Which of the following is not related to a drug toxicity of Atenolol?
A. CHF
B. Tachycardia
C. AV block
D. Sedative appearance
Class of ranitidine is:
A. Vasodilators
B. Sulfonamides
C. Tetracyclines
D. H2 antagonists
E. Antimycobacterial
Which of the following statements refers to pyrazinamide?
A. Accumulates inside mycobacteria
B. Effects: vasodilator in CHF patients; vasodilator and inotropic in normal individuals.
C. Is active in acidic environment, therefore especially useful for killing intracellular mycobacteria
D. Nephrotoxicity is almost always reversible.
E. Lupus occurs more commonly in slow acetylators.
Indication of diazepam is:
A. Migraine prophylaxis
B. Bipolar disorder
C. Myoclonic seizures
D. Thyrotoxicosis - preparation for surgery
E. Trigeminal neuralgia
Mechanism of action of PAS is: A. Activates antithrombin III
B. Inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis
C. Inhibits dihydropteroate synthetase
D. Inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase
E. beta-1 antagonist
Class of timolol is:
A. Antiarrhythmic agents
B. Antithyroid agents
C. Anticonvulsants
D. Beta blockers
E. Antidepressants
Which of the following enzyme is responsible for the synthesis of DNA?
A. DNA polymerase
B. DNA gyrase
C. DNA ligase
D. RNA transferase
E. None of the above
True statements regarding transcription include which of the following?
I. The enzyme responsible for initiating transcription is RNA polymerase.
II. The genetic information contained in the nucleotide sequence of mRNA is translated into a protein structure.
III.
The information carried in the gene sequence is transferred to RNA.
A.
I only
B.
III only
C.
I and II only
D.
II and III only
E.
I, II and III
The pharmacist fills a prescription for sumatriptan 100 mg tablets for a migraine patient. Appropriate information to provide to the patient includes which of the following?
A. If the sumatriptan does not relieve the headache within four hours, ergotamine may be used.
B. If no relief is achieved in two hours, sumatriptan may be repeated.
C. If the headache is relieved but another headache occurs eight hours later, sumatriptan may be used for the second headache.
D. The maximum dosage in any 24 hour period is six tablets.
E. If relief is not achieved, no other medication can be used for 24 hours.
The use of indomethacin in gout treatment:
A. Inhibit the acute gout arthritis inflammation by inhibition of prostaglandin formation
B. Inhibits tubulin synthesis
C. Accelerate renal excretion of uric acid
D. Inhibit uric acid synthesis
E. Inhibit the reabsorption of uric acid by the kidney