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Pharmacy Exam Review: Key Concepts

The document contains 4 multiple choice questions about medical terms and medications. Question 1 asks how many doses are contained in 1 pint of medicine if the prescribed dose is 1 tablespoon, and the answer is 32 doses. Question 2 asks what the Latin term "ung" means, and the answer is ointment. Question 3 asks what conditions Propranolol has been approved to treat, and the answer is all of the above listed options. Question 4 asks for the generic name of Aldactone, and the answer is Spironolactone.

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Pharmacy Exam Review: Key Concepts

The document contains 4 multiple choice questions about medical terms and medications. Question 1 asks how many doses are contained in 1 pint of medicine if the prescribed dose is 1 tablespoon, and the answer is 32 doses. Question 2 asks what the Latin term "ung" means, and the answer is ointment. Question 3 asks what conditions Propranolol has been approved to treat, and the answer is all of the above listed options. Question 4 asks for the generic name of Aldactone, and the answer is Spironolactone.

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A. 1. If one tablespoonful is prescribed as the dose, approximately how many doses will be contained in one pint of the medicine?

a. b. c. d. 32 16 22 10 = 32 doses

Solution: _473ml__ 15 ml/dose

D. 2. Ung means: a. b. c. d. Cream Cataplasm Cerate Ointment

Latin unguentum (unguent; ointment)

E. 3. Propanolol has been approved to treat: a. b. c. d. e. Hypertension Angina Pectoris Cardiac Arrythmias Migraine Headache Any of the above

Propranolol is prescribed for patients with high blood pressure (hypertension). It is also used to treat chest pain (angina pectoris) related to coronary artery disease. Propranolol is useful in slowing and regulating certain types of abnormally rapid heart rates (tachycardias). Other uses for propranolol include the prevention of migraine headaches and the treatment of certain types of tremors (familial or hereditary essential tremors). Propranolol is commonly used in persons with thyrotoxicosis (high blood levels of thyroid hormone) to slow down rapid heart rate and tremor. B. 4. The generic name of aldactone is: a. b. c. d. e. Triamterene brand names are: Maxzide and Dyazide Spironolactone - Aldactone Polythiazide Amiloride Benthiazide - Exna

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