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Portage NURS 251 Test 2(Latest Exam 2024)
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Portage NURS 251 Test 2(Latest Exam2024)
Over-the-counter (OCT) Medications - correct
answers✅Medications that are available without a
prescription and are available in most cases without
restriction. There are a few medications that do not
require a prescription but are kept behind the pharmacy
counter and ID is required for purchase.
Medications that do not require a prescription but are
kept behind the pharmacy for ID - correct
answers✅decongestant pseudoephedrine
Pseudoephedrine when combines with other items can
make - correct answers✅Crystal Meth
Medications that once required a prescription and are
now available OTC - correct answers✅-Allergy
medication: Loratadine (Claritin)
-Acid blocker: Esomeprazole (Nexium)
Two goals of FDA OTC drug review - correct answers✅1.
Ensuring these medications are both safe and effective
2. Establish appropriate labeling standards
Criteria for OTC status - correct answers✅-Indication for
use
,Portage NURS 251 Test 2(Latest Exam
2024)
-Safety profile
-Practicality for OTC use
Indication for use - correct answers✅Consumer must be
able to easily:
-Diagnose condition
-Monitor effectiveness
-Benefits of correct usage must outweigh risks.
Safety profile - correct answers✅Drugs must have:
-favorable adverse event profile
-limited interaction with other drugs
-low potential for abuse
-high therapeutic index
Practicality for OTC Use - correct answers✅Drugs must
be:
-Easy to use
-Easy to monitor
Many OTC medications may cause harm in patients with -
correct answers✅diseases such as diabetes,
hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and glaucoma.
, Portage NURS 251 Test 2(Latest Exam
2024)
It is important to educate patients that have - correct
answers✅comorbidities to ask a health care professional
prior to taking OTC medications, especially if they intend
to take the medication continuously.
In most cases, OTC medications are - correct
answers✅simply treating symptoms and are not getting
to the cause of the problem.
In some cases, the use of OTC medication can - correct
answers✅prevent someone from seeking the necessary
treatment needed for the underlying cause of their
symptoms.
In other cases, such as the common cold, the symptoms
will - correct answers✅resolve on their own
OTC medications do not: - correct answers✅shorten the
length of the cold; they only help ease the patient's
discomfort. For this reason, depending on the patient's
comorbidities, it may be appropriate to recommend
against a certain OTC treatment.
Drug Facts Labels include: - correct answers✅-purpose
and uses of the product
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