NAPLEX (North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination) Practice Exam

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For patients with high emetic risk, how many antiemetic drugs are typically used?

  1. 1 or 2

  2. 2 or 3

  3. 3 or 4

  4. 4 or 5

The correct answer is: 3 or 4

It is common practice to use three to four antiemetic drugs for patients with high emetic risk. Using one or two drugs may not be enough to effectively control nausea and vomiting, while using four or five drugs may put the patient at risk for side effects and drug interactions. Therefore, three to four antiemetic drugs is usually the optimal range for managing nausea and vomiting in high emetic risk patients.

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