Drug to be avoided in a patient allergic to penicillin is_____________?

Correct answer: C. Ampicillin

  • A. Sulphonamide
  • B. Tetracycline
  • C. Ampicillin
  • D. Cholarmphenicol

Explanation

Ampicillin is a penicillin and may trigger an allergic reaction in a patient with penicillin hypersensitivity. Sulphonamides, tetracyclines and chloramphenicol are unrelated antibiotic classes.

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 Antimicrobial Agents

144 free Antimicrobial Agents 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 7 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 Antimicrobial Agents questions