PHARMACOLOGY NURS 251
MODULE 2 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
PORTAGE LEARNING 2023/2024
GRADED A+.
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1. Over-the-counter (OCT) Medications: Medications that are available without aprescription and
are available in most cases without restriction. There are a few medications that do ...
,1. Over-the-counter (OCT) Medications: Medications that are available without aprescription and
are available in most cases without restriction. There are a few medications that do not require a
prescription but are kept behind the pharmacy counter and ID is required for purchase.
2. Medications that do not require a prescription but are kept behind thepharmacy for ID:
decongestant pseudoephedrine
3. Pseudoephedrine when combines with other items can make: Crystal Meth
4. Medications that once required a prescription and are now available OTC: -
-Allergy medication: Loratadine (Claritin)
-Acid blocker: Esomeprazole (Nexium)
5. Two goals of FDA OTC drug review: 1. Ensuring these medications are bothsafe and effective
2. Establish appropriate labeling standards
6. Criteria for OTC status: -Indication for use
-Safety profile
-Practicality for OTC use
7. Indication for use: Consumer must be able to easily:
-Diagnose condition
-Monitor effectiveness
-Benefits of correct usage must outweigh risks.
8. Safety profile: Drugs must have:
-favorable adverse event profile
-limited interaction with other drugs
-low potential for abuse
-high therapeutic index
9. Practicality for OTC Use: Drugs must be:
-Easy to use
-Easy to monitor
10. Many OTC medications may cause harm in patients with: diseases such asdiabetes,
hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and glaucoma.
11. It is important to educate patients that have: comorbidities to ask a health care professional
, prior to taking OTC medications, especially if they intend to takethe medication continuously.
12. In most cases, OTC medications are: simply treating symptoms and are notgetting to the cause
of the problem.
13. In some cases, the use of OTC medication can: prevent someone from seek-ing the necessary
treatment needed for the underlying cause of their symptoms.
14. In other cases, such as the common cold, the symptoms will: resolve ontheir own
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