Your father recently had a heart attack, and has been told by his doctor to take a low dose of aspirin every day to prevent the formation of blood clots that might cause him to have another.  The aspirin is being used as a(n) ____.

Dina has AIDS and is experiencing profound weight loss and cachexia. What hormonal medication might help her with these issues?

Headache, flushing, and burning sensations of face, neck, and chest and postural hypotension are associated with high doses of ____.

Vinnie is a convicted sex offender who has decided to attempt management of his sexual urges pharmacologically. What hormonal medication might be helpful to him? 

Cody openly and honestly discusses his history of addiction with his surgeon prior to surgery and asks what pain medications will have less potential for abuse. What centrally acting synthetic analog of codeine might the surgeon select?

Rabia, who loves to work in her garden, often gets itch rashes on her hands and arms. The rashes are severe enough that Rabia visits her doctor, who prescribes a high potency corticosteroid cream. Rabia is about to apply the cream to her latest rash, which she has scratched until it is raw and bloody. Is this acceptable? 

What agency would you expect to inspect plants where food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics are made?

What is the percentage of sodium chloride in “normal” saline?

Under what circumstances must a MEDWATCH form be completed?

Your patient presents with night blindness, anorexia, weight loss, dry skin and eyes, and pruritis. What should you suspect?