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Mina has a younger brother who has an autism spectrum disorder and she is worried that her infant son may also be diagnosed with the same disorder. She has heard that vaccines may cause autism and asks you about this. What should you tell your friend?

Rickets in children is associated with _____. 

Jim has been taking a carbidopa-levodopa agent for almost two years and is experiencing wearing off. What medication might be useful?

To his surprise, Andy is prescribed a phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor to treat his benign prostatic hyperplasia, which he knows to also be used to treat erectile dysfunction. What PDE inhibitor has been approved for this use?

Lila has widespread endometriosis that causes debilitating pain. What class of medication might be helpful to her?

Mina has a younger brother who has an autism spectrum disorder and she is worried that her infant son may also be diagnosed with the same disorder. She has heard that vaccines may cause autism and asks you about this. What should you tell your friend?

Suppose a prescription is written for a controlled substance such as a narcotic pain medication. What information, in addition to that required on all prescriptions, must be included on the written prescription?

Josie has just been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Diabetes therapy with insulin focuses initially on controlling fasting plasma glucose with the use of a long-acting insulin analog such as ____.

Life is very difficult for Michael, who is homeless and severely mentally ill. The local health department recently had an outreach program and Michael found out that the cough he attributed to his chain smoking was TB. Given Michael’s situation, what approach to drug therapy would probably be best?

Lewis uses an antihcolinergic for the prophylaxis of COPD. He is likely using what medication?