Name: Sally Fares

Theme: Drug monitoring

OPTION LIST

A	Aspirin	I	Lithium
B	Benzodiazepines	J	Methotrexate
C	Carbamazepine	K	Penicillin
D	Cyclosporin	L	Phenytoin
E	Digoxin	M	Theophylline
F	Erythropoietin	N
G	Gentamicin	O
H	Ibuprofen	P

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

1. A 70 year old woman presents with nausea, vomiting and congestive cardiac failure. She has been taking a thiazide diuretic in conjunction with another drug. What drug could be causing her problems?

2. Which drug has a long plasma half-life, and steady-state plasma concentrations may not be reached for 2 weeks?

3. The bioavailability of which drug may be increased by grapefruit juice?

4. This drug may be associated with diabetes insipidus and toxicity is life threatening.

5. Toxicity of this drug may affect the vestibulocochlear nerve.

ANSWERS

1. E

2. L

3. D

4. I

5. G