NABP Exam NAPLEX Topic 6 Question 77 Discussion

Actual exam question for NABP's North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination exam

Question #: 77
Topic #: 6

[All North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination Questions]

A patient with acute pharyngitis caused by group A Streptococcus (strep throat) is allergic to penicillins (non- immediate type), which of the following is NOT recommended as treatment?

AClindamycin

BAmoxicillin

CCefalexin

DClarithromycin

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Suggested Answer: B

Amoxicillin is a penicillin and so should be avoided in patients even with a non-immediate allergy. Acute treatment should be administered with one of the other listed options.

by Latrice at Mar 17, 2024, 06:42 AM

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Altha

2 days ago

I think we should consider alternative antibiotics for this patient.

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