CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND DRUG THERAPY COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS SET 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS

CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY
AND DRUG THERAPY COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMS SET 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS

●● What are the main side effects of isosorbide mononitrate? Answer:
Headache (HA), dizziness


●● What is the general dose for isosorbide mononitrate? Answer: 120
mg once daily (qd)


●● What auxiliary label should be used for isosorbide mononitrate?
Answer: Take at the same time every day, AA


●● What is nitroglycerin used for? Answer: Acute angina


●● What are the dosage forms of nitroglycerin? Answer: Sublingual
(SL) tablets: 0.3, 0.4, 0.6 mg


●● What are the auxiliary labels for nitroglycerin? Answer: Do not
crush, chew or swallow; Keep away from heat, light, moisture; Keep in
original container; Discard 6 months after opening


●● What is the therapeutic use of warfarin? Answer: Clot prevention

, ●● What are the main side effects of warfarin? Answer: Hemorrhage


●● What is the general dose for warfarin? Answer: 1-10 mg once daily
(qd)


●● What auxiliary label should be used for warfarin? Answer: Do not
take with ASA or NSAIDs; Do not change eating habits


●● What is the therapeutic use of enoxaparin? Answer: Clot prevention


●● What is the general dose for enoxaparin? Answer: 40 mg
subcutaneously once daily (qd)


●● What is the therapeutic use of dabigatran? Answer: Clot prevention


●● What is the general dose for dabigatran? Answer: 75 mg twice daily
(bid)


●● What is the therapeutic use of rivaroxaban? Answer: Clot prevention


●● What is the general dose for rivaroxaban? Answer: 20 mg once daily
(qd)