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1
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In the treatment of HIV

a. indinavir prevents the synthesis of HIV DNA

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A. False. Indinavir is a protease inhibitor

2
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In the treatment of HIV

b. zidovudine is a protease inhibitor

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B. False, zidovudine is nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

3
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In the treatment of HIV

c. lopinavir causes hyperlipidaemia as an adverse effect

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C. True, PI cause insulin resistance, hyperglycaemia, diarrhea, dyslipidemia, lipodystrophy, atherosclerosis, hepatitis, osteoporosis, osteonecrosis as AEs

4
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In the treatment of HIV

d. zidovudine is more likely to cause anaemia than lamivudine

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D. True. Zidovudine is the big one.

5
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In the treatment of HIV

e. didanosine is used to treat stavudine-induced lactic acidosis

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E. False, all NRTIs are associated with lactic acidosis

6
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In the management of HIV

a. tenofovir is a HIV nucleotide reverse transcriptase enzyme inhibitor (NRTI)

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A. True

7
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In the management of HIV

b. ritonavir causes inhibition of CYP3A4

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B. True. Ritonavir is a potent inhibitor of CYP3A4

8
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In the management of HIV

c. lopinavir inhibits the action of HIV protease

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C. True

9
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In the management of HIV

d. nevirapine inhibits DNA gyrase

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D. False, nevirapine is a NNRTI and inhibits reverse transcriptase. Fluoroquinolones inhibit DNA gyrase

10
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In the management of HIV

e. rifampicin increases the plasma levels of lopinavir

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E. False, lopinavir is metabolised by CYP3A4 enzymes, which are induced by rifampicin

11
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Lopinavir + ritonavir combination

a. inhibits HIV reverse transcriptase

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A. False, PI inhibit HIV protease

12
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Lopinavir + ritonavir combination

b. induces cytochrome P450 enzymes

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B. False. The role of ritonavir in this combination is to act as a pharmacokinetic, enhancer, inhibiting CYP3A4 hence inhibit the metabolism of lopinavir

13
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Lopinavir + ritonavir combination

c. causes insulin resistance as an adverse effect

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C. True, PIs cause insulin resistance

14
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Lopinavir + ritonavir combination

d. is a protease inhibitor

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D. True

15
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Lopinavir + ritonavir combination

e. causes lipodystrophy

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E. True, Pis cause lipodystrophy

16
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In the treatment of HIV

a. nevirapine is a direct inhibitor of reverse transcriptase

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A. False, NNRTIs are indirect inhibitors of reverse transcriptase (allosteric inhibition)

17
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In the treatment of HIV

b. lamivudine causes peripheral neuropathy as an adverse effect

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B. True, NRTIs cause peripheral neuropathy as an adverse effect

18
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In the treatment of HIV

c. efavirenz requires phosphorylation to its active form

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C. False, NNRTIs don’t require phosphorylation

19
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In the treatment of HIV

d. tenofivir is contraindicated in severe renal failure

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D. True, TDF causes nephrotoxicity

20
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In the treatment of HIV

e. zidovudine is a cytosine analogue

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E. False, thymidine analogue

21
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In the treatment of HIV:

a. nevirapine is hepatotoxic

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a. True. NNRTIs are hepatoxic

22
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In the treatment of HIV:

b. efavirenz causes sleep disturbances

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b. True

23
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In the treatment of HIV:

c. nevirapine increases the risk of Stevens Johnson syndrome

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c. True

24
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In the treatment of HIV:

d. efavirenz is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

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d. False, NNRTI

25
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In the treatment of HIV:

e. nevirapine is used in combination with lamivudine as part of triple therapy

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e. True, in neonates give AZT + 3TC + NVP

26
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Lamivudine

a. is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

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a. False. NRTI

27
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Lamivudine

b. causes peripheral neuropathy as an adverse effect

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b. True, NRTIs causes peripheral neuropathy

28
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Lamivudine

c. is more toxic to the mitochondrion than zidovudine

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c. True,

29
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Lamivudine

d. is used in combination with emtricitabine

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d. False, either FTC or 3TC

30
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Lamivudine

e. has activity against Hepatitis B

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e. True

31
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Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI)

a. efivarenz is hepatotoxic

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a. True

32
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Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI)

b. efivarenz is safe to use in patients with schizophrenia

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b. False, cause neurocognitive impairment

33
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Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI)

c. nevirapine causes Stevens Johnson syndrome

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c. True

34
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Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI)

d. efivarenz induces cytochrome P450 enzymes

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d. False, metabolised by CYP450 enzymes.

35
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Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI)

e. efivarenz and nevirapine are combined as part of triple therapy in HIV

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e. False, triple therapy includes 2 NRTIs + NNRTI/ Integrase inhibitor.

36
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Tenofovir

a. is contraindicated in patients with advance kidney disease

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a. True, nephrotoxic

37
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Tenofovir

b. is used in combination with lamivudine as part of triple therapy in HIV

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b. True

38
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Tenofovir

c. compared to zidovudine, has a higher risk for causing lactic acidosis

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c. False, both cause

39
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Tenofovir

d. is a protease reverse transcriptase inhibitor

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d. False, NRTI

40
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Tenofovir

e. is a nucleotide anologue of adenosine

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e. True

41
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tenofovir is an HIV protease inhibitor

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False, NRTI

42
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lamivudine causes peripheral neuropathy as an adverse effect

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True

43
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zidovudine inhibits reverse transcriptase

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True

44
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nevirapine causes hepatotoxicity as an adverse effect

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True

45
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lopinavir decreases blood glucose levels

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False

Increases