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Which drugs may prevent an asthma attack? |
Pro Air HFA |
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Which source of medication information is divided into 6 sections? |
Physicians desk reference |
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Which of the following would least likely be the medical assistant's role? |
Prescribe and dispense certain medications |
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Which of the following is made from microorganisms and administered to a person to produce reduced sensitivity to an infectious disease? |
Vaccine |
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Which method is used for disposing of controlled drugs? |
Complete DEA FORM 41 and call DEA for disposal instructions |
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An example of an OTC medication is |
Prevacid |
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A patient would like to know more about non-pharmacologic treatments for pain. Which if the following would you least likely discuss with this patient? |
Opioids |
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The Sig line of a prescription reads: "i tab po qd." What does it mean? |
The order is not accurate ad cannot be used |
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Which of the following medications has the high potential for addictions? |
Demerol |
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Which of the following is the category of pharmacology that is also called clinical pharmacology? |
Pharmacotherapeutics |
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A drug manufacturer chooses unique names for the medications they produce. The name is copyrighted, owned by the company and known as a _______. |
Trade name |
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A drug prescribed to prevent a disease or condition, as is immunization pr birth control drugs. Which type of drug therapy do they belong to? |
Prophylactic |
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A drug in the anticoagulant category would: |
Prevent blood clot |
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Which schedule of controlled substances contains drugs that have the highest abuse potential? |
Schedule I |
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A diuretic medication would: |
Increase urine output |
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Physicians must have a _______ to apply to the DEA for privileges to administer, dispense, and prescribe controlled substances. |
State license and DEA registration |
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Which part of the prescription contains patient instructions? |
Transcription |
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A patient is given a prescription for antibiotics to treat a urinary tract infection. She calls the office two days later to report that she is nauseated after taking the medication and wants to stop taking the pills. Your best response is to: |
Ask if she is taking medication with food or on an empty stomach |
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During the assessment interview, the patient reveals a prescription bottle filled with various medication. Upon sorting them, you find that some are prescription medications and other are over-the-counter pills. You ask the patient to identify the over-the-counter pills. She says they are "herbs that my friend recommended." You should remind the patient: |
That mixing prescription medications and OTC medications mat not be safe and should be discussed with the physician, and that it is important to let the physician know everything that she is taking |
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Johnny is a 9-year-old patient who has an upper respiratory infection. He is coughing, sneezing, and has a temperature of 102.4F. One of the medications the physician suggested for Johnny is over-the-counter Children's Benadryl. To what category does Benadryl belong, and which symptoms will it ease? |
Antihistamine; relieves sneezing |