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NR566 / NR 566 Final Exam Study Guide Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family Expected Questions and Verified Answers

1. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Chlamydia

(Among Adolescents and Adults): Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID x 7 days ALTERNATIVE: Azithromycin 1000 mg po once Or Levofloxacin 500mg PO daily for 7 days

• First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Uncomplicated gonococcal urethri- tis:

ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose

• First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Bacterial Vaginosis: metronidazole 500 mg

BID for 7 days OR 1 / 3

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Metronidazole gel 0.75%one full applicator (5 g) intravaginally, once a day for 5 days OR Clindamycin vaginal cream 2%one full applicator (5 g) intravaginally at bedtime for 7 days

4. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Herpes Simplex Virus (First

Clinical Episode): 1st Clinical episode: Acyclovir 400 mg 3x days for 7-10 days OR Famciclovir 250 mg orally three times a day for 7-10 days OR Valacyclovir1 g orally twice a day for 7-10 days

• First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) (IM or

Oral Regimens): Ceftriaxone 500mg IM in single dose + Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID x 14 days + Metronidazole 500 mg PO BID x 14 days.

6. First line drug, dose, route, frequency: Syphilis

(Primary and Secondary): Benzathine penicillin G 2.4 million units IM in a single dose

• Doxazosin Side Effects: hypotension, dizziness, nasal congestions 2 / 3

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• Dutasteride

Patient teaching.response to delayed onset of therapeutic effect: benefits take months to develop, must continue taking med even if improvement not readily seen may lower ejaculatory volume and libido

• Terazosin.

How to know it's working: improve symptoms of dysuria, urgency, UTI, hesitancy

10. · When is it safe and not safe to prescribe progesterone (AKA: progestin)-

: Not safe: if women has had a hysterectomy/pregnant Safe:

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