This Pharmacology aptitude test contains 10 Questions from general pharmacology for pharmacists. It wil check the basic knowledge of drugs, machanism, doses, and many more common information required for a pharmacist. Suitable for all those who preparing for Govt. Exams or having employed as a pharmacist.
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- Rate of metabolism of drug
- Rate of distribution of drug
- Rate of drug action
- Rate of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drug
Explanation: Pharmacokinetics is the study of the fate of substances administered externally i.e.,ADME
- Clinical pharmacology
- Pharmacogenetics
- Toxicity
- None of these
Explanation: Idiosyncratic reactions occur unpredictably among the population. Examples of drugs showing idiosyncratic reaction include troglitazone, valproate, amiodarone, ketoconazole, disulfiram, and isoniazid
- Side effect
- Resistance
- Idiosyncratic reaction
- Teratogenic effect
Explanation: Thalidomide causes malformation of the limb in newborns, called Phocomelia.
- Subcutaneous route
- Intramuscular
- Intravenous
- None of these
Explanation: Oily injections are given in an small volume upto 3ml. Intramuscular route might be applied to the buttock, thigh and deltoid.
- Urinary retention
- Myasthenia gravis
- Glaucoma
- All of these
Explanation: Serine is also known as 'Physostigmine'. It is naturally occurring alkaloid. Physostigmine increases the outflow of aqueous humor in the eye.
- Nikethamide
- Morphine
- Ketamine
- None of these
Explanation: Ketamine is a phencyclidine derivative is used as an ideal emergency drug for pediatric anaesthesia and as a pain killer in intensive care.
- Methadone
- Pentazocine
- Fentanyl
- Dextropropoxyphene
Explanation: Pentazocine is a prototypical mixed agonist-antagonist narcotic.
- Bradykinin
- Histamine
- Prostaglandin
- None of these
Explanation: Postaglandins are the group of compounds derived enzymatically from fatty acids.
- Disulfiram
- Methanol
- Barbituric acid
- None of these
Explanation: Disulfiram blocks the processing of alcohol in the body by inhibiting acetaldehyde dehydrogenase.
- Isoniazid + ethambutol + pyrizinamide
- Isoniazid + Rifampin + ethambutol + pyrizinamide
- Isoniazid + Refampin + ethambutol + para amino salicylic acid
- Isoniazid + Cycloserine + ethambutol + pyrazinamide
Explanation: TB can be treated effectively by using first line drugs (FLD) isoniazid (INH), rifampin (RIF), pyrazinamide (PZA), ethambutol (EMB) and streptomycin (SM)