Which of the following statements refers to carbamazepine?
Resistance is the major problem with penicillins due to ability of bacteria to breakdown the lactam ring of penicillin and inactivates the drug. To overcome these problem penicillins can be administrated together with β-lactamase inhibitors.
Examples of β-lactamase inhibitors is/are:
I- Clavulanic acid
II- Sulbactam
III- Tazobactam
Drug of choice in the treatment of percutaneous blood infection-schistosomyasis may include:
Which of the following agents may interfere with the regular effect of penicillins?
Which of the following conditions are quinolone antimicrobial drugs mainly used?
Which of the following agents may best treat Meningococcal encephalitis?
Side effect of OKT-3 is:
Half-life of tolbutamide is:
Indication of diazepam is:
Mechanism of action of cocaine is:
Patient is resistant to chloroquine and need to be treated for malaria. Which of the following drugs or combination should be more appropriate for this patient?
Correct statements regarding Penicillin V may include which of the following?
I-β-lactamase sensitive antibiotic – acid stable
II- Has a short half-life because is rapidly excreted by glomerular filtration
III- Probenecid increase penicillin’s activity
Correct statements regarding aminoglycosides may include:
I- Has a half-life of 12hours
II- The effect continue remain after all drug is eliminated
III- The relation plasma concentration and half-life is not clear
Mechanism of action of Prozac is:
Which of the following is NOT a side effect of tetracycline?
Example of fourth generation cephalosporin includes:
Mechanism of action of zalcitabine is:
dication of ciprofloxacin is:
Which of the following Cytochrome P450 isozymes is responsible for the bulk of phase I metabolism?
Which of the following is the primary site of activity for the drug Warfarin?
Subclass of lomafloxacin is:
A drug ending in the suffix (tidine. is considered a ______.
Indication of aspirin is:
Which Cytochrome P450 isozyme does not participate appreciably in drug metabolism?
Side effect of fluvastatin is:
Side effect of furosemide is:
Effect of bisacodyl is:
Indication of phenoxybenzamine is:
Route of excretion of cinoxacin is:
Which of the following drugs is associated with the reaction of Stevens-Johnson syndrome?
Indication of metoprolol is:
Which of the following drugs is associated with the reaction of hepatitis?
Example of compound that is phospholipids include:
In cardiovascular physiology, LaPlace's law relates the tension achieved in a blood vessel wall to:
I the length of the vessel
II the radius of vessel
III the intraluminal pressure
False statement regarding vitamin D3 metabolism include:
Beriberi is caused by deficiency of which of the following vitamins?
Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of one group to other group is called:
All of the following statements concerning the lyophilization of a parenteral product are correct, EXCEPT:
Shaped network present in the cell between nucleus and cell wall:
Folic acid has tetrahydrofolate coenzyme activity which is based on the:
All of the following statements are true regarding chronic inflammation, EXCEPT:
Which is responsible for N in vivo?
Diseases which are viral infections include:
I poliomyelitis
II rabies
III Legionnaires' disease
Which of the following is the end product of proteins?
Broad-spectrum antibiotic that may cause severe impairment of bone marrow include which of the following agents?
Which of the following is the end product of AEROBIC reactions?
Which vitamin is/are fat-soluble?
I- Vitamin E
II- Vitamin K
III- Vitamin B
The effectiveness of VANCOMYCIN is seen ONLY in:
The following prescription is received in a community pharmacy:
Losec® 20 mg
S: Take 1 tab BID
M: 2 weeks
Which of the following is correct labelling for this prescription?
Which of the following is an azo dye?
Which of the following is considered as the best treatment of asthma?
The major pathway for the biotransformation of the following compound is by hydrolysis. Identify the site which would be most susceptible to hydrolysis.
Intal-Sodium cromoglycate is characterized by which of the following statements?
I- Non-steroidal drug with anti-inflammatory proprieties
II- They can be used in prophylaxis of asthma and allergic rhinitis
III Used in asthma only
Mechanisms of drug interactions with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA. include:
All of the following drugs will increase the heart rate directly or by reflex when injected intravenously into a young healthy adult, EXCEPT:
Use of estrogen in osteoporosis:
I- Estrogen enhance calcium retention and retard bone loss
II- Estrogen is useful in treat osteoporosis associated to menopause
III- Estrogen is not effective at increasing bone mass that has already been lost.
Organisms commonly implicated in the cause of Traveller's Diarrhea include:
I Bacteroides fragilis
II Escherichia coli
III Shigella sp
Correct administration of Penicillamine in the treatment of rheumatois arthritis include:
The fraction of bound receptors in a well-defined drug-receptor binding system is determined by:
I the equilibrium drug-receptor dissociation constant
II the free drug concentration
III the total receptor concentration
In an adequately powered, randomized controlled trial conducted over 3 years, a specific serious side effect (i.e. reduction in leukocytes) with conventional therapy is seen in 0.5% of the study sample. In patients who receive a newly discovered drug, only 0.45% experience the same side effect. Based on these results, the minimum number of patients that would have to receive the new drug for 3 years to statistically demonstrate the prevention of one episode of this side effect in at least one patient is:
The number of milli-alents of lithium that KJ will receive with each dose is:
Patient has a relevant increase in his asthma symptoms due to environmental allergies. He is currently having salbutamol and fluticasone inhalers. What would you advise as an adjunct medication to treat his symptoms?
Chronic progressive lower airway destruction causing reduced pulmonary inspiration and expiratory capacity is known as: