PHARMACOLOGY QUIZZES 48 | Multiple Choice Questions| Medical Exam Preparations

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

Answer: A. Metolazone

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

03. Which of the following drug belongs to potassium sparing Diuretics?
A. Amiloride
B. Urea  
C. Acetazolamide 
D. Furosemide 
E. A & B

Answer: A. Amiloride 

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

Answer: B. Ceftazidine

05. A drug that belongs to Loop Diuretics  is one of the following?
A. Bumetanide
B. Furosemide 
C. Bumetanide
D. A & B
E. All of the following 

Answer: E. All of the following 

06. Which of the following drugs is used for respiratory virus infections?
A. Ibandronate
B. Oseltamivir  
C. Capecitabine
D. Miconazole
E. Naftifine

Answer: B. Oseltamivir   

07. Which one of the following is an antimuscarinic agent?
A. Neostigmine
B. Echothiophate
C. Scopolamine
D. Tacrine
E. Pralidoxime

Answer: C. Scopolamine

08. A patient is suffering from gouty arthritis along with hyperuricemia, which of the following drugs is indicated to give relief to this patient?
A. Allopurinol
B. Colchicine
C. Probenecid
D. Febuxostate
E. Pegloticase

Answer: D. Febuxostat

09. A drug that inhibits xanthine oxidase through the formation of a stable complex with xanthine oxidase is the following?

Allopurinol
Colchicine
Probenecid
Febuxostate
Pegloticase

Answer: 4. Febuxostat

10. The only type of insulin that should be given intravenously is one of the following?
A. Glargine 
B. Regular 
C. Lispro 
D. Detemir 
E. A & B

Answer: B. Regular

11. A medical condition in which a portion of blood from the left heart started flowing back to the lungs flowing through the aorta to the pulmonary artery is called?
A. Pulmonary embolism
B. Ductus arteriosus
C. Atherosclerosis
D. Reye syndrome
E. Hypotrichosis

Answer: 2. Ductus arteriosus


12. If a dose of the following drug is not properly adjusted it accumulates in neonates that interfere with the function of mitochondrial ribosomes?
A. Erythromycin
B. Clindamycin
C. Chloramphenicol
D. Amikacin


Answer: Chloramphenicol

13. Which one of the following drugs is a natural penicillin with a property of high acid stability than other naturally occurring penicillin?
A. Methicillin
B. Amoxicillin
C. Penicillin G 
D. Penicillin V 


Answer: D. Penicillin V 


14. Chronic use of which of the following drugs may increase the toxicity of acetaminophen?
(a) Cimetidine 
(b) Ethanol 
(c)Ketoconazole
(e) Verapamil 


Answer: b. Ethanol

15.  Which one of the following drugs causes teratogenic effect?
A. Amantadine
B. Ribavirin 
C. Rimantadine 
D. Zanamavir 
E. Oseltamivir


Answer: B. Ribavirin 

16. Which one of the following naturally occurring penicillins has a higher minimum bactericidal concentration and can't be used for bacteremia?
A. Methicillin
B. Amoxicillin
C. Penicillin G 
D. Penicillin V 

Answer: D. Penicillin V


17. Which one of the following statements about the use of Labetalol is incorrect?
A. Selective Beta-1 blocker
B. Doesn't cause reflex tachycardia
C. 3-6 hours duration of action
D. Used as I.V infusion in emergency


Answer: A. Selective Beta-1 blocker
It's Both an alpha and beta-adrenoceptors Blocker drug.

18. Which one of the following statements about the use of Celecoxib is wrong?
A. Selective inhibitor of COX-2
B. Inhibition is irreversible
C. Half-life of 11 hours
D. Causes kidney toxicity


Answer: B. Inhibition is irreversible

19. Which one of the following hypertensive drug is poisonous when given orally?
A. Fenoldopam
B. Minoxidil
C. Hydralazine
D. Sodium nitroprusside


Answer: D. Sodium nitroprusside
Because when given orally, hydrolysis to cyanide occurred.

20. Chronic Daily ingestion of 5 g or more acetaminophen for longer than 1 month causes?
A. Hypersensitivity to NSAIDs
B. Bleeding compilations 
C. Liver damage 
D. GI disturbance
E. Hypersensitivity to Salicylates 

Answer: C. Liver damage 

So give NAC within 10 hours of ingestion of acetaminophen overdose. Obtain serum concentration of acetaminophen at least 4 hours after ingestion and plot it on Acetaminophen nomogram to chek risk of hepatotoxicity.