pharmacology MCQs – Page 24

Practise focused pharmacology questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

pharmacology Mcqs
461. More potent and non toxic drug against herpes virus is_____________?
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A. Acyclovir

B. Zidovodine

C. Amontidine

D. Nystatin

462. Combination chemotherapy is used in tuberculosis in order to reduce____________?
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A. Cost of therapy

B. Dosage of drugs

C. Development of drug resistance

D. Side effects of drugs

463. All of the following are true about tolbutamide except____________?
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A. It is used in type-I diabetes mellitus

B. It acts on pancreas to stimulate release of insulin

C. It is taken orally

D. It causes alcohol intolerance

464. Which of the following antibiotics is effective in treating oral candidiasis ?
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A. Tetracycline

B. Nystatin

C. Penicillin

D. Bacitracin

465. A potent non-texic anti-herpes drug is_______________?
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A. Acyclovir

B. Ara-amp

C. Idoxyuridine

D. Vidarabine

466. Prolonged administration of streptomycin may result in damage to the____________?
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A. Facial nerve

B. Trigeminal nerve

C. Optic nerve

D. Auditory nerve
467. The most serious side effect of drug chloramp henicol is______________?
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A. Bone marrow depression

B. Angioneurotic oedema

C. Photosensitivity

D. Candidiasis

468. Which of the following is not uridopenicillin ?
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A. Mezlocillin

B. Azlocillin

C. Flucloxacillin

D. Piperacillin

469. 1st generation cephalosporin is________________?
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A. Cefepime

B. Cephadroxil

C. Cefoperazone

D. Cefotaxime

470. Which one of the following antibiotics chelates with calcium ?
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A. pencillin

B. Tetracycline

C. Cephalosporins

D. Erythromycin

471. The drug which is contraindicated in haemophilla is_________________?
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A. Dipheny 1 hydantoin

B. Penicillinium

C. Amino epsilon caproic acid

D. Aspirin
472. The incidence of allergy to penicillin among various population ranges from______________?
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A. 10% to 20%

B. 30% to 40%

C. 1% to 10%

D. 20% to 30

473. Cell wall synthesis is inhibited by all except____________?
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A. Cephalexin

B. Penicillin

C. Ampicillin

D. Lincomycin
474. When broad spectrum antibiotics are administered with coumarin anticoagulants, the anticoagulant action may be____________?
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A. Reduced because of increased protein binding

B. Reduced because of enhanced hepatic drug metabolism

C. Increase because of decrease renal excretion of the anticoagulant

D. Increased because of reduction of vitamin sources
475. All of the following are topically used sulphonamides except____________?
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A. Suphacetamide

B. Silversulphadiazine

C. Mafenide

D. Sulphadiazine
476. If patient is given Noradrenaline what will happen_______________?
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A. Cause decrease in cardiac output and relax bradycardia

B. Cause increase in B.P, due to its action on Beta receptors only

C. None of the above

D. Cause decrease in B.P, due to its action on Alpha receptors only

477. The mechanism of action of sodium nitroprusside is_____________?
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A. Block the sympathetic flow at hypothalamus

B. Direct Vasodilator

C. Increases cAMP

D. Calcium channel blocker

478. Erythromycin is_______________?
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A. All of these

B. Cidal in action

C. Static in action

D. Cidal in high concentration
479. Metronidazole is a type of___________?
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A. Quinolone

B. Antidepressant

C. Broad spectrum antibiotic

D. Imidazole derivative
480. Which of the following is NOT an important/frequent/well-known manifestation of an adverse drug reaction ?
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A. Leukaemia

B. Agranulocytosis

C. Aaemolysis

D. Aplastic anaemia