Pharm Exam Study Guide Review Solutions
1. Albuterol class: beta 2 agonist short acting
2. albuterol moa: relax smooth muscles in the bronchioles, producing
dilation and relieving bronchospasm
3. Albuterol: Should carry around to save their lives for an asthma attack
-> should know which inhaler to carry
Take 2-4 puffs every 20 minutes for 3 treatments/cycles
-give 4 hours apart through an inhaler, nebulizer
4. albuterol uses: for acute asthma attacks- bronchodilator-open airways
5. albuterol se: angina, tachycardia, restlessness, nervousness,
tremors, hyper- glycemia, seizures
6. albuterol caution: cautious with cardiac patients bc it increases
HR should be cautious in diabetic patients because it will
increase blood sugar
7. albuterol contraindication: drug allergies, cardiac dysrhythmias,
uncontrolled hypertension, high risk of stroke
8. salmeterol: lng acting beta 2 adrenegeric agonist-> bronchodilator
9. Salmeterol will not do what?: save their lives, takes a while to work
10.salmeterol se: fungal infection in their mouth-check before meal-
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,spit out and rinse do not swallow
11.Salmeterol administration: capsule, inhaler, Diskus where you load
it and breathe in Diskus, inhaled powders
Give inhaler by pt exhale fully and inhale (take a puff) and hold
breath for 5-10 seconds —> then breathe out- wiat 1-2 min
between puffs
12.Salmeterol caution: used for copd patients never for acute asthma
attacks ( med is used to manage asthma and COPD)
13.salmterol containdicatons: drug allergies, cardiac dysrhthmias, high
risk of stroke
14.Ipratropium: short acting and is a bronchodilator and anticholinergic
15.tiotroprium: long acting anti-inflammatory and given inhaled as
inhalers or nebulizers
16.Se of tiotropium and ipratropium: dry mouth, cant pee, cant poop,
blurry vision
17.PT of ipratropium and tiotropium: bronchodilator taken first and
monitor for anticholinergic effects with food
18.uses of ipratroprium and tiotropium:
copd allergy
2
, bronchospas
m rhinitis
19.contraindications of Ipa and tiotropium: glaucoma, enlarged prostate,
urinary retention
20.Aminophylline: bronchodilator and xanthine
derivative narrow therapuetic range
21.se of aminophylline: toxicity (N,V, anorexia), tachycardia,
arrhythmias, hyper- thyroidism
22.avoid with aminophylline: caffeine, soda, cola, chocolate
23.Contraindications of aminophylline: peptic ulcers dysrhthmias,
hyperthy- roidism
24.indications of aminophylline: athma, copd, bronchospasms
25.psuedoephedrine: decongestant, reduces congestion and dries
you out sympathomimetic- acts on cns
26.Psuedoephedrine se: increase HR, insomnia, hallucinations, huge
abuse po- tential, restlessness, irritability
27.who should not get psuedoephedrine: cardiac patients or hypertensive
28.Benzonatate: cough suppressnats
(antitussives) not very usesful
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1. Albuterol class: beta 2 agonist short acting
2. albuterol moa: relax smooth muscles in the bronchioles, producing
dilation and relieving bronchospasm
3. Albuterol: Should carry around to save their lives for an asthma attack
-> should know which inhaler to carry
Take 2-4 puffs every 20 minutes for 3 treatments/cycles
-give 4 hours apart through an inhaler, nebulizer
4. albuterol uses: for acute asthma attacks- bronchodilator-open airways
5. albuterol se: angina, tachycardia, restlessness, nervousness,
tremors, hyper- glycemia, seizures
6. albuterol caution: cautious with cardiac patients bc it increases
HR should be cautious in diabetic patients because it will
increase blood sugar
7. albuterol contraindication: drug allergies, cardiac dysrhythmias,
uncontrolled hypertension, high risk of stroke
8. salmeterol: lng acting beta 2 adrenegeric agonist-> bronchodilator
9. Salmeterol will not do what?: save their lives, takes a while to work
10.salmeterol se: fungal infection in their mouth-check before meal-
1
,spit out and rinse do not swallow
11.Salmeterol administration: capsule, inhaler, Diskus where you load
it and breathe in Diskus, inhaled powders
Give inhaler by pt exhale fully and inhale (take a puff) and hold
breath for 5-10 seconds —> then breathe out- wiat 1-2 min
between puffs
12.Salmeterol caution: used for copd patients never for acute asthma
attacks ( med is used to manage asthma and COPD)
13.salmterol containdicatons: drug allergies, cardiac dysrhthmias, high
risk of stroke
14.Ipratropium: short acting and is a bronchodilator and anticholinergic
15.tiotroprium: long acting anti-inflammatory and given inhaled as
inhalers or nebulizers
16.Se of tiotropium and ipratropium: dry mouth, cant pee, cant poop,
blurry vision
17.PT of ipratropium and tiotropium: bronchodilator taken first and
monitor for anticholinergic effects with food
18.uses of ipratroprium and tiotropium:
copd allergy
2
, bronchospas
m rhinitis
19.contraindications of Ipa and tiotropium: glaucoma, enlarged prostate,
urinary retention
20.Aminophylline: bronchodilator and xanthine
derivative narrow therapuetic range
21.se of aminophylline: toxicity (N,V, anorexia), tachycardia,
arrhythmias, hyper- thyroidism
22.avoid with aminophylline: caffeine, soda, cola, chocolate
23.Contraindications of aminophylline: peptic ulcers dysrhthmias,
hyperthy- roidism
24.indications of aminophylline: athma, copd, bronchospasms
25.psuedoephedrine: decongestant, reduces congestion and dries
you out sympathomimetic- acts on cns
26.Psuedoephedrine se: increase HR, insomnia, hallucinations, huge
abuse po- tential, restlessness, irritability
27.who should not get psuedoephedrine: cardiac patients or hypertensive
28.Benzonatate: cough suppressnats
(antitussives) not very usesful
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