PRELIMS: Reviewer Flashcards
Which of the following is a muscarinic agonist?
A. Physostigmine
B.Scopolamine
C. Atropine
D. Betanechol
D. Betanechol
The following is a selective B1 agonist drug
A. Dopamine
B. Dobutamine
C. Isoproterenol.
D. Norepinephrine
B. Dobutamine
This is used to manage acute hypertensive crisis?
A. Dopamine
B.Dobutamine.
C.Clonidine
D. Norepinephrine
C.Clonidine
The enzyme the metabolizes acetylcholine
A. Monoamine oxidase
B.Cathechol-O methyltransferase
C. Acetylcholinesterase
D. Choline acetyltransferase enzyme
C. Acetylcholinesterase
Which of the following may cause bradycardia?
A. Epinephrine
B. Norepinephrine.
C. Atropine
D. Propranolol
D. Propranolol
Which of the following is used in management of asthma?
A. Pilocarpine
B. Atropine
C.Salbutamol
D. Phentolamin
C.Salbutamol
Which of the following is used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis?
A. Neostigmine
C. Dopamine
B. Pilocarpine
D. Clonidine.
A. Neostigmine
Which of the following is a sympathomimetic drug
A. Propranolol
B.Salbutamol
C.Clonidine
D.Phenoxybenzamine
B.Salbutamol
If gastric emptying time is fast, a drug which is mostly absorbed in the intestine will be absorbed-
A. faster
B. slower
A. faster
The antidote for organophosphate poisoning
A. Pralidoxime
B.Epinephrine
C.Dopamine
D. Salbutamol
A. Pralidoxime
. Which of the following is a parasympathomimetic drug
A. Atropine
B. Scopolamine
C. Pralidoxime
D. Pilocarpine
D. Pilocarpine
Aspirin is more absorbed in this area-
A. stomach
B. small intestine
C. large intestine
D. rectum
A. stomach
Which is an example of a drug which is synthetic:
A. dessicated pig thyroid
B. digitalis
C. insulin analog
D. magnesium
C. insulin analog
The extent to which a drug reaches the systemic circulation-
A. absorption
B. bioavailability
C. clearance
D. elimination rate
B. bioavailability
This is an advantage of buccal administration:
A. easiest route of administration
B. not subject to first pass
C. may be used for local rectal effect
D. absorbed via the skin
B. not subject to first pass
The antiseizure medication Gabapentin is now also used as a pain reliever. This second indication is said to be-label use or prescription
A. On
B. Off
B. Off
A drug considered a controlled substance falls under schedule V. This means that the drug has
A. the highest potential for abuse
B. the lowest relative abuse potential.
C. approval for a specific therapeutic but has high abuse potential
D. may cause moderate physical dependence and addiction
B. the lowest relative abuse potential.
Which of the following medications can be bought over the counter or without prescription?
A. Antibiotics
B. Anticancers
C. Sedatives
D. Multivitamins
D. Multivitamins
Which is more important to write in a prescription?
A. Brand Name
B. Generic Name
C. Drug classification
D. Chemical structure
B. Generic Name
A drug that exemplifies all the features of its class is called the drug
A. Brand
B. Chemistry
C. Generics
D. Prototype
D. Prototype
