CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Anti-inflammatory drugs - correct answers -- NSAIDs
will continue later
max dosage for adult = 800mg x every 6 hours. 3,200 mg in 24 hrs.
can cause ulcers if taken without food due to inhibition of prostaglandins
What's the action of anti-inlammatary drugs? - correct answers --inhibit
biosynthesis of prostaglandins
-analgesic affect
-pyretic effect
-inhibits platelets aggregation
Salicylates (Acetlysalisic acid) ASA - correct answers --anti inflammatory, anti
pyretic, anti platelet.
can cause Rey's syndrome in children = bleeding from the liver/brain. can be fatal
, avoid during last trimester of pregnancy and during lactation
GI bleeding - correct answers -upper GI = red
lower GI- black or bloody stools, coffee ground like
Celecoxib - correct answers -action: selectively inhibits COX-2 enzyme w/ out
inhibition of COX-1
uses: osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis
Corticosteroids - correct answers -Action: Control inflammation by suppressing or
preventing many of the components of the inflammatory process at the injured
site
use: arthritic flare ups, too many side effects so not often used for arthritis.
taper off over 5-10 days
disease-modifying anti rheumatic drugs - correct answers -types:
immunosuppressive agents
immunomodulators
antimaralials
uses: alleviate symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis