NR 566/ NR566 Final Exam Study Guide Qs &
Ans (Latest ): Advanced
Pharmacology for Care of the Family (Verified
Answers)
1. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Chlamydia
(Among Adolescents and Adults)
ANS: Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID x 7 days ALTERNATIVE:
Azithromycin 1000 mg po once
Or
Levofloxacin 500mg PO daily for 7 days
2. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Uncomplicated gonococcal urethri-
tis
ANS: ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose
3. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Bacterial Vaginosis
ANS: metronidazole 500 mg BID for 7 days OR
Metronidazole gel 0.75%one full applicator (5 g) intravaginally, once a day for 5 days
OR
Clindamycin vaginal cream 2%one full applicator (5 g) intravaginally at bedtime for
7 days
4. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Herpes Simplex Virus
,(First Clinical Episode)
ANS: 1st Clinical episode:
Acyclovir 400 mg 3x days for 7-10 days OR
Famciclovir 250 mg orally three times a day for 7-10 days OR
Valacyclovir1 g orally twice a day for 7-10 days
5. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
(IM or Oral Regimens)
ANS: Ceftriaxone 500mg IM in single dose + Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID x 14
days + Metronidazole 500 mg PO BID x 14 days.
6. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Syphilis
(Primary and Secondary)
ANS: Benzathine penicillin G 2.4 million units IM in a single dose
7. Doxazosin Side Effects
ANS: hypotension, dizziness, nasal congestions
8. Dutasteride
Patient teaching.
response to delayed onset of therapeutic effect
ANS: benefits take months to develop, must continue taking med even if
improvement not readily seen
may lower ejaculatory volume and libido
9. Terazosin.
How to know it's working
, ANS: improve symptoms of dysuria, urgency, UTI, hesitancy
10. Various routes of administration of estrogen therapy and when each would
be used:
11. · When is it safe and not safe to prescribe progesterone (AKA: progestin)-
ANS: Not safe: if women has had a
hysterectomy/pregnant Safe:
Ans (Latest ): Advanced
Pharmacology for Care of the Family (Verified
Answers)
1. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Chlamydia
(Among Adolescents and Adults)
ANS: Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID x 7 days ALTERNATIVE:
Azithromycin 1000 mg po once
Or
Levofloxacin 500mg PO daily for 7 days
2. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Uncomplicated gonococcal urethri-
tis
ANS: ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose
3. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Bacterial Vaginosis
ANS: metronidazole 500 mg BID for 7 days OR
Metronidazole gel 0.75%one full applicator (5 g) intravaginally, once a day for 5 days
OR
Clindamycin vaginal cream 2%one full applicator (5 g) intravaginally at bedtime for
7 days
4. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Herpes Simplex Virus
,(First Clinical Episode)
ANS: 1st Clinical episode:
Acyclovir 400 mg 3x days for 7-10 days OR
Famciclovir 250 mg orally three times a day for 7-10 days OR
Valacyclovir1 g orally twice a day for 7-10 days
5. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
(IM or Oral Regimens)
ANS: Ceftriaxone 500mg IM in single dose + Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID x 14
days + Metronidazole 500 mg PO BID x 14 days.
6. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Syphilis
(Primary and Secondary)
ANS: Benzathine penicillin G 2.4 million units IM in a single dose
7. Doxazosin Side Effects
ANS: hypotension, dizziness, nasal congestions
8. Dutasteride
Patient teaching.
response to delayed onset of therapeutic effect
ANS: benefits take months to develop, must continue taking med even if
improvement not readily seen
may lower ejaculatory volume and libido
9. Terazosin.
How to know it's working
, ANS: improve symptoms of dysuria, urgency, UTI, hesitancy
10. Various routes of administration of estrogen therapy and when each would
be used:
11. · When is it safe and not safe to prescribe progesterone (AKA: progestin)-
ANS: Not safe: if women has had a
hysterectomy/pregnant Safe:
