NR566 PRESCRIPTION WRITING FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Indication for Azithromycin - Answer-antibiotic for bacterial infections
Use for Azithromycin - Answer-Macrolide Antibiotic used for uncomplicated urethral,
cervical, or rectal infections in adults or adolescents such as:
Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Urethritis, Canchroid
Common doses of Azithromycin - Answer-Azithromycin, 1 g PO once
Azithromycin 250-500mg daily dose
Indication for Erythromycin - Answer-Broad spectrum macrolide antibiotic
Uses for Erythromycin - Answer-bacterial infections such as chlamydial infections
(urethritis, cervicitis) and for pneumonia caused by Mycobacterium pneumoniae.
prevent conjunctivitis in newborns
Common doses of Erythromycin in children <45kg or newborns - Answer-12.5 mg/kg
PO 4 times/day × 14 days
Common adult doses of Erythromycin for Chancroid - Answer-Erythromycin base, 500
mg PO 3 times/day × 7 days
Indications for Tinidazole - Answer-Nongonoccoal Urethritis
Contraindicated in breastfeeding moms used for bacterial infections
Common doses of Tinidazole include: - Answer-tinidazole 2 g PO once (Single does)
Indication for Acyclovir - Answer-Antiviral medication to treat herpes
topically, orally, and intravenously
Uses for Acyclovir (Zovirax) - Answer-Herpes simplex viruses
Varicella zoster virus:
-Adults - shingles
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