Lembar kerja Farmakologi dengan jawaban

Apa peran utama kortikosteroid inhalasi pada asma?

1. AMengencerkan lendir agar dapat dibatukkan
2. BMengurangi peradangan saluran napas dan mencegah serangan
3. CMembunuh bakteri di saluran napas
4. DMeredakan bronkospasme mendadak dalam beberapa menit

Alendronate, used for osteoporosis, belongs to which class?

1. ABisphosphonates
2. BCorticosteroids
3. CThyroid hormones
4. DCalcium channel blockers

Which intramuscular site is recommended for infants?

1. AVastus lateralis (outer thigh)
2. BVentral forearm
3. CDeltoid
4. DDorsogluteal (upper outer buttock)

A patient with difficulty swallowing is prescribed several tablets. Which one should not be crushed?

1. AA plain paracetamol tablet
2. BA plain aspirin dispersible tablet
3. CA modified-release (extended-release) tablet
4. DA tablet that the pharmacist says may be crushed

Why is a spacer recommended with a metered-dose inhaler?

1. AIt removes the need to shake the inhaler
2. BIt turns the inhaler into a nebuliser
3. CMore drug reaches the lungs and less stays in the mouth
4. DIt doubles the dose of drug released by each puff of the inhaler

Which patient should usually not receive a live vaccine?

1. AA patient with mild seasonal allergies
2. BA healthy 1-year-old child
3. CA patient receiving chemotherapy for leukaemia
4. DA healthy adult nurse who works on a children's ward

Suatu obat dengan waktu paruh pendek diberikan dengan interval dosis yang jauh lebih panjang daripada waktu paruhnya. Apa hasilnya pada keadaan tunak?

1. AFluktuasi besar antara kadar puncak dan kadar lembah
2. BKeadaan tunak tidak pernah tercapai
3. CAkumulasi bertahap hingga kadar toksik
4. DKadar sangat stabil hampir tanpa fluktuasi

A patient taking sertraline starts St John's wort for low mood. What is the main concern?

1. ASevere low blood pressure from blocked alpha receptors
2. BSerotonin syndrome from combined serotonergic effects
3. CA hypertensive crisis from tyramine
4. DBleeding from vitamin K deficiency