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QUESTION What happens if food decreases the rate of drug absorption? Answer: It will de- crease the extent of absorption (delays the onset of effects) QUESTION What happens if food increases the extent of absorption? Answer: Peak effects are heightened QUESTION How does grapefruit juice ef...

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QUESTION
What happens if food decreases the rate of drug absorption?

Answer:
It will de- crease the extent of absorption (delays the onset of effects)



QUESTION
What happens if food increases the extent of absorption?

Answer:
Peak effects are heightened



QUESTION
How does grapefruit juice effect certain drugs?

Answer:
-inhibits the metabolism
-raises their blood levels



QUESTION
Drug-food interactions may increase ?

Answer:
toxicity

,QUESTION
When taking MAO Inhibitors, what food should you avoid to prevent BP
from rising to a life-threatening level?

Answer:
foods rich in tyramine
-aged cheeses
-yeast extracts
-Chianti wine



QUESTION
When taking Theophyline (asthma med.) , what should you avoid to prevent excessive CNS
excitation?

Answer:
caffeine



QUESTION
When taking Potassium-sparing diuretics (spironolactone), what should you avoid to prevent
high potassium levels?

Answer:
salt substitutes



QUESTION
When taking Aluminum-containing antacids (Maalox), what should you avoid to prevent
excessive absorption of aluminum?

Answer:
citrus bevs.
-orange juice



QUESTION

,Who is sensitive to drugs?

Answer:
Infants & older adults



QUESTION
young pts. with heightened drug sensitivity results in?

Answer:
organ immaturity



QUESTION
older adult pts. with heightened drug sensitivity results in?

Answer:
-decline in organ fxn
-inc. severity of illness
-presence of multiple comorbidities
-treatment w/ multiple drugs



QUESTION
What is tolerance?

Answer:
decreased responsiveness to a drug as a result of repeated drug admin.



QUESTION
What is pharmacodynamic tolerance?

Answer:
associated w/ long-term admin. of drugs (morphine/heroin)



QUESTION

, What is metabolic tolerance?

Answer:
resulting from accelerated drug metabolism
(barbituates)



QUESTION
What is tachyphylaxis?

Answer:
reduction in drug responsiveness bought on by re- peated dosing over a short time (transdermal
nitroglycerin)



QUESTION
What happens if a pt. has 2 or more med. conditions/disease processes?-


Answer:
drugs taken to manage one condition may complicate management of the other condition




QUESTION
Pts. w/ comorbidities taking multiple meds. results in?

Answer:
increased likelihood of drug interactions



QUESTION
Failure to admin. meds. as prescribed may result from?

Answer:
poor pt. adherence or med. errors

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