Question 1

Select the route of administration which carries the highest risk of adversely affecting vital functions:

Accepted Answer

Intravenous injection

Question 2

Which of the following is a source for obtaining drugs-

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 3

The science which is concerned with the study of mechanism of action of drug and pharmacological effects produced on the human body is known as-

Accepted Answer

Pharmacodynamics

Question 4

The rate of absorption of a drug is affected by

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 5

Putting a drug in liquid form into a body cavity or body orifice, is known as-

Accepted Answer

Instillation

Question 6

The study of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drug is known as-

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Pharmacokinetics

Question 7

Application of the drug to the skin usually by a friction is known as-

Accepted Answer

Inunction

Question 8

Nitroglycerine is administered by which route

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By sublingual route

Question 9

Drugs are excreted from the body through-

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

Alkalinization of urine hastens the excretion of:

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Weakly acidic drugs

Question 11

Majority of drugs cross biological membranes primarily by:

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Passive diffusion

Question 12

Diffusion of drugs across cell membrane

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Is affected by extent of ionization of drug mole- cules.

Question 13

Which of the following is a weakly acidic drug:

Accepted Answer

Phenytoin sodium

Question 14

The most important factor which governs diffusion of drugs across capillaries other than those in the brain is:

Accepted Answer

Blood flow through the capillary

Question 15

The substances produced by or derived from living organisms that are used to kill bacteria or prevent their multiplication is called-

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics

Question 16

Active transport of a substance across biological membranes has the following characteristics except

Accepted Answer

It is pH dependent

Question 17

Bioavailability of drug refers to:

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% of administered dose that reaches systemic circulation in the unchanged

Question 18

Which of the following drugs is most likely to be absorbed from the stomach:

Accepted Answer

Diclofenac sodium

Question 19

Tricyclic antidepressants can alter the oral absorption of many drugs by:

Accepted Answer

Altering gut motility

Question 20

The science which deals with the drug and their action on human body is called-

Accepted Answer

Pharmacology

Question 21

Which of the following is a complication of injections

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 22

In an unconscious patient which is the preferred route of drug administration

Accepted Answer

Intravenous

Question 23

Which vitamin is also known as anti-sterility vitamin

Accepted Answer

Vitamin E

Question 24

Which of the following is not a part of syringe

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Shaft

Question 25

5% dextrose in normal saline (NS) is

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Hypertonic fluid

Question 26

Cardiotonics are the drugs used to-

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Increase heart rate and cardiac muscle contractions

Question 27

Galactogouge is the drug which-

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Increase breast milk secretion

Question 28

Drugs which dilate the blood vessels and used to lower blood pressure

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Vasodilators

Question 29

Mydriatics are drugs which

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Dilate the pupil of the eye

Question 30

In ‘Intra-articular’ route of drug administration injection is given into

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Joints

Question 31

Hypnotics are the drug which

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Induce sleep

Question 32

Drugs which are used to prevent or relieve nausea and vomiting-

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Antiemetics

Question 33

When the drug is introduced in the bone h- marrow, this route is called-

Accepted Answer

Intramedullary

Question 34

'Essential drugs' are:

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Drugs that meet the priority health care needs of the population

Question 35

Drug administered through the following route is most likely to be subjected to first-pass metabolism

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Oral

Question 36

An 'orphan drug' is:

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A drug needed for treatment or prevention of a rare disease

Question 37

Compared to subcutaneous injection, the intramuscular injection of drugs:

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Produces faster response

Question 38

In addition to slow intravenous infusion, which of the following routes of administration allows for titration of the dose of a drug with the response:

Accepted Answer

Inhalational

Question 39

Which of the following drugs is administered by intra- nasal spray/application for systemic action

Accepted Answer

Desmopressin

Question 40

Transdermal drug delivery systems offer the following advantages except:

Accepted Answer

They produce high peak plasma concentration of the drug

Question 41

Repeated injections on the same spot can cause-

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 42

Which of the following statement is not true about aspirin (Acetyl salicylic acid)-

Accepted Answer

Aspirin increases platelet aggregation and help in blood coagulation

Question 43

5% glucose saline means-

Accepted Answer

Each 100 ml. contains 5 gms. glucose and 0.9 gm, sodium chloride.

Question 44

Before giving an injection the nurse should be able-

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 45

Anxiolytics are drugs used

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To relieve anxiety

Question 46

Myotics are drugs which

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Constrict the pupil of the eye

Question 47

When a drug is adminstered through the layers of skin into areolar tissue, this is known as-

Accepted Answer

Subcutaneous administration

Question 48

Which of the following is the advantage of plastic syringes-

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 49

Drugs which are used to increase the urine output are-

Accepted Answer

Diuretics

Question 50

An agent used to increase the level of haemoglobin content in the blood is–

Accepted Answer

Haematinics

Pharmacology MCQ

2) Which of the following is a source for obtaining drugs-

3) The science which is concerned with the study of mechanism of action of drug and pharmacological effects produced on the human body is known as-

4) The rate of absorption of a drug is affected by

5) Putting a drug in liquid form into a body cavity or body orifice, is known as-

6) The study of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drug is known as-

7) Application of the drug to the skin usually by a friction is known as-

8) Nitroglycerine is administered by which route

9) Drugs are excreted from the body through-

10) Alkalinization of urine hastens the excretion of:

11) Majority of drugs cross biological membranes primarily by:

12) Diffusion of drugs across cell membrane

13) Which of the following is a weakly acidic drug:

14) The most important factor which governs diffusion of drugs across capillaries other than those in the brain is:

15) The substances produced by or derived from living organisms that are used to kill bacteria or prevent their multiplication is called-

16) Active transport of a substance across biological membranes has the following characteristics except

17) Bioavailability of drug refers to:

18) Which of the following drugs is most likely to be absorbed from the stomach:

19) Tricyclic antidepressants can alter the oral absorption of many drugs by:

20) The science which deals with the drug and their action on human body is called-

21) Which of the following is a complication of injections

22) In an unconscious patient which is the preferred route of drug administration

23) Which vitamin is also known as anti-sterility vitamin

24) Which of the following is not a part of syringe

25) 5% dextrose in normal saline (NS) is

26) Cardiotonics are the drugs used to-

27) Galactogouge is the drug which-

28) Drugs which dilate the blood vessels and used to lower blood pressure

29) Mydriatics are drugs which

30) In ‘Intra-articular’ route of drug administration injection is given into

31) Hypnotics are the drug which

32) Drugs which are used to prevent or relieve nausea and vomiting-

33) When the drug is introduced in the bone h- marrow, this route is called-

34) 'Essential drugs' are:

35) Drug administered through the following route is most likely to be subjected to first-pass metabolism

36) An 'orphan drug' is:

37) Compared to subcutaneous injection, the intramuscular injection of drugs:

38) In addition to slow intravenous infusion, which of the following routes of administration allows for titration of the dose of a drug with the response:

39) Which of the following drugs is administered by intra- nasal spray/application for systemic action

40) Transdermal drug delivery systems offer the following advantages except:

41) Repeated injections on the same spot can cause-

42) Which of the following statement is not true about aspirin (Acetyl salicylic acid)-

43) 5% glucose saline means-

44) Before giving an injection the nurse should be able-

45) Anxiolytics are drugs used

46) Myotics are drugs which

47) When a drug is adminstered through the layers of skin into areolar tissue, this is known as-

48) Which of the following is the advantage of plastic syringes-

49) Drugs which are used to increase the urine output are-

50) An agent used to increase the level of haemoglobin content in the blood is–