WGU D398 Intro to Pharmacology - GI
Drugs Exam Questions with correct
Answers
What do antiemetics do? - Answer-treat nausea, vomiting, dizziness, motion sickness
dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) drug class - Answer-antiemetic
meclizine (Antivert) drug class - Answer-antiemetic
antiemetic side effects - Answer-drowsiness, constipation, blurred vision
What do antidopaminergics or dopamine-receptor antagonists do? - Answer-Stops
chemoreceptors (responsible for detecting taste and smell) in the brain from being
stimulated, which stop messages from going to the GI tract to prevent nausea and
vomiting
promethazine (Phenergan) side effects - Answer-tremors, muscular rigidity, difficulty
walking
promethazine (Phenergan) drug class - Answer-antidopaminergics / dopamine-receptor
antagonists
What are the side effects of bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol)? - Answer-May
discolor tongue and stool (black) and cause ringing in ears.
What should be noted about bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol) regarding drug
interactions? - Answer-It may interact with antibiotics.
What caution should be taken when using bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol)? -
Answer-Caution is advised for individuals with a history of salicylate allergic reactions.
What medication should not be used for children under 12 recovering from chicken pox
or flu, and why? - Answer-Pepto-Bismol due to the risk of Reye syndrome, a life-
threatening illness that causes an increase in brain pressure.
What do opiate agonists do? - Answer-Delays the actions of the digestive tract. It
lessens the frequency of BMs and decreases the number of watery stools.
diphenoxylate with atropine (Lomotil) drug class - Answer-opiate agonist (Lomotil is
schedule C-V controlled substance)
Drugs Exam Questions with correct
Answers
What do antiemetics do? - Answer-treat nausea, vomiting, dizziness, motion sickness
dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) drug class - Answer-antiemetic
meclizine (Antivert) drug class - Answer-antiemetic
antiemetic side effects - Answer-drowsiness, constipation, blurred vision
What do antidopaminergics or dopamine-receptor antagonists do? - Answer-Stops
chemoreceptors (responsible for detecting taste and smell) in the brain from being
stimulated, which stop messages from going to the GI tract to prevent nausea and
vomiting
promethazine (Phenergan) side effects - Answer-tremors, muscular rigidity, difficulty
walking
promethazine (Phenergan) drug class - Answer-antidopaminergics / dopamine-receptor
antagonists
What are the side effects of bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol)? - Answer-May
discolor tongue and stool (black) and cause ringing in ears.
What should be noted about bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol) regarding drug
interactions? - Answer-It may interact with antibiotics.
What caution should be taken when using bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol)? -
Answer-Caution is advised for individuals with a history of salicylate allergic reactions.
What medication should not be used for children under 12 recovering from chicken pox
or flu, and why? - Answer-Pepto-Bismol due to the risk of Reye syndrome, a life-
threatening illness that causes an increase in brain pressure.
What do opiate agonists do? - Answer-Delays the actions of the digestive tract. It
lessens the frequency of BMs and decreases the number of watery stools.
diphenoxylate with atropine (Lomotil) drug class - Answer-opiate agonist (Lomotil is
schedule C-V controlled substance)
