An untoward effect of that is common to all phenothiazines is______________?

Correct answer: B. Rigidity and tremor at rest, particularly with prolonged use

  • A. A marked increase in blood pressure
  • B. Rigidity and tremor at rest, particularly with prolonged use
  • C. Suppression of prolacin
  • D. Nausea

Explanation

Phenothiazines can block dopamine receptors in the nigrostriatal pathway, producing extrapyramidal effects such as rigidity and resting tremor, particularly with prolonged treatment. They generally increase rather than suppress prolactin, and marked hypertension is not a class-wide effect.

Submitted by a TestUstad contributor and published by the TestUstad editorial teamLast updated
Report an error

The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.

Prefer email? support@testustad.com

Practise Central Nervous System Drugs

107 free Central Nervous System Drugs MCQs from Pharmacology, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.

Exams that ask Pharmacology questions like this

Pharmacology is on 4 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.

More Central Nervous System Drugs questions