Monday, October 29, 2012

Pharmacology multiple choice questions

Q 1. Which of the following is a veterinary anesthetic with hallucinogenic effects?

a) Cannabis

b) Cocaine

c) Phencyclidine

d) Mescaline

e) MPTP (methylphenyltetrahydropyridine)

ANSWER D

Q 2. Each of the following is an effective antidepressant drug except

a) Lithium

b) Imip ramine

c) Phenelzine

d) Desipramine

e) Chlorpromazine

ANSWER E

Q 3. Methadone is useful in the treatment of heroin dependence because it

a) contains 6-monoacetylmorphine

b) is also semi-synthetic

c) doesn't cross the blood-brain barrier

d) acts on the opioid receptor

e) acts on the glutamate receptor

ANSWER. D

Q 4. Which of the following causes muscle paralysis by sustained depolarisation of the post junctional membrane?

a) Pancuronium

b) Atrac curium

c) Both

d) Neither

ANSWER. D

Q 5. Which of the following drugs has a short elimination half life?

a) Diazepam

b) Oxazepam

c) Both

d) Neither

ANSWER. B

Q 6. Side effects of which of the following may include salivation and sweating?

a) Physostigmine

b) Pyridostigmine

c) Both

d) Neither

ANSWER C

Q 7. The principle route for diazepam glucuronidation is a

a) Mitochondrial enzyme

b) Microsomal enzyme

c) Plasma enzyme

d) Cytosolic enzyme

e) None of the above

ANSWER. B

Q 8. Which of the following is the most serious and dose limiting adverse effect of morphine?

a) Extreme sedation

b) Increased intracranial pressure

c) Decreased respiration

d) Decreased myocardial conductivity

e) Decreased blood pressure

ANSWER. C

Q 9. The amount that a receptor agonist affects the activity of its target receptor is called it

a) functionality

b) interactivity

c) cellularity

d) activity

e) efficacy

ANSWER. E

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