Pharmacology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is an adverse drug reaction?

  1. AA harmful, unintended response to a drug at normal doses
  2. BAny effect of a drug that the patient notices
  3. CThe intended therapeutic effect of a drug
  4. DA reaction that occurs only after an overdose
2.Easy

Filgrastim, a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), is given to:

  1. AIncrease the production of platelets
  2. BIncrease the production of neutrophils
  3. CLower the white cell count in leukaemia
  4. DStop bleeding from wounds
3.Easy

Nitrofurantoin is used mainly to treat:

  1. ABacterial meningitis in adults and children
  2. BBone infections
  3. CUncomplicated cystitis (lower urinary infection)
  4. DPneumonia
4.Medium

A woman taking the combined pill should seek care urgently for which symptom?

  1. AMild breast tenderness in the first month
  2. BA painful, swollen calf or sudden chest pain
  3. CSlight nausea in the first few weeks
  4. DLight spotting between periods early on
5.Medium

A person who has never been vaccinated against tetanus has a deep, dirty wound. What is usually given?

  1. AOral antibiotics only
  2. BTetanus vaccine and tetanus immunoglobulin
  3. CTetanus vaccine only, after the wound heals
  4. DNo treatment unless symptoms appear
6.Medium

A partial agonist is given together with a high dose of a full agonist. What happens to the response?

  1. AIt falls, because the partial agonist competes for the receptors
  2. BIt stays exactly the same as with the high dose of full agonist alone
  3. CIt rises above the maximum of the full agonist
  4. DIt doubles, because both drugs activate the receptor
7.Hard

Which antiepileptic drug carries the highest well-known risk of neural tube defects and developmental problems when taken in pregnancy?

  1. ASodium valproate
  2. BLamotrigine
  3. CGabapentin
  4. DLevetiracetam
8.Hard

Before starting rituximab, patients are tested for hepatitis B. Why?

  1. ARituximab is a vaccine against hepatitis B
  2. BRituximab is made from the hepatitis B virus
  3. CHepatitis B infection makes rituximab completely ineffective
  4. DRituximab can reactivate hepatitis B and cause liver failure

Answer key

  1. 1. A · A harmful, unintended response to a drug at normal doses
  2. 2. B · Increase the production of neutrophils
  3. 3. C · Uncomplicated cystitis (lower urinary infection)
  4. 4. B · A painful, swollen calf or sudden chest pain
  5. 5. B · Tetanus vaccine and tetanus immunoglobulin
  6. 6. A · It falls, because the partial agonist competes for the receptors
  7. 7. A · Sodium valproate
  8. 8. D · Rituximab can reactivate hepatitis B and cause liver failure

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