The FDA requires that OTC meds are ________ and ________.
What is safe and effective?
100
A make believe pill.
What is a placebo?
100
Two characteristics of the elderly.
What is slow reflexes, difficulty adapting to temps, decreased saliva, slow mental capacity.
100
Powerful medication which is an antioxidant for cell growth. Found in every cell of the body and used to prevent heart attacks.
What is Co enzyme Q10?
200
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Two trace elements that you would find in the body
200
A medication that used to be a prescription drug, but is now an OTC product.
What is Motrin, Advil, Benadryl. Zantac, Pepcid, Allegra,etc?
200
A study where one compares the real drug to a placebo, and only the pharmacy knows what the patient is getting.
What is a double blind study?
200
From a medication point of view, why might a nursing home or long term care facility be better for a patient that one living at home.
Supervised medications.
300
Vitamin C defiency
What is scurvy?
300
Disease caused by giving Aspirin products to children.
What is Reyes syndrome?
300
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Echinacea is used for RTI, which stands for this.
300
Why an elderly person might have more drug interactions that a younger person?
What is they're taking more meds
400
They can build up in excess and become toxic to the liver and kidneys.
What are fat soluble vitamins?
400
Two reasons why over the counter meds are popular.
What is cheaper, easier to obtain, can be used for a variety of ailments, less powerful than RX meds, don't need the doctor, etc.?
400
Name two problems with herbal medicine.
What is may vary from store to store, not regulated by FDA, not proven safe and effective, no records?
400
Osteoporosis is a disease in men and women caused by a loss of bone as people get older. Many times we see curvature of the back and broken bones in the elderly. What two things can be used to treat osteoporosis
What is Vitamin D and Calcium
500
A deficiency of this Vitamin causes Rickets
What is Vitamin D?
500
Medication that is considered a "behind the counter medication" in a Pharmacy.
What is Sudafed (pseudoephredrine)?
500
Used to keep a record of prescription meds filled in a pharmacy, but not OTCs or herbal meds.
What is a patient profile?
500
The study of medications and how they work in older people.