MNEMONICS FOR NAPLEX EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Warfarin interactions - ANS FLAMES
o Fluconazole
o Levofloxacin (really increase INR)
o Amiodarone (worse interaction - decrease warfarin dose *by 50%*)
o Metronidazole (decrease warfarin dose *by 1/3*)
o Erythromycin (macrolides in general but this one is the worse)
o Sulf-TMP
CYP Inducers - ANS PS PORCS
o Phenytoin
o Smoking
o Phenobarbital
o Oxcarbazepine (and eslicarbamazepine)
o Rifampin
o Carbamazepine (and its auto-inducer)
o St. John's wort
CYP Inhibitors - ANS G PACMAN
o Grapefruit
o Protease Inhibitors
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, o Azoles
o C - cyclosporine, cimetidine, cobicistat
o Macrolides
o Amiodarone
o Non-DHP CCBs (diltiazem and verapamil)
5 G's (natural products) that increase bleeding risk - ANS o Gingko
o Garlic
o Ginger
o Glucosamine
o Gingseng
Drugs that require non-PVC containers - ANS LATTINS
o Lorazepam
o Amiodarone
o Tacrolimus
o Taxanes
o Insulin
o Nitroglycerin
o Sufentanil
Common Drugs that require SALINE only - ANS ACID APE
♣ Ampicillin
♣ Caspofungin
♣ Infliximab
♣ Daptomycin
♣ Ampicillin/ sulbactam
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Warfarin interactions - ANS FLAMES
o Fluconazole
o Levofloxacin (really increase INR)
o Amiodarone (worse interaction - decrease warfarin dose *by 50%*)
o Metronidazole (decrease warfarin dose *by 1/3*)
o Erythromycin (macrolides in general but this one is the worse)
o Sulf-TMP
CYP Inducers - ANS PS PORCS
o Phenytoin
o Smoking
o Phenobarbital
o Oxcarbazepine (and eslicarbamazepine)
o Rifampin
o Carbamazepine (and its auto-inducer)
o St. John's wort
CYP Inhibitors - ANS G PACMAN
o Grapefruit
o Protease Inhibitors
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, o Azoles
o C - cyclosporine, cimetidine, cobicistat
o Macrolides
o Amiodarone
o Non-DHP CCBs (diltiazem and verapamil)
5 G's (natural products) that increase bleeding risk - ANS o Gingko
o Garlic
o Ginger
o Glucosamine
o Gingseng
Drugs that require non-PVC containers - ANS LATTINS
o Lorazepam
o Amiodarone
o Tacrolimus
o Taxanes
o Insulin
o Nitroglycerin
o Sufentanil
Common Drugs that require SALINE only - ANS ACID APE
♣ Ampicillin
♣ Caspofungin
♣ Infliximab
♣ Daptomycin
♣ Ampicillin/ sulbactam
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