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General: pharmacology practice questions

General is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 72 exam-style General questions, each written to test the clinical decisions these licensing exams actually reward — mechanism of action, dosing, monitoring parameters, adverse effects, contraindications and patient counseling.

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Sample questions

Sample 1

A patient mentions that his drugs have "crazy names", like the one he takes called Adalat CC. What is an indication for the use of Adalat CC?

  • 1GERD
  • 2Hypothyroidism
  • 3Asthma
  • 4Hypertension
  • 5Pain
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Sample 2

A patient states that it's the second time this year she had to buy Nizoral A-D. She is inquiring why it seems that she needs to repeat the medication. What is an indication for the use of this drug?

  • 1Anticoagulation
  • 2Contraception
  • 3Bacterial infection
  • 4Pain
  • 5Scalp fungal infection
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Sample 3

A physician has a patient who requests a prescription for Vistaril. The patient states that when she needs it, she has to have it because the over-the-counter options are just not as effective. What is an indication for the use of this drug?

  • 1Weight Loss
  • 2Depression
  • 3Hypertension
  • 4Pruritus
  • 5Urinary tract infection
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