Pharmacology Mcqs
Question: Antifungal drug not used in the treatment of imtestinal candidiasis______________?
- 1. Amphotericin
- 2. Nystatin
- 3. Ketoconazole
- 4. Clotrimazole
Question: The drug of choice for treatment of tyhoid is____________?
- 1. Tetracycline
- 2. Metronidazole
- 3. Ciprofloxacin
- 4. Cefotaxim
Question: The bacterial resistance to tetracycline is due to___________?
- 1. Alteration of drug binding sites
- 2. Alteration of dehydrofolate reductase
- 3. Inactivation of drug by enzymes
- 4. Decreased uptake of drug by bacteria
Question: Mechanism of action of quinolones is______________?
- 1. Inhibits DNA gyrase
- 2. Inhibits Bacterial protein synthesis
- 3. Inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis
- 4. Inhibits intake of folic acid
Question: Tetracycline is contraindicated in_____________?
- 1. Children
- 2. Pregnancy
- 3. Renal failure
- 4. All of the above
Question: The antibiotic of choice in patients sensitive to penicillin is___________?
- 1. Erythromycin
- 2. Streptomycin
- 3. Tetracycline
- 4. Chloramphenicol
Question: Chloramphenicol can cause_____________?
- 1. Staining of teeth
- 2. Aplastic anaemia
- 3. Bone marrow suppression
- 4. B & C
Question: The therapeutic advantage that pencillin V has over pencillin G is____________?
- 1. More reliable oral obsorption
- 2. Greater resistance to pencillinase
- 3. Slower renal excretion
- 4. Broader antibacterial spectrum
Question: Which of the following is primarily a bactericidal drug?
- 1. Chloramphenicol
- 2. Gentamicin
- 3. Sulphadiazine
- 4. Tetracycline
Question: The most common side effect of the oral administration of ampicillin is_______________?
- 1. Anaphylactic shock
- 2. Diarrhoea
- 3. Oral candidiasis
- 4. Renal failure