CMS PHARM REVIEW EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

CMS PHARM REVIEW EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025


Lisinopril - CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>therapeutic effect: blood pressure answer (e.g. 120/80)


AE:


dizziness.


headache.


cough.


excessive tiredness.


pain, burning, or tingling in the hands or feet.


decrease in sexual ability.


heartburn.


amitriptyline - CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>- TCA; antidepressant


Side effects:


- Anticholinergic effects


- Sedation, Seizures, Sweating (SSS)

, "Amy tripped over a tricycle in the desert.


"Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant and causes effects that make you feel like you're in


the desert


exenatide - CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>- diabetes mellitus drug


how to reverse heparin - CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>antidote is protamine


insulin administration - CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>- draw short acting before long acting;


regular before NPH


- clear before cloudy


- Never mix insulin glargine with anything else


- For suspension, gently rotate (For NPH)


- If short acting looks cloudy, discard


transdermal patch - CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>- for angina


- Apply at the same time once each day, preferably in the morning


- Keep patch on for 12 to 14 hr each day.


- Remove the patch at night to reduce risk of developing tolerance to nitroglycerin.