Pharmacology – MCQs

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1.Which of the following is NOT considered a relative contraindication for using Ketamine hydrochloride?

2.Which of the following is NOT classified as an inhalational anesthetic agent?

3.When giving NSAIDs to pediatric patients, which factor is most critical for determining the correct dosage?

4.Which of the following drugs is classified as a prodrug?

5.If the half-life of a drug is 4 hours, after how many hours is the drug considered to be completely eliminated?

6.What term describes an immune-related qualitative adverse reaction to a drug?

7.Which of the following medications experiences the majority of its metabolism before reaching systemic circulation?

8.Which of the following is an intravenous anesthetic agent?

9.Which of the following medications can pass through the placental barrier?

10.What is the primary benefit of delivering medication via the sublingual route?

11.In first-order kinetics, what percentage of a substance is eliminated after four half-lives?

12.Which method is primarily responsible for the movement of most drugs across cell membranes?

13.What term describes an excessive pharmacological reaction experienced by a patient?

14.What is the definition of a prodrug?

15.A drug has an initial plasma concentration of 96 g/mL at time zero. Given a half-life of 2 hours, what will be the plasma concentration after 10 hours?

16.What does the Km value represent in enzyme kinetics?

17.What term describes the ratio between the median lethal dose and the median effective dose?

18.What does the therapeutic index represent?

19.During which stage of pregnancy does drug exposure most commonly cause teratogenic effects?

20.Which of the following statements about intravenous drug administration is INCORRECT?