Which nervous system is responsible for the fight-or-flight response?

Which neurotransmitter is released at the target in the sympathetic nervous system?

A patient has been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis and is experiencing severe muscle weakness. The pharmacist teaches the patient that these symptoms are occurring because of the destruction of what receptor?

A patient with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is started on the alpha blocker, terazosin. The pharmacist knows it is important to inform the client of which possible side effect?

Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system is caused by which type(s) of drug?

When a neurotransmitter crosses the synaptic cleft, it usually binds on to a receptor in the post-synaptic neuron in order to continue the message.

An alpha adrenergic agonist would be used to vasoconstrict blood vessels and to decongest your nasal passages.

Within the pharmacology section of the product monograph, the following would be discussed

Examples of primary references would include?

When a patient needs less and less of a drug to feel the effects, the patient has developed tolerance to the drug.

A patient is receiving treatment for opioid addiction. Which medication does the pharmacy assistant anticipate to be prescribed to help treat this addiction?

A patient plans to enter a treatment facility for alcohol abuse. The patient asks the pharmacist if there are medications that can decrease the severity of withdrawal symptoms. The pharmacy assistant knows which drug is used for this purpose?

An interaction where diphenhydramine (Benadryl) for allergies is given with the antianxiety drug alprazolam(Xanax), causing excessive sedation and fatigue is called:

If a drug is more potent than another drug, it is more efficacious than the other drug.

Alternative routes of drug delivery, other than oral, may be needed if the drug is subject to the first-pass effect.

A drug with a long half-life of 24 hours will generally be dosed very frequently such as every 6 hours.

Within the kidney is a system of enzymes called the cytochrome P450 (CYP450) isoenzyme system, and these enzymes are used to metabolize or chemically alter drugs.

Addiction to opioids can occur rapidly, and withdrawal can produce intense symptoms.

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What is a biological condition that occurs when the body adapts to a substance after it is repeatedly administered, and a higher dose is needed to achieve the initial response?

What is the name of the chemicals that allow nerve impulses to cross the synaptic cleft?

Which neurotransmitter is released at the target in the sympathetic nervous system?

A patient has been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis and is experiencing severe muscle weakness. The pharmacist teaches the patient that these symptoms are occurring because of the destruction of what receptor?

The pharmacist is caring for a patient with chronic nasal congestion. The patient is being treated with pseudoephedrine. What class of drug is this product?

Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system produces a flight or fight response.

Muscarinic and nicotinic receptors are receptors found in the sympathetic nervous system.

Which nervous system is responsible for the fight-or-flight response?

Which nervous system is responsible for the rest or digest response?

A patient with chronic sinusitis complains of heart palpitations and nervousness following the use of pseudoephedrine. The pharmacist recognizes that these side effects are the result of which classification of medication?