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This brand-name medication contains alendronate and is used to treat osteoporosis.
What is Fosamax?
A patient has weak, fragile bones and an increased risk of hip, wrist, and spinal fractures.
What is osteoporosis?
A patient taking cyclobenzaprine should be cautious with this beverage because both can increase CNS depression and drowsiness.
What is alcohol?
Sinemet is commonly used to treat this neurological condition.
What is Parkinson’s disease?
Boniva, Fosamax, and Actonel belong to this drug class.
What are bisphosphonates?
Colcrys is the brand name for this medication used for gout flares.
What is colchicine?
A patient wakes up with a red, swollen, extremely painful big toe caused by uric acid crystals.
What is gout?
A patient says, “I take Motrin for my knee and ibuprofen for my back.” What medication problem should the technician recognize?
What is therapeutic duplication?
Aricept is used to treat this condition involving progressive problems with memory and cognition.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
Keppra belongs to this drug class.
What is an anticonvulsant?
Lyrica is the brand name for this medication used for fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain.
What is pregabalin?
This condition causes widespread pain, fatigue, and sleep problems and may be treated with pregabalin or duloxetine.
What is fibromyalgia?
A patient taking warfarin begins taking ibuprofen every day. What major risk increases?
What is bleeding?
Lyrica can be used for this condition characterized by widespread pain.
What is fibromyalgia?
Which medication does NOT belong with the others: Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel, or Uloric?
What is Uloric?
This SNRI can treat depression as well as fibromyalgia and certain types of chronic pain.
What is Cymbalta (duloxetine)?
Unlike osteoarthritis, this type of arthritis occurs when the immune system attacks the joints.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
A patient takes Fosamax with breakfast, coffee, and their calcium supplement. What is the major problem?
What is decreased Fosamax/alendronate absorption?
Tegretol can be used for this severe facial nerve-pain condition.
What is trigeminal neuralgia?
Which drug does NOT belong: Aricept, Keppra, Neurontin, or Tegretol?
Uloric is the brand name for this xanthine oxidase inhibitor used for chronic management of hyperuricemia in gout.
What is febuxostat?
This autoimmune disorder affects communication between nerves and muscles, causing weakness that often worsens with activity.
What is myasthenia gravis?
Duloxetine + tramadol can increase the risk of this potentially serious syndrome.
What is serotonin syndrome?
Mirapex and Requip can both be used for these TWO conditions.
What are Parkinson’s disease and restless legs syndrome?
Warfarin (Coumadin) belongs to what drug class?
What is an anticoagulant?