Tobacco Cessation: pharmacology practice questions

Tobacco Cessation is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 18 exam-style Tobacco Cessation 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 is picking up a nicotine inhaler for the first time. Which of the following side effects should she be counseled on?

1Bradycardia
2Altered sense of smell
3Throat irritation
4Peppery taste
5Abnormal dreams

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Sample 2

What is the advantage of using the nicotine patch and nicotine gum together?

1Combination therapy has a higher chance of success.
2A lower patch dose can be used, decreasing the risk of tachycardia.
3Patients may experience less insomnia at bedtime.
4There is a greater reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease.
5There is no advantage to using them together.

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Sample 3

Which of the following products are available over-the-counter? (Select ALL that apply.)

1Nicorette gum
2Nicorette lozenge
3Nicoderm CQ
4Nicotine inhaler
5Nicotine nasal spray

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