Free Master of Pharmacy: Pharmacology and Therapeutics Questions and Answers

Question 1

Hyperkalemia and a dry cough that won't go away are side effects of which of these drug classes?

Accepted Answer

ACE inhibitors

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Nitrates

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Loop diuretics

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PDE5 inhibitors

Question 2

Which of these medications is a good alternative for the treatment of gonorrhea?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone

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Cefpodoxime

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Cefazolin

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Cefdinir

Question 3

Which of these vitamins deficiencies causes pernicious anemia?

Accepted Answer

Vitamin B12

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Vitamin B9

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Vitamin C

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Vitamin D

Question 4

What kind of drug toxicity causes the level of N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine to rise?

Accepted Answer

Acetaminophen

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Acetazolamide

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Codeine

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Diazepam

Question 5

Which of the following is a drug that blocks the proteasome?

Accepted Answer

Bortezomib

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Filgrastim

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Nilotinib

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Infliximab

Question 6

All of these drugs for high blood pressure are safe during pregnancy, except for which one?

Accepted Answer

Ramipril

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Labetalol

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Nifedipine

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Methyldopa

Question 7

Which of these medicines is a good way to help people with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)?

Accepted Answer

Colchicine

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Siponimod

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Methotrexate

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Azathioprine

Question 8

From which medication is Mesna administered to decrease the likelihood of hemorrhagic cystitis?

Accepted Answer

Cyclophosphamide

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Warfarin

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Busulfan

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Heparin

Question 9

For which of the following medicines does pyridoxine work as an effective countermeasure?

Accepted Answer

Isoniazid

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Benzodiazepines

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Methotrexate

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Anticholinergics

Question 10

In the Vaughan-Williams classification of antiarrhythmic medications, which group acts as inhibitors of potassium channels?

Accepted Answer

Class III

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Class I

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Class II

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Class IV