PassAssured: Medical Review Test – Flashcards
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Which of the following medications is available by prescription only? - lisonoprol - loperamide
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Lisinopril (Prinvil, Zetril) is an ACE inhibitor for BP. Availabe by Rx only
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What medication in a dose of 20 mg qd, is used to treat dyspepsia?
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Generic: pepcid Brand: Famotidine Class: H2 Receptor Antagonist Route: po, iv
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What is dyspepsia?
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indigestion
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What is the proper generic name for Mevacor?
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lovastatin
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Which of the following would not interfere with the action of tetracycline? - maalox - pseudoephedrine - mylanta - aluminum and magnesium hydroxide
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Pseudoephedrine
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The pharmacy technician is filling a prescription for Zithromax and notices in the patient profile that the patient is taking EES tablets. This is an example of: - a drug interaction - a contraindication - a therapeutic duplication - an adverse reaction
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A therapeutic duplication. Zithromax and EES tablets are both macrolides. This is an example of therapeutic duplication.
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Which of the following has to be stored frozen before use? - oral polio - injectable polio - influenza - pneumococcal
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Oral polio. Oral polio is a vaccine that must be stored frozen
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Which of the following is an example of a side effect of antineoplastic therapy? - bone marrow suppression - increased red blood cell formation - increased white blood cell formation - increased platelet formation
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Bone marrow suppression
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What is the generic name for Nolvadex an anti-estrogen type medication that is often used in the treatment of breast cancer? - albuterol - tamoxifen - phenytoin - nifedipine
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tamoxifen
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The technician receives a prescription for Cyanocobalamin. What should the technician dispense? - vitamins b-12 - folic acid - thyroid hormone -vitamin b-6
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vitamins b-12. Cyanocobalamin is the name for vitamins b-12
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Suspending or thickening agents are added to suspensions to thicken the suspending medium and the sedimentation rate. Which of the following is not a suspending agent? - Carboxymethylcellulose - Tragacanth - Milk of Bismuth - Bentonite
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Milk of Bismuth. Milk of Bismuth is not a suspending agent. It is an anti-diarrhea preparation
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Particulate matter can cause the formations of thrombi, which are
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blood clots formed within the blood vessels or heart.
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The distillation process of volatile solids is called: - sublimation - collation - levitation - evaporation
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Sublimation
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Iron is important
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for the formation of blood and oxygen transport
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NTG is prescribed for the treatment of: - hypertension - arrhythmia - angina pectoris - hyperglycemia
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angina pectoris NTG is used to treat heart pain of angina pectoris
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HCTZ or Hydrochlorothiazide is used as: - an analgesic - an anti-inflammatory agent - a sedative - a diuretic
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A diuretic. HCTZ is a thiazides diuretic
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Patient information for Cerumenex would include the following: - how to instill eye drops - how to apply and rotate a patch medication - how to instill ear drops - hot to use an inhaler properly
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How to instill ear drops. Cerumenex is an ear drop
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Which of the following drugs is not an OTC product? - Poly-Vi-Sol drops - Poly Vi-Sol tablets - Theragram-M tablets - Poly-Vi-Flor drops
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Poly-Vi-Flor drops Poly-Vi-Flor drops contain fluoride, which requires a prescription.
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All of the following medications must be prepared in a vertical laminar airflow hood except: - cisplatin - cyclophosphamide - ceftriaxone - etoposide
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ceftriaxone. ceftriaxone (Rocephin) is an antibiotic and is not toxic to the Technician so a Horizontal hood is OK
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Ethambutol, Rifampin, and Isoniazid are examples of:
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Antitubercular agents.
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Which drug requires the auxiliary label May Discolor Urine Red?
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Phenazopyridine.
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What is the storage requirement for the drug Neupogen? - room temperature - cool temperature - refrigerate - freeze
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Refrigerate
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If a patient has had an anaphylactic reaction to ASA, which analgesic may they not take? - Percocet - Percodan - Tylox - Fioricet/codeine
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Percodan. Percodan has ASA in it
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What is true concerning Levothroxine?
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The brand name is Synthroid
