General & Ocular Pharmacology Quiz2

Drug of choice for common viral flu:

• idoxuridine

• rimanLdine

• amanLdine

• ribavirine

First approved anL-viral agent by the government agency:

• trifluridine

• idoxuridine

• vidarabine

• sorivudine

The most common side effect of chlorampheniol

• yellowish tooth discoloraLon

• episgastric discomfort

• aplastic anemia

• ototoxicity & nephrotoxicity

NOT the first line of drugs for PTB:

• isoniazid

• rifampicin

• streptomycin

• ethambutol

Which of the following produces nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity?

• chloramphenicol

• ofloxacin

• gentamycin

• erythromycin

The second line of drug given IM for PTB:

• specLnomycin

• streptomycin

• kanamycin

• neomycin

Vitamin B combined with isoniazid to prevent peripheral neuriLs:

• riboflavin

• folic acid

• pyridoxine

• bioLn

Used for resistant strain of Mycobacterium leprae:

• clofazimine

• rifampicin

• ethambutol

• amithiozone

Used for resistant strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis:

• clofazimine

• rifampicin

• ethambutol

• amithiozone

Which of the following routes follows the first-pass drug metabolism?

• clonidine 75mcg sublingual

• cefuroxime 500mg IV

• amoxicillin 125mg oral suspension

• paracetamol suppository