Pharm Review Exam Herzing Test
Questions All Solved Correct 2025.
Isotretinoin (Accutane) use & contraindication - Answer - Acne med
- Vitamin A contraindicated bc increases toxicity
- Pregnancy + LFT's done monthly
Beta blockers do what? - Answer decrease heart rate and blood pressure
causes libido and impotence
contraindicated in asthma, HF
hides signs of hypoglycemia
Statins contraindications and adverse effects - Answer -Pregnancy and liver disease
contraindication
-Can cause rhabdo so watch for muscle pain
-Decreases LDL's and increase HDL's
Misc: Take at night, no grapefruit juice
Sucralfate: what it is, what to monitor and how to take it - Answer Antacid: It can treat ulcers.
Coats ulcers
-Test efficiency by assessing pain
-avoid dairy, take 1 hrs prior to meals or 2 hrs after,
empty stomach, not for renal pts, monitor BUN and electrolytes.
diclofenac: what to monitor with this med - Answer Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
(NSAID)
Watch hemoglobin - linked to RBC loss
Risperidone Key Points for Pts - Answer Antipsychotic
- No breastfeeding
- Avoid sun exposure
, Penicillin key points - Answer - Monitor pt 30 mins after admin
- If allergic, no cephalosporins
- Anaphylaxis = give epinephrine
- Give IV for systemic infections
-PO is not the preferred route
Allopurinol - Answer - Allopurinol is the preventative. Colchicine is the acute gout treatment
-Not w/ Ace Inhibitors (ototoxicity)
-watch for SJS
- Avoid alcohol & organ meat
- Increase fluids
-low purine diet
-watch liver and renal labs
low purine diet for gout - Answer Eat more: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy,
legumes, nuts
Eat less: shellfish, organ meats (liver), alcoholic beverages, soft drinks
Why can't a pt take Tylenol with Rifampin - Answer Both are hepatotoxic
Why is keyexalate given - Answer Decreases K+ in the stool
Filgrastim (Neupogen) - Answer Leukopoietic growth factor (stimulates WBC's)
Used for neutropenia (cancer)
Adverse effect: Can cause bone pain (bone marrow suppression), leukocytosis (WBC > 100,000),
IV or SubQ
Epoetin - Answer -Increases RBC's
- Give IV or SubQ
- Too much = HTN
- Assess iron, if low, give that too
Questions All Solved Correct 2025.
Isotretinoin (Accutane) use & contraindication - Answer - Acne med
- Vitamin A contraindicated bc increases toxicity
- Pregnancy + LFT's done monthly
Beta blockers do what? - Answer decrease heart rate and blood pressure
causes libido and impotence
contraindicated in asthma, HF
hides signs of hypoglycemia
Statins contraindications and adverse effects - Answer -Pregnancy and liver disease
contraindication
-Can cause rhabdo so watch for muscle pain
-Decreases LDL's and increase HDL's
Misc: Take at night, no grapefruit juice
Sucralfate: what it is, what to monitor and how to take it - Answer Antacid: It can treat ulcers.
Coats ulcers
-Test efficiency by assessing pain
-avoid dairy, take 1 hrs prior to meals or 2 hrs after,
empty stomach, not for renal pts, monitor BUN and electrolytes.
diclofenac: what to monitor with this med - Answer Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
(NSAID)
Watch hemoglobin - linked to RBC loss
Risperidone Key Points for Pts - Answer Antipsychotic
- No breastfeeding
- Avoid sun exposure
, Penicillin key points - Answer - Monitor pt 30 mins after admin
- If allergic, no cephalosporins
- Anaphylaxis = give epinephrine
- Give IV for systemic infections
-PO is not the preferred route
Allopurinol - Answer - Allopurinol is the preventative. Colchicine is the acute gout treatment
-Not w/ Ace Inhibitors (ototoxicity)
-watch for SJS
- Avoid alcohol & organ meat
- Increase fluids
-low purine diet
-watch liver and renal labs
low purine diet for gout - Answer Eat more: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy,
legumes, nuts
Eat less: shellfish, organ meats (liver), alcoholic beverages, soft drinks
Why can't a pt take Tylenol with Rifampin - Answer Both are hepatotoxic
Why is keyexalate given - Answer Decreases K+ in the stool
Filgrastim (Neupogen) - Answer Leukopoietic growth factor (stimulates WBC's)
Used for neutropenia (cancer)
Adverse effect: Can cause bone pain (bone marrow suppression), leukocytosis (WBC > 100,000),
IV or SubQ
Epoetin - Answer -Increases RBC's
- Give IV or SubQ
- Too much = HTN
- Assess iron, if low, give that too
