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What’s in a name?
N-ceuts
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IZ
100

This class of drugs is a hybrid of nutrition and pharmaceuticals

What are nutraceuticals?

100

Soul-medrol

What is another name for methylprednisolone?

100

These are naturally occurring pigments found in algae, photo-synthetic bacteria and various plants.

What are carotenoids?

100
Name the five R’s

What are Right Patient, Right medication, right dose, right route, right expiration date

100

This organization posts the vaccine schedules annually

What is the CDC?

200

This class of drugs works to prevent the body from rejecting a transplanted organ.

What are immunosuppressants?

200

Docosahexaenoic acid

What is DHA?

200

This organization regulates production and manufacturing of nutraceuticals. 

What is the FDA?

200

This is the part of a prescription including the name of the drug, dosage form and strength

What is the inscription?

200

The vaccine Tdap contains more of this component than the other components.

What is Tetanus?

300

Rituximab

What are monoclonal antibodies?

300

MTX

Methotrexate

300

Asginseng and Echinacea are examples of this type of nutraceutical.

What are teas?

300

These are drugs considered to have the highest misuse and use disorder potential and thus have the strictest regulation and prescription requirements on a federal and state level.

What are controlled substances?

300

Vaccine injuries or adverse effects should be reported through this system.

What is VAERS?

400

Allopurinol, Zyloprim, and Colchicine

What are drugs that reduce uric acid in the body?

400

Menveo 

What is the meningitis vaccine?

400

vitamins (A, B, C and E), minerals such as iron, calcium, magnesium, benzo(a)pyrene, ferulic, gallic, caffeic, syringic and p-coumaric acid make up this nutraceutical

What is wheatgrass?

400

To prescribe a controlled substance, a clinician must have this type of license. 

What is a DEA license?

400
A child should get this vaccine at two months, 4 months, 6 months, 12-15 months, and between 4-6 years old.

What is the polio vaccine?

500

This class of drugs is the first-line treatment for osteoporosis.

What are biphosphonates?

500

Alendronic Acid

What is Fosamax?

500

These are structurally similar to cholesterol 

What are Phytosterols?

500

This program helps to standardize the electronic capture of patient and to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of treatments.

What is meaningful use?

500

This is a rare but occasional side effect of the MMR vaccine.

What is thrombocytopenia?