Inappropriate Prescribing in Elderly — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ is the most common adverse effect of phenytoin in children and young adolescents on chronic use.

Answer: Gum hyperplasia

Flashcard 2: Tetracyclines can deposit in teeth and bone; therefore they are contraindicated in children; _____ women and breastfeeding women

Answer: pregnant

Flashcard 3: Rifampicin _____ once a month + Dapsone 50 mg daily + Clofazimine 150 mg once a month and 50 mg on alternate days is used to treat **multibacillary (MB) leprosy** in children 10-14 years

Answer: 450 mg

Flashcard 4: Antihistamines_____ generation H1 receptor antagonists may cause cognitive impairment and delirium, especially in the elderly

Answer: 1st

Flashcard 5: Bedaquiline can be given to patients aged ≥ _____ years

Answer: 5

Extra: According to current WHO and NTEP guidelines: - Bedaquiline: ≥ 5 years (formerly 18) - Delamanid: ≥ 3 years (formerly 6)

Flashcard 6: pentavalent vaccine contains

Answer: DPT hemophilus influenza(HiB) conjugate hepatitis B

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Flashcard 7: 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 8: _____ and cefuroxime can be used to treat Lyme disease in children and pregnant women.

Answer: Amoxicillin