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Answer these questions: What class of pain medications typically should not be ordered for a moderately hepatic-impaired patient, or must be hepatic dosed adjusted? According to the Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers textbook, pure opioid agonists such as Morphine have the effects such as respiratory depression

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Answer these questions:

1. What class of pain medications typically should not be ordered for a moderately hepatic-impaired patient, or must be hepatic dosed adjusted?
2. According to the Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers textbook, pure opioid agonists such as Morphine have the effects such as respiratory depression. From your textbook, list 5 more possible effects of pure opioid agonists.
3. Cough medications with codeine or antidiarrheal are what type of Scheduled medication?
4. Benzodiazepines must be (fill in the blank) when you plan to discontinue them? Here’s your choices- Abruptly stopped, tapered, dosed around the clock to be effective, or have thorough renal and hepatic labs before prescribing.
5. How many refills can a patient have for Methylphenidate (Ritalin)?
6. What are the unique characteristics of Oxycodone (Oxycontin), aside from its potency? What Controlled Drug Schedule is it?
7. According to the pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Providers textbook, severe toxicity has occurred in infants whose mothers are taking codeine.
   Use Ch4, 12, & 44 & Supplemental CS Readings in week 1 to answer the questions above