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A drug given by which route would be associated with the greatest first pass effect - Answer Oral Anastasia takes a single dose of 1500mg of paracetamol, if the half life of the drug is two hours, approximately how many hours will it be before her plasma concentration of the drug falls to 375mg...

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SBCP Midterm Practice Exam with Questions
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A drug given by which route would be associated with the greatest first pass effect -
Answer Oral


Anastasia takes a single dose of 1500mg of paracetamol, if the half life of the drug is two
hours, approximately how many hours will it be before her plasma concentration of the
drug falls to 375mg? - Answer 4 hours


Regarding the paracetamol dose of 1500mg, how many half lives will have passed when
the drug falls below the minimum effectiveness concentration (MEC) of 300mg? -
Answer 3 half lives


Tolerance occurs when - Answer Drug targets on the surface of the cell are down
regulated and chronic receptor occupation occurs


Which of the following statements are INCORRECT in elderly patients - Answer Eliminate
drugs more rapidly than younger patients


Vulnerability to drugs due to variable metabolic function and lowered liver enzymes is
seen in - Answer Infants under 1 month


When liver enzymes are induced - Answer Doses must be more frequent for the
minimum effective concentration to be maintained


The most common food-drug interactions result in a - Answer Decrease in the rate of
drug absorbed

, Complementary medicines are ___________ prescription medication - Answer Just as
likely to cause a drug interaction as


A nurse is comparing two drugs, one has a larger therapeutic index of 20 and the other
has a lower therapeutic index of 2. Which if the following would be true in regards to
the margin of safety of the drug with the lower TI - Answer The drug with the TI of 2 is
less safe


Which of the following are correct in relation to medications errors - Answer Human
factors, communication mistakes and drug name confusion account for a majority of
medications errors


In elderly patients, compliance with taking medications in the hospital setting can be an
issue. Which of the following factors may affect the patients compliance with taking
meds? - Answer A med they take may look different to normal, side effects, a dosage
increase in the drug may need to occur so they must take more tablets


Which of the following is NOT a patient adherence issue - Answer Attending follow up
appointments required fir a medication, opting for an appropriate generic med instead
of brand name med


Replication of medication instructions - Answer Is important because the patient recall
of information from memory can vary and decline over time


Further investigations revealed mrs phillips has renal failure, as diagnosed by protein in
her urine. This is important because - Answer Her blood pressure may be further
affected

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