Emilee will start chemotherapy for cancer next week. She knows the agents she will be given typically produce severe nausea and vomiting. What type of antiemetic is indicated for prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting?

The instructions for your medication state to “Take on an empty stomach.” What drug process will taking the medication on an empty stomach most likely affect?

Epilepsy is defined as the recurrence of ____.

Pamela has multiple sclerosis and has developed neurogenic bladder with both frequent urination and urinary urgency. How might antispasmodics help?

Your friend is being treated for gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection, and a cephalosporin has been prescribed. This is likely a ____-generation drug.

William has just been diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia. What class of drugs is considered to be first line therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia?

Pearl, who has asthma, uses a beta2 agonist as a maintenance medication. What medication might she be taking?

What antiarrythmic agent acts by slowing AV nodal conduction and is also used in the treatment of hypertension and angina?

Your cousin is started on medication after being diagnosed with epilepsy. Because he experiences seizures quite often, he starts with a very large dose of the anticonvulsant to elevate the levels of the drug in his blood as quickly as possible. This initial, large dose is known as a(n) ____.

Patients must understand the importance of taking their medicine in the proper dosage, on time, and in the proper way if ____.