PHARMACOLOGY QUIZZES 08 | Multiple Choice Questions| Medical Exam Preparations

01. Which one of the following drugs belongs to ANTIMETABOLITES drugs for Cancer?
A. Fludarabine
B. Capreomycin
C. Lamivudine 
D. Ezetimibe
E. Indanyl carbenicillin 

Answer: A. Fludarabine

02. Clarithromycin belongs to the following drugs class?
A. Antiviral 
B. Antipyretic 
C. Antiprotozoal
D. Antibiotics 
E. Anti-malaria 

Answer: D. Antibiotics

03. Captopril is used to treat one of the following diseases?
A. Viral infection 
B. Blood pressure  
C. Diabetes 
D. Stomach Ulcer  
E. Malaria  

Answer: B. Blood pressure     

04. Which one of the following drugs belongs to ANTIMETABOLITES drugs for Cancer?
A. Lamivudine 
B. Capreomycin
C. Cytarabine
D. Ezetimibe
E. Indanyl carbenicillin 

Answer: C. Cytarabine

05. Following a myocardial infarct, a 40-year-old male patient is being treated with a drug that affords prophylaxis against cardiac arrhythmias. He complains of dizziness and feelings of nausea but has not vomited.  He sees "double" and bright lights that disturb him but sometimes. ECG reveals the prolongation of the QRS complex and increased QT interval. The drug most likely to be responsible for these effects is?
A. Acebutolol
B. Lidocaine
C. Procainamide
D. Quinidine
E. Verapamil

Answer: Quinidine


06. DILTIAZEM belongs to one of the following Antiarrhythmic drugs?
A. CLASS I 
B. CLASS II 
C. CLASS III 
D. CLASS IV 

Answer: C. CLASS IV

07. Which one of the following drugs is used for Cutaneous mycoses?
A. Posaconazole
B. Flucytosine
C. Griseofulvin
D. Voriconazole


Answer: C. Griseofulvin


10. Large doses of the following drug cause depletion of glutathione in the liver?
A. Aspirin 
B. Diflunisal 
C. Acetaminophen 
D. Salicylates 
E. Methotrexate 

Answer: C. Acetaminophen 

11. Which of the following statement is not linked with a succinylcholine drug?
A. Trigger Malignant Hyperthermia
B. Increase intraocular pressure
C. Increase intragastric pressure
D. Causes hypokalemia

Answer: D. causes hypokalemia

12. A ten-year-old boy was referred to the asthma clinic for a workup. His history was consistent with asthma. A  reduction of FEV1 was noted on pulmonary function testing. An autonomic drug that can be beneficial in treating asthma:
a) Acetylcholine
b) Bethanechol
c) Ipratropium
d) Mecamylamine
e) Scopolamine

Answer: C). Ipratropium

13. Which one of the following drugs causes decreased exercise tolerance?
A. Captopril
B. Losartan
C. Metoprolol
D. Minoxidil 


Answer: D. Metoprolol

14. Gingival hyperplasia is the adverse effect of the following drug?
A. Cefoxitin 
B. Acebutolol
C. Minoxidil 
D. Phenytoin 
E. Tetracycline 

Answer: D. Phenytoin

15. Intestinal obstruction due to knotting and twisting of the bowel is called?
A. West's syndrome
B. Wilsons Syndrome
C. Volvulus
D. Scotoma
E. Raeder's syndrome


Answer: C. Volvulus

16. Progressive accumulation of copper within body tissues is called?
A. West's syndrome
B. Wilsons Syndrome
C. Volvulus
D. Scotoma
E. Raeder's syndrome

Answer: B. Wilsons Syndrome

17. Intravenous epinephrine is used in emergencies to treat hypotensive crises and cardiac arrest because of the following properties?
A. Vasoconstrictor
B. Positive ionotropic
C. Positive Chronotropic 
D. A & B
E. All of these 

Answer: E. All of these 

18. A drug that Blocks the glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptors?
A. Eptifibatide
B. Abciximab
C. Dipyridamole 
D. A & B
E. All of these 

Answer: D. A & B

19. Following drugs alter the platelet function along with anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic actions?
A. Aspirin 
B. Ketoprofen
C. Fenoprofen
D. Naproxen 
E. All of the above 

Answer: E. All of the above 


20. Which one of the following receptor types is linked with Pupillary constriction of smooth muscle cells in the eyes?
A. Alpha-1
B. Beta-1
C. Beta-2
D. M³ receptor
E.  M¹ receptor

Answer: D. M³ Receptor

26. Which one of the following NSAIDs drugs has the most GI irritation?
A. Diflunisal 
B. Celecoxib
C. Aspirin 
D. A & B
E. All of these 

Answer: C. Aspirin 

08. Isoniazid inhibits the metabolism of the following drug?
A. Rifampin
B. Phenytoin
C. Ethambutol
D. Pyrazinamide

Answer: B. Phenytoin

09. Due to the actions of phentolamine to block inhibitory presynaptic α2-receptors it produces?
A. Tachycardia 
B. Increase NE release 
C. Cardiac ischemia
D. A & B
E. All of the above 

Answer: E. All of the above