Gastrointestinal Agents

Gastrointestinal Disorders

Tier 1

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 ______.

a. Beano, flatulence

b. Dulcolax, constipation

c. Imodium AD, diarrhea

d. Prilosec, heartburn

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

a. Meclizine

b. Loperamide

c. Docusate

d. Bisacodyl

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

a. Nausea

b. Diarrhea

c. Heartburn

d. Constipation

Which of the following medications is indicated for use as both a laxative and antidiarrheal?

a. Calcium polycarbophil

b. Bismuth subsalicylate

c. Famotidine

d. PEG 3350

You correctly tell a patient in the OTC aisle that dimenhydrinate is approved to treat which of the following?

a. Runny nose from a cold

b. Motion sickness

c. GERD

d. Insomnia

Which of the following brand/generic pairs is correct?

a. Tagamet/famotidine

b. Colace/docusate

c. Dulcolax/PEG 3350

d. Nexium/Omeprazole

Which of the following drug/drug classification pairs is correct?

a. Esomeprazole/proton pump inhibitor

b. Lansoprazole/H₂ antagonist

c. Meclizine/antacid

d. Echinacea/fiber laxative

The brand name of famotidine is ____________.

a. Zantac

b. Pepcid

c. Tagamet

d. Prilosec