Strategies To Reduce Polypharmacy

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Question 1:

Polypharmacy is defined as taking at least ____ medications at once.

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

D) 5

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Question 2:

Following group of medication categories are implicated for major polypharmacy.

A) Anticholinergics

B) Pain Medications

C) Cardiovascular agents

D) CNS agents

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Question 3:

Primary care providers may not have ample time to counsel patients and feel obliged to address multiple issues in the short visit, which may further lead to polypharmacy.

A) True

B) False

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Question 4:

Nursing home residents must have a ______ Medication Regimen Review by a pharmacist who specializes in the care of geriatric patients.

A) Monthly

B) Bi-Monthly

C) Every 6 months

D) Yearly

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Question 5:

Deprescribing protocol should be adopted in the following situation.

A) New symptoms due to ADE

B) Presence of terminal illness

C) Preventative medications with no clear-cut benefit

D) All of the above

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Question 6:

Inappropriate medications discontinuation can also lead to disease exacerbation and hospital admissions.

A) True

B) False

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Question 7:

This index is not drug-specific but provides the scoring methods and shows a positive correlation between a high score and drug-related hospital admissions.

A) Anticholinergic Drug Scale

B) Screening Tool of Older Person's potentially inappropriate Prescriptions (STOPP)

C) Medication Appropriateness Index (MAI)

D) Beers Criteria

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Question 8:

Dipyridamole increases the risk of orthostatic hypotension.

A) True

B) False

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Question 9:

____________ will provide the list of high risks medications that should be avoided or used with caution, used in reduced dosage, and list the possible alternatives.

A) Anticholinergic Drug Scale

B) Screening Tool of Older Person's potentially inappropriate Prescriptions (STOPP)

C) Medication Appropriateness Index (MAI)

D) Beers Criteria

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Question 10:

Use of ______________ should be minimized due to increase risk of renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, and high blood pressure.

A) Proton pump inhibitors

B) Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications

C) Testosterone hormone supplements

D) Long-acting sulfonylureas

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Question 11:

Patient populations at most risk for polypharmacy includes all, Except :

A) Geriatric patients with certain chronic diseases

B) Patients in long-term care facilities

C) High-income seniors

D) Patients with limited health literacy

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Question 12:

Potential negative effects of polypharmacy include _____________:

A) Higher risk of adverse drug events (ADE)

B) Nonadherence to medications

C) Increased health care utilization

D) All of the above

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Question 13:

Patients in long-term care facilities whose rate of polypharmacy is lower than older adults living in the community.

A) True

B) False

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Question 14:

At a minimum, whenever a medication is added to a patient’s treatment plan, the medication’s potential risks and benefits for the individual patient should be evaluated in context with other medications the patient is taking.

A) True

B) False

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Question 15:

Automatic medicine refills could result in Polypharmacy.

A) True

B) False

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