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What is Pilocarpine used for?
Answers :used to treat glaucoma by relieving (intraocular) fluid pressure
What type of drug is Pilocarpine?
Answers :direct acting cholinergic agonist that constricts the pupils of the eyes
What are the major responses to anticholinergics ?
Answers :-decrease in GI motility
-decrease in salivation
-dilation of pupils
What are anticholonergics topically used in ?
Answers :eye exams for the dilatation of pupils
What is topical glucorticoid used for?
Answers :used for dermatologic disorders
What are local side effects of a topical glucorticoid ?
Answers :local side effects include burning, pruritus, edema, peeling, dryness, and
erythema
What causes systemic side effects of a topical glucorticoid?
Answers :overapplication
What are the systemic side effects of a topical glucorticoid?
,Answers :hypercalcemia and suppression of parathyroid hormone
What should the nurse teach a client who is taking topical glucorticoid?
Answers :apply thin film and gently rub the affected area
What should the nurse teach the client when using a topical glucorticoid?
Answers :apply thin film and gently rub into the affected area
What is tretinoin?
Answers :topical retinoid
What is Tretinoin used for?
Answers :for mild to moderate acne
How should retinoids used for?
Answers :before or after extended sun exposure because they can increase the risk
of sunburn and intensify existing sunburn
What should the nurse instruct the patient to do when using retinoids ?
Answers :use suncreen when using this product
What is Nystatin ?
Answers :Antifungal drug
How is Nystatin administered ?
Answers :orally or topically
, What is Nystatin used for ?
Answers :Candida infections
What is the more common use of Nystatin?
Answers :oral suspension for Candida infection in the mouth
What is Fluconazole (Diflucan)?
Answers :antifungal drug
What is Fluconazole effective against?
Answers :candidiasis, coccidiomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, and
paracoccidiodomycosis
What is Fluconazole used for ?
Answers :to treat systemic fungal infections
How can fluconazole be administered?
Answers :orally or intravenously
refers to a drug's ability to preferentially produce a particular effect and is related
to the structural specificity of a drug binding to receptors
Answers :selectivity
concentration of a drug is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation
Answers :first pass
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