 25 mg. Side Effects: Paresthesia, taste perversion, anorexia. Precautions: Watch for eye complaints, visual field defects, glaucoma, acute myopia must lead to discontinuation. NDC: 50458-639 Hint: The head is the top part of the body. Your Answer: __________________________ Question 2 Description: This drug is a topical high potency steroid for allergic and chronic dermatologic conditions. Pharmacology: It is a synthetic adrenocortical steroid, analog of prednisone with anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive actions. Indication: Eczema, allergic dermatitis, psoriasis. Availability: Cream, ointment, lotion, gel .05%, 0.1%, 0.12% regular or augmented potency intermediate or super high. Side Effects: Usually none. Skin atrophy with chronic use. Precautions: Large area occlusive dressings, prolonged regular use can lead to systemic absorption and suppress hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Hint: It is not triamcinolone! Your Answer: ____________________________ Question 3 Description: This drug helps in weight reduction and is an adjunct to other measures in patients with BMI>30 kg/m2. Pharmacology: It is a serotonin 2C receptor agonist (serotonergic). Indication: Morbid obesity. Availability: Tablet 10 mg BID. Dosage: 1 tab BID. Side Effects: Headache, hypoglycemia in diabetics on antidiabetic therapy, nausea, constipation. Precautions: Do baseline CBC, EKG. Beware the possibility of serotonin excess syndrome with neurologic, cardiovascular, and GI symptoms. Use with caution in patients with erectile dysfunction. Contraindication: Pregnancy. NDC: 62856-529 Hint: The only 5-HT2C receptor agonist approved for weight loss. Your Answer: ____________________________ Question 4 Description: This drug lowers high blood pressure and heart rate. Pharmacology: It is a synthetic beta-1 cardioselective adrenoreceptor blocking agent. Indication: Hypertension, angina, myocardial infarction. Availability: Tablet 25, 50, 100mg.IV dose 5 mg/mL. Dosage: 50-200 mg qd. Side Effects: Hypotension, sinus bradycardia, bronchospasm, CHF. Precautions: Evaluate heart rate and rhythm, hypotension, bradycardia, heart block. Contraindication: Sinus bradycardia, 2nd and 3rd degree heart block, congestive heart failure, asthma, COPD. NDC: 42291-140 Hint: Do not confuse it with Toprol. Your Answer: ____________________________ Question 5 Description: This drug is an antiprotozoal agent. Pharmacology: It is an analog of naphthoquinone. Indication: Pneumocystis carinii treatment and prevention in HIV patients that cannot tolerate TMP-SMX. Availability: Suspension 750 mg/5mL. Dosage 5 mL BID for 21 days. Side Effects: Rash, headache, GI upset. Precautions: Rifampin can decrease absorption by 50%. Hint: Absorption of the medicine is increased with meal! Your Answer: ____________________________ Question 6 Description: This drug is useful in the management of HIV infection. Pharmacology: It is a nucleoside analogue, an inhibitor of reverse transcriptase, an antiretroviral agent. Indication: HIV infection. Availability: Tablet 300 mg. Oral Solution 20 mg/mL. Dosage: One tablet BID. Side Effects: Bad dreams, sleep problems, nausea, headache, tiredness, vomiting. Precautions: Patient should be evaluated for allele HLA-B*5701 as they are high risk for hypersensitivity reaction. Reduce dose for hepatic involvement. Watch for hypersensitivity reaction. NDC: 0378-4105 Hint: The brand name starts with the letter Z, but it is neither Zerit nor Zovirax. Your Answer: ____________________________ Question 7 Description: This drug is helpful in the management of neuropathic and muscle pain. Pharmacology: It has high affinity to the a 2-delta site in CNS tissues, probably causing antinociceptive and anti-seizure effects. Indication: Peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia, adjunct in partial onset seizures. Postherpetic Availability: Capsule 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 225, 300 mg. ‘Oral solution 20 mg/mL. Side Effects: Dizziness, somnolence, dry mouth. Precautions: Watch for angioedema and myopathy. NDC: 50436-1265 Hint: It is not Cymbalta! Your Answer: ____________________________ Question 8 Description: This is a lipid-lowering agent. Pharmacology: It is an HMG-COA reductase inhibitor. Indication: Hyperlipidemia. Availability: Tablet 1, 2, 4, mg. Dosage: 2 mg qd. Side Effects: Back pain, GI symptoms. Precautions: Increased risk of myopathy with higher dose of 4 mg qd. Monitor liver enzymes and CK levels. NDC: 66869-104 Hint: It is the only statin with 1 mg dosage. The brand name is suggested by words livelong! Your Answer: ____________________________ Question 9 Description: This is an antibacterial drug. It is helpful in diarrhea and liver failure. Pharmacology: It is a structured analog of Rifampin. Indication: Traveler’s diarrhea due to non-invasive E. coli, reduction of overt hepatic encephalopathy. Availability: Tablet 200, 550 mg. Dosage: For diarrhea: 200 mg TID x 3 days. For encephalopathy: 550 mg BID. Side Effects: GI related. Precautions: Not effective in other. coli organism causing diarrhea. NDC: 54868-6154 Hint: The brand name has the strength of the tablets, 200 mg or 550 mg. It is the only medicine with dosage 200 mg TID for 3 days. Your Answer: ____________________________ Question 10 Description: This drug helps in smoking cessation treatment. Pharmacology: It binds with high affinity and selectivity at 4B2 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. This binding is considered to produce agonist activity and prevents nicotine binding. Indication: Smokers with nicotine dependency. Availability: Tablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg. Dosage: 1 mg BID x 12 weeks. Side Effects: Nausea and other GI related symptoms, sleep disturbance. Precautions: Observe for serious neuropsychiatric symptoms including depression and/or suicidal thoughts. NDC: 54868-5664 Hint: It is not Zyban! Your Answer: ____________________________ Question 11 Description: This drug is an alkaloid useful for prevention and management of acute flare up of gout. Pharmacology: The drug suppresses activation of interleukin-1B and neutrophils. Indication: Prophylaxis and treatment of gout flares. Availability: Tablet 0.6 mg. Dosage: 0.6 mg 1-2 per day. Maximum 3 tabs/day. Side Effects: GI related, blood dyscrasias. Precautions: Monitor CBS, chemistry. Watch for myopathy when using lipid-lowering agent concomitantly. Contraindication: Severe renal or hepatic impairment. NDC: 0143-3018 Hint: It is the only arthritic medicine that comes in 0.6 mg tablet form. Your Answer: ____________________________ Question 12 Description: This drug is useful in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Pharmacology: It inhibits T cell activation and production of cytokines. Indication: Rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Availability: IV: 250 mg vial. Subcutaneous injection 125 mg syringe.Dosage: 1-4 vials depending on weight every four weeks. Side Effects: Headache, upper respiratory tract infection, nausea. Precautions: Avoid concomitant use of TNF antagonists, watch COPD patients for exacerbation. NDC: 0003-2187 Hint: This is not methotrexate or prednisone. Your Answer: ____________________________ Question 13 Description: This drug reduces thrombotic events in the coronary artery system. Pharmacology: It is a thienopyridine, a P2Y12 inhibitor of platelet activation and...