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. A traveler in a geographical region where chloroquine- resistant P falciparum is endemic used a drug for prophylaxis but nevertheless developed a severe attack of P vivax malaria. Which drug should be used for oral treatment of the acute attack of P vivax malaria but does not eradicate exoerythrocytic forms of the parasite? a. Pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine b. Primaquine c. Mefloquine d. Chloroquine 2. Recent studies into the pathogenesis of halothane induced malignant hyperthermia indicate which of the following as the likely implicating cause? a. Drug toxicity b. Excitation-contraction coupling defect c. Myoplasmic sodium defect d. Oxygen--hemoglobin concentration deficit 3. Pethidine and Procaine both contains N- alkyl radical and both are ester, during first phase of metabolism N- dealkylation occur which is denoted as: a. Oxidative Reaction b. Reductive Reaction c. Hydrolysis d. Electophilic reaction 4. All nitrates are prodrugs and used as antiangial drugs that release ----------- after metabolism: a. Nitrates b. Nitric oxide c. Nitrous oxide d. Nitrogen dioxide 5. A health worker got accidentally exposed to HIV infected biological sample. Antiretroviral treatment will achieve the following in him; a. Reduce the risk of contracting HIV infection b. Rule out the possibility of contracting HIV infection c. Prevent appearance of HIV seropositivity but not HIV infection in him d. None of the above 6. The following drug is a radical curative in vivax malaria: a. Quinine b. Primaquine c. Mefloquine d. Chloroquine 7. A pharmacist prepares 1 gal of KCI solution by mixing 565 g of KCI (valence = 1) in an appropriate vehicle. How many milliequivalents of K+ are in 15 mt of this solution? (atomic weights: K = 39; CI = 35.5) a. 7.5mEq b. 10.0mEq c. 15.0mEq d. 30.0mEq 8. Which of the following functional group is characterstic for Streptomycin? a. Manose b. Gulcosamine c. Guanidino group d. Erythrose 9. -------- acts as antitussive by selectively suppressing cough without narcotic, analgesic, or dependence inducing properties: a. Codeine b. Bromhexine c. Noscapine d. Pholcodeine 10. Which adverse effect is most common with sulfonamides? a. Fanconi's aminoaciduria syndrome b. Hematuria c. Kernicterus in the newborn d. Skin rash 11. The neuromuscular blocker that does not need reversal of action by neostigmine at the end of the operation is: a. d-Tubocurarine b. Pipecuronium c. Mivacurium d. None 12. The following drug increases cardiac output in congestive heart failure without having any direct myocardial action: a. Captopril b. Digoxin c. Amrinone d. Dobutamine 13. In the basic medium, Tetracycline forms -------------------- a. Isoterracycline b. Rolitetracycline c. Anhydrotetracycline d. Hydrotetracycline 14.Which of the following alkaloids contain the N-atom in the tertiary-amine form (R3N): a. Morphine b. Ephedrine c. Berbarine d. Cocaine 15. Which of the following denotes the polyketide antibiotic? a. Nystatin b. Rifampicin c. Bacitracin d. Chloramphenicol Submit All