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Your friend Kaylin has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and you take part in her diabetes education classes to learn more. What symptoms might indicate that Kaylin is hyperglycemic?

Your friend is being treated for gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection, and a cephalosporin has been prescribed. This is likely a ____-generation drug.

William has just been diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia. What class of drugs is considered to be first line therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia?

What antiarrythmic agent acts by slowing AV nodal conduction and is also used in the treatment of hypertension and angina?

Sally is taking an oral smoking cessation aid that is a partial nicotine receptor agonist-antagonist. What medication is she taking? 

What was the first law in the United States to require all drugs marketed in the United States to meet minimal standards of strength, purity, and quality?

Under what circumstances must a MEDWATCH form be completed?

Pearl, who has asthma, uses a beta2 agonist as a maintenance medication. What medication might she be taking?

Your father recently had a heart attack, and has been told by his doctor to take a low dose of aspirin every day to prevent the formation of blood clots that might cause him to have another.  The aspirin is being used as a(n) ____.

Dina has AIDS and is experiencing profound weight loss and cachexia. What hormonal medication might help her with these issues?