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  1. Which opioid analgesic is available as a transdermal patch?

    Answer: Fentanyl

    Fentanyl is available as a transdermal patch (Duragesic) for chronic, around-the-clock pain management.

  2. A patient taking sildenafil (Viagra) should avoid concurrent use of which drug class due to risk of severe hypotension?

    Answer: Nitrates

    Both nitrates and sildenafil cause vasodilation; combining them can produce life-threatening drops in blood pressure.

  3. What is the antidote for benzodiazepine overdose?

    Answer: Flumazenil

    Flumazenil is a competitive GABA-A receptor antagonist that reverses benzodiazepine sedation.

  4. Digoxin toxicity is potentiated by which electrolyte imbalance?

    Answer: Hypokalemia

    Hypokalemia increases the binding of digoxin to Na+/K+-ATPase, potentiating its toxic effects.

  5. Which drug is used as the antidote for heparin overdose?

    Answer: Protamine sulfate

    Protamine sulfate is a positively charged protein that binds and neutralizes negatively charged heparin.

  6. Methotrexate is a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) that works by inhibiting which enzyme?

    Answer: Dihydrofolate reductase

    Methotrexate inhibits dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), blocking folic acid synthesis needed for rapidly dividing cells.

  7. A patient is prescribed both a fluoroquinolone antibiotic and an antacid. The technician should counsel the patient to separate these doses by at least:

    Answer: 2 hours

    Multivalent cations in antacids chelate fluoroquinolones and reduce their absorption by up to 90%; a 2-hour separation minimizes this interaction.