1. During a typical influenza season, patients over 65 years of age experience higher rates of morbidity and mortality compared with the general population. An increased risk of morbidity and mortality is also an issue in which one of the following populations?

2. A 35-year-old male presents to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription and asks about receiving an influenza vaccine. He states that he has a severe egg allergy. Which one of the following vaccines would you recommend?

3. Studies have demonstrated which of the following influenza vaccines to elicit a greater immune response than the others in patients over 65 years of age?

4. An asthmatic patient with whom you are familiar brings a prescription for zanamivir to your pharmacy. You should call the ordering physician and do what?

5. Interventional and observational studies have demonstrated that oseltamivir:

« Return to Activity