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Name 2 brand names for lidocaine
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xylocaine, octocaine
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APAP
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acetaminophen (Tylenol)
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When drugs produce similar concentrations of the drug in the blood & tissues, they are...
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biologically (and therefore therpeutically) equivalent
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Which drugs in dentistry are most likely to provoke allergic rxns?
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penicillins, aspirin and NSAIDs
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Which type of hypersensitivity is a cell-mediated or delayed? Also called "contact allergy."
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Type IV
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What is OBRA? What did it require?
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Omnibus Budget Reconcilian Act of 1990. Required pharmacists to provide patient counseling and a review of the history of a drug for Medicaid recipients
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T/F: The FDA prohibits the false advertising of foods, OTC drugs, and cosmetics.
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F. That's the FTC
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T/F: The FDA oversees the manufacture of certain medical devices including latex gloves
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T
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What's the top-selling class of drugs (worldwide and domestic)?
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lipid-lowering "statins"
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These drugs are VERY expensive and treat autoimmune disorders, side effects of cancer/chemotherapy
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biotech drugs
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"Blockbuster drugs"
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Drugs with over $1billino annual sales. Latest count there were 82 of these drugs (7 were anti-cancer)
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