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Medication Interactions and Safety: Practice Questions Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review Medication Interactions and Safety:, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions

True or false

1 point

True or false: A medication interaction can only increase a medicine’s effect; it cannot decrease the effect or cause other harm.

A
True
B
False

True or false

1 point

True or false: Because naproxen is available over the counter, a person taking warfarin can assume it is interaction-free.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

What drug class does naproxen belong to?

Fill in the blank

1 point

Vitamin K in kale and spinach can reduce the effect of .

Choose one

1 point

A person taking warfarin plans to add large daily servings of kale and spinach. Which approach is generally recommended?

A
Avoid kale and spinach completely, regardless of usual diet.
B
Keep vitamin K intake consistent and discuss major dietary changes with the care team.
C
Suddenly increase leafy greens so warfarin works more strongly.
D
Stop warfarin whenever eating leafy greens.

Fill in the blank

1 point

Grapefruit can increase the amount of simvastatin entering the blood. Higher drug levels may increase side effects, including .

Choose one

1 point

A person taking simvastatin regularly drinks grapefruit juice. What is the best next step?

A
Assume grapefruit is safe because the person takes a statin.
B
Stop the statin immediately without seeking advice.
C
Check the specific medicine’s label and ask a pharmacist or prescriber whether to avoid grapefruit or consider another option.
D
Avoid every fruit while taking any cholesterol medicine.

Choose all

1 point

When checking a person’s medication combinations, which items should be included? Select all that apply.

A
Prescription medicines
B
Over-the-counter products
C
Supplements
D
Foods
E
Drinks
F
Only medicines prescribed by one clinician

Choose all

1 point

A person takes oxycodone and alprazolam together. Which serious outcomes can result from their additive effects? Select all that apply.

A
Extreme sedation
B
Dangerously slow or difficult breathing
C
Coma
D
Death
E
Improved alertness

Choose one

1 point

A person uses nitroglycerin for chest pain and asks whether they can take sildenafil. Which response is safest?

A
They can be combined if taken with food.
B
They must not be combined because the combination can cause a dangerous drop in blood pressure.
C
They can be combined as long as the person takes less nitroglycerin.
D
They interact only if the person also eats leafy greens.

True or false

1 point

True or false: After taking an opioid and a benzodiazepine together, trouble breathing or being unable to stay awake requires emergency help.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

A dangerous drop in what body measure can occur when sildenafil is combined with nitroglycerin?

Open ended

1 point

A person with prescriptions for oxycodone and alprazolam asks whether they can take both together without checking with a clinician. Explain the main interaction risk and the appropriate safety response.

Choose one

1 point

A person has prescriptions for oxycodone and alprazolam. Which plan best reflects the safety guidance for this combination?

A
Take both as prescribed without telling the prescriber.
B
Add alcohol to reduce the chance of pain or anxiety.
C
Do not combine them on their own; seek prescriber oversight and do not add alcohol or other sedating medicines.
D
Take an extra dose of either medicine if sedation does not occur.

Choose one

1 point

A person taking warfarin is considering naproxen for pain. What is the safest advice?

A
Check with a pharmacist or prescriber before taking naproxen because the combination can increase bleeding risk.
B
Assume naproxen is safe because it is sold over the counter.
C
Stop warfarin and take naproxen instead without seeking advice.
D
Take naproxen only with grapefruit juice.

Choose one

1 point

A person taking simvastatin regularly drinks grapefruit juice. Which response best addresses the potential interaction?

A
Grapefruit reduces the amount of simvastatin in the blood, so the person should increase the dose.
B
Grapefruit can increase simvastatin levels and side-effect risk, so the person should check the specific medicine with a pharmacist or prescriber.
C
Grapefruit interacts with every statin in exactly the same way, so the person should stop all statins.
D
Grapefruit has no effect on medicine levels, so no follow-up is needed.

Written response

1 point

Which nutrient in kale and spinach can reduce warfarin’s effect?

Choose one

1 point

A person taking warfarin is considering naproxen for pain. What potential harm should they recognize, and what is the safest next step?

A
Naproxen reliably prevents warfarin-related bleeding, so it can be taken without checking.
B
The only concern is that naproxen may make leafy greens less nutritious.
C
The combination can increase the risk of serious bleeding, so the person should check with a pharmacist or prescriber before taking naproxen.
D
Over-the-counter medicines cannot interact with prescription medicines.

Written response

1 point

What interaction term describes two medicines whose effects combine, potentially intensifying effects such as sedation?

Choose one

1 point

A person has prescriptions for oxycodone and alprazolam. Why should they not combine the medicines on their own?

A
The medicines cancel each other out, so the person can take them together without oversight.
B
Their effects can add together, causing extreme sedation and dangerously slow or difficult breathing; the person should not combine them without prescriber oversight.
C
The combination only changes the taste of food and has no serious safety risk.
D
The combination is safe as long as the medicines were prescribed separately.