Pharmacology

Question 0

Acute gout

Answer 0

Colchicine

Question 1

Allopurinol inhibits

Answer 1

Xanthine oxidase

Question 2

Given in combination with Imipenem

Answer 2

Cilastatin

Question 3

Drug for Parkinson’s disease

Answer 3

Tacrine

Question 4

Inhibitor of thromboxane A2

Answer 4

Aspirin

Question 5

DOC for CML

Answer 5

Busulfan

SE: pulmonary fibrosis

Question 6

Treatment for glaucoma

Answer 6

Pilocarpine

Question 7

Carbonic anhydride used in glaucoma

Answer 7

Acetazolamide

Question 8

MOA of Orlistat

Answer 8

Reversible inhibitor of lipase

Question 9

Phosphate analogue to treat CMV

Answer 9

Foscarnet

Question 10

Chemotherapeutic agent of choice in colon CA

Answer 10

5-FU

MOA: thymydilate synthase inhibitor

Question 11

NSAID protective for colon CA

Answer 11

Aspirin

Question 12

Gray baby syndrome

Answer 12

Chloramphenicol

Other SE: aplastic anemia

Question 13

SE of tetracycline

Answer 13

Teeth discoloration
Epiphyseal plates
Milk alkali syndrome

Question 14

Milk alkali syndrome

Answer 14

Antacids + Tetracycline

Question 15

DOC for cholera

Answer 15

Tetracycline

Question 16

DOC for leptospirosis

Answer 16

Doxycycline

Also used for Chlamydia

Question 17

Red man syndrome

Answer 17

Vancomycin

Question 18

Causes gingival hyperplasia

Answer 18

Chronic phenytoin toxicity

Question 19

Anti-hypertensive contraindicated in pregnancy

Answer 19

ACE inhibitors

It causes fetal renal agenesis

Question 20

SE of ACE inhibitors

Answer 20

Cough

Due to Bradykinin

Question 21

SE: Ethambutol

Answer 21

Barrel-vision

Optic neuritis

Question 22

Drug that causes peripheral neuropathy? Treatment?

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INH

Treatment: Pyridoxine

Question 23

Dissociative anesthetic

Answer 23

Ketamine

Question 24

Malignant hyperthermia

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Succinylcholine + Halothane Succinylcholine is a neuromuscular blocker DOC: Dantrolene

Question 25

Twilight sleep

Answer 25

Sedative + Scopolamine Scopolamine (anti cholinergic drug): used for motion sickness

Question 26

DOC for vertigo

Answer 26

Beta-histine

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Drugs used for motion sickness

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Meclizine | Scopolamine

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Chemodrug that causes cardiac toxicity

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Doxurubicin

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Hemorrhagic cystitis

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Cyclophosphamide

Question 30

DOC for Absence seizure

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Ethosuximide MOA: decrease calcium

Question 31

Bronchodilator used to reduce uterine contractions in premature labor

Answer 31

Ritodrine Others: Terbutaline

Question 32

Pre-op drug to control thyrotoxicosis

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Propanolol Alternative: Lugol's iodine (to decrease vascularity and size of the gland)

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Drug that penetrate the burn eschar

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Mafenide acetate

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Toxic metabolite of INH

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Acetyl hydrazine

Question 35

Asthma drug that has a narrow therapeutic index

Answer 35

Aminophyline (Theophylline) Has many drug interactions

Question 36

DOC for vomiting in pregnancy

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Hyperemesis gravidarum Give Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)

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Magnesium sulfate level where patellar reflex disappear

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Role of magnesium sulfate in pre-eclampsia

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Anti-convulsant

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Antidote for organophosphate poisoning after 12 hours

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Acute: Atropine Chronic: Pralidoxime

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DOC for post-chemo vomiting

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Ondansetron

Question 41

DOC for beta blocker overdose

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Glucagon

Question 42

Antidote for paracetamol toxicity

Answer 42

N-acetylcysteine

Question 43

DOC for Tourette's syndrome

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Haloperidol

Question 44

MOA of coccaine

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Inhibits diffusion and re-uptake via NET and DAT in synaptic cleft NET: NE transport DAT: Dopamine agonist transport

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Mechanism of interaction in milk-alkali syndrome

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Chelation

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Preoperative anesthesia use of atropine

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Decrease respiratory secretions

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Why is atropine added to diphenoxylate

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To prevent abuse

Question 48

DOC for salmonella carrier

Answer 48

Ciprofloxacin Reservoir for S. typhi: gallbladder

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Somatren is a

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GH analogue

Question 50

DOC for extraluminal amoebiasis

Answer 50

Metronidazole

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Luminal amoebacide

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Diloxanide

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DOC for diabetic gastroperesis

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Metoclopramide

Question 53

Anti thyroid drug for pregnancy

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PTU

Question 54

Second line anti-TB drug which is a structural analogue of INH

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Ethionamide