All Free Pharmacology MCQs with Answers
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- A. Aspirin
- B. Penicillinium
- C. Amino epsilon caproic acid
- D. Dipheny 1 hydantoin
Explanation: Aspirin irreversibly inhibits platelet cyclooxygenase and impairs primary haemostasis, so it can worsen bleeding in haemophilia.
Correct answer: Aspirin- A. Tranexamic acid
- B. Clopidogrel
- C. Aminocarproic Acid
- D. Factor VIII cryoprecipitate
Explanation: Clopidogrel inhibits platelet aggregation and would increase postoperative bleeding, offering no therapeutic benefit in haemophilia.
Correct answer: Clopidogrel- A. Warfarin sodium
- B. Sodium oxalate
- C. Heparin
- D. Phenindone
Explanation: Heparin is preferred during pregnancy because it does not cross the placenta, whereas warfarin crosses the placenta and can cause fetal…
Correct answer: Heparin- A. Pregnancy
- B. Nephrotic syndorme
- C. Newborn
- D. Liver disease
- E. Both A & B
Explanation: Pregnancy and nephrotic syndrome can reduce the apparent effect of oral anticoagulants because both are associated with a hypercoagulable…
Correct answer: Both A & B- A. Rifampicin
- B. Amoxycillin
- C. Erythromycin
- D. Tetracycline
Explanation: Rifampicin induces hepatic drug-metabolising enzymes and increases warfarin breakdown, thereby shortening its anticoagulant effect and…
Correct answer: Rifampicin- A. Protamine sultate
- B. Vitamin K
- C. Factor VIII
- D. EADA
Explanation: Protamine sulfate is a positively charged antidote that binds and neutralises the negatively charged heparin molecule.
Correct answer: Protamine sultate- A. Valproic acid.
- B. Carbamazepine.
- C. Ethosuximide.
- D. Phenytoin
Explanation: Long-term phenytoin therapy may cause gingival hyperplasia, hirsutism, coarse facial features, and vitamin-D-related osteomalacia.
Correct answer: Phenytoin- A. Phenobarbital.
- B. Meprobamate
- C. Chlordiazepoxide
- D. Triazolam
- E. Zolpidum
Explanation: Phenobarbital induces hepatic microsomal enzymes, increasing the metabolism of warfarin and other drugs and potentially reducing their…
Correct answer: Phenobarbital.- A. Zolpidem
- B. Buspiron.
- C. Midazolam
- D. Triazolam
- E. Phenobarbital
Explanation: Buspirone is a non-sedating anxiolytic used specifically for long-term treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.
Correct answer: Buspiron.- A. Cough suppression
- B. Anti-emesis
- C. Miosis
- D. Truncal rigidityPain Management
Explanation: Opioids commonly cause nausea and vomiting rather than anti-emesis, although they do produce cough suppression, miosis, and sometimes…
Correct answer: Anti-emesis- A. Natrexone
- B. Nalbuphine
- C. Butorphanol
- D. Pentazonice
Explanation: Naltrexone, misspelled in the options as “Natrexone,” is a pure opioid receptor antagonist.
Correct answer: Natrexone- A. Zolmitriptan
- B. Zileuton
- C. Zolpiden
- D. Zalcitabine
Explanation: Zolpidem is a short-acting non-benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic used for insomnia.
Correct answer: Zolpiden- A. Alprazolam
- B. Diazepam
- C. Buspiron
- D. Phenobarbital
Explanation: Buspirone relieves generalized anxiety through serotonin 5-HT1A mechanisms and does not act directly on the GABAergic system.
Correct answer: Buspiron- A. Aspirin
- B. Phenytoin
- C. Chloromphenicol
- D. Cyclosporine
Explanation: Long-term phenytoin therapy can impair folate absorption or metabolism, producing folic acid deficiency and sometimes megaloblastic…
Correct answer: Phenytoin255. A Hemophiliac patient has rheumatold arthritis. Which drug might be prescribed to relieve the pain ?
- A. Acetaminophen
- B. Acetylsalicylic acid
- C. Phenylbutazone
- D. NaproxenConsult Online Doctors
Explanation: Acetaminophen provides analgesia without significantly inhibiting platelet function, making it safer in a hemophiliac than aspirin or…
Correct answer: Acetaminophen256. Activation of which of the following receptors would be expected to decrease anxiety_____________?
- A. Nicotinic cholinergic receptors
- B. Glutamate receptors
- C. GABA receptors
- D. Glucocorticoid receptors
Explanation: GABA receptor activation increases inhibitory neurotransmission in the brain, reducing neuronal excitability and anxiety.
Correct answer: GABA receptors- A. patients having fever
- B. patients having asthma
- C. patients having amoebic dysentery
- D. Patient having bronchitisGet Study Guides
Explanation: Ibuprofen can precipitate bronchospasm in patients with aspirin-sensitive asthma because cyclooxygenase inhibition shunts arachidonic acid…
Correct answer: patients having asthma- A. 1 ml / min
- B. 2.5 ml / min
- C. 1 mg / min
- D. 2.5 mg / min
Explanation: Intravenous diazepam should be administered slowly, commonly at no more than about 1 mL per minute, to reduce respiratory and…
Correct answer: 1 ml / min- A. 1 min
- B. 2 min
- C. 3-5 min
- D. 10 minBook Pain Specialists
Explanation: Succinylcholine has an ultra-short action because it is rapidly hydrolysed by plasma pseudocholinesterase, with muscle relaxation usually…
Correct answer: 3-5 min- A. Peptic ulcer
- B. Person suffering form chicken pox or small pox
- C. Hemorrhage
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Aspirin increases gastrointestinal bleeding and is contraindicated in peptic ulcer disease or active haemorrhage; it should also be…
Correct answer: All of the above