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

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) ____.

Under what circumstances must a MEDWATCH form be completed?

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

Vanessa has been successfully treated for sinus infections with quinolones and is somewhat surprised when the pediatrician refuses to prescribe a quinolone for her 11-year-old’s sinus infection.  The pediatrician explains that the decision was based on a particular adverse effect that occurs in children and adolescents who are given quinolones. To what adverse is the physician referring? 

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?