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Jacinta is a frail 92-year-old with a history of ulcers from the NSAIDs she takes for arthritis. Her doctor prescribes synthetic prostaglandin that inhibits gastric acid secretion and protects the mucosa from the irritant effect of certain drugs. What is this drug most likely to be?

You have been prescribed medication that you must take by subcutaneous injection. You are strongly cautioned to avoid the possibility of intramuscular administration. Under what circumstances is subcutaneous administration preferred to intramuscular administration?

Martina is providing medication education and, when she mentions possible interactions of the medication with alcohol, the patient acknowledges heavy alcohol binges nearly every weekend. What should Martina do?

For what types of medication errors must an incident report be completed?

Pernicious anemia is associated with deficiency of vitamin ____.

Bretta visits her doctor with the symptoms of a urinary tract infection and the doctor orders a C&S. What can be learned from this procedure?

Pharmaceutical companies prepare each drug in the form or forms most suitable for its intended route of delivery and ____.

Marlee has heard that COX-2 inhibitors are less likely to cause GI bleeds than are NSAIDs. What property of COX-2 inhibitors makes them less likely to cause GI bleeds?

Will visits the emergency room because of a badly broken leg. He is given a narcotic pain killer, but quickly becomes extremely dizzy and disoriented, and vomits. Will is then given another medication, naloxone, and soon begins to feel better. The effect of naloxone on the narcotic pain killer is known as ____.

Rachel is being treated for opioid addiction with a medication that combines both a pure opioid agonist and a partial opioid agonist. What is it?