CW 105 COMBO DRUG QUIZ #12-14

Question 1

What brand name drug is not classified as an ARB to treat hypertension?

Answer 1

Lopressor®

Question 2

What is the brand name of metoprolol succinate?

Answer 2

Toprol XL®

Question 3

What generic beta-blocker is used to treat hypertension?

Answer 3

metoprolol succinate, nebivolol, carvedilol, metoprolol tartrate, atenolol

Question 4

What brand name drug is classified as a beta-blocker to treat hypertension?

Answer 4

Toprol XL®, Bystolic®, Coreg®, Coreg XR®, Lopressor®, Tenormin®

Question 5

What is the drug class of the brand name Tenormin®?

Answer 5

Beta-blocker

Question 6

What is the generic name of Norvasc®?

Answer 6

amlodipine

Question 7

What is the drug class of the generic drug nisoldipine?

Answer 7

CCB - dihydropyridines (DHP)

Question 8

What is the brand name of metoprolol tartate?

Answer 8

Lopressor®

Question 9

What drug is considered a LASA (look-alike sound-alike) drug with with NIFedipine?

Answer 9

Nicardipine

Question 10

What is the generic of Procardia®?

Answer 10

NIFedipine

Question 11

Which drug is used as a CCB - nondihydropyridines to treat hypertension?

Answer 11

Cardizem®, Dilacor XR® and Calan®, Calan SR®, Verelan®, Verelan PM®

Question 12

What is the drug classification of Zestoretic®?

Answer 12

ACE inhibitor/diuretic

Question 13

What is the generic name of Esidrix®?

Answer 13

hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)

Question 14

What is the generic name of the cardiac glycoside used to treat myocardial infarction?

Answer 14

digoxin

Question 15

What is the generic name of Avalide®?

Answer 15

irbesartan/HCTZ

Question 16

What is the brand name of triamterene/hydroCHLOROthiazide?

Answer 16

Dyazide®, Maxzide®

Question 17

What is drug class of the brand name Lasix®?

Answer 17

Loop diuretic

Question 18

What is the brand name of the alpha-agonist used to treat hypertension?

Answer 18

Catapres-TTS®

Question 19

What is the drug classification of losartan/hydroCHLOROthiazide?

Answer 19

ARB/diuretic

Question 19

What is the brand name of olmesartan/hydroCHLOROthiazide?

Answer 19

Benicar HCT®

Question 20

What is the generic name of Diovan HCT

Answer 20

valsartan/HCTZ

Question 21

Which of the following brand name drugs is not classified as an ARB/diuretic?

Answer 21

Caduet®

Question 22

What drug should not be crushed if given XL?

Answer 22

Cardura®, Cardura XL® (doxazosin mesylate)

Question 23

You receive a prescription for Hytrin® (generic substitution allowed). What drug would
you dispense?

Answer 23

terazosin

Question 24

What is the generic name of Lipitor®?

Answer 24

atorvastatin

Question 25

What is the brand name of rosuvastatin?

Answer 25

Crestor®

Question 26

What is the generic name of Pravachol®?

Answer 26

pravastatin

Question 27

What is the classification of Lovaza®?

Answer 27

Esterified fish oils

Question 28

Which nicotinic acid is used to treat hyperlipidemia?

Answer 28

Niaspan® (niacin)

Question 29

What is the brand name Zetia® classified as?

Answer 29

Cholesterol absorption inhibitor

Question 30

What is the generic name for Zocor®?

Answer 30

simvastatin

Question 31

A patient drops off the following prescription: Dyrenium 100 mg. Take 100 mg twice daily after meals. What auxiliary label should be placed on this prescription

Answer 31

Avoid alcohol

Question 32

A patient wants to refill his prescription for hydrALAZINE. What medication is this easily mistaken for?

Answer 32

hydrOXYzine

Question 33

A patient wants to refill his blood pressure medication. In his profile he has refills for digoxin, Apresoline®, buPROPion and Vicodin®. What medication will you refill?

Answer 33

Apresoline

Question 34

What is the generic name of Aldactone®?

Answer 34

spironolactone