PHARMACOLOGY QUIZZES 46 | Multiple Choice Questions| Medical Exam Preparations

 01. Which one of the following drugs is a Thiazide Diuretic?

A. Indapamide
B. Atorvastatin
C. Fenofibrate
D. Ezetimibe
E. Indanyl carbenicillin 

Answer: A. Indapamide 

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

Answer: D. Antibiotics

03. Which of the following drug belongs to Osmotic Diuretic?
A. Mannitol 
B. Urea  
C. Ampicillin 
D. Furosemide 
E. A & B

Answer: E. A & B

04. Which one of the following drugs belongs to 3rd generation Cephalosporins?
A. Cefaclor
B. Cefadroxil
C. Ceftizoxime
D. Cefepime

Answer: B. Ceftizoxime

05. Which one of the following drugs is a Tetracycline?
A. Minocycline
B. Cefadroxil
C. Cefdinir
D. Cefepime
Answer: A. Minocycline

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

Answer: B. Furosemide 

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

Answer: A. Antiviral Good

08. A drug has a large volume of distribution because it accumulates in muscles?
A. Aspirin 
B. Nitroglycerin 
C. Clopidogrel 
D. Digoxin 
E. Acetaminophen 

Answer: D. Digoxin

09. Concurrent therapy of digitalis with the following drugs enhance the potential for cardiotoxicity?
A. Amiodarone
B. Erythromycin 
C. Quinidine
D. Tetracycline 
E. All of the above 

Answer: E. All of the above

10. A drug increase cAMP results in activation of protein kinase?
A. Aspirin 
B. Clopidogrel 
C. Dobutamine
D. Ticlopidine 
E. Tirofiban 

Answer: C. Dobutamine

11. Albumin quantitatively a primary protein in serum is synthesized by?
A. Kidney 
B. Liver 
C. Intestine  
D. Brain   
E.  Lungs 

Answer: B. Liver   

12. The binding of a drug to plasma proteins will tend to: 
A. Decrease half-life. 
B. Decrease its rate of glomerular filtration. 
C. Increase its rate of biotransformation. 
D. Increase its concentration in the plasma. 
E. Increase its pharmacological activity


Answer: B. Decrease its rate of glomerular filtration

13. Autoantibodies to pancreatic islets Beta cells and insulin are found in the following types of Diabetes?
A. Type 1 Diabetes mellitus
B. Type 2 Diabetes mellitus
C. Latent autoimmune diabetes of the adults
D. A & C 
E. All of the above

Answer: D. A & C

14. Which of the following drugs is used to inhibit viral neuraminidase?
A. Ibandronate
B. Oseltamivir  
C. Capecitabine
D. Acyclovir 
E. Naftifine

Answer: B. Oseltamivir    

15. Which one of the following statements about the functions of histamine is incorrect?
A. Stimulate gastric acid secretion
B. increase peripheral resistance
C. Cause itching and pain
D. Constriction of bronchioles


Answer: B. Increase peripheral resistance

16. A patient comes to the emergency ward with recent organophosphorus compound poisoning. He will have all of the following signs & symptoms except:
a) Increased lacrimation
b) Bronchodilatation
c) Increased salivation
d) Diarrhea
e) Muscle Weakness


Answer: b) Bronchodilatation

17. The drug which inhibits the action of histamine at parietal cells results in a reduction of hydrogen ions concentration and volume of gastric acid?
A. Omeprazole
B. Sucralfate
C. Cimetidine
D. Rabeprazole

Answer: C. Cimetidine

18. A patient is suffering from xerostomia due to the Sjogren’s syndrome he has been afflicted with for the last few months. Which one of the following is the best for treating xerostomia?
a) Bethanechol
b) Carbachol
c) Cevimeline
d) Methacholine
e) Scopolamine

Answer: C) Cevimeline

19. An organophosphate drug that has a side effect of cataracts?
A. Echothiophate
B. Neostigmine
C. Donepezil
D. Edrophonium
E. Acetylcholine

Answer: A. Echothiophate

Used in open angle glaucoma treatment and has long duration of action (100h)

20. Cholestatic Jaundice is the adverse effect of the following drug?
A. Chloramphenicol
B. Clindamycin
C. Erythromycin
D. Cefepime


Answer: C. Erythromycin

21. Dihydrofolate reductase enzyme that convert folic acid to active tetrahydrofolic acid (FH4) in inhibited by?

A.  Pralatrexate

B. Etoposide 

C. Cisplatin

D. Fludarabine

E. 6-mercapopurine

Answer: A. Pralatrexate 

Also Pemetrexed and .Methotrexate