Final Exam: NR 566 NR566 Latest

Final Exam: NR 566 / NR566 (Latest

Update 2025 / 2026) Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family | Questions & Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain

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Levodopa and dietary factors

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Food can delay absorption by slowing gastric emptying especially high protein foods

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Levodopa MOA

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increases synthesis of dopamine in the brain

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How long does Levodopa take for therapeutic effect

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several months

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Initial treatment selection for Parkinsons

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Mild symptoms> MAO-B inhibitor Severe symptoms> Levodopa or a dopamine agonist> Pramipexole, Ropinirole

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Adverse effects of carbidopa/levodopa

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Orthostatic hypotension Neuropsychiatric disturbances Confusion Hallucinations Delusions Psychosis

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Ways to prevent side effects of carbidopa/levodopa

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DO not take with high protein foods N/V can be reduced by taking with low-fat foods

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Dopamine agonists prototype drugs

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Drug of choice for mild to moderate symptoms pramipexole, ropinirole, rotigotine and apomorphine.

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Tolcapone adverse effects

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Used only if safer drugs are ineffective Intensifies levodopa related effects including dyskinesias, orthostatic hypotension, hallucinations

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Black box warning for Tolcapone

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Live failure

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Side effects of dopamine agonists

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N/V Drowsiness Dyskinesias (tics) Ortho hypotension Darkening of urine and sweat Psychosis

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Dopamine agonist MOA

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stimulate dopamine receptors in the brain without enzymatic conversion

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