Seizures/Epilepsy: pharmacology practice questions
Seizures/Epilepsy is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 41 exam-style Seizures/Epilepsy 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 gave the pharmacist a prescription for Neurontin 300 mg TID #90. Which of the following is an appropriate generic substitution for Neurontin?
- 1Gabapentin
- 2Levetiracetam
- 3Phenytoin
- 4Lamotrigine
- 5Topiramate
Sample 2
TD is a 3-year-old boy who was prescribed Diastat AcuDial. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Diastat AcuDial: (Select ALL that apply.)
- 1The medication should be dialed to the correct dose and locked by the pharmacist before giving to the patient.
- 2The generic name is dilantin.
- 3The medication comes as an oral gel.
- 4The medication is used for seizure prevention.
- 5All patients receive the same dose using this device.
Sample 3
Which of the following are boxed warnings for valproate and divalproex? (Select ALL that apply.)
- 1Pulmonary fibrosis
- 2Toxic epidermal necrolysis
- 3Teratogenicity
- 4Hepatic failure
- 5Aplastic anemia
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