Pharmacy (101-150)

Question 1

Sulfonylurea; One of its metabolites has greater activity than the parent compound

Answer 1

Acetohexamide

Question 2

Indicated in the eradication of Helicobacter pylori

Answer 2

Clarithromycin

Question 3

Causes aplastic anemia

Answer 3

Chloramphenicol

Question 4

Antibiotic that causes ototoxicity

Answer 4

Gentamicin

Question 5

Oxazolidanone antibacterial drug

Answer 5

Linezolid

Question 6

Mixture proportion of quinupristin & dalfopristin in mesilate salts

Answer 6

3 parts to 7 parts

Question 7

Drug that inhibit hepatic metabolism of other drugs

Answer 7

Erythromycin

Question 8

Rifinah is a combination of

Answer 8

Rifampicin & Isonizid

Question 9

Drug that is organic acid secreted by the proximal renal tubules

Answer 9

Captopril

Question 10

Synthetic Vitamin D3 analog for topical dermatological use

Answer 10

Calcipotriene

Question 11

Drug indicated in leprosy

Answer 11

Clofazimine

Question 12

Required for the synthesis of co-enzyme A (CoA) and is a component within the 4-phosphapantetheine moiety of the acyl carrier protein (ACP) domain of fatty acid synthase

Answer 12

Pantothenic acid

Question 13

Biotech drug products indicated for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer

Answer 13

Trastuzumab

Question 14

Irreversible inhibitor of GABA transaminase which is the main enzyme responsible for GABA degradation

Answer 14

Vigabatrin

Question 15

Ester of Aciclovir used in the treatment of Herpes Zoster and Herpes Simplex infections

Answer 15

Valaciclovir

Question 16

Opioid analgesics that is phenanthrene agonist

Answer 16

Morhine

Question 17

Following drugs used to alter the menstrual cycle for the management of Pre-Menstrual syndrome (PMS)

Answer 17

Progesterone

Question 18

Known as hypertonic albumin

Answer 18

25% albumin

Question 19

Used in the treatment of Chronic Hepatatis C

Answer 19

Peginterferon alfa

Question 20

Antihypertensive drug used in the treatment of alopecia

Answer 20

Minoxidil

Question 21

Used to reduce the replication of Influenza A & B viruses by inhibiting viral neuraminidase

Answer 21

Oseltamivir

Question 22

Oral imidazotetrazine derivative that is an analog of decarbazine and used for the treatment of adults with anaplastic astrocytoma that has replaced after treatment with nitrosurea

Answer 22

Temozolamide

Question 23

Antimalarial drug

Answer 23

Chloroquine, Primaquine, Pyrimethamine, Proguanil (AOTA)

Question 24

Deficiency of this vitamin produces squamous metaplasia of the epithelial cells of the respiratory tract

Answer 24

Vitamin A

Question 25

Used in the treatment of Pneumocystis pneumonia

Answer 25

Co-trimoxazole

Question 26

Mast cell stabilizing and H1 receptor antagonist drug

Answer 26

Ketotifen

Question 27

This drug is an Ascaricide

Answer 27

Mebendazole

Question 28

Drug that causes incontinence

Answer 28

Misoprostol, Prazocin, Loop diuretics, Hypnotics (AOTA)

Question 29

1L PNSS administered...is distributed into the interstitial space and...distributed into the intravascular space

Answer 29

750ml , 250ml

Question 30

Antibiotic associated with photosensitivity

Answer 30

Doxycycline

Question 31

Tetracyclic antidepressant

Answer 31

Maprotiline

Question 32

Antispasmodic used to treat abdominal pain and discomfort associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Answer 32

Dicyclomine

Question 33

Drug which is Filaricide

Answer 33

Diethylcarbamazine

Question 34

Short acting insulin

Answer 34

Insulin Aspart

Question 35

Sulfonylureas used as oral antidiabetic drugs (EXCEPT)

Answer 35

Gliclazide, Glibenclamide, Chlorpropramide, Tolbutamide (Nateglinide)

Question 36

Inhibits conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone and used in cancer chemotherapy

Answer 36

Aminoglutethimide

Question 37

Used to treat incontinence by inhibiting contractility and increase storage capacity

Answer 37

Prostaglandin inhibitors

Question 38

Used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism

Answer 38

Carbimazole

Question 39

Prednisolone 5mg is equivalent to...

Answer 39

Hydrocortisone 20mg

Question 40

Causes vasoconstriction of extracranial arteries & affects serotonin turnover in the brain + dpressing the firing of serotonin in the brain stem raphe

Answer 40

Ergotamine

Question 41

Mast cell stabilizer for the treatment of vernal kerato conjuctivitis, vernal conjuctivitis and vernal keratitis

Answer 41

Lodoxamide

Question 42

Distribution of 1L of 5% albumin solution

Answer 42

1000ml in the intravascular space

Question 43

Anti-estrogen

Answer 43

Clomifene citrate & Tamoxifen

Question 44

NSAID from the pyrrole acetic acid derivative

Answer 44

Sulindac

Question 45

Reduces intraoccular pressure by decreasing ciliary body aqueous humor secretion by about 50%

Answer 45

Dorzolamide

Question 46

Loop diuretic

Answer 46

Bumetanide

Question 47

Vitamin A derivative that is used in the treatment for severe, recalcitrant, nodulocystic acne vulgaris

Answer 47

Isotretinoin

Question 48

Synthetic Human Growth Hormone

Answer 48

Somatropin

Question 49

Treatment of diabetes insipidus

Answer 49

Desmopressin

Question 50

Organophosphate which is an effective pediculicide indicated in the treatment of pediculosis capitis (head lice)

Answer 50

Malathion