What advice should be given to a patient taking alendronate?

Describe two factors that can increase half-life.

Match the following terms with the correct definition. Each answer may be used more than once or not at all:                                                                                                                                      (5)

The following drug is classified as an H2-receptor antagonist:                                     (1)1.        Budesonide2.        Infliximab3.        Metoclopramide4.        Pantoprazole5.        Ranitidine

Match the following drugs with the adverse effects below. Each answer may be used more than once or not at all.    

The following is not true regarding water soluble vitamins:                                            (1)1.        Are easily excreted in the urine2.        Cannot be stored by the body in large amounts3.        Can be stored by the body in small amounts4.        Daily intake is required to prevent deficiencies5.        Are excreted via feces

Give names of drugs for the following classes used to control chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting:ButyrophenonesBenzodiazepines

A low therapeutic index of a drug means:                 (1)1.        A higher dose is required for a drug to elicit an effect.2.        The drug is not effective.3.        There is a little difference between the drug’s effective dose and its toxic dose.4.        There is a big difference between the drug’s effective dose and its toxic dose.5.        The drug has fewer side effects.

Name the pharmacological classes of the following drugs:                                         (5)1.        Doxazocin2.        Neostigmine3.        Carvedilol4.        Formoterol5.        Ipratropium

The following inhibits the de novo synthesis of purines in T and B lymphocytes:      (1)1.        Ciclosporin2.        Adalimumab3.        Aspirin4.        Mycophenolate mofetil5.        Mefenamic acid