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Your friend has recently had a baby, and visits her doctor because of a terribly sinus infection. The doctor wants to know whether she is breastfeeding her baby. What drug process is of concern?

You are reading the consent information for an eye exam and see that you will be given eye drops that cause cycloplegia. What is cycloplegia?

Your friend is reading about his new medication, and asks you, “what kind of name is 8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-s-triazolo [4,3-α] [1,4] benzodiazepine?” How should you respond?

The Block Box warning carried by terbutaline states that prolonged use may ____.

Thaddeus has shooting, shock-like pain from shingles (herpes zoster). What Schedule V second-generation anticonvulsant might be used as an adjuvant?

The physiologic changes produced by drugs are known as drug _____.

What is an innovation that reduces errors by assuring the identity and dose of each drug are prescribed specifically for the correct patient?

Sarah is breastfeeding her newborn son, and at her six-week check up, asks her obstetrician about birth control. What type of oral contraceptive can safely be used by women who are breastfeeding?

Randall has long attributed his ulcer to his high stress job as a bond trader and is astounded when his doctor tells him his ulcer is likely to be associated with an infection instead. What infectious agent has been associated with gastric and duodenal ulcers as well as gastric cancer?

Which reference would be most useful for learning about off-label uses for medications?