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PHARMACOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: cef- & ceph-
Answer:
cephalosporin antibiotic; check allergy to this class and penicillins
Question 2: -olol, -lol
Answer:
beta adrenergic blocker, antihypertensive and/or antianginal
Question 3: -cycline
Answer:
tetracycline, antibiotic
Question 4: -dipine
Answer:
calcium channel blockers antianginal, antihypertensive
Question 5: nitr- , -nitr-
Answer:
nitrate, vasodialator, antianginal
Question 6: -parin
Answer:
anticoagulant, heparin or heparinoid
Question 7: -ide
Answer:
oral hypoglycemics
Question 8: -phylline
Answer:
xanthine type of bronchodilator
Question 9: -cillin
Answer:
penicillin, antibiotic check allergy
Question 10: -triptan
Answer:
vascular headache suppressant, serotonin (5-HT1)anonist
Question 11: -zosin
Answer:
peripherally acting alpha 1 blocker, antihypertentsive
Question 12: -ase & -plase
Answer:
thrombolyic agent ase usually indicates enzyme
Question 13: -floxacin
Answer:
fluroquinoline - antibiotic
Question 14: -micin, -mycin
Answer:
aminoglycoside - antibiotic
Question 15: -terol
Answer:
adrenegic type of bronchodilator
Question 16: -zepam, -zolam
Answer:
benzodiazepine, anti anxiety, sedative/hypnotic
Question 17: -dronate
Answer:
bisphosphonate bone resorption inhibitor
Question 18: -statin
Answer:
anti hyperlipidemics
Question 19: -nium
Answer:
neuromuscular blocking agents
Question 20: -lam
Answer:
anti anxiety drugs
Question 21: -dine
Answer:
antiulcer agents - histamine H2 blockers
Question 22: -zide
Answer:
diuretics
Question 23: -tidine
Answer:
histamine H2 antagonist GI antiulcer
Question 24: sal-, -sal-
Answer:
contains salicylate check for allergy to salicylates or ASA
Question 25: sulfa-
Answer:
sulfonamide antibiotic check for allergy to sulfa
Question 26: -oxacin
Answer:
antibiotics
Question 27: -caine
Answer:
local anesthetics
Question 28: -pril
Answer:
angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor antihypertensive