MCQ-465

 

Answer: e) Methyl salicylate

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

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.

MCQ-223

 

Answer: d) Hydromorphone.

Hydromorphone is strong semi-synthetic µ-opioid agonist.

 

MCQ-222

 

Answer: b) Nalbuphine.

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

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.

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.

MCQ-219

 

Answer: b) Metronidazole

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.