Pharmacology worksheet with answers

How is pernicious anaemia usually treated?

1. AWith oral iron tablets for three months, then stopping
2. BWith blood transfusions every month
3. CWith vitamin B12 injections, usually for life
4. DWith folic acid alone

Which of these is an extrapyramidal side effect of antipsychotics?

1. AAgranulocytosis (a very low neutrophil count)
2. BWeight gain
3. CAkathisia (a feeling of inner restlessness)
4. DDry mouth

Which side effect is common with magnesium-containing antacids?

1. ADry cough
2. BConstipation
3. CDrowsiness
4. DDiarrhoea

Which group of signs suggests opioid withdrawal?

1. AYawning, runny nose, sweating, dilated pupils and diarrhoea
2. BPinpoint pupils, slow breathing and drowsiness
3. CDry mouth, urinary retention, blurred vision and confusion
4. DConstipation, itching and a slow heart rate

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

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

Which is a well-known adverse effect of long-term oral corticosteroids?

1. AHypoglycaemia
2. BWeight loss
3. COsteoporosis
4. DLow blood pressure

A patient taking digoxin has nausea, yellow-green vision and a dangerous arrhythmia. Which specific treatment can bind the drug?

1. AFlumazenil
2. BProtamine sulfate
3. CIntravenous vitamin K (phytomenadione) given slowly
4. DDigoxin immune Fab (antibody fragments)

In adult cardiac arrest with shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation, which antiarrhythmic is commonly given?

1. AVerapamil
2. BDigoxin
3. CAmiodarone
4. DAdenosine