Insomnia Tier 1 & 2

A patient is walking up and down the OTC aisles looking for Gas-X. The generic version of this medicine is which of the following?

• Meclizine

• Simethicone

• Wheat dextrin

• Alpha-D-galactosidase

A patient’s physician recommends he takes alpha-D-galactosidase. In the OTC aisle, you correctly tell the patient a brand name of this product is ______ and it is used to treat ______

• Beano, flatulence

• Dulcolax, constipation

• Imodium AD, diarrhea

• Prilosec, heartburn

Which of the following is considered to be a hepatoprotectant?

• Milk thistle

• Saw palmetto

• Goldenseal

• Niacin

The trade name Emetrol belongs to which of the following antiemetics?

• Meclizine

• Phosphorated carbohydrate

• Dimenhydrinate

• Bismuth subsalicylate

Bismuth subsalicylate is indicated for all of the following conditions EXCEPT:

• Nausea

• Diarrhea

• Heartburn

• Constipation

The brand name of famotidine is _____________.

• Nexium

• Pepcid

• Tagamet

• Prilosec

Which of the following is considered a nonfiber laxative?

• Psyllium
• Calcium polycarbophil

• Senna

• Wheat dextrin

As which of the following dosage forms is lansoprazole formulated?

• Delayed release capsule

• Enteric coated tablet

• Oral solution

• Rectal suppository

A patient is in the OTC aisle with a note from her doctor to use polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350, but she cannot find it. Which of the following brand names would be labeled on the product?

• Dulcolax

• MiraLax

• Imodium A-D

• Preparation H

Stimulant laxative is the drug class for which of the following medications?

• Meclizine

• Loperamide

• Docusate

• Bisacodyl