Quiz 5

1. Abbreviation for a drug product that is to be given three times a day.
BID
TID
SID
TID

2. Water soluble substance used as coating material in microencapsulation process.
Silicone
Hydroxy ethyl cellulose
Paraffin
Polyethylene

3. Rods of eye have photosensitive pigments
Actin
Myosin
Rhodopsin
Chlorophyll

4. Polymer is used as film former in nail polish
Polyactic acid
Nitocellulose
HPMC
Cellulose acetate phthalate

5. Class 100 area is referred to
Manufacturing area
Aseptic area
Clean room
Warehouse

6. Drugs in Suspension and semi solid formulations always degrade by
First order kinetics
Second order kinetics
Zero order kinetics
Nonlinear kinetics

7. Bloom strength is used to check the quality of
Lactose
Ampoules
Hardness of tablets
Gelatin

8. Measurement of inulin renal clearance is a measure for
Effective renal blood Flow
Renal drug excretion rate
Active renal secretion
Glomerular filtration rate

9. Which one of the following drugs is most effective in preventing transmission of HIV virus from the mother to the foetus?
Lamivudine
Zidovudine
Indinavir
Ribavirin

10. Improvement of memory in Alzhemier’s disease is brought about by drugs which increase transmission in
Cholinergic receptors
Dopaminergic receptors
GABAergic receptors
Adrenergic receptors

11. Which of the following non opioid analgesics is a prodrug?
Piroxicam
Celecoxib
Nabumetone
Ketorolac

12. Mucilage is pharmaceutically
Aerosol
Gelatin
Emulsion
Clay

13. What type of administration refers to placing a highly soluble tablet under the tongue?
Buccal
Inhalation
Per oral
Sublingual

14. Metabolic by products of microorganisms or dead microorganisms that cause a pyretic response upon injection are known as
Prostaglandins
Pyrogens
Endogenous protein
Glycoproteins

15. N-acetylcysteine is classified as
Mucolytic agent
Analgesic
Antitussive
Antitubercular agent

16. Hyperacidity of Zollinger-Ellision syndrome can be effectively treated by
Telenzepine
Omeprazole
Diphenoxylate
Cimetidine

17. Specific benzodiazepine antagonist
Aminophylline
Tranylcypramine
Tofenacine
Flumazenil

18. Lithium is used in
Preventionof recurrences of bipolar manic depresssive illness
Endogenous depression
Bipolar disorder of adults
All of the above

19. Drug of choice in epilepsy with pregnancy
Carbamazepine
Ethosuximide
Sodium valproate
Phenytoin

20. Meyer and Overton postulated that anaesthetic potency is related to
Cellular permeability
Lipoid solubility
Effects on cellular colloids
Speed of administration

21. Heparin antidote
Protamine sulphate
Coumadin
Desferoxamine
None of the above

22. Animal drug that has affinity for a receptor but lacks intrinsic activity
Agonist
Modulator
Partial agonist
Antagonist

23. Which organism is the cause of bacterial infections of the urinary tract?
E. Coli
Staphylococci
Streptococci
Basilic Anthraces

24. The action of the cardiotonic agent digitalis is enhanced by
Sodium
Calcium
Magnesium
Potassium

25. The toxicity of methanol is due to its conversion in the body to this compound
Acetaldehyde
Formic acid and formaldehyde
Carbonic acid
Ethyl alcohol

SEE ANSWERS

ANSWERS OF PREVIOUS QUIZ 4

1. 100
2. Dissolution rate
3. 0
4. 6 inches
5. 13 Capsules
6. Bacillus
7. 4 tablets
8. 66.7 ml
9. Reserpine
10. Oncogene
11. Physical incompatibility
12. Syphilis
13. Pulmonary hypertension
14. Absolute configuration
15. 300 mg
16. The Director of Pharmacopoeia Laboratory
17. Deep violet
18. Quinidine
19. Tween-80
20. Monocyclic monoterpene derivative
21. Purpurea glycoside A
22. To prevent moisture penetration into the tablet core
23. Pseudoplastic flow
24. Ethyloleate
25. Both A and B