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2023 RxPrep NAPLEX Course Book Mnemonics and Pearls Helpful and pertinent mnemonics and pearls gathered from the RxPrep 2023 version of the NAPLEX Course Book. Pearl - Amide- vs. Ester-Type Anesthetics - ANS-Amide-type anesthetics can be recognized by the "i" in their name before the"-caine" ending (e.g., lidocaine, bupivacaine, mepivacaine, ropivacaine). Ester-type anesthetics do not contain an "i" before the "-caine" ending (e.g., procaine, benzocaine, cocaine, tetracaine...

2023 RxPrep NAPLEX Course Book Mnemonics and Pearls Helpful and pertinent mnemonics and pearls gathered from the RxPrep 2023 version of the NAPLEX Course Book Pearl - Amide- vs. Ester-Type Anesthetics - ANS-Amide-type anesthetics can be recognized by the "i" in their name before the"-caine" ending (e.g., lidocaine, bupivacaine, mepivacaine, ropivacaine). Ester-type anesthetics do not contain an "i" before the "-caine" ending (e.g., procaine, benzocaine, cocaine, tetracaine)...

RXPREP: KEY DRUGS, MNEMONICS, STUDY TIPS1 • HAZARDOUS DRUGS are: o Teratogenic o Carcinogenic o Genotoxic (damage the DNA and can cause cancer) o Have reproductive toxicity o Cause organ toxicity at low doses • Key hazardous drugs that require SPECIAL HANDLING to avoid toxicity to workers: o All pregnancy category X drugs, category D’s and a few C’s, and paroxetine, methotrexate, misoprostol, mifepristone, ribavirin o Antineoplastics (chemotherapeutics) o 5-alpha reductase inh...

Pearl - Amide- vs. Ester-Type Anesthetics - Answer Amide-type anesthetics can be recognized by the "i" in their name before the"-caine" ending (e.g., lidocaine, bupivacaine, mepivacaine, ropivacaine). Ester-type anesthetics do not contain an "i" before the "-caine" ending (e.g., procaine, benzocaine, cocaine, tetracaine). Hypersensitivity to one type of drug in an anesthetic class, such as the ester-type procaine, does not confer cross-reactivity to drugs within the opposite anesth...

RXPREP: KEY DRUGS, MNEMONICS, STUDY TIPS • HAZARDOUS DRUGS are: o Teratogenic o Carcinogenic o Genotoxic (damage the DNA and can cause cancer) o Have reproductive toxicity o Cause organ toxicity at low doses • Key hazardous drugs that require SPECIAL HANDLING to avoid toxicity to workers: o All pregnancy category X drugs, category D’s and a few C’s, and paroxetine, methotrexate, misoprostol, mifepristone, ribavirin o Antineoplastics (chemotherapeutics) o 5-alpha reduct...