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Patrick Walsh
Devon, PA

Patrick is recently engaged and wants to give his fiancée the honeymoon of a lifetime. Patrick's father-in-law and his brothers look down on Patrick because they're all 6'2" to 6'4" and Patrick is only 6' tall. Patrick has $10,000 in his bank and no lifelines.

$20,000: While the name is often used to refer to drugs with a similar effect, which of the following has been largely phased out in the United States?
A - aspirin
B - novocaine
C - morphine
D - penicillin

Patrick says

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he's allergic to penicillin so he knows it's still around. He thinks it's either B or C and remembers seeing a show about a doctor who was addicted to morphine and showed the negative effects

. His gut tells him it's

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C

and that's his final answer.

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Answer: B (novocaine)

I knew novocaine itself is not prescribed, but morphine isn't either; opioid *derivatives* are.
If I have 50/50 I waste it here (its almost guaranteed to give my original choices).

ghostjmf wrote:I knew novocaine itself is not prescribed, but morphine isn't either; opioid derivative

The question doesn't mention prescription.

I don't know if what dentists & doctors fill out to get drugs they're going to use on their patients is called a prescription; probably not, but in this case the wording, or lack of it is not a factor.

People other than physicians in hospitals do obtain opioids legally, though, & they do do it by prescription.

It would be interesting to see how much actual unmodified morphine is still being used in hospitals, or by prescription, to outpatients. I'd be surprised if it is.

ghostjmf wrote:It would be interesting to see how much actual unmodified morphine is still being used in hospitals, or by prescription, to outpatients. I'd be surprised if it is.

The TV shows still mention "morphine drip" once in a while and I know for sure it is still used in hospice care.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Patrick Walsh
Devon, PA

Patrick is recently engaged and wants to give his fiancée the honeymoon of a lifetime. Patrick's father-in-law and his brothers look down on Patrick because they're all 6'2" to 6'4" and Patrick is only 6' tall. Patrick has $10,000 in his bank and no lifelines.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20,000: While the name is often used to refer to drugs with a similar effect, which of the following has been largely phased out in the United States?
A - aspirin
B - novocaine
C - morphine
D - penicillin

Patrick says

Spoiler

he's allergic to penicillin so he knows it's still around. He thinks it's either B or C and remembers seeing a show about a doctor who was addicted to morphine and showed the negative effects

. His gut tells him it's

Spoiler

C

and that's his final answer.

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Answer: B (novocaine)

It's not aspirin nor is it penicillin. Morphine is an opioid and is still in use for extreme pain relief. I can't be sure about novocaine, so I'll use any lifelines I still have.