PHARMACOLOGY AND TREATMENT
STRATEGIES EXAMS SET 2026 FULL
SOLUTION VIEW AHEAD QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● aggressive factors. Answer: hydrochloric acid
pepsin
●● protective factors. Answer: mucous + bicarbonate
prostaglandins
intact mucosal blood flow
LES and pyloric sphincter
●● medication classes that decrease acid and increase gastric PH.
Answer: Antacids
Histamine 2 receptor antagonists
proton pump inhibitors
Potassium competitive acid blockers.
●● medications that enhance protective factors. Answer: sucralafate
prostaglandin analogues
,●● common otc antacids. Answer: calcium carbonate (tums)
aluminum hydroxide +mag
hydroxide (mylanta, maalox)
sodium bicarbonate (alka-seltzer)
●● how to antacids work. Answer: work immediately but only on acid
that is already present in the stomach
●● timings of antacids. Answer: take after meals they can work for up to
three hours
on empty stomach work much shorter
●● when to use antacids. Answer: mild intermittent GERD
●● when are antacids not useful. Answer: for nocturnal symptoms
chronic use inidcates need for acid suppression therapy
●● calcium carbonate (Tums) pharm effects. Answer: rapid onset
short duration of action
does not suprress acid
may increase acid secretion after effects wear off
●● tums drug interaction. Answer: decrease absorption of:
, tetracylcines
fluoroquinolones
iron
●● admin instructions of tums. Answer: seperate with other meds by two
hours or more
●● tums AE. Answer: increased calcium= kidney stones
belching, bloating
constipation
hypercalcemia
metabolic alkalosis
●● admin instructions for aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide
(maalox, mylanta). Answer: seperate from other oral drugs two hours or
more
●● aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide (maalox, mylanta)
pharm effects. Answer: rebound acid secreion less prevelant
rapid onset
short duration
combination balances GI motility
STRATEGIES EXAMS SET 2026 FULL
SOLUTION VIEW AHEAD QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● aggressive factors. Answer: hydrochloric acid
pepsin
●● protective factors. Answer: mucous + bicarbonate
prostaglandins
intact mucosal blood flow
LES and pyloric sphincter
●● medication classes that decrease acid and increase gastric PH.
Answer: Antacids
Histamine 2 receptor antagonists
proton pump inhibitors
Potassium competitive acid blockers.
●● medications that enhance protective factors. Answer: sucralafate
prostaglandin analogues
,●● common otc antacids. Answer: calcium carbonate (tums)
aluminum hydroxide +mag
hydroxide (mylanta, maalox)
sodium bicarbonate (alka-seltzer)
●● how to antacids work. Answer: work immediately but only on acid
that is already present in the stomach
●● timings of antacids. Answer: take after meals they can work for up to
three hours
on empty stomach work much shorter
●● when to use antacids. Answer: mild intermittent GERD
●● when are antacids not useful. Answer: for nocturnal symptoms
chronic use inidcates need for acid suppression therapy
●● calcium carbonate (Tums) pharm effects. Answer: rapid onset
short duration of action
does not suprress acid
may increase acid secretion after effects wear off
●● tums drug interaction. Answer: decrease absorption of:
, tetracylcines
fluoroquinolones
iron
●● admin instructions of tums. Answer: seperate with other meds by two
hours or more
●● tums AE. Answer: increased calcium= kidney stones
belching, bloating
constipation
hypercalcemia
metabolic alkalosis
●● admin instructions for aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide
(maalox, mylanta). Answer: seperate from other oral drugs two hours or
more
●● aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide (maalox, mylanta)
pharm effects. Answer: rebound acid secreion less prevelant
rapid onset
short duration
combination balances GI motility
