Life is very difficult for Michael, who is homeless and severely mentally ill. The local health department recently had an outreach program and Michael found out that the cough he attributed to his chain smoking was TB. Given Michael’s situation, what approach to drug therapy would probably be best?

Which injection solution base will result in the slowest absorption?

Lewis uses an antihcolinergic for the prophylaxis of COPD. He is likely using what medication?

Eighty-seven-year-old Gideon has been taking high doses of a proton pump inhibitor for over a year. Given his age, are there any concerns?

Sergio has had cataract surgery. What kind of eye drops will he likely be given to reduce post-surgical inflammation?

The process of a drug being broken down and altered to more water-soluble by-products is known as ____.

Marsha is preparing a report on the health effects of alcohol use. She has covered alcohol poisoning and alcoholism. In her section on positive effects, Marsha discusses the inverse association between alcohol consumption and ____.

Velma is taking digoxin for heart failure. What is a result of untreated heart failure?

Parker is having an acute gout attack and is in pain. If he starts soon after symptoms begin, what should provide him with effective pain control?

Mariam takes a calcium channel blocker as an antiarrhythmic. What are the only two calcium channel blockers with significant antiarrhythmic activity?