1. Increased suicidal tendency is associated with alteration in the brain levels of:DopamineNoradrenalineSerotoninGABAQuestion 1 of 20 2. Which drug causes least hepatic failure:INHPyrazinamideStreptomycinRifampicinQuestion 2 of 20 3. Which of the following acts by inhibiting cell wall synthesis:PenicillinCiprofloxacinNalidixic acidErythromycinQuestion 3 of 20 4. Drug causing dissociative anesthesiaKetamineSevofluraneNitrous oxideThiopentoneQuestion 4 of 20 5. All of the following statement about antimalarial drugs are correct exceptPrimaquine eliminates P.vivax and P.ovaleMefloquine may safely be given to air pilotsHalofantrine prolongs QT interval and causes dysarrhythmiaPrimaquine is liable to cause hemolysis in patients with G6PD deficiencyQuestion 5 of 20 6. All of the following drugs are non-selective blockers with no pharmacological action on any other receptor exceptTimololSotalolCarvedilolPropanololQuestion 6 of 20 7. The success of oral rehydration therapy of diarrhoea depends upon which of the following process in the intestinal mucosaPassive Na+ diffusion secondary to nutrient absorptionBicarbonate coupled Na+ plus absorptionSodium pump mediated Na+ absorptionGlucose coupled Na+absorptionQuestion 7 of 20 8. Erythromycin helps to increase intestinal motility byIt increases microbial count in the intestineAction on motilin receptorAction on ADH receptor (adenyl cyclate)It reduces the number of microbes in intestineQuestion 8 of 20 9. Carbamazepine is used in treatment of all of the following exceptTemporal lobe epilepsyLocalization related epilepsyJuvenile myoclonic epilepsyGeneralized Tonic clonic seizuresQuestion 9 of 20 10. Which of the following is not true about MetforminDecreases hepatic glucose formationInhibits cellular respirationExcreted unchanged in urineCan be given in decompensated heart failureQuestion 10 of 20 11. Cyclooxygenase enzyme is not inhibited byDiclofenacAspirinPhenylbutazoneWarfarinQuestion 11 of 20 12. Lipid lowering drug that significantly reduces lipoprotein-a[Lp (a)] levels isFenofibrateGemfibrosilRosuvastatinNicotinic acidQuestion 12 of 20 13. Which is not a second generation antihistaminicLoratidineAcrivastatineCyclizineTerfenadineQuestion 13 of 20 14. Which of the following will you like to give to a pregnant patient to decrease the risk of neural tube defects in the offspring & if your patient is receiving antiepileptic drugs?Vitamin EFolic acidVitamin APyridoxineQuestion 14 of 20 15. Which of the following cephalosporins can be used in patients with low GFRCeftazidimeCefuroximeCefoperazoneCefiximeQuestion 15 of 20 16. Abciximab is:Anti-rheumatoid arthritisAntiplatelet drugAnticancer drugAnti-tuberculosis drugQuestion 16 of 20 17. Drug of choice in pregnancy induced hypertension isAmlodipineDiureticmethyldopaLosartanQuestion 17 of 20 18. All of the following can be administered in acute hypertension during labour exceptIV LabetalolIV NitroprussideIV HydrazineIV IsmololQuestion 18 of 20 19. Most potent loop diuretic isTorsemideFurosemideEthacrynic AcidBumetanideQuestion 19 of 20 20. Penicillin induced hypersensitivity is:Type CType DType BType AQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...