NEW PORTAGE LEARNING NURS 251
PHARMACOLOGY MODULE 2 2023/2024
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
anticholinergic effects - -answer-occur when a drug blocks acetylcholine
at its receptor site, causing side effects such as dry mouth, dry eyes,
blurred vision, trouble urinating, and constipation
Chlorphreniramine - -answer-moderate anticholinergic effect, low
sedative effect
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) - -answer-high anticholinergic effect, high
sedative effect
Fexofenadine (Allegra) - -answer-low to no anticholinergic effect, low to
no sedative effect
Loratadine (Claritin) - -answer-low anticholinergic effect, low to no
sedative effect
OTC nasal steroids - -answer-Fluticasone (Flonase), Triamcinolone
acetonide (Nascort)
What was the first PPI to become OTC? - -answer-omeprazole
, What are the three types of medication used to treat heartburn? - -
answer-Proton pump inhibitors, antacids, H2 receptor antagonists
Examples of Antacids - -answer-tums, Gaviscon, milk of magnesia, Maalox
Examples of H2 Receptor Blockers - -answer-Cimetidine
Ranitidine
Famotidine
Examples of PPIs - -answer-omeprazole
esomeprazole
pantoprazole
Mechanism of Antacids - -answer-neutralize gastric acidity
Mechanism of H2 Receptor Blockers - -answer-competitively block H2
receptors in acid producing cells of the stomach
Mechanism of PPIs - -answer-bind to proton pump responsible for
secretion of gastric acid
Which H2 blocker has the highest risk of drug interactions? - -answer-
cimetidine
Analgesic - -answer-pain reliever
antipyretic - -answer-reduces fever
PHARMACOLOGY MODULE 2 2023/2024
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
anticholinergic effects - -answer-occur when a drug blocks acetylcholine
at its receptor site, causing side effects such as dry mouth, dry eyes,
blurred vision, trouble urinating, and constipation
Chlorphreniramine - -answer-moderate anticholinergic effect, low
sedative effect
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) - -answer-high anticholinergic effect, high
sedative effect
Fexofenadine (Allegra) - -answer-low to no anticholinergic effect, low to
no sedative effect
Loratadine (Claritin) - -answer-low anticholinergic effect, low to no
sedative effect
OTC nasal steroids - -answer-Fluticasone (Flonase), Triamcinolone
acetonide (Nascort)
What was the first PPI to become OTC? - -answer-omeprazole
, What are the three types of medication used to treat heartburn? - -
answer-Proton pump inhibitors, antacids, H2 receptor antagonists
Examples of Antacids - -answer-tums, Gaviscon, milk of magnesia, Maalox
Examples of H2 Receptor Blockers - -answer-Cimetidine
Ranitidine
Famotidine
Examples of PPIs - -answer-omeprazole
esomeprazole
pantoprazole
Mechanism of Antacids - -answer-neutralize gastric acidity
Mechanism of H2 Receptor Blockers - -answer-competitively block H2
receptors in acid producing cells of the stomach
Mechanism of PPIs - -answer-bind to proton pump responsible for
secretion of gastric acid
Which H2 blocker has the highest risk of drug interactions? - -answer-
cimetidine
Analgesic - -answer-pain reliever
antipyretic - -answer-reduces fever
