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Which drug is the antidote for magnesium sulfate toxicity?

1. ACalcium gluconate
2. BNaloxone
3. CPotassium chloride
4. DProtamine sulfate

What does pharmacokinetics describe?

1. AHow drugs are manufactured and packaged
2. BWhat a drug does to the body: its effects, receptors and mechanisms of action
3. CWhat the body does to a drug: absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion
4. DHow the price of a drug is set

Psyllium (ispaghula husk) is which type of laxative?

1. ABulk-forming
2. BOsmotic
3. CStool softener
4. DStimulant

How should a patient take oral alendronate?

1. AWith breakfast and coffee to protect the stomach
2. BWith milk at bedtime, then lying down straight away to aid absorption
3. CCrushed into yoghurt with calcium supplements
4. DWith plain water on an empty stomach, staying upright for 30 minutes

Which advice helps reduce the most common side effect of varenicline?

1. ATake it with alcohol to reduce nausea
2. BTake it after food with a full glass of water
3. CTake double doses in the first week
4. DTake it on an empty stomach at bedtime with a little milk

How should the nurse straighten the ear canal to give ear drops to a 2-year-old child?

1. APull the pinna up and back
2. BPull the pinna down and back
3. CPush the pinna forward and up
4. DLeave the ear untouched and drop into the canal

A patient on lisinopril for hypertension starts taking ibuprofen every day for knee pain. What is the main concern?

1. AWeaker blood pressure control, kidney injury and high potassium
2. BFaster liver metabolism of lisinopril, so it stops working
3. CA large fall in blood pressure, with fainting and falls on standing up
4. DA higher risk of a dry cough than with lisinopril alone

A patient taking hydralazine for several months develops joint pain, fever and a rash. Anti-histone antibodies are positive. What is the most likely diagnosis?

1. ADrug-induced lupus
2. BGout
3. CRheumatoid arthritis
4. DAn acute viral infection