Your great-grandmother is hospitalized from a broken hip and has become critically ill with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. What is the first-line antibiotic for the treatment of MRSA?

David was prescribed mefloquine hydrochloride to prevent malaria before his trip to India. Unfortunately, he had an adverse reaction to the drug and wound up hospitalized with hallucinations, paranoia, and amnesia. In the United States, what entity is specifically charged with reporting serious adverse events such as the one David experienced?

Your friend is working at a group home for people with severe developmental disabilities and tells you he administers medications. You know he is not a doctor or nurse and is not, in fact, any sort of licensed health professional. Is this legal?

Megan has been taking 65,000 units of vitamin A per day. What is she risking with this dosage?

Kyla has seizures in which the onset is limited to one cerebral hemisphere and involve no loss of consciousness. This type of seizure is called ____.

Mariam’s ophthalmologist prescribes a prostaglandin analog for her glaucoma and explains that prostaglandin inhibitors act by ____.

Tonya takes her bronchodilator using a nebulizer. What is the route of administration?

Your healthy and active grandfather strains his back while helping you move your furniture. You have injured your back as well, so you give him the same over-the-counter pain reliever as the one you take, and in the same dosage. Unfortunately, your grandfather quickly develops severe stomach pain and is found to be bleeding into his stomach. What has he experienced?

Ms. Vasco’s arms are covered with bruises and as a result, she begs you to give her a pill rather than another injection. Under what circumstances can a route be changed?

Under what circumstances should medication errors be reported?