HCB Test 3 (Pharmtox) 2023 2024 Version 115 Questions and 100% Accurate Correct Answers Score A+ At First Attempt Acetaminophen (generic name) - mild analgesic (non-opioid) - Correct Answer: Tylenol (trade name) - mild analgesic (non-opioid)
Acetylsalicylic acid - ASA (generic name) - mild analgesic (non-opioid) - Correct
Answer: aspirin (trade name) - mild analgesic (non-opioid)
amioderone (generic name) - antidysrhythmic - Correct Answer: corderone (trade
name) - antidysrhythmic
antacid (term) - Correct Answer: used to contract hyper acidity in the stomach
antacids - Correct Answer: action - used for heartburn and indigestion
side effects - constipation, arrhythmias (IV only)
administered - oral (by mouth) or parenteral (in a manner other than through the digestive canal)
Generic/trade names - calcium carbonate (tums), ranitidine (Zantac)
anti diabetics (insulin) - Correct Answer: action - decreases blood sugar
side effects - hypoglycemia, anaphylaxis (severe potentially life threatening allergic reaction)
administered - parenteral
generic/trade names - insulin (novolin R, humblin)
anti diabetics (oral hypoglycemic) - Correct Answer: action - regulates amount of glucose in the blood (various ways this happens, depending on the drug)
side effects - hypoglycemia, headache, nausea
administered - oral
generic/trade names - metformin (glucophage), glyburide (micronase)
Anti-coagulants - Correct Answer: action - used in treatment and prevention of blood clots
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side effects - hemorrhage (bleeding), diarrhea, rash, fever
administered - oral/parenteral
generic/trade names - warfarin (Coumadin), heparin
antibiotics - Correct Answer: action - used for bacterial infections
side effects - mild to severe allergic reaction, nausea, diarrhea
administered - oraL, parenteral, or topical
generic/trade names -Penicillin (pen-v-k), cephalexin (keflex), azithromycin (zithromax)
antibiotics (term) - Correct Answer: a soluble substance derived from mold or
bacterium that kills or inhibits the growth of other microorganisms
Antibiotics are divided into: - Correct Answer: 1) Penicillin 2) cephalosporins 3) fluoroquinolones 4) tetracycline's 5) macrolides
- sulfonamides
anticoagulants (term) - Correct Answer: Agents that prevent or delay coagulation (clotting) of the blood by interfering with the formation of the necessary clotting factors
Antidiabetics (term) - Correct Answer: Counteracting diabetes; denoting an agent that reduces blood sugar
antidiarrheal - Correct Answer: action - used to control diarrhea caused by food poisoning, parasitic infestation or gastrointestinal diseases
side effects - constipation, blurred vision
administered - oral
generic/trade names - loperamide (Imodium), bismuth subsalicylate (kaopectate)
antidiarrheal (term) - Correct Answer: Having the property of improving or correcting diarrhea
Antidysrhythmics - Correct Answer: action - used in the prevention or correction of irregular heart rhythms and the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF)
side effects - drowsiness, confusion, seizures, bradycardia
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