Two-month-old Eugenia has an bacterial upper respiratory infection and needs an antibiotic. The physician assures her worried parents, who have heard about the dangers of antibiotics, that the prescribed antibiotic is considered to be one of the safest and is often recommended for infants. This antibiotic is likely to be in what class?

Nancy is reading the doctor’s orders for Ms. Brighton, a 72-year-old with COPD, congestive heart failure, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. She notices that one of the newly prescribed medications has the potential for life threatening potentiation of one of Ms. Brighton’s other medications. What should Nancy do?

The prescription states the medication should be given bid. How often should it be given?

The labels of non-selective NSAIDs must indicate that they ____.

Rosetta has seizures that are characterized by an abrupt loss of consciousness, falling, with extension of trunk and extremities, followed by alternating contractions and relaxation of the muscles. These are classified as ____.

Your sister and her newborn will be staying with you following their discharge from the hospital. Although excited, you want to make sure your immaculate apartment stays that way during their visit. If you decide to use a substance that inhibits the growth of bacteria, what term should you look for on the label?

Thelma has restless leg syndrome that has disrupted her sleep and left her drowsy during the day. What medication might be helpful?

Spencer is taking a tricyclic antidepressant and complains of a dry mouth, drowsiness, and urinary retention. What property of tricyclics accounts for these side effects?

Rose has Type 1 diabetes and uses regular insulin. What are the characteristics of regular insulin?

Your dog is diabetic and you must give her insulin injections twice a day. She is something of a spoiled princess and you want to use needles that have the smallest diameter opening as possible. The size of the opening is specified by the needle’s ____.