Pharmacology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which drug reverses the effect of heparin?

  1. AProtamine sulfate
  2. BVitamin K
  3. CFlumazenil
  4. DNaloxone
2.Easy

Montelukast, used in asthma, belongs to which drug class?

  1. AAntimuscarinic bronchodilators
  2. BInhaled corticosteroids
  3. CLeukotriene receptor antagonists
  4. DShort-acting beta-2 agonists
3.Easy

Why is methadone used to treat opioid use disorder?

  1. AIt cures the liver damage caused by opioids
  2. BIt is a pure opioid antagonist that blocks all opioid effects
  3. CIt causes vomiting if other opioids are used
  4. DIt is a long-acting opioid that prevents withdrawal and craving
4.Medium

A 19-year-old starts an SSRI for depression. Which is most important for the nurse to monitor during the first weeks?

  1. ABlood glucose before every meal and at bedtime
  2. BHearing loss and tinnitus
  3. CNew or worsening suicidal thoughts or agitation
  4. DDaily bowel movements only
5.Medium

A patient takes isoniazid. Which advice is most important?

  1. AStop the drug when the cough improves
  2. BExpect the urine to turn orange
  3. CAvoid alcohol and report jaundice, dark urine or poor appetite
  4. DTake it with antacids to protect the stomach from irritation
6.Medium

Why should loperamide usually be avoided in bloody diarrhoea with fever?

  1. ALoperamide makes the bleeding worse by blocking platelets
  2. BSlowing the gut may keep bacteria and toxins in the bowel longer
  3. CLoperamide causes severe hypertension when there is an infection
  4. DLoperamide is an antibiotic that causes resistance
7.Hard

Newborns given chloramphenicol can develop "grey baby syndrome". What is the main reason?

  1. AImmature glucuronidation in the liver lets the drug accumulate
  2. BThe newborn kidney excretes the drug too quickly, so higher doses are given
  3. CChloramphenicol is converted to vitamin K in neonates
  4. DNewborns produce antibodies against the drug
8.Hard

A drug has a half-life of 6 hours. Its plasma level is 80 mg/L. Assuming first-order elimination and no further doses, what is the level after 18 hours?

  1. A20 mg/L
  2. B10 mg/L
  3. C26.7 mg/L
  4. D40 mg/L

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Protamine sulfate
  2. 2. C · Leukotriene receptor antagonists
  3. 3. D · It is a long-acting opioid that prevents withdrawal and craving
  4. 4. C · New or worsening suicidal thoughts or agitation
  5. 5. C · Avoid alcohol and report jaundice, dark urine or poor appetite
  6. 6. B · Slowing the gut may keep bacteria and toxins in the bowel longer
  7. 7. A · Immature glucuronidation in the liver lets the drug accumulate
  8. 8. B · 10 mg/L

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