Practice Set NO : 7

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.

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1. Which of the following is not a Analeptic stimulant?

a. Doxapram
b. Amphetamine
c. Nikethamide
d. Strychnine

2. Which of he following is not the Iso-oxazoyl Penicillins

a. Oxacillin
b. Dicloxacillin
c. Cloxacillin
d. Amoxycillin

3. Which of the following denotes the polyene antibiotic?

a. Nystatin
b. Rifampicin
c. Bacitracin
d. Chloramphenicol

4. Dihydrothiazine ring is characteristic for:

a. Penicillins
b. Tetracycline
c. Cephalosporin
d. Carbapenum

5. Natural penicillins are strongly---------------

a. Levorotatory
b. Racemat
c. Enantiomers
d. Dextrorotatory

6. Fill in the following blank: From a clinical standpoint, opioid ------------------is one of the most powerful factors driving opioid dependence and addictive behaviors:

a. Consumption
b. Misuse
c. Taking habit
d. Withdrawal

7. Actual name of Tetracycline antibiotic given by IUPAC is:

a. Octahydronaphthacene
b. Octahydronathalene
c. Saturated tetracyclic system
d. Octahydrophenentrane

8. Select the 8- aminoquinoline derivative from the following list:

a. Chloroquine
b. Quinine
c. Primaquine
d. Quinicraine

9. The client diagnosed with CHF is prescribed enalapril. Which statement explains the scientific rationale for administering this medication?

a. Enalapril increases the levels of angiotensin II in the blood vessels.
b. Enalapril dilates arteries, which reduces the workload of the heart
c. Enalapril decreases the effects of bradykinin in the body.
d. Enalapril blocks the intervention of antidiuretic hormone in the kidney.

10. The nurse is preparing to administer medications on a pulmonary unit. Which medication should the nurse administer first?

a. Prednisone for a client diagnosed with chronic bronchitis.
b. Ceftriaxone, IV piggyback (IVPB), an initial dose (Io).
c. Lactic acidophilus to a client receiving IVPB antibiotics.
d. Cephalexin PO to a client being discharged

11. The client diagnosed with the peripheral vascular disease Raynaud's disease is prescribed isoxsuprine. Which statement indicates the client understands the discharge teaching?

a. "I will probably have palpitations and episodes of low blood pressure."
b. "I should take the medication when I go outside in the cold weather."
c. "I need to take an enteric-coated aspirin every morning with food."
d. "This medication will help increase blood fl ow to my extremities."

12. Amphotericin B is not effective in the following fungal disease:

a. Cryptococcosis
b. Histoplasmosis
c. Blastomycosis
d. Dermatophytosis

13. The client's arterial blood gas (ABG) results are

a. Administer oxygen 10 L/min via nasal cannula.
b. Administer an antianxiety medication.
c. Administer 1 amp of sodium bicarbonate IVP.
d. Administer 30 ml of an antacid.

14. Which statement about the clinical use of sulfonamides is false?

a. Active against C trachomatis and can be used topically for treatment of chlamydial infections of the eye
b. Are not effective as sole agents in the treatment of prostatitis
c. Effective in Rocky Mountain spotted fever
d. In some bacterial strains resistance occurs via increased PABA formation

15. Drugs producing allergic reactions generally act as:

a. Complete antigens
b. Haptenes
c. Antibodies
d. Mediators