Samplex 2017 Flashcards
Based on 1966 WHO definition of a drug, which is not a drug?
A. BCG vaccination given to prevent TB B. Penicillin given to eradicate streptococcal infection in a patient with rheumatic fever C. Synthetic adrenocorticotropic hormones given to detect the presence of Addison’s disease D. Methamphetamine inhalation to achieve euphoria but frequently leads to something, heart disease, psychosis
D
Apothecaries in the history of pharmacology refers to:
A. Collection of folkloric tales about herbal remedies B. Pharmacies or drugstores where medicines are sold C. Laboratories where natural products are purified and active drugs are isolated D. Clinics where doctors prescribe herbal medicine
B
Patient with asthma presents with bronchoconstriction. Which drug casues delayed but prolonged bronchodilation?
A. Glucocorticoid through GCPR B. b-adrenergic through GCPR C. Glucocorticoid through enzyme-linked receptor D. Glucocorticoid inside cytoplasmic/nuclear receptor
D
The action of mannitol of decreasing intracranial pressure is mediated by this type of receptor:
A. Ionotropic B. Metabotropic C. GPCK D. NOTA
D
Use of an allosteric activatior with another drug will result in:
A. Decreased efficacy of drug B. Increased efficacy of drug C. Decreased potency of drug D. Increased potency of drug
NA
When acetylcholine binds to nicotine receptors:
A. Open Na+ channels B. Generate CAMP C. Gene expression D. Activate tyrosine kinase
NA
Allosteric activator cause effects:
A. Greater than agonist alone B. Less than agonist alone C. Equal to agonist alone D. Opposite the action of agonist
A
Glucocorticoid hydrocotisone binds to the following receptor:
A. Ionotropic B. GPCR C. Tyrosine kinase D. Cytoplasmic/nuclear receptor
D
Benzodiazepine, after binding to its target receptor, causes what changes?
A. Separation of the Gsa subunit from Gb and Gγ protein subunits B. Autophosphorylation of the beta subunit of the receptor C. Direct opening of ionophore channel causing exit of sodium D. Conformational change of GABA receptor causing improved GABA binding
D
The ff. contribute to the development of desensitization/tachyphylaxis:
A. Endocytosis of receptors B. Phosphorylation C. Compensation D. Exocytosis of receptors
D
Tamoxifen is said to be a partial agonist. It would have the ff. properties:
A. It would be antagonistic at very high dose. B. It functions as an antagonist in breast tissue but is agonistic in bone. C. Change the configuration of estrogen receptor which causes it to fail.
B
Bevacuzimab (Avastin) is a newly discovered chemotherapeutic drug released and marketed since
2011. Dr. Bernardo wanted to determine the effects of the drug to his ovarian cancer patients. Roche, a pharmaceutical company, gave him a grant to determine the adverse effects of the drug.
A. Phase I B. Phase II C. Phase III D. Phase IV
D
A group of scientists want to discover the effects of the makahiya plant on insulin resistance. A clinical trial was conducted using rat models, and monitored the concentration of the plant in the kidneys using western blot analysis. Also measured blood sugar, serum insulin, and HBA1C levels
A. Phase I B. Phase II C. Pre-clinical D. Phase IV
D
RCT, open-labelled, humans, 600+ DM Type 2, 69 worldwide sites
A. Phase I B. Phase II C. Phase III D. Phase IV
C
Efficacy of drug with Dry Eye Syndrome. Trial involving 200 patients
A. Phase I B. Phase II C. Phase III D. Phase IV
B
While receptors regulate biochemical and physiological activity, they are also subject to regulatory mechanisms, such as:
A. Upregulation due to synthesis of new receptors B. Upregulation due to continued stimulation C. Downregulation due to covalent bonding and destruction of receptors. D. A & C E. AOTA
NA
Dose-response curve:
A. Hyperbola B. Sigmoid C. 4 parameters: efficacy, potency, slope, variability D. AOTA E. B & C only
E
A quantal-dose response:
A. Defined as the population frequency in response to varying doses B. All or none C. Gaussian D. A & C E. AOTA
NA
Potency is:
A. Effectiveness of drug relative to dose B. Importance is considered where ease of administration ends C. Sigmoid on the horizontal axis D. B & C E. All of the above
NA
Pharmacokinetics:
A. Deals with what body does to the drug B. Consists of disposition and elimination C. Consists of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion D. A & C E. AOTA
E
Proactive drugs are used for the ff.:
A. For easier oral absorption B. Improve safety C. To test the liver D. A & B E. AOTA
D
The Cyp450 microsomal enzyme that is responsible for most (greater part of) metabolism of drugs:
A. Cyp1A (Another one said Cyp2A1) B. Cyp3A4 C. Cyp2C1 D. Cyp2D1 E. Cyp2E1
B
For 99% of the drug to be eliminated from the body, the minimum number of half-lives that should have been completed is:
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 E. 7
E
RA 9711 of FDA of 2009 defined drugs as:
A. Articles that cure, mitigate, prevent, treat, and diagnose disease states in humans and animals B. Processed food that alter physiological states of humans and animals C. Processed herbal products D. AOTA
A