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The patient is prescribed a medication that was just placed in Phase IV study. The patient tells the nurse, This medication is too expensive. Could the doctor order a generic form of this medication? What is the nurses most accurate response?
- A. Medications are not produced in generic form until the patent expires, which normally takes several years.
- B. You can request the generic form but the binder used may make the drug less effective for this medication.
- C. The generic form of the medication would not be any less expensive because this is a relatively new medication.
- D. Generic medications are lower quality drugs and that would mean you would not be getting the best treatment available.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: When a new drug enters the market, it is given a time-limited patent; generic forms of the medication cannot be produced until the patent expires. Because no generic version of this drug will exist because it is so new, it is impossible to predict what binder will be used or what the cost would be.
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- A. It broadens the spectrum of amoxycillin
- B. It decreases the side effect of amoxycillin
- C. It decreases the toxicity of clavulanic acid
- D. It increases the oral bio availability of amoxycillin
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Clavulanic acid inhibits beta-lactamases, broadening amoxicillin's spectrum.
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has a new prescription for Digoxin and takes multiple other medications. The nurse should recognize that concurrent use of which of the following medications places the client at risk for Digoxin toxicity?
- A. Phenytoin
- B. Verapamil
- C. Warfarin
- D. Aluminum hydroxide
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Verapamil increases digoxin levels by reducing clearance, risking toxicity.
The American Dietetic Association recommends pregnant women take a supplement including:
- A. 1,000 IU daily of vitamin D
- B. 2.4 mcg/day of vitamin B12
- C. 600 mcg/day of folic acid
- D. 8 mg/day of iron
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: 600 mcg/day of folic acid is recommended during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects.
Which of the following is natural mineralcorticoid:
- A. Methylprednisolone
- B. Betamethasone
- C. Triamcinolone
- D. Aldosterone
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Aldosterone is the natural mineralocorticoid produced by the adrenal glands.
A patient asks the nurse, What is a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) number? What is the nurse's best response?
- A. DEA Numbers are given to physicians and pharmacists when they register with the DEA to prescribe and dispense controlled substances.
- B. Physicians must have a DEA number in order to prescribe any type of medication for patients.
- C. DEA numbers are case numbers given when someone breaks the law involving a controlled substance.
- D. DEA numbers are contact numbers to talk with someone at the DEA when questions arise about controlled substances.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: All pharmacists and physicians must register with the DEA. They are given numbers that are required before they can dispense or prescribe controlled substances. DEA numbers are only needed when prescribing controlled substances. A DEA number is neither a case number nor a phone number.