Pharmacy (601-650)

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Used as a cough suppressant

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Codeine phosphate

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Rapidly vibriocidal and greatly shortens the duration of diarrhea in cholera

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Tetracyline

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Antimicrobial treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Hydroxychloroquine

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Treatment of acute gout

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Colchicine

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Antimetabolite used in cancer chemotherapy

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Mercaptopurine

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Anticholinesterase used in the treatment of Myasthenia gravis

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Neostigmine, Pyridostigmine, Edrophonium (AOTA)

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BZD used in the treatment of epilepsy

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Clonazepam

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Antiamoebiasis agent

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Diloxanide furoate

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Used for nocturnal leg cramps

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Quinine

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Antiviral used as eye drops

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Acyclovir

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Osmolality of 5% DW

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252 mOsm/kg

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Dopamine receptor agonist

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Cabergoline

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Protein Kinase Inhibitor

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Imatinib

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Compound sodium lactate (Hartmann’s) IV

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131 mOsm of Na+ per liter

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Cardioselective beta blocker

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BAMS = Bisoprolol, Atenolol, Metoprolol, Sotalol

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Analgesic potency relative to morphine (for equal parenteral doses) of Hydromorphone

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6.0

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Used for asthma

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Zafirlukast

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Used in Diabetes mellitus

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Rosiglitazone (family of Pioglitazone)

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Used in irritable bowel relaxant

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Pinaverium

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Stool softener

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Docusate

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Iron dextran is a complex of Ferric hydroxide with dextran which contains

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50mg/ml of iron

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Used in the therapy of migraine

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Zolmitriptan

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Vaccines for individuals who handles infected animals

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Anthrax vaccine

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Long acting beta agonist used in asthma

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Salmeterol

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Antidepressant that blocks the uptake of serotonin and norepinephrine

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Venlafaxine

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Most effective drug for muscular spasiticity of multiple sclerosis

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Baclofen

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Useful in controlling spasms, paresthesia-type pain and diplopia

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Carbamazepine

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Ergot derivative with direct dopamine-receptor agonist activity; Indicated in Parkinsonism

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Bromocriptine

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Treatment of fatigue associated with multiple sclerosis

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Amantadine

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Androgenic steroid; Used in amenorrhea

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Danazol

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Miotic used in the treatment of Glaucoma

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Pilocarpine

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Quinolone antibiotic

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Ciprofloxacin

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Used in Premenstrual syndrome; Contains cis-linolenic and gamma-linolenic acids which are precursors in prostaglandin synthesis

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Evening primerose oil

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NSAID from the propionic acid derivative

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Naproxen

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Recombinant interleukin II; Licensed for metastatic renal cell carcinoma

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Aldesleukin

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Prodrug of penciclovir used in the treatment of herpes zoster and genital herpes

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Famciclovir

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Direct antiproliferative action against tumour cells and is a biologic response modifier with immunomodular acitivity

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Interferon alfa

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Antibiotic that forms complexes with DNA and inhibits RNA synthesis used in cancer chemotherapy

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Plicamycin

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LHRH agonist that initially stimulates and then suppresses FSH and LH, resulting in decreased gonadal steroid production

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Leuprolide

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Second generation Cephalosporins

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Cefuroxime

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Antidepressant used for neuropathic pain

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Desipramine

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Combination of 3,5-aminosalicylic acid and sulfapyridine

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Sulfasalazine

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Oral decongestant

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Pseudoephedrine HCl

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Synthetic form of human growth hormone; Treatment of idiopathic growth hormone deficiency in children with growth failure

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Sermorelin

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Antifungal drug used for oral infection

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Nystatin

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Alpha glucosidase inhibitor delaying the digestion of carbohydrates

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Acarbose

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Third generation Cephalosporin

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Cefixime

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Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) Anti-HIV

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Nevirapine

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Butyrophenone class of antiemetic agent

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Droperidol

Question 50

Disrupting the integrity of the bacterial cell wall; Lyse the Helicobacter pylori cells near the gastric surface

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Bismuth subsalicylate