Pharmaco

Question 1

Which antibiotics cannot be given concurrently with tetracycline?

Answer 1

Penicillin

Question 2

Drug of choice for treating herpes

Answer 2

Acyclovir

Question 3

What are sulfonamides? How do they work?

Answer 3

Bateriostatic inhibitor of folic acid
Mainly intereferes with bacterial PABA

Question 4

Which group of antibiotics have additional anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory functions?

Answer 4

Macrolides

Question 5

Which medicament use can produce verrill’s sign?

Answer 5

Diazepam

Question 6

Which drug is used in first line emergency treatment of epilepsy?

Answer 6

Diazepam

Question 7

What is therapeutic index of drug indicative of?

Answer 7

Drug safety

Question 8

Mechanism of action of Nitroglycerin

Answer 8

Direct action on smooth muscle

Question 9

Why is Mg and Al added to antacids?

Answer 9

Mg causes diarrhoea
Al causes constipation

Question 10

What is Omeprazole

Answer 10

Proton pump inhibitor

Question 11

Example of short-acting and long-acting beta 2 agonist

Answer 11

Short: Salbutamol
Long: Salmeterol

Question 12

Which group of antihypertensives are contraindicated during pregnancy?

Answer 12

ACE inhibitors

Question 13

What is furosemide? Indication

Answer 13

Thiazide: Oral diuretic
Used in pulmonary edema

Question 14

What does inter-dose interval depend on?

Answer 14

Half-life of drug

Question 15

Which type of hypersensitivity can be induced from penicillin?

Answer 15

Type B

Question 16

Best measuring index for cardiovascular disease

Answer 16

LDL/HDL Ratio

Question 17

Myocardial infarct biomarker

Answer 17

CPK-MB

Question 18

Most common long-term side effect of carbamazepine

Answer 18

Aplastic anemia

Question 19

Heparin antagonist

Answer 19

Protamine sulphate

Question 20

Drug used in neuropathic pain

Answer 20

Gabapentin

Question 21

Drug of choice for chronic gout patient with renal impairment

Answer 21

Allopurinol

Question 22

Which group of antihypertensives lack vasodilatatory property?

Answer 22

Beta Blockers

Question 23

Which new gen sialogogue has additional M3 action?

Answer 23

Cemiveline

Question 24

Mechanism of action of atorvastatin

Answer 24

Competitive inhibition of HMG CoA reductase - REDUCES LDL

Question 25

Raloxifen is drug of choice for

Answer 25

Osteoporosis in post-menopausal women

Question 26

Hemophilia is treated with which drug to release factor VIII?

Answer 26

Vasopressin/Desmopressin

Question 27

Role of Beta Blocker in angina?

Answer 27

Decrease the work load of heart

Question 28

What should isioniazid be supplemented with?

Answer 28

Pyridoxine

Question 29

Drug of choice for VRSA

Answer 29

Linezolid

Question 30

Anaesthetic with antiemetic property

Answer 30

Propofol

Question 31

Advantage of penicillin V over penicillin G

Answer 31

Better oral absorption

Question 32

Mechanism of action of chloramphenicol

Answer 32

Protein synthesis inhibition

Question 33

Penicillinase resistant penicillin

Answer 33

Cloxacillin

Question 34

Metronidazole mechanism of action

Answer 34

DNA target

Question 35

First line tubercular drugs

Answer 35

Isoniazid Rifampicin Ethambutol

Question 36

Which AB cause ear damage?

Answer 36

Aminoglycosides

Question 37

Which drug is used to reverse respiratory depression caused by benzos?

Answer 37

Flumazenil

Question 38

Main disadvantage of opioid disadvantage

Answer 38

Urinary retention

Question 39

Antihypertensives used in diabetics

Answer 39

ATI (Losartan) ACE Inhibitor (Enalapril)

Question 40

What is digitalis used for?

Answer 40

Heart failure

Question 41

Which drug causes orange discoloration of sweat?

Answer 41

Rifampicin

Question 42

Through which process is drug resistance transferred?

Answer 42

Conjugation

Question 43

First line drug for TB

Answer 43

Isoniazid

Question 44

Topical agent used for oral thrush

Answer 44

Clotrimazole

Question 45

AB which possess additional anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities

Answer 45

Macrolides

Question 46

Which AB is most frequently associated with pseudomembranous colitis

Answer 46

Clindamycin

Question 47

Penicillin with best gram negative spectrum?

Answer 47

Ampicillin

Question 48

Chloramphenicol mechanism of action

Answer 48

Protein (50s)

Question 49

Which 2 groups of medications reduce anticoagulant action?

Answer 49

Barbiturates Oral contraceptives

Question 50

Grand mal epilepsy patients are treated with which durg?

Answer 50

Phenytoin