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What are astringents?
Cause shrinkage of the skin and mucous membranes manly to stop seepage, weeping , or discharge from mucous membranes
What astringents can be used to treat athletes foot, poison ivy, swelling, external otitis, bruises and insect bites?
Aluminum Acetate solution (Burow's solution, Domeboro) wh
What meds are used on blistered, raw, oozing areas of the skin?
Calamine lotion
What are emollients?
Applied to skin to make skin more pliable and soft
What emollient is pleasant in odor and is ideal for chapped lips, cracked nipples, or minor irritated skin?
Theobroma oil (coco butter)
What emollient is ideal for chafing?
Zinc oxide
What is the difference between a expectorant and an antitussive?
Expectorants: bronchomucotrophic agents, expel secretions (make you cough)
Antitussive: inhibit or surpress coughing
What is the brand name for chlorpheniramine maleate and what medication class does it fall under?
Antihistamines
Trimeton
What medication is given to treat nausea, vomiting and dizziness and has a longer duration of action than Benadryl?
BN: Bonine, antivert
GN: Melizine hydrochloride
What antihistamine has the greatest usualness in the prevention of motion sickness? Bn&gn?
GN: dimenhydrinate
BN: Dramamine
What medication class cause an increase of gastric acid secretion in the stomach and help prevent complications of peptic ulcer disease?
Histamine H2 receptor antagonist
What is the generic name for Zantac that is used to treat Gerd?
Ranitidine
Anti-acids are used to what?
used to counteract hyperacidity the stomach
Patients should not take oral medications within how many hours of taking antacid?
2
What is the brand name and generic name for an anti-acid used for the symptomatic relief of upset stomach?
BN: milk of magnesia USP
GN: magnesium hydroxide
what advantage does aluminum hydroxide gel have?
No systemic alkalosis
What is the brand name for aluminum hydroxide Gel?
Amphojel
What is the generic name for Robitussin DM and what medication class is it?
Guaifenesin and dextromethorphan

Guaifenesin is an expectorant and dextromethorphan is a non narcotic antitussive
What is the generic name for Maalox?
Alumina and magnesia oral suspension
What disinfectant historically is one of the first anti-septic agents used?
Phenol or carbolic acid
What is the most common povidone-iodine?
Betadine
What allergies should you check before using anti-septic's on patients?
Iodine allergies
What disinfect it is routinely used for the treatment of trench mouth?
Hydrogen peroxide
What is the most common side effect of silver nitrate?
Turns skin black where the silver nitrate comes in contact with
What condition can be caused by silver nitrate dressing being absorbed into the skin from drying?
Argyria
True or false: sulfonamides where the first effective chemotherapeutic agents to be available and in safe therapeutic dosage ranges?
True
What is one of the most important antibiotics and is one of the most effective and least toxic of the anti-microbial agents?
Penicillin
What teleselling is indicated for infection of meningitis anthrax and gonorrhea?
Penicillin G , aqueous
What medication class is Robitussin AC and what is the generic name?
Guaifenesin and codeine phosphate

Guaifenesin is an expectorant and codeine phosphate is an narcotic antitussive
What teleselling is indicated for conditions such as syphilis and upper respiratory tract infections caused by group a bacteria
Penicillin G benazarhine
Bicillin LA
Wycillin is used for the treatment of what?
NUG
What is the GN for Polycillin that is used to treat conditions such as Salmonella E. coli and gonorrhea
Ampicillin
What is the brand name for amoxicillin?
Amoxil
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%
Cephalosporins
That is the BN for cephalexin
Keflex
What medication is used to treat tonsillitis?
Cefprozil
What medication class was introduced in 1948 and were the first truly broad spectrum antibiotics?
Tetracyclines
Use a tetracyclines is contra indicated for children and pregnant women because why?
May produce discoloration of the teeth and depress bone marrow growth
What are the brand names for tetracycline hydrochloride A medicine used to treat rickettsiae?
Achromycin
Sumycin
What do nasal decongestants do?
Reduce congestion and swelling of mucous membranes. Are also used to relieve Eustachian tube congestion
What tetracycline is active against a wide range of gram-positive and gram- negative micro organisms?
Doxycycline

What drug of choice is used when penicillin is contraindicated?
Erythromycin
Antipyretics are used for what?
To relieve or reduce fevers
What is and is still the most economical analgesic, antipyretic, an anti-inflammatory agent available?
Aspirin
What is the brand name for acetaminophen?
Tylenol
Central nervous systems stimulants are generally contra indicated for patients with what disorders
system cardiovascular disorders agitated states, history of medication hypertension, arteriosclerosis
What medication that is primarily indicated for narcolepsy but can also be used as adjunct to diet therapy for obesity?
Dextroamphetamine
What is the generic name for Ritalin a medication for hyper active children or children with attention deficit disorders?
Methylphenidate hydrochloride
What should be avoided while using central nervous system depressants?
Alcohol
Morphine is contra indicated for patients with what?
Head injuries , acute alcoholism and compulsive disorders
What the the brand name for pseudoephedrine hydrochloride and what does it do?
Sudafed, nasal decongestant due to common cold, hay fever and other respiratory allergies
What is indicated for short-term treatment of insomnia this medication is also used as a pre-anesthetic medication
Pentobarbital
Nembutal
What medication is an anti-convulsant that is drug of choice for the treatment and management of grand mal epilepsy
Phenytoin sodium
What is the generic name for Haldol?
Haloperidol
What is the generic name for Valium the drug of choice in status epileptics?
Diazepam
Amyl nitrate may also be used in the prevention of what
Erection in adult males following circumcision
What is the brand name for adrenaline, chloride,sus-prine) ?
Epinephrine
What are the fat soluble vitamins?
A DEK
Conditions such as anorexia, pancreatic disease, hectic cirrhosis are due to a deficiency in the what?
Retinol
Rickets and children and asteomalacia adults may be caused by deficiency in what?
Vitamin D
What vitamin is water-soluble and is necessary for the prevention and cure of scurvy?
Vitamin C or Ascorbic acid
What nasal decongestant is combined with antihistamine to reduce congestion and swelling of mucous membranes?
Actifed
Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride and triprolidine hydrochloride
What is a vitamin e, a fat soluble antioxidant that prevents destruction of red blood cells
Tocopherol
What is nitrous oxide commonly used for?
Laughing gas
What is lidocaine used for?
Treatment and myocardial infarctions to prevent or suppressed contractions
What is the GN for xylocaine?
Lidocaine hydrochloride
What is the brand name for ketamine hydrochloride?
Ketalar
What is the GN for ophthectic?
Proparacaine
What immunizations are common and used by the US Armed Forces?
Anthrax, hepatitis a, hepatitis B, influenza A andB, measles mumps and rubella, smallpox, tetanus, and yellow fever
when did the world health organization declare global eradication of smallpox
1980
What are two standard forms used for prescriptions?
DD form 1289 and navmed 6710/6
What does superscription mean?
To take
What nasal decongestant is mixed with a expectorant?
Pseudoephedrine and Guaifenesin
Mucinex D
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?
Inscription
What prescription part is the part of the prescription that gives directions to the compounder?
Subscription
What part of the prescription gives the directions for the patient?
Signa
True or false, navy independent duty hospital Corman are allowed to prescribe medication?
true
How long are prescriptions required to be kept on file after the date of issue?
Two years
Custodial responsibility for controlled substances are the responsibility of who?
A commissioned officer
Substances that have high abuse potential and have no accepted medical use such as heroin, LSD are schedule what drugs?
Schedule one
What schedule class of drugs have a high abuse potential and severe psychological and or physical dependence liability?
Schedule two
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?
Seven
What class of medications have a moderate dependence liability?
Schedule three
What are antihistamines?
Antihistamines are used to counteract the physical symptoms that are caused by histamines.
What schedule class of drugs has a dependence liability?
schedule four
What schedule class if drugs is mostly antitussives and antidiarrheals and have a limited abuse potential?
Schedule five
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
30, five
At a minimum how many times does the controlled substance inventory board inventory controlled substance?
Quarterly
What does histamine promote?
Reactions associated with inflammation and allergies such as, asthma and hayfever.
What is the generic name for Benadryl and what medication class does it fall under?
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride
Antihistamines