General Pharmacology quiz 5

Welcome to your General Pharmacology Quiz 5

1. Which of these tetracyclines is used in the treatment of hyponatremia due to SIADH?

Minocycline

Tetracycline

Demeclocycline

Doxycycline

2. Terbutaline, magnesium sulfate, nifedipine, and indomethacin are all examples of which of these kinds of drug?

Beta-2 agonist

Tocolytic

NSAID

Eugeroic

3. Which of these statins is safe to consume with grapefruit juice?

Rosuvastatin

Atorvastatin

Simvastatin

Lovastatin

4. Which of these drug classes is known to cause Fournier gangrene?

Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors

GLP-1 agonists

DPP-4 inhibitors

SGLT-2 inhibitors

5. Antipsychotic drugs work by blocking post-synaptic dopamine ___ receptors, particularly in the mesolimbic-mesocortical pathway that runs between the midbrain and the limbic system-frontal cortex.

6. Angiotensin receptor blockers, such as losartan, block the action of ___________ at the ______________ receptor.

Angiotensin I / AT1

Angiotensin II / AT1

Angiotensin I / AT2

Angiotensin II / AT2

7. How much drug remains in the body after 4 half-lives have elapsed?

75 percent

25 percent

6.25 percent

0 percent

8. Ulcerative stomatitis, pulmonary fibrosis, and hepatotoxicity are notable side effects of which of these drugs?

Metronidazole

Valproate

Methotrexate

Vancomycin

9. Compulsive gambling, hypersexuality, and over-eating are unusual side effects associated with which of these drugs?

Selegiline

Pramipexole

Rivastigmine

Memantine

10. Which of these antidotes is used to reverse opioid toxicity?

Octreotide

N-acetylcysteine

Naloxone

Flumazenil