PHARMACOLOGY QUIZZES 51 | Multiple Choice Questions| Medical Exam Preparations

01. Which one of the following is an anterior pituitary hormone?
A. Torsemide
B. Atorvastatin
C. Fenofibrate
D. Corticotropin
E. Somatostatin

Answer: E. Corticotropin

02. Hydralazine is used to treat one of the following disease?
A. Viral infection 
B. High Blood pressure  
C. Diabetes 
D. Stomach Ulcer  
E. Malaria  

Answer: B. High Blood pressure

03. Which of the following hormone belongs to the posterior pituitary?
A. Vasopressin 
B. Urofollitropin
C. Somatrem
D. Furosemide 
E. A & B

Answer: A. Vasopressin 

04. Griseofulvin  belongs to the following drugs class?
A. Antiviral 
B. Antipyretic 
C. Antiprotozoal
D. Antibiotics 
E. Antifungal  

Answer: E. Antifungal 

05. A drug that effects the thyroid hormone is one of the following ?
A. Bumetanide
B. Furosemide 
C. Triiodothyronine 
D. Sulbactam
E. A & B

Answer: C. Triiodothyronine 

06. Canrenone is an active metabolite of one of the following Diuretic drug?
A. Acetazolamide
B. Spironolactone
C. Triamterene
D. Bumetanide
E. Furosemide

Answer: B. spironolactone

07. Histamine Receptor found on eosinophils and mast cells having a chemotactic function also found on neutrophils and CD⁴ T cells are following?
A. H¹ histamine receptor
B. H² histamine receptor
C. H³ histamine receptor
D. H⁴ histamine receptor
E. H⁵ Histamine receptor


Answer: D. H⁴ Histamine receptor

08. Histamine Receptor found on the mucus layer causing the production of gastric acid secretion is the following?
A. H¹ histamine receptor
B. H² histamine receptor
C. H³ histamine receptor
D. H⁴ histamine receptor
E. H⁵ Histamine receptor


Answer: B. H² histamine receptor

09. Which of the following drug resembles sex steroids and act at other receptors causing gynecomastia and menstrual irregularities at high doses?
A. Furosemide
B. Bumetanide
C. Spironolactone
D. Triamterene
E. Acetazolamide

Answer: C. Spironolactone

10. A drug that inhibits the fungal squalene epoxidase thus decreasing the synthesis of ergosterol?
A. Griseofulvin
B. Terbinafine
C. Nystatin
D. Itraconazole


Answer: B. Terbinafine

11. Which one of the following drugs has a relatively lowest potential to induce drowsiness?
A. Cetirizine
B. Acrivastine
C. Fexofenadine
D. Loratadine


Answer: D. Loratadine

12. Which one of the following is the adverse effect of Heparin?
A. Hypersensitivity
B. Thrombocytopenia
C. Bleeding
D. Osteoporosis
E. All of the above


Answer: E. All of the above

13. A patient is having symptoms of nausea and vomiting after cancer Chemotherapy. Which of the following drug is the drug of choice for this patient to relieve his symptoms of Vomiting and nausea?
A. Ondansetron
B. Promethazine
C. Hydroxyzine
D. Diphenhydramine
E. Ranitidine


Answer: A. Ondansetron

14. Aldosterone is released from which part of the adrenal gland ?
A. Zona glomerulosa
B. Zona fasciculate 
C. Zona reticularis 
D. A & B 
E. All of these 

Answer: A. Zona glomerulosa

These are layers of adrenal Cortex.

15. Cortisol is released from which part of the adrenal gland?
A. Zona glomerulosa
B. Zona fasciculate 
C. Zona reticularis 
D. A & B 
E. All of these 

Answer: B. Zona fasciculate

These are layers of adrenal Cortex.

16. Autoantibodies to pancreatic islets Beta cells and insulin are found in one of the following types of Diabetes?
A. Type 1 Diabetes mellitus
B. Type 2 Diabetes mellitus
C. Gestational Diabetes mellitus
D. Pseudo hypoglycemia

Answer: A. Type 1 Diabetes mellitus

17. Androgen is released from which part of the adrenal medulla?
A. Zona glomerulosa
B. Zona fasciculate 
C. Zona reticularis 
D. A & B 
E. All of these 

Answer: C. Zona reticularis

18. A patient with hyperthyroidism develops a cardiac arrhythmia, the most suitable drug to treat his arrhythmia would include:
a. Bretylium
b. Digoxin
c. Amiodarone
d Propranolol


Answer: d. Propranolol
The answer is propranolol. The rationale of its use: patients with hyperthyroidism tend to have increased sympathetic activity, propranolol would block it, moreover, it also prevents the peripheral conversion of T4 to T3. So it's like two with on go.

19. Which form of dosage has a high rate of bioavailability?
A. Tablet 
B. Capsules 
C. Syrup 
D. Suspension 
E. Control released drugs 

Answer: C. Syrups 
Because syrups are already absorbed so no dissolution is needed.

20. To diagnose myasthenia gravis we use?
a) Ambenonium
b) Edrophonium
c) Malathion
d) Physostigmine
e) Pralidoxim

Answer: b) Edrophonium

21. Ototoxicity and Red man syndrome is the adverse effect of following drug?

A. Vancomycin 

B. Daptomycin 

C. Telavancin

D. Ertapenem

Answer: A. Vancomycin 

Rhabdomyolysis and myalgia (Daptomycin)

QTc prolongation (Telavancin)

22. Following is considered alternative to Vancomycin in treating acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSIs) and hospital acquired pneumonia?

A. Daptomycin 

B. Meropenem

C. Telavancin 

D. Ertapenem 

Answer: Telavancin (Oritavancin half-life 245 hours and dalbavancin half-life 187 hours)

Telavancin causes Nephrotoxicity, QTc interval also interaction with macrolides, fluoroquinolones. 

23. Which one of the following drugs has least half-life as compared to other Lipoglycopeptides?

A. Telavancin 

B. Oritavancin 

C. Dalbavancin

D. Vancomycin 

Answer: A. Telavancin