This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: The nurse learns that a drug needed by the patient is classified as an orphan drug and recognizes ... (Read 125 times)

eruditmonkey@yahoo.com

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 546
The nurse learns that a drug needed by the patient is classified as an orphan drug and recognizes what as a reason for this classification? (Select all that apply.)
 
  A) The drug is rarely prescribed.
  B) The drug has dangerous adverse effects.
  C) The drug treats a rare disease.
  D) The patent on the medication is still effective.
  E) Production by a company that only manufactures drugs.

Question 2

A 10-year-old patient is being seen by a physician for severe depression. The physician prescribes an antidepressant. What antidepressant could the nurse safely administer to a child?
 
  A) Trazodone
  B) Nortriptyline
  C) Fluvoxamine
  D) Phenelzine



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Hdosisshsbshs

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 315
Answer to Question 1

A, B, C
Feedback:
Drugs are classified as orphan drugs when they are not financially viable for a drug company to produce either because of risk for lawsuits about adverse effects or because the drug is not prescribed, which is often seen in rare diagnoses. Generic drugs are not produced until the patent expires, but this has no impact on classifying a particular drug as an orphan drug. Generic drugs are often produced by companies that only manufacture drugs without conducting research, but this has no bearing on the classification of orphan drugs.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Nortriptyline has established pediatric doses and can be used in children older than 6 years but such children should be monitored closely for adverse effects. Phenelzine is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), a class of drugs that should be avoided in children if at all possible because of the potential for drugfood interactions and the serious adverse effects. Trazodone can be used with children but is not a first-line drug because it has many adverse effects on the central nervous system associated with its use. Luvox is an SSRI that can be used in children to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder but selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors can cause serious adverse effects in children.




eruditmonkey@yahoo.com

  • Member
  • Posts: 546
Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Wow, this really help


samiel-sayed

  • Member
  • Posts: 337
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

Did you know?

You should not take more than 1,000 mg of vitamin E per day. Doses above this amount increase the risk of bleeding problems that can lead to a stroke.

Did you know?

IgA antibodies protect body surfaces exposed to outside foreign substances. IgG antibodies are found in all body fluids. IgM antibodies are the first type of antibody made in response to an infection. IgE antibody levels are often high in people with allergies. IgD antibodies are found in tissues lining the abdomen and chest.

Did you know?

Although not all of the following muscle groups are commonly used, intramuscular injections may be given into the abdominals, biceps, calves, deltoids, gluteals, laterals, pectorals, quadriceps, trapezoids, and triceps.

Did you know?

Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.

Did you know?

Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library