PHARMACOLOGY QUIZZES 44 | Multiple Choice Questions| Medical Exam Preparations

01. Which one of the following drugs is a Thiazide Diuretic?
A. Chlorthalidone 
B. Atorvastatin
C. Fenofibrate
D. Ezetimibe
E. Indanyl carbenicillin 

Answer: A. Chlorthalidone 

02. Which one of the following drugs belongs to an alkylating agent?
A. Gemcitabine
B. Capreomycin
C. Lamivudine 
D. Streptozocin
E. Indanyl carbenicillin 

Answer: D. Streptozocin

03. Which of the following drug belongs to Osmotic Diuretic?
A. Niacin
B. Cefoxitin 
C. Ampicillin 
D. Mannitol 
E. Oxacillin

Answer: D. Mannitol 


04. A drug that belongs to Loop Diuretics is one of the following?
A. Doripenem
B. Bumetanide
C. Cefazolin 
D. Sulbactam
E. A & B

Answer: B. Bumetanide

05. Which one of the following drugs is a proton pump inhibitor drug?
A. Cimetidine
B. Rabeprazole
C. Sucralfate
D. Misoprostol

Answer: B. Rabeprazole

06. Which one of the following drugs belongs to Second-line drugs used to treat tuberculosis?
A. Aluminium hydroxide 
B. Cycloserine
C. Nizatidine 
D. Ezetimibe
E. Indanyl carbenicillin 

Answer: B. Cycloserine

07. Which of the following drug is a part of drugs as first-line drugs used to treat tuberculosis?
A. Ibandronate
B. Rabeprazole
C. Isoniazid  
D. Furosemide 
E. A & B

Answer: C. Isoniazid 

08. Which one of the following drugs belongs to Second-line drugs used to treat tuberculosis?
A. Aluminium hydroxide 
B. Capreomycin
C. Nizatidine 
D. Ezetimibe
E. Indanyl carbenicillin 

Answer: B. Capreomycin

09. Which of the following drug is a part of drugs as first-line drugs used to treat tuberculosis?
A. Ibandronate
B. Rabeprazole
C. Ethambutol 
D. Furosemide 
E. A & B

Answer: C. Ethambutol

10. Mechanism of action of Abciximab is following?
A. Inhibit glycoprotein receptors 
B. Inhibit ADP mediation 
C. Inhibit COX-1
D. Inhibit COX-2
E. Decrease Calcium levels 

Answer: A. Inhibit glycoprotein receptors 

11. Mechanism of action of Ticlopidine is following?
A. Inhibit glycoprotein receptors 
B. Inhibit ADP mediation 
C. Inhibit COX-1
D. Inhibit COX-2
E. Decrease Calcium levels 


Answer: B. Inhibit ADP mediation 

12. Mechanism of action of Aspirin is following?
A. Inhibit glycoprotein receptors 
B. Inhibit ADP mediation 
C. Inhibit COX-1
D. Inhibit COX-2
E. Decrease Calcium levels 

Answer: C. Inhibit COX-1

13. Which of the following drugs has the least CNS side effects?
A. Amantadine
B. Rimantadine  
C. Acyclovir  
D. Ganciclovir 
E. Zidovudine 

Answer: B. Rimantadine  

14. Liposomal preparation of one of the following drugs decreases the risk of nephrotoxicity?
A. Isoniazid
B. Amphotericin B
C. Ethambutol
D. Nystatin


Answer: B. Amphotericin B (polyene antifungal naturally produced from Streptomyces nodosus) produce porin in fungal cell membrane. 

ADVs: Fever, renal impairment, hypotension, Thrombophlebitis 

15. A 22-year-old man with testicular cancer begins chemotherapy. One week later he develops edema of the legs and eyelids and is also found to have a substantial decrease in bilateral auditory acuity. Which of the following agents is most likely responsible for these adverse effects?
A. Cisplatin
B. Cyclophosphamide
C. Daunorubicin
D. Methotrexate
E. Vincristine

Answer: A. Cisplatin

16. Pins and needles and numbness is the adverse effect of the following drug?
A. Nystatin
B. Isoniazid
C. Ethambutol
D. Streptomycin


Answer: B. Isoniazid
Because Isoniazid enhances the excretion of pyridoxine as well as reduces its activation.

17. Which statement about the Actions of the incretin hormone Glucagon-like peptide-1 is wrong?
A. Increase Glucose-dependent insulin secretion
B. Inhibit inappropriate Glucagon secretion
C. Decrease Beta cells growth
D. Suppress appetite

Answer: C. Decrease Beta cells growth

18. Which one of the following drugs decreases endogenous hepatic production of glucose?

A. Sitagliptin
B. Pioglitazone
C. Acarbose
D. Metformin

Answer: D. Metformin

19. One of the following statements about the use of scopolamine is wrong?
A. Used for Motion sickness
B. Short term memory blocker
C. produce excitement at high doses
D. Belladonna Alkaloid
E. Shorter duration of action as compared to atropine in CNS

Answer: E. Shorter duration of action as compared to atropine in CNS

20. Low doses of one of the following drugs produce sedation, but at high doses it produces excitement?
A. Atropine
B. Physostigmine
C. Scopolamine
D. Pirenzepine
E. Phenylephrine

Answer: C. Scopolamine