Pediatric and Geriatric Pharmacology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: bedaquiline can be given to patients aged >_____ years

Answer: 18

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Flashcard 2: pentavalent vaccine contains

Answer: DPT hemophilus influenza(HiB) conjugate hepatitis B

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Flashcard 3: Rifampicin _____ once a month + dapsone 50mg daily + clofazimine 150mg once a month and 50 mg alternate days is used to treat leprosy in children 10- 14 years

Answer: 450mg

Flashcard 4: Rifampicin _____ once a month + dapsone 2mg/kg daily + clofazimine 100mg once a month and 50 mg twice weekly is used to treat leprosy in children less than 10 years or <40kg

Answer: 10mg/kg

Flashcard 5: Antihistamines_____ generation H1 receptor antagonists may cause cognitive impairment and delirium, especially in the elderly

Answer: 1st

Flashcard 6: _____ and cefuroxime can be used to treat Lyme disease in children and pregnant women.

Answer: Amoxicillin

Flashcard 7: Compared to other hypnotics, ramelteon has relatively _____ side effects and is safe to use in geriatric patients

Answer: few

Flashcard 8: Tetracyclines can deposit in teeth and bone; therefore they are contraindicated in children; _____ women and breastfeeding women

Answer: pregnant

Flashcard 9: _____ is a complication of Chloramphenicol use in premature infants as they lack hepatic UDP-Glucuronyl Transferase.

Answer: Gray Baby Syndrome

Flashcard 10: An infant weighing less than 2kgs should recieve _____ daily dose of Nevirapine post-partum

Answer: 2mg/kg

Flashcard 11: Which antithyroid drug in kids has been associated with fatal hepatotoxicity?_____

Answer: Propylthiouracil

Flashcard 12: _____, when given during the third trimester of pregnancy can lead to floppy baby syndrome.

Answer: Benzodiazepines

Flashcard 13: An infant weighing >2.5kgs should recieve _____ daily dose of Nevirapine post-partum

Answer: 15mg

Flashcard 14: Which anti-depressant is associated with cardiac abnormalities in newborns?_____

Answer: Paroxetine

Flashcard 15: _____ is the most common adverse effect of phenytoin in children and young adolescents on chronic use.

Answer: Gum hyperplasia

Flashcard 16: _____ is the drug of choice in the management of infantile hemangioma

Answer: Propranolol

Flashcard 17: Oral _____ is FDA approved for medical treatment of type 2 diabetes in pediatric population as young as 10 years of age

Answer: Metformin

Flashcard 18: _____, a synthetic metalloporphyrin is a potential alternative medical therapy for neonatal jaundice.

Answer: Sn-mesoporphyrin (SnMP)

Flashcard 19: _____ is the recommended drug of choice for the treatment of pertussis in neonates

Answer: Azithromycin

Flashcard 20: An infant weighing 2-2.5kgs should recieve _____ daily dose of Nevirapine post-partum

Answer: 10mg

Flashcard 21: Prostaglandin E_____ is used for keeping Ductus arteriosus open in TGA

Answer: 1

Flashcard 22: Drug of choice in an elderly with depression and coronary aery disease is -

Answer: Sertraline

Flashcard 23: _______ is the drug of choice for infantile spasms associated with tuberous sclerosis.

Answer: Vigabatrin

Flashcard 24: _______ is the drug of choice in the management of infantile hemangioma

Answer: Propranolol

Flashcard 25: What is the drug of choice for treating bradyarrhythmias in infants and children? _______

Answer: Atropine