NABP FPGEE - Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination

Pannus is an inflammatory exudates characterized by:

I- Synovial cell proliferation inside of a joint

II- Normally occurs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

III- An immunologic complication

Following the ethical principle of nonmaleficence requires that pharmacists:

All of the following are examples of DMRA-Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Agents, EXCEPT

Auxiliary labels which should be used on cotrimoxazole suspension include which of the following?

I Shake well before using

II Take with plenty of fluids

III Exposure to sunlight may cause adverse reactions

Which of the following factors would be important in determining the concentration of drug that would be reached in the cerebrospinal fluid for treatment of meningitis?

I Oil/water partition coefficient

II Binding to plasma protein

III pKa of the drug

In an adequately powered, randomized controlled trial conducted over 2 years, the desired clinical outcome (i.e. prevention of a serious cardiovascular event) with a new drug is achieved in 25% of the study sample. In the patients who receive a placebo, only 15% obtain the same clinical benefit. The relative risk reduction achieved with the new drug over the study period is:

Allopurinol, xanthine oxidase inhibitor, used in gout treatment may produce all the following side effects, EXCEPT:

Factors that determine bioalence of two brands of a drug include:

I the taste of the preparations

II the physical appearance of the preparations

III pharmacokinetic parameters of the preparations

Atropine poisoning can be recognized by all of the following signs or symptoms, EXCEPT:

Acute hemorrhagic gastritis is commonly seen with: