Pharmacy Quiz Practice Test your knowledge on core topics in pharmacology, therapeutics, and drug interactions. Perfect for students, professionals, or anyone preparing for pharmacy exams. This quiz covers key concepts such as drug mechanisms, clinical uses, side effects, dosage forms, patient counseling, and treatment guidelines—an excellent tool for review and self-assessment. Choose the best answer for each multiple-choice question and click "Submit All" at the end to see your results. 1. The following is a proven human teratogen: a. Chloroquine b. Warfarin sodium c. Dicyclomine d. Methy/dopa 2. Which of the following drugs is most likely to be absorbed from the stomach: a. Morphine sulfate b. Hyoscine hydrobromide c. Diclofenac sodium d. Quinine dihydrochloride 3. The following action of digoxin is responsible for beneficial effect in auricular fibrillation: a. Depression of A-v conduction b. Suppression of SA node c. Increased myocardial contractility d. Enhanced Purkinje fiber automaticity 4. The most dependable emetic used to expel ingested poisons is: a. Intramuscular emetine b. Oral syrup ipecacuanha c. Oral bromocriptine d. Intramuscular apomorphine 5. In addition to amoebiasis, metronidazole is used for: a. Roundworm infestation b. Hookworm infestation c. Giardiasis d. Kalaazar 6. What is true about human interferon a: a. It is used to treat HIV infection b. It is used to treat Kaposi's sarcoma in AIDS patients c. It is curative for hepatitis B virus infection d. It is active orally 7. A small amount of atropine is added to the diphenoxylate tablet/syrup to: a. Suppress associated vomiting of gastroenteritis b. Augment the antimotility action of diphenoxylate c. Block side effects of diphenoxylate d. Discourage overdose and abuse of diphenoxylate 8. The following factors enhance renin release from the kidney except: a. Fall in blood pressure b. Enhanced sympathetic activity c. Reduction in blood volume d. Volume overload 9. The duration of action of insulin-zinc suspension (lente insulin) is: a. 2-4 hours b. 8-10hours c. 20-24 hours d. 30-36 hours 10. Prophylactic therapy of migraine: a. Benefits up to 70% patients of moderate to severe migraine b. Is recommended in all cases c. Needs to be continued lifelong without interruption d. Reduces the severity but increases the frequency of migraine attacks 11. Megaloblastic anaemia occurs in: a. Vitamin B12 but not folic acid deficiency b. Folic acid but not Vitamin B12 deficiency c. Either Vitamin B12 or folic acid deficiency d. Only combined Vitamin 812 + folic acid deficiency 12. Adrenocorticotropic hormone is primarily used for a. Treatment of Addison's disease b. Treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia c. Treatment of autoimmune diseases d. Diagnosis of pituitary-adrenal axis disorders 13. A 40-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after suffering a cardiac arrest while in a shopping mall. His blood pressure is 70/40 mm Hg and his pulse is 40 beats/minute. He is given a dose of intravenous epinephrine. Which of the following reactions ls necessary to induce a biologic response of increased heart rate? a. Detrusor contraction b. Drug-receptor complex formation c. Hepatic oxidation reaction d. Renal arteriolar contraction 14. Select the semisynthetic penicillin which is not acid resistant: a. Phenoxy methyl penicillin b. Ampicillin c. Carbenicillin d. Cloxacillin 15. A 60-year-old immigrant from Latin America was told she had hypertension and should be taking antihypertensive medication. She decides to take an herbal medication from an online "holistic pharmacy." One week after starting the medication, she is found unconscious in her apartment. In the emergency department, her blood pressure is 50/0 mm Hg and heart rate is 40 bpm. Respirations are 20/min; pupils are slightly constricted. Bowel sounds are present. Which of the following would be the most effective cardiovascular stimulant a. Amphetamine b. Clonidine c. Isoproterenol d. Norepinephrine Submit All