BASIC CONCEPTS A patient who has a serious chronic disorder (epilepsy) has been taking a drug to control it that has a moderate likelihood of increasing the risk for birth defects or fetal damage. She tells you that she would like to have a child. What is your best response?

BASIC CONCEPTS A 25-year-old patient is prescribed a drug for acne for 6 months that is teratogenic. Which precaution is most important to teach this patient?

ADVANCED CONCEPTS Why should you avoid aspirating the syringe before injecting an insulin dose?

ADVANCED CONCEPTS A patient who is prescribed glyburide (DiaBeta) asks if having a glass of wine once a week is okay. What is your best response?

A drug has a half-life of 6 hours. In how many hours will the drug be considered eliminated from the body (less than 10% of the drug remains)?

ADVANCED CONCEPTS What precaution do you teach a patient who is prescribed to take an oral sulfonylurea agent to maintain control of blood glucose levels?

ADVANCED CONCEPTS A patient with hypertension is prescribed terazosin (Hytrin). When should you administer the first dose of this drug to the patient?

When NaturaWell, a wellness and supplements company, outsourced its product research and development team to reduce costs, the company experienced a decline in innovation and customer loyalty. An internal analysis would likely conclude that NaturaWell failed to protect its ____________.

ADVANCED CONCEPTS A patient has a dose of labetalol (Normodyne) ordered twice a day and is due to have an exercise stress test this morning. What is your best action at this time?

BASIC CONCEPTS A patient is prescribed a drug that has an extremely short half-life for chest pain (angina). Which modification in drug dosage or scheduling should you expect?