Wednesday, 21 April 2021

MCQ-465

 


Answer: e) Methyl salicylate

Methyl salicylate is used as an external analgesic as an over the counter medicine.


Saturday, 10 April 2021

MCQ-224

 


Answer: c) Valproate Sodium.

Valproate and Carbamazepine are the drugs that are used to treat epilepsy or bipolar disorder is associated with spina bifida or other birth defects when consumed in pregnancy.


Friday, 9 April 2021

MCQ-223

 



Answer: d) Hydromorphone.

Hydromorphone is strong semi-synthetic µ-opioid agonist.

 


Wednesday, 7 April 2021

MCQ-222

 



Answer: b) Nalbuphine.

Nalbuphine is semisynthetic mixed agonist-antagonist opioid modulator of phenanthrene or morphinan series.


Tuesday, 6 April 2021

MCQ-221

 


Answer: d) Dofetilide.

Dofetilide is class III antiarrhythmic drug which is Potassium Channel blocker, is used orally in the form of capsules in arrhythmia.


Monday, 5 April 2021

MCQ-220

 


Answer: c) Entacapone.

Entacapone is a selective and reversible COMT inhibitor which inhibits metabolism of Levodopa thus increases plasma levels of Levodopa which is needed for more constant dopaminergic stimulation that is required to reduce the signs and symptoms presented in Parkinson’s disease.


Saturday, 3 April 2021

MCQ-218

 




Answer: d) a,b & c

Colesevelam, colestipol and colestyramine increases the binding of bile acids in the intestine, interfering with its absorption, as a result of which demand for bile acids increases for which cholesterol is converted to bile acid in the presence of 17 α hydroxylase, this causes increased demand of cholesterol in the liver cells, this increases the activity of HMG-CoA reductase which increases hepatic LDL receptors sensitivity, thus decreases serum LDL cholesterol.


Sunday, 21 February 2021

MCQ-216

 


Answer: b) Diethylstilbestrol

Diethylstilbestrol is non-steroidal estrogen medication that was used in past for variety of indications.

 


MCQ-215

 

 


b) Cyclosporin

The use of Cyclosporine with Warfarin alters the effect of both drugs, the dose adjustment is required while prescribing both these drugs on the basis of INR.


Saturday, 20 February 2021