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pharmacology Mcqs

321. Which of the following is the main difference between penicillin V and penicillin G____________?
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A. Penicilline-V is more stable gastric acid

B. Penicilline-G is more absorbed from the G.I.T

C. None of the above

D. Penicilline-G is more allergic than penicillin-V

322. Each of the following statement is correct about metronidazole EXCEPT that it_______________?
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A. An effective alternative for infection caused by aerobic gram positive cocci

B. is a broad spectrum antiprotozoal drug

C. May cause peripheral neuropathy on prolonged use

D. Active against bacteroides and clostridium

323. A patient taking which of the following drug should not eat cheese, etc_____________?
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A. Amoxycillin

B. Triamterene

C. Tetracycline

D. Doxycycline

324. Which of the following is a peripherally acting muscle relaxant______________?
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A. Cortisopradol

B. Chlorozoxazone

C. Succinyl choline

D. Methocarbomol

325. Which one of the following does NOT act by increasing insulin secretion______________?
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A. Glyburide

B. Biguanide

C. Tolbutamide

D. Repaglinide

326. Which one of the following antibacterials should not be used with d-tubocuraine ?
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A. Norfloxacin

B. Streptomycin

C. Doxycycline

D. Cefotaxime

327. The most common side effect of the oral administration of ampicillin is_______________?
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A. Anaphylactic shock

B. Renal failure

C. Diarrhoea

D. Oral candidiasis

328. Tetracycline is contraindicated in_____________?
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A. Pregnancy

B. All of the above

C. Children

D. Renal failure

329. Drug of choice to treat fungal infection in AIDS is_____________?
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A. Ketoconazole

B. Aerosolized pentamidine

C. Didanasine

D. Acyclovir

330. All of the following antibacterial agents acts by inhibiting cell wall systhesis except________________?
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A. Nitrofurantoins

B. Cephamycins

C. Monobactams

D. Carbapenems

331. All are macrolide antibiotics EXCEPT______________?
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A. Calithromycin

B. Erythromycin

C. Roxithromycin

D. Neomycin

332. IF a bacteria were susceptible to both penicillin and Erythromycin, then it would not be appropriate to treat the patients with both antibiotics at the same time because_______________?
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A. Erythromycin exerts its effects extracellularly

B. Penicillin is only effective against growing cells

C. Erythromycin enhances the B-lactamases activity

D. Penicillin is inactivated by erythromycin

333. Best treatment of candidiasis of_____________?
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A. None of the above

B. Amphoterin

C. Mycostatin

D. Antibiotics

334. The following drugs are useful in hypertension except_____________?
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A. Beta blockers

B. Pentoxifyline

C. Alpha methyl dopa

D. Calcium channel blockers

335. Traces of which of the antibiotics can be found in the gingival fluid after administration___________?
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A. Tetracycline

B. Clindamyclin

C. Lincomycin

D. Penicillin G

336. Bradycardia is most commonly treated with which of the following drugs_____________?
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A. Atropine

B. A diuretic

C. A potent vasadilatior

D. Epinephrine

337. Which of the following is primarily a bactericidal drug?
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A. Chloramphenicol

B. Gentamicin

C. Sulphadiazine

D. Tetracycline

338. The mechanism of action of chloramphenicol is inhibition of synthesis of_____________?
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A. DNA

B. Protein

C. Cell wall

D. Cell membrane

339. A patient suffering from syphilis is given pencillin He may develop_____________?
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A. Grey Syndrome

B. Cholestatic Jaundice

C. Jarish Herxheimer reaction

D. Fanconi Syndrome

340. Amino glycosides_______________?
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A. Inhibit protein synthesis

B. All of the above

C. Effective against gram negative infection

D. Accumulate in renal failure

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