Midterm Exam: NU641/ NU 641 (New 2025/ 2026 Update) Advanced Clinical Pharmacology Guide | Qs & As| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers)- Regis

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Update)lAdvancedlClinicallPharmacologyl
Guide|lQsl&lAs|lGradelA|l100%lCorrectl
(VerifiedlAnswers)l–lRegis

QUESTION
firstllineldruglforlstreplthroat


Answer:
penicillinlvlpotassiumlPOlx10ldays
iflallergicltolPCN,lgivelamoxicillin




QUESTION
beforelprescribinglantiHTNlmedsltolnewlyldiagnosedlpt


Answer:
EKGl&lbloodlwork




QUESTION
thiazideldiuretics


Answer:
-causelED
-firstllinelofltxlforluncomplicatedlstagelIlHTN




QUESTION
PCNlallergy

,Answer:
uselmacrolideslinstead




QUESTION
amoxicillin


Answer:
avoidlinlmonolpatients




QUESTION
complicationloflquinolones


Answer:
-achillesltendonlrupture
-dolnotluselinlchildrenlunderl18lbecauseloflgrowinglcartilage




QUESTION
benadryl


Answer:
avoidlinlelderly
uselclaritinlinstead




QUESTION
spironolactone


Answer:

, -potassiumlsparingldiuretic
-cautionlw/lACE:lwatchlforlhyperkalemia




QUESTION
warfarin/coumadin


Answer:
-dolnotltakelgarlic,lst.ljohn'slwart
-increaseslbleedingltime




QUESTION
stljohn'slwart


Answer:
-usedlforldepression,lmenopausallsymptomsl
-decreasesleffectivenesslofldigoxinl&lbirthlcontroll(causeslbreakthroughlbleeding)
-dolnotluselwithlcelexa




QUESTION
antiplateletlmeds


Answer:
-garliclcanlexaggerateleffectsl&linhibitlactionloflplateletslinlthelbody
-ex:lindomethacin,ldipyridamole,lPlavix,laspirin




QUESTION
bloodlthinners


Answer: