A prototype drug is a single drug in a class and can be compared with all other medications in the class. What are the benefits for the nurse to studying the prototype drug in predicting characteristics of other drugs in the same class?
1. Which drugs have the most favorable safety profile
2. Their therapeutic indications
3. Their actions and adverse effects
4. Their specific clinical use
5. Contraindications specific to any drug in that group
Correct Answer: 2,3,4
Rationale 1: The prototype drug does not provide a safety profile of other drugs in the same class.
Rationale 2: Studying the therapeutic indications of a prototype drug may allow the nurse to predict actions and adverse effects of other drugs in the same group.
Rationale 3: By studying the prototype, the nurse can predict the actions and adverse effects of other drugs in the same class.
Rationale 4: Studying the prototype drug may allow the nurse to predict the clinical use of another drug in the same class.
Rationale 5: Contraindications may differ for specific drugs in the same class as the prototype.
Global Rationale: Studying the therapeutic indications of a prototype drug may allow the nurse to predict actions and adverse effects of other drugs in the same group. The nurse can also predict the actions, adverse effects, and clinical uses of other drugs in the same class. The prototype drug does not provide a safety profile of other drugs in the same class. Contraindications may differ for specific drugs in the same class as the prototype.
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