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What are astringents?
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Cause shrinkage of the skin and mucous membranes manly to stop seepage, weeping , or discharge from mucous membranes
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What astringents can be used to treat athletes foot, poison ivy, swelling, external otitis, bruises and insect bites?
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Aluminum Acetate solution (Burow's solution, Domeboro) wh
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What meds are used on blistered, raw, oozing areas of the skin?
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Calamine lotion
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What are emollients?
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Applied to skin to make skin more pliable and soft
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What emollient is pleasant in odor and is ideal for chapped lips, cracked nipples, or minor irritated skin?
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Theobroma oil (coco butter)
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What emollient is ideal for chafing?
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Zinc oxide
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What is the difference between a expectorant and an antitussive?
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Expectorants: bronchomucotrophic agents, expel secretions (make you cough)
Antitussive: inhibit or surpress coughing |
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What is the brand name for chlorpheniramine maleate and what medication class does it fall under?
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Antihistamines
Trimeton |
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What medication is given to treat nausea, vomiting and dizziness and has a longer duration of action than Benadryl?
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BN: Bonine, antivert
GN: Melizine hydrochloride |
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What antihistamine has the greatest usualness in the prevention of motion sickness? Bn&gn?
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GN: dimenhydrinate
BN: Dramamine |
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What medication class cause an increase of gastric acid secretion in the stomach and help prevent complications of peptic ulcer disease?
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Histamine H2 receptor antagonist
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What is the generic name for Zantac that is used to treat Gerd?
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Ranitidine
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Anti-acids are used to what?
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used to counteract hyperacidity the stomach
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Patients should not take oral medications within how many hours of taking antacid?
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2
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What is the brand name and generic name for an anti-acid used for the symptomatic relief of upset stomach?
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BN: milk of magnesia USP
GN: magnesium hydroxide |
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what advantage does aluminum hydroxide gel have?
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No systemic alkalosis
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What is the brand name for aluminum hydroxide Gel?
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Amphojel
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What is the generic name for Robitussin DM and what medication class is it?
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Guaifenesin and dextromethorphan
Guaifenesin is an expectorant and dextromethorphan is a non narcotic antitussive |
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What is the generic name for Maalox?
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Alumina and magnesia oral suspension
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What disinfectant historically is one of the first anti-septic agents used?
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Phenol or carbolic acid
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What is the most common povidone-iodine?
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Betadine
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What allergies should you check before using anti-septic's on patients?
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Iodine allergies
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What disinfect it is routinely used for the treatment of trench mouth?
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Hydrogen peroxide
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What is the most common side effect of silver nitrate?
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Turns skin black where the silver nitrate comes in contact with
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What condition can be caused by silver nitrate dressing being absorbed into the skin from drying?
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Argyria
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True or false: sulfonamides where the first effective chemotherapeutic agents to be available and in safe therapeutic dosage ranges?
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True
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What is one of the most important antibiotics and is one of the most effective and least toxic of the anti-microbial agents?
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Penicillin
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What teleselling is indicated for infection of meningitis anthrax and gonorrhea?
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Penicillin G , aqueous
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What medication class is Robitussin AC and what is the generic name?
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Guaifenesin and codeine phosphate
Guaifenesin is an expectorant and codeine phosphate is an narcotic antitussive |
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What teleselling is indicated for conditions such as syphilis and upper respiratory tract infections caused by group a bacteria
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Penicillin G benazarhine
Bicillin LA |
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Wycillin is used for the treatment of what?
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NUG
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What is the GN for Polycillin that is used to treat conditions such as Salmonella E. coli and gonorrhea
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Ampicillin
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What is the brand name for amoxicillin?
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Amoxil
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Patients that are allergic to penicillin may also be allergic to what? the cross sensitivity for this medications is estimated to be 5 to 16%
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Cephalosporins
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That is the BN for cephalexin
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Keflex
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What medication is used to treat tonsillitis?
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Cefprozil
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What medication class was introduced in 1948 and were the first truly broad spectrum antibiotics?
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Tetracyclines
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Use a tetracyclines is contra indicated for children and pregnant women because why?
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May produce discoloration of the teeth and depress bone marrow growth
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What are the brand names for tetracycline hydrochloride A medicine used to treat rickettsiae?
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Achromycin
Sumycin |
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What do nasal decongestants do?
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Reduce congestion and swelling of mucous membranes. Are also used to relieve Eustachian tube congestion
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What tetracycline is active against a wide range of gram-positive and gram- negative micro organisms?
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Doxycycline
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What drug of choice is used when penicillin is contraindicated?
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Erythromycin
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Antipyretics are used for what?
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To relieve or reduce fevers
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What is and is still the most economical analgesic, antipyretic, an anti-inflammatory agent available?
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Aspirin
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What is the brand name for acetaminophen?
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Tylenol
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Central nervous systems stimulants are generally contra indicated for patients with what disorders
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system cardiovascular disorders agitated states, history of medication hypertension, arteriosclerosis
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What medication that is primarily indicated for narcolepsy but can also be used as adjunct to diet therapy for obesity?
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Dextroamphetamine
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What is the generic name for Ritalin a medication for hyper active children or children with attention deficit disorders?
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Methylphenidate hydrochloride
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What should be avoided while using central nervous system depressants?
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Alcohol
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Morphine is contra indicated for patients with what?
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Head injuries , acute alcoholism and compulsive disorders
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What the the brand name for pseudoephedrine hydrochloride and what does it do?
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Sudafed, nasal decongestant due to common cold, hay fever and other respiratory allergies
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What is indicated for short-term treatment of insomnia this medication is also used as a pre-anesthetic medication
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Pentobarbital
Nembutal |
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What medication is an anti-convulsant that is drug of choice for the treatment and management of grand mal epilepsy
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Phenytoin sodium
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What is the generic name for Haldol?
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Haloperidol
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What is the generic name for Valium the drug of choice in status epileptics?
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Diazepam
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Amyl nitrate may also be used in the prevention of what
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Erection in adult males following circumcision
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What is the brand name for adrenaline, chloride,sus-prine) ?
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Epinephrine
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What are the fat soluble vitamins?
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A DEK
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Conditions such as anorexia, pancreatic disease, hectic cirrhosis are due to a deficiency in the what?
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Retinol
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Rickets and children and asteomalacia adults may be caused by deficiency in what?
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Vitamin D
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What vitamin is water-soluble and is necessary for the prevention and cure of scurvy?
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Vitamin C or Ascorbic acid
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What nasal decongestant is combined with antihistamine to reduce congestion and swelling of mucous membranes?
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Actifed
Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride and triprolidine hydrochloride |
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What is a vitamin e, a fat soluble antioxidant that prevents destruction of red blood cells
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Tocopherol
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What is nitrous oxide commonly used for?
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Laughing gas
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What is lidocaine used for?
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Treatment and myocardial infarctions to prevent or suppressed contractions
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What is the GN for xylocaine?
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Lidocaine hydrochloride
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What is the brand name for ketamine hydrochloride?
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Ketalar
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What is the GN for ophthectic?
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Proparacaine
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What immunizations are common and used by the US Armed Forces?
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Anthrax, hepatitis a, hepatitis B, influenza A andB, measles mumps and rubella, smallpox, tetanus, and yellow fever
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when did the world health organization declare global eradication of smallpox
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1980
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What are two standard forms used for prescriptions?
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DD form 1289 and navmed 6710/6
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What does superscription mean?
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To take
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What nasal decongestant is mixed with a expectorant?
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Pseudoephedrine and Guaifenesin
Mucinex D |
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What part of this prescription is of greatest importance and is the part of the prescription that lists the name and quantity of the medication to be used?
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Inscription
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What prescription part is the part of the prescription that gives directions to the compounder?
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Subscription
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What part of the prescription gives the directions for the patient?
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Signa
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True or false, navy independent duty hospital Corman are allowed to prescribe medication?
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true
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How long are prescriptions required to be kept on file after the date of issue?
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Two years
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Custodial responsibility for controlled substances are the responsibility of who?
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A commissioned officer
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Substances that have high abuse potential and have no accepted medical use such as heroin, LSD are schedule what drugs?
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Schedule one
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What schedule class of drugs have a high abuse potential and severe psychological and or physical dependence liability?
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Schedule two
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Schedule two drugs can never be ordered with refills and in most cases must be filled with and how many days of the date originally written?
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Seven
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What class of medications have a moderate dependence liability?
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Schedule three
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What are antihistamines?
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Antihistamines are used to counteract the physical symptoms that are caused by histamines.
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What schedule class of drugs has a dependence liability?
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schedule four
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What schedule class if drugs is mostly antitussives and antidiarrheals and have a limited abuse potential?
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Schedule five
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Prescriptions of schedule class 3,4 and 5 must be filled within how many days of the date written and can be refilled up to how many times within a six-month
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30, five
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At a minimum how many times does the controlled substance inventory board inventory controlled substance?
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Quarterly
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What does histamine promote?
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Reactions associated with inflammation and allergies such as, asthma and hayfever.
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What is the generic name for Benadryl and what medication class does it fall under?
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Diphenhydramine hydrochloride
Antihistamines |