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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): pharmacology practice questions

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 46 exam-style Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 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.

Try the sample questions below to see the style and difficulty, then practice the full set with instant feedback and progress tracking.

Sample questions

Sample 1

A pharmacist receives a prescription for Descovy. What medications are in this product?

  • 1Zidovudine + lamivudine
  • 2Emtricitabine + tenofovir alafenamide
  • 3Emtricitabine + tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
  • 4Emtricitabine + tenofovir disoproxil fumarate + efavirenz
  • 5Emtricitabine + tenofovir disoproxil fumarate + rilpivirine
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Sample 2

KD is a 35-year-old female who is HIV-negative and is married to an HIV-positive man. She is interested in a medication that will decrease her chances of contracting HIV. Which of the following would be an appropriate recommendation?

  • 1Emtricitabine + tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
  • 2Raltegravir + emtricitabine + tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
  • 3Abacavir + lamivudine + dolutegravir
  • 4Lamivudine + zidovudine
  • 5Rilpivirine + emtricitabine + tenofovir alafenamide
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Sample 3

Atripla contains the following medications:

  • 1Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, emtricitabine, efavirenz
  • 2Atazanavir, ritonavir, emtricitabine
  • 3Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, etravirine, rilpivirine
  • 4Atazanavir, nevirapine, zidovudine
  • 5Efavirenz, lopinavir, ritonavir
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