NAPLEX Questions: Medication Safety and Quality
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Another name for Enbrel
a) Efavirenz
b) Etanercept
c) Eptifbatide
d) Enfurvitide
e) Entidronate - ANSWER Etanercept
A patient asks the pharmacist about a severe hangover from drinking vodka last
night. He awakened with heartburn, nausea, tremor, dizziness, fatigue, body aches,
headache and depression. What is the worst combination of ingredients for him?
a) caffeine, calcium carbonate
b) ibuprofen, calcium carbonate
c) naproxen, calcium carbonate
d) tums
e) Advil, Maalox - ANSWER caffeine, calcium carbonate
After you ask for her allergies, and elderly woman mentions that she is allergic to
capsules. She says that the capsules never seem to get into her throat correctly and
that she hates swallowing them. She says that even after a full glass of water she
still feels the capsule right in her mouth. After looking at her profile, you find out that
4 out of 7 of her medications are capsules. Which is likely to help her swallow?
a) do not use water
b) empty capsule contents into apple juice and drink
c) extend head upward, when feeling capsule in the back of throat swallow
d) take a sip of water with capsule, flex head forward and swallow
e) swallow with some food - ANSWER take a sip of water with capsule, flex head
forward and swallow
Another name for Macrobid is:
a) nitrofurantoin
b) gentamicin
c) Bactrim DS
d) metronidazole
e) clarithromycin - ANSWER nitrofurantoin
Combivent is also known as:
a) albuterol/formoteol
b) albuterol/fluticasone
c) albuterol/salmeterol
,d) albuterol/budesonide
e) albuterol/ipratropium - ANSWER albuterol/ipratropium
I pray that this combo helps you vent better (albuterol)
Another name for Bactrim is:
a) Bacitracin
b) Baclofen
c) sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
d) piperacillin/tazobactam - ANSWER sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
Many dosage forms and medication delivery methods are considered suitable for
nonprescription use. However, some are not available for nonprescription products.
Which of the following is not available on a nonprescription basis?
a) inhalers
b) suppositories
c) enteric coated tablets
d) injections
e) powders for inhalation - ANSWER powders for inhalation
Magnesium stearate is commonly used as what type of pharmaceutic ingredient in
tablet preparation?
a) lubricant
b) disintegrant
c) opaquant
d) polishing agent
e) glidant - ANSWER lubricant
magnesium oil - oil - lubricant
A 17 y/o sexually active gravid 0 para 0 presents with painful menstruation. This is
accompanied by diarrhea, headache, nausea, and vomiting. She feels incapacitated
for 48-72 hours during menstruation each period. She was tried on first line
medication with side effects which she claims she could not tolerate. Doctor started
her then on a combination oral contraceptive. What is one of the effects of this
medication?
a) osteoporosis
b) gallstone formation
c) vaginal dryness
d) increased cholesterol levels
e) blurry vision - ANSWER gallstone formation
you have some gall to start combo contraceptive
, A patient appearing to be aged in his 40s asks the pharmacist about a product to
help his insomnia. He has only had it for 1 nights, and thinks it may be caused by
worrying over an upcoming CPA exam. It may also be caused by the fact that his
enlarged prostate causes him to have to urinate several times a night. He takes
glyburide for diabetes. What should the pharmacist tell him?
a) insomnia for 1 night requires a physician appointment
b) nonprescription insomnia products are contraindicated with prostate enlargement
c) nonprescription product are not indicated for short-term insomnia
d) nonprescription insomnia products are contraindicated in patients with diabetes
e) nonprescription insomnia products interact with glyburide - ANSWER
nonprescription insomnia products are contraindicated with prostate enlargement
Which agent is available in a rectal formulation for relief of constipation?
a) bisacodyl
b) sorbitol
c) lubiprostone
d) methylcellulose
e) docusate sodium - ANSWER bisacodyl
fleet, dulcolax suppositories
A 24 y/o woman is studying for final exams and wants to know what she can do
about several small vesicles that have formed a crust on the upper margin of her lip.
The lesions are painful and she would like to minimize discomfort for an upcoming
job interview. What most likely most likely caused this infection?
a) fungus
b) virus
c) bacterial
d) candida
c) parasite - ANSWER virus
What is the appropriate needle gauge for a newly diagnosed diabetic patient
requiring subcutaneous insulin?
a) 25G, 1 inch
b) 31G, 1 inch
c) 33G, 5/6 inch
d) 31G, 5/6 inch
e) 25G, 5/6 inch - ANSWER 31G, 5/6 inch
An 80 y/o patient comes to the pharmacy counter requesting assistance with
choosing an appropriate medication to treat her cold symptoms. Her main symptom
is nasal congestion. She is a routine customer in your pharmacy and is compliant
with her blood pressure medications, glaucoma eye drops, and bisphosphonates for
osteoporosis. Which would you recommend?
a) oral loratadine
Improvement with correct answers
Another name for Enbrel
a) Efavirenz
b) Etanercept
c) Eptifbatide
d) Enfurvitide
e) Entidronate - ANSWER Etanercept
A patient asks the pharmacist about a severe hangover from drinking vodka last
night. He awakened with heartburn, nausea, tremor, dizziness, fatigue, body aches,
headache and depression. What is the worst combination of ingredients for him?
a) caffeine, calcium carbonate
b) ibuprofen, calcium carbonate
c) naproxen, calcium carbonate
d) tums
e) Advil, Maalox - ANSWER caffeine, calcium carbonate
After you ask for her allergies, and elderly woman mentions that she is allergic to
capsules. She says that the capsules never seem to get into her throat correctly and
that she hates swallowing them. She says that even after a full glass of water she
still feels the capsule right in her mouth. After looking at her profile, you find out that
4 out of 7 of her medications are capsules. Which is likely to help her swallow?
a) do not use water
b) empty capsule contents into apple juice and drink
c) extend head upward, when feeling capsule in the back of throat swallow
d) take a sip of water with capsule, flex head forward and swallow
e) swallow with some food - ANSWER take a sip of water with capsule, flex head
forward and swallow
Another name for Macrobid is:
a) nitrofurantoin
b) gentamicin
c) Bactrim DS
d) metronidazole
e) clarithromycin - ANSWER nitrofurantoin
Combivent is also known as:
a) albuterol/formoteol
b) albuterol/fluticasone
c) albuterol/salmeterol
,d) albuterol/budesonide
e) albuterol/ipratropium - ANSWER albuterol/ipratropium
I pray that this combo helps you vent better (albuterol)
Another name for Bactrim is:
a) Bacitracin
b) Baclofen
c) sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
d) piperacillin/tazobactam - ANSWER sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
Many dosage forms and medication delivery methods are considered suitable for
nonprescription use. However, some are not available for nonprescription products.
Which of the following is not available on a nonprescription basis?
a) inhalers
b) suppositories
c) enteric coated tablets
d) injections
e) powders for inhalation - ANSWER powders for inhalation
Magnesium stearate is commonly used as what type of pharmaceutic ingredient in
tablet preparation?
a) lubricant
b) disintegrant
c) opaquant
d) polishing agent
e) glidant - ANSWER lubricant
magnesium oil - oil - lubricant
A 17 y/o sexually active gravid 0 para 0 presents with painful menstruation. This is
accompanied by diarrhea, headache, nausea, and vomiting. She feels incapacitated
for 48-72 hours during menstruation each period. She was tried on first line
medication with side effects which she claims she could not tolerate. Doctor started
her then on a combination oral contraceptive. What is one of the effects of this
medication?
a) osteoporosis
b) gallstone formation
c) vaginal dryness
d) increased cholesterol levels
e) blurry vision - ANSWER gallstone formation
you have some gall to start combo contraceptive
, A patient appearing to be aged in his 40s asks the pharmacist about a product to
help his insomnia. He has only had it for 1 nights, and thinks it may be caused by
worrying over an upcoming CPA exam. It may also be caused by the fact that his
enlarged prostate causes him to have to urinate several times a night. He takes
glyburide for diabetes. What should the pharmacist tell him?
a) insomnia for 1 night requires a physician appointment
b) nonprescription insomnia products are contraindicated with prostate enlargement
c) nonprescription product are not indicated for short-term insomnia
d) nonprescription insomnia products are contraindicated in patients with diabetes
e) nonprescription insomnia products interact with glyburide - ANSWER
nonprescription insomnia products are contraindicated with prostate enlargement
Which agent is available in a rectal formulation for relief of constipation?
a) bisacodyl
b) sorbitol
c) lubiprostone
d) methylcellulose
e) docusate sodium - ANSWER bisacodyl
fleet, dulcolax suppositories
A 24 y/o woman is studying for final exams and wants to know what she can do
about several small vesicles that have formed a crust on the upper margin of her lip.
The lesions are painful and she would like to minimize discomfort for an upcoming
job interview. What most likely most likely caused this infection?
a) fungus
b) virus
c) bacterial
d) candida
c) parasite - ANSWER virus
What is the appropriate needle gauge for a newly diagnosed diabetic patient
requiring subcutaneous insulin?
a) 25G, 1 inch
b) 31G, 1 inch
c) 33G, 5/6 inch
d) 31G, 5/6 inch
e) 25G, 5/6 inch - ANSWER 31G, 5/6 inch
An 80 y/o patient comes to the pharmacy counter requesting assistance with
choosing an appropriate medication to treat her cold symptoms. Her main symptom
is nasal congestion. She is a routine customer in your pharmacy and is compliant
with her blood pressure medications, glaucoma eye drops, and bisphosphonates for
osteoporosis. Which would you recommend?
a) oral loratadine
