NAPLEX Practice Questions: High-Yield Prep
for Maximum Success
Another name for Enbrel
a) Efavirenz
b) Etanercept
c) Eptifbatide
d) Enfurvitide
e) Entidronate
Etanercept
A patient asks the pharmacist about a severe hangover from drinking vodka last night. He awakened
with heartburn, nausea, tremor, dizziness, fatigue, body aches, headache and depression. What is the
worst combination of ingredients for him?
a) caffeine, calcium carbonate
b) ibuprofen, calcium carbonate
c) naproxen, calcium carbonate
d) tums
e) Advil, Maalox
caffeine, calcium carbonate
After you ask for her allergies, and elderly woman mentions that she is allergic to capsules. She says
that the capsules never seem to get into her throat correctly and that she hates swallowing them. She
says that even after a full glass of water she still feels the capsule right in her mouth. After looking at
her profile, you find out that 4 out of 7 of her medications are capsules. Which is likely to help her
swallow?
,a) do not use water
b) empty capsule contents into apple juice and drink
c) extend head upward, when feeling capsule in the back of throat swallow
d) take a sip of water with capsule, flex head forward and swallow
e) swallow with some food
take a sip of water with capsule, flex head forward and swallow
Another name for Macrobid is:
a) nitrofurantoin
b) gentamicin
c) Bactrim DS
d) metronidazole
e) clarithromycin
nitrofurantoin
Combivent is also known as:
a) albuterol/formoteol
b) albuterol/fluticasone
c) albuterol/salmeterol
d) albuterol/budesonide
e) albuterol/ipratropium
albuterol/ipratropium
I pray that this combo helps you vent better (albuterol)
Another name for Bactrim is:
a) Bacitracin
b) Baclofen
c) sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
d) piperacillin/tazobactam
sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
Many dosage forms and medication delivery methods are considered suitable for nonprescription use.
However, some are not available for nonprescription products. Which of the following is not available
on a nonprescription basis?
a) inhalers
b) suppositories
c) enteric coated tablets
, d) injections
e) powders for inhalation
powders for inhalation
Magnesium stearate is commonly used as what type of pharmaceutic ingredient in tablet
preparation?
a) lubricant
b) disintegrant
c) opaquant
d) polishing agent
e) glidant
lubricant
magnesium oil - oil - lubricant
A 17 y/o sexually active gravid 0 para 0 presents with painful menstruation. This is accompanied by
diarrhea, headache, nausea, and vomiting. She feels incapacitated for 48-72 hours during
menstruation each period. She was tried on first line medication with side effects which she claims
she could not tolerate. Doctor started her then on a combination oral contraceptive. What is one of
the effects of this medication?
a) osteoporosis
b) gallstone formation
c) vaginal dryness
d) increased cholesterol levels
e) blurry vision
gallstone formation
you have some gall to start combo contraceptive
A patient appearing to be aged in his 40s asks the pharmacist about a product to help his insomnia. He
has only had it for 1 nights, and thinks it may be caused by worrying over an upcoming CPA exam. It
may also be caused by the fact that his enlarged prostate causes him to have to urinate several times
a night. He takes glyburide for diabetes. What should the pharmacist tell him?
a) insomnia for 1 night requires a physician appointment
b) nonprescription insomnia products are contraindicated with prostate enlargement
c) nonprescription product are not indicated for short-term insomnia
d) nonprescription insomnia products are contraindicated in patients with diabetes
e) nonprescription insomnia products interact with glyburide
nonprescription insomnia products are contraindicated with prostate enlargement
for Maximum Success
Another name for Enbrel
a) Efavirenz
b) Etanercept
c) Eptifbatide
d) Enfurvitide
e) Entidronate
Etanercept
A patient asks the pharmacist about a severe hangover from drinking vodka last night. He awakened
with heartburn, nausea, tremor, dizziness, fatigue, body aches, headache and depression. What is the
worst combination of ingredients for him?
a) caffeine, calcium carbonate
b) ibuprofen, calcium carbonate
c) naproxen, calcium carbonate
d) tums
e) Advil, Maalox
caffeine, calcium carbonate
After you ask for her allergies, and elderly woman mentions that she is allergic to capsules. She says
that the capsules never seem to get into her throat correctly and that she hates swallowing them. She
says that even after a full glass of water she still feels the capsule right in her mouth. After looking at
her profile, you find out that 4 out of 7 of her medications are capsules. Which is likely to help her
swallow?
,a) do not use water
b) empty capsule contents into apple juice and drink
c) extend head upward, when feeling capsule in the back of throat swallow
d) take a sip of water with capsule, flex head forward and swallow
e) swallow with some food
take a sip of water with capsule, flex head forward and swallow
Another name for Macrobid is:
a) nitrofurantoin
b) gentamicin
c) Bactrim DS
d) metronidazole
e) clarithromycin
nitrofurantoin
Combivent is also known as:
a) albuterol/formoteol
b) albuterol/fluticasone
c) albuterol/salmeterol
d) albuterol/budesonide
e) albuterol/ipratropium
albuterol/ipratropium
I pray that this combo helps you vent better (albuterol)
Another name for Bactrim is:
a) Bacitracin
b) Baclofen
c) sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
d) piperacillin/tazobactam
sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
Many dosage forms and medication delivery methods are considered suitable for nonprescription use.
However, some are not available for nonprescription products. Which of the following is not available
on a nonprescription basis?
a) inhalers
b) suppositories
c) enteric coated tablets
, d) injections
e) powders for inhalation
powders for inhalation
Magnesium stearate is commonly used as what type of pharmaceutic ingredient in tablet
preparation?
a) lubricant
b) disintegrant
c) opaquant
d) polishing agent
e) glidant
lubricant
magnesium oil - oil - lubricant
A 17 y/o sexually active gravid 0 para 0 presents with painful menstruation. This is accompanied by
diarrhea, headache, nausea, and vomiting. She feels incapacitated for 48-72 hours during
menstruation each period. She was tried on first line medication with side effects which she claims
she could not tolerate. Doctor started her then on a combination oral contraceptive. What is one of
the effects of this medication?
a) osteoporosis
b) gallstone formation
c) vaginal dryness
d) increased cholesterol levels
e) blurry vision
gallstone formation
you have some gall to start combo contraceptive
A patient appearing to be aged in his 40s asks the pharmacist about a product to help his insomnia. He
has only had it for 1 nights, and thinks it may be caused by worrying over an upcoming CPA exam. It
may also be caused by the fact that his enlarged prostate causes him to have to urinate several times
a night. He takes glyburide for diabetes. What should the pharmacist tell him?
a) insomnia for 1 night requires a physician appointment
b) nonprescription insomnia products are contraindicated with prostate enlargement
c) nonprescription product are not indicated for short-term insomnia
d) nonprescription insomnia products are contraindicated in patients with diabetes
e) nonprescription insomnia products interact with glyburide
nonprescription insomnia products are contraindicated with prostate enlargement
