Nr 293: Final Pharm |169 Questions| With Correct Answers.

What are the adverse effects of adsorbents [antidiarrheal drugs]? {Ans: increased bleeding time, constipation, dark stool, confusion, tinnitus, metallic taste, blue gums}Which peripherally acting opioid antagonist drug is used to accelerate GI recovery time following bowel resection surgery? {Ans: Alvimopan [Entereg]}Which antiprotozoal drug is used to treat mild to moderate pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ? {Ans: Atovaquone [Mepron]}What is important to assess when a patient verbalizes that they have an allergy to a certain drug? {Ans: Ask patients open ended questions to describe allergic reactions to determine the actual severity of reported medication allergy Flushing, itching, hives, anxiety, fast irregular pulse, throat and tongue swelling --> anaphylactic shock [suffocate from drug-induced respiratory arrest]}What is the transmission of malaria? {Ans: Mosquito --> plasmodium --> host bloodstream --> liver --> multiplies --> RBC --> destroys RBC's}What interactions are associated with Ginger [Zingiber officinale] ? {Ans: Increases bleeding risk with anticoagulants [Warfarin] and increase absorption of oral medications}