Your friend is reading about his new medication, and asks you, “what kind of name is 8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-s-triazolo [4,3-α] [1,4] benzodiazepine?” How should you respond?

Thaddeus has shooting, shock-like pain from shingles (herpes zoster). What Schedule V second-generation anticonvulsant might be used as an adjuvant?

The Block Box warning carried by terbutaline states that prolonged use may ____.

You are reading the consent information for an eye exam and see that you will be given eye drops that cause cycloplegia. What is cycloplegia?

Your friend is reading about his new medication, and asks you, “what kind of name is 8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-s-triazolo [4,3-α] [1,4] benzodiazepine?” How should you respond?

Three-year-old Wiley is small for his age; testing reveals that he has very low levels of human growth hormone. What gland produces human growth hormone?

The Block Box warning carried by terbutaline states that prolonged use may ____.

What is an innovation that reduces errors by assuring the identity and dose of each drug are prescribed specifically for the correct patient?

Randall has long attributed his ulcer to his high stress job as a bond trader and is astounded when his doctor tells him his ulcer is likely to be associated with an infection instead. What infectious agent has been associated with gastric and duodenal ulcers as well as gastric cancer?

Sarah is breastfeeding her newborn son, and at her six-week check up, asks her obstetrician about birth control. What type of oral contraceptive can safely be used by women who are breastfeeding?