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How should retinoids used for? - answer✔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 ? - answer✔use suncreen
when using this product
What is Nystatin ? - answer✔Antifungal drug
How is Nystatin administered ? - answer✔orally or topically
What is Nystatin used for ? - answer✔Candida infections
What is the more common use of Nystatin? - answer✔oral suspension for Candida infection in
the mouth
What is Fluconazole (Diflucan)? - answer✔antifungal drug
What is Fluconazole effective against? - answer✔candidiasis, coccidiomycosis, cryptococcosis,
histoplasmosis, and paracoccidiodomycosis
What is Fluconazole used for ? - answer✔to treat systemic fungal infections
How can fluconazole be administered? - answer✔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 - answer✔selectivity
concentration of a drug is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation -
answer✔first pass
how avidly a drug binds its receptor or how the chemical forces that cause a substance to bind
its receptor - answer✔affinity
how a drug moves through the body - answer✔pharmacokinetics
the proportion of a drug or other substance which enters the circulation when introduced into
the body and so is able to have an active effect - answer✔bioavailability
two drugs with similar actions are administered to achieve additive effect - answer✔additive
monitor serum peak and trough - answer✔narrow therapeutic index
never crush, cut or dissolve tablet. - answer✔extended-release tabs
If a medication is expired what should you do as a nurse ? - answer✔return expired
medications to pharmacy
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