NAPLEX (North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination) Practice Exam

Disable ads (and more) with a membership for a one time $2.99 payment

Study for the NAPLEX exam with a comprehensive quiz featuring multiple-choice questions and in-depth explanations. Build your pharmacological knowledge and increase your chances of passing the pharmacist licensure examination!

Each practice test/flash card set has 50 randomly selected questions from a bank of over 500. You'll get a new set of questions each time!

Practice this question and more.

Which medication is specifically used ONLY for the prevention of acute rejection in transplant patients?

Mycophenolate mofetil
Tacrolimus
Basiliximab
Antithymocyte globulin

The correct answer is: Basiliximab

Basiliximab is the correct answer because it is a monoclonal antibody that specifically targets and inhibits interleukin-2 receptors on activated T-lymphocytes. By inhibiting this pathway, basiliximab helps to prevent acute rejection in transplant patients by suppressing the immune response directed at the transplanted organ. The other options listed, such as mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus, and antithymocyte globulin, are also used in transplant patients, but they have broader mechanisms of action beyond just the prevention of acute rejection.