Drug quiz 7

Question 1

Docusate sodium

Answer 1

stimulant laxative: Enhance gut motility and increase water and electrolyte transfer into the lower gut

Question 2

Methylcellulose

Answer 2

Bulk forming laxatives: Stimulation through increased faecal bulk, hydrophilic action causing gut lumen water retention

Question 3

Candesartan

Answer 3

Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB):

Question 4

Nimodipine/ nifedopine

Answer 4

dihydropyridine-type calcium channel blocker- selective for peripheral vasculature

Question 5

Enoxaparin

Question 6

Rivaroxaban

Answer 6

direct acting oral anticoagulant (DOAC)

Question 7

Edoxaban

Answer 7

Direct acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs):

Question 8

Methadone

Answer 8

Opioid receptor agonists

• severe pain
• adjunct to opioid dependence

Question 9

Apomorphine

Question 10

Orphenadrine

Answer 10

anticholinergics: Acetylcholine inhibition
* parkinsonisim

Question 11

tramadol

Answer 11

Moderate to severe pain

Question 12

Co-amoxiclav

Answer 12

penicillin (amoxocillin and clavulonic acid)

Question 13

Liraglutide

Answer 13

Glucagon-like Peptide 1 (GLP1) Analogues

Question 14

Sitagliptin

Answer 14

Dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (DPP4) Inhibitors

Question 15

Prednisolone

Answer 15

systemic corticosteroid

• COPD exacerbation
• acute asthma
• inflammation
• myasthenia gravis
  *

Question 16

Dapagliflozin

Answer 16

Sodium–glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors:

• DM

Question 17

pamidronate disodium

Answer 17

bisphosphonate

• Osteolytic lesions
  *

Question 18

Norethisterone

Answer 18

progestogens

• contraception
• endometriosis
  *

Question 19

Sulfasalazine

Question 20

Procyclidine

Answer 20

Anticholinergics: Acetylcholine inhibition

• parkonisms
• dystonia (movement)

Question 21

Phenoxymethylpenicillin

Answer 21

cell wall inhibition

• ear, chest, throat and skin infections.