PHARMACOLOGY MCQs

❂ The drug entacapone acts on the ___________________ enzyme. 1) Monoamine oxidase (MAO-B) 2) Dopamine hydroxylase 3) DDC (dopamine decarboxylase) 4) COMT(catechol ortho-methyl transferase) ❂ Which drug is responsible for producing neutropenia and agranulocytosis? 1) Thioureylenes 2) Levothythyroxine 3) Liothyronine 4) Radioiodine ❂ Which drug inhibits thymidine kinase enzyme? 1) Saquinavir 2) Sildenafil 3) Aciclovir 4) Captopril ❂  Which substance is a dopamine (D2) receptor agonist? 1) Ethinylestradil 2) Bromocriptine 3) Isoprenaline 4) Vareniciline ❂  Which drug is responsible for blocking the renal tubule Na+ channel? 1) Amiloride 2) Tetrodotoxin 3) Local anaesthetics 4) Divalent cations(cd+2) ❂  Which drug is an estrogen receptor antagonist? 1) Chlorpromazine 2) Propranolol 3) Tamoxifen 4) Naloxone ❂  Picrotoxin act on the_______________________________. 1) ATP-sensitive K+ channels 2) GABA gated Cl- channels 3) Voltage gated Cl- channels 4) Renal tubule Na+ c...

❂  Amphotericin B is obtained from which microorganism? 1) Staphylococci 2) Streptomyces 3) Blastomyces 4) Cryptococcus ❂  Identify dimorphic fungi. 1) Cryptococcus neoformans 2) Candida albicans 3) Histoplasma capsulatum 4) Aspergillus fumigatus ❂  Griseofulvin isolated from ___________________________culture. 1) Penicillium notatum 2) Penicillium crysofulvum 3) Penicillium griseus 4) Penicillium griseofulvum ❂  Echinocandin B derived from________________________. 1) Aspergillus nidulans 2) Aspergillus niger 3) Penicillium notatum 4) Streptomyces ❂  Which is a synthetic antifungal drug? 1) Echinocandin B 2) Caspofungin 3) Ketoconazole 4) Amphotericin B ❂  Which one is active metabolite of azathioprine? 1) Disulfiram 2) Metronidazole 3) Mercaptopurine 4) Clopidogrel ❂  The following antiepileptic drugs have anxiolytic properties except one: 1) Gabapentin 2) Pregabalin 3) Valproate 4) Phenytoin ❂  Which substance is an analogue of somatostatin? 1) ...