PORTAGE PHARMACOLOGY MODULE 9 EXAM 2025

PORTAGE PHARMACOLOGY MODULE 9 EXAM 2025 select characteristic below that is consistent with specialty medication treat a complex disease state t/f patients must go through specialty pharmacy to obtain medication that is considered specialty medication; retail pharmacies do not stock them true list 3 characteristics of specialty medications -high cost -limited/exclusive availability for distribution -complex treatment regimen that require ongoing monitoring and patient education -treats rare diseases -special handling, storage requirements -treats diseases with long term or severe side efforts, increased fatality -biologically derived list 3 classes of medication considered to be specialty medications biologics/immunomodulating drugs, interferons, monoclonal antibodies, interleukins, antivirals, antiretrovirals, NRTI, NNRTI, protease inhibitor, integrate/fusion inhibitor match disease state with appropriate medication used to treat it cancer=aldesleukin (proleukin) multiple sclerosis=natalizuman (tysabri) rheumatoid arthritis=abatacept (Orencia) Crohn's disease=adalimumab (Humira) hepatitis c=ledipasvir/sofobuvir (harvoni) HIV=efavirenz (sustiva) t/f initial treatment for rheumatoid arthritis includes class of medications called DMARDS (disease modifying anti rheumatic drugs) true select true statement regarding HIV it attacks CD4 cells select FALSE statement regarding immunomodulating drugs they work strictly by enhancing patient's natural immune response t/f humoral immunity involves production of antibodies