Endocrine Drugs

Question 1

Name 6 classes of endocrine drugs

Answer 1

1. Drugs for diabetes
2. Drugs for thyroid disorders
3. Drugs affecting bone
4. Drugs for adrenal insufficiency
5. Drugs for infertility
6. Drugs for other endocrine disorders

Question 2

Name 6 classes of drugs for diabetes

Answer 2

1. Sulfonylureas
2. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors
3. Glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues
4. SGLT2 inhibitors
5. Other drugs for diabetes
6. Drugs for hypoglycaemia

Question 3

Name 4 sulfonylureas

Answer 3

1. gliBENCLAMide
2. gliCLAZide
3. gliMEPIRide
4. gliPIZide

Question 4

Name 5 dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors

Answer 4

1. Alogliptin
2. Linagliptin
3. sAXagliptin
4. siTagliptin
5. Vildagliptin

Question 5

Name 4 glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues

Answer 5

1. Dulaglutide
2. Exenatide
3. Liraglutide
4. Semaglutide

Question 6

Name 3 SGLT2 inhibitors

Answer 6

1. Dapagliflozin
2. Empagliflozin
3. Ertugliflozin

Question 7

Name 5 miscellaneous drugs for diabetes

Answer 7

1. Acarbose
2. Insulins
3. Metformin
4. Metformin with gliBENCLAMide
5. Pioglitazone

Question 8

Name 1 drug for hypoglycaemia

Answer 8

1. Glucagon

Question 9

Name 3 classes of drugs for thyroid disorders

Answer 9

1. Thyroid hormones
2. Antithyroid drugs
3. Other drugs for thyroid disorders

Question 10

Name 2 thyroid hormones

Answer 10

1. Levothyroxine

2. Liothyronine

Question 11

Name 2 antithyroid drugs

Answer 11

1. carbiMAZOLe

2. Propylthiouracil

Question 12

Name 1 miscellaneous drug used for thyroid disorders

Answer 12

1. Iodine

Question 13

Name 3 classes of drugs affecting bone

Answer 13

1. Bisphosphonates
2. Vitamin D
3. Other drugs affecting bone

Question 14

Name 5 bisphosphonates

Answer 14

1. Alendronate
2. Ibandronic acid
3. Pamidronate
4. Risedronate
5. Zoledronic acid

Question 15

Name 2 forms of Vitamin D

Answer 15

1. Calcitriol

2. Colecalciferol

Question 16

Name 7 miscellaneous drugs affecting bone

Answer 16

1. Calcitonin salmon
2. Calcium
3. Cinacalcet
4. Denosumab
5. Raloxifene
6. Romosozumab
7. Teriparatide

Question 17

Name 1 class of drug for adrenal insufficiency

Answer 17

1. Corticosteroids

Question 18

Name 2 classes of drugs for infertility

Answer 18

1. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonists

2. Other drugs for infertility

Question 19

Name 3 gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonists

Answer 19

1. Goserelin
2. Nafarelin
3. Triptorelin

Question 20

Name 1 miscellaneous drug for infertility

Answer 20

1. cLOMIFEne

Question 21

Name 5 classes of drugs for miscellaneous endocrine disorders

Answer 21

1. androgens
2. antidiuretic hormone agonists and antagonists
3. growth hormone
4. nonselective alpha-blockers
5. somatostatin analogues

Question 22

Name 1 androgen

Answer 22

1. Testosterone

Question 23

Name 3 antidiuretic hormone agonists

Answer 23

1. Argipressin
2. Desmopressin
3. Terlipressin

Question 24

Name 1 antidiuretic hormone antagonist

Answer 24

1. Demeclocycline

Question 25

Name 1 growth hormone

Answer 25

1. Somatropin

Question 26

Name 2 nonselective alpha-blockers

Answer 26

1. Phenoxybenzamine

2. Phentolamine

Question 27

Name 2 somatostatin analogues

Answer 27

1. Lanreotide

2. Octreotide

Question 28

What is a significant precaution of SLGT2 inhibitors?

Answer 28

Type 1 Diabetes

Question 29

Why are SGLT2 inhibitors used with extreme precaution in Type 1 Diabetes?

Answer 29

Not only is there no evidence to support its use, but there is also an increased risk of euglycaemic ketoacidosis