Pharmacy MCQ Questions - Set 7.
1. Which one of the following drugs is prescribed for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive patients with chronic myeloid Leukemia?
A. Pentostatin.
B. Methotrexate.
C. Imatinib.
D. L-Asparaginase.
2. Which of the following monoclonal antibodies is prescribed for patients with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
A. Infliximab.
B. Abciximab.
C. Gemtuzumab.
D. Rituximab.
3. Identify the drug which is NOT used in the treatment of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
A. Artemisinin.
B. Primaquine.
C. Quinine.
D. Mefloquine.
4. Which one of the following drugs does NOT act through G-protein coupled receptors?
A. Epinephrine.
B. Insulin.
C. Dopamine.
D. TSH.
5. Which one of the following drugs is most effective in preventing transmission of HIV virus from the mother to the foetus?
A. Lamivudine.
B. Zidovudine.
C. Indinavir.
D. Ribavirin.
6. Improvement of memory in Alzheimer's disease is brought about by drugs which increase transmission in.
A. Cholinergic receptors.
B. Dopaminergic receptors.
C. GABAergic receptors.
D. Adrenergic receptors.
7. Which of the following non-opioid analgesics is a prodrug?
A. Piroxicam.
B. Celecoxib.
C. Nabumetone.
D. Ketorolac.
8. Which one of the following drugs is NOT a typical antipsychotic agent?
A. Chlorpromazine.
B. Haloperidol.
C. Risperidone.
D. Flupentixol.
9. Which one of the followings is a plasminogen activator?
A. Tranexamic acid.
B. Streptokinase.
C. Aminocaproic acid.
D. None of the above.
10. Myasthenia gravis is diagnosed with improved neuromuscular function by using.
A. Donepezil.
B. Edrophonium.
C. Atropine.
D. Pancuronium.
11. Which one of the following drugs specifically inhibits calcineurin in the activated T lymphocytes?
A. Daclizumab.
B. Prednisone.
C. Sirolimus.
D. Tacrolimus.
12. The chemical behaviour of morphine alkaloid is.
A. Acidic.
B. Basic.
C. Neutral.
D. Amphoteric.
13. Which one of the followings is used as a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder and also in certain epileptic convulsions?
A. Phenytoin.
B. Lithium.
C. Sodium valproate.
D. Fluoxetine.
14. An isosteric replacement for carboxylic acid group is.
A. Pyrrole.
B. Isoxazole.
C. Phenol.
D. Tetrazole.
15. The given antibiotic is an example of ansamycins.
A. Roxythromycin.
B. Adriamycin.
C. Aureomycin.
D. Rifamycin.
2. Rituximab.
3. Primaquine.
4. Insulin.
5. Zidovudine.
6. Cholinergic receptors.
7. Nabumetone.
8. Risperidone.
9. Streptokinase.
10. Edrophonium.
11. Tacrolimus.
12. Basic.
13. Sodium valproate.
14. Tetrazole.
15. Rifamycin.
A. Pentostatin.
B. Methotrexate.
C. Imatinib.
D. L-Asparaginase.
2. Which of the following monoclonal antibodies is prescribed for patients with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
A. Infliximab.
B. Abciximab.
C. Gemtuzumab.
D. Rituximab.
3. Identify the drug which is NOT used in the treatment of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
A. Artemisinin.
B. Primaquine.
C. Quinine.
D. Mefloquine.
4. Which one of the following drugs does NOT act through G-protein coupled receptors?
A. Epinephrine.
B. Insulin.
C. Dopamine.
D. TSH.
5. Which one of the following drugs is most effective in preventing transmission of HIV virus from the mother to the foetus?
A. Lamivudine.
B. Zidovudine.
C. Indinavir.
D. Ribavirin.
6. Improvement of memory in Alzheimer's disease is brought about by drugs which increase transmission in.
A. Cholinergic receptors.
B. Dopaminergic receptors.
C. GABAergic receptors.
D. Adrenergic receptors.
7. Which of the following non-opioid analgesics is a prodrug?
A. Piroxicam.
B. Celecoxib.
C. Nabumetone.
D. Ketorolac.
8. Which one of the following drugs is NOT a typical antipsychotic agent?
A. Chlorpromazine.
B. Haloperidol.
C. Risperidone.
D. Flupentixol.
9. Which one of the followings is a plasminogen activator?
A. Tranexamic acid.
B. Streptokinase.
C. Aminocaproic acid.
D. None of the above.
10. Myasthenia gravis is diagnosed with improved neuromuscular function by using.
A. Donepezil.
B. Edrophonium.
C. Atropine.
D. Pancuronium.
11. Which one of the following drugs specifically inhibits calcineurin in the activated T lymphocytes?
A. Daclizumab.
B. Prednisone.
C. Sirolimus.
D. Tacrolimus.
12. The chemical behaviour of morphine alkaloid is.
A. Acidic.
B. Basic.
C. Neutral.
D. Amphoteric.
13. Which one of the followings is used as a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder and also in certain epileptic convulsions?
A. Phenytoin.
B. Lithium.
C. Sodium valproate.
D. Fluoxetine.
14. An isosteric replacement for carboxylic acid group is.
A. Pyrrole.
B. Isoxazole.
C. Phenol.
D. Tetrazole.
15. The given antibiotic is an example of ansamycins.
A. Roxythromycin.
B. Adriamycin.
C. Aureomycin.
D. Rifamycin.
Answers
1. Imatinib.2. Rituximab.
3. Primaquine.
4. Insulin.
5. Zidovudine.
6. Cholinergic receptors.
7. Nabumetone.
8. Risperidone.
9. Streptokinase.
10. Edrophonium.
11. Tacrolimus.
12. Basic.
13. Sodium valproate.
14. Tetrazole.
15. Rifamycin.
