Description : Recrudescences attending 3 day artesunate therapy of chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria can be prevented by combining it with a single dose of: A. Quinine B. Primaquine C. Tetracycline D. Mefloquine
Last Answer : D. Mefloquine
Description : The drug of choice for cerebral malaria due to P. falciparum is: A. Quinine B. Mefloquine C. Chloroquine D. Pyrimethamine + Sulfadoxine
Last Answer : A. Quinine
Description : Choose the drug whose single oral dose affords clinical cure of uncomplicated malaria caused by chloroquine sensitive/resistant P.falciparum as well as P. vivax: A. Quinine B. Mefloquine C. Artesunate D. Proguanil
Last Answer : B. Mefloquine
Description : The following drug is a radical curative in vivax malaria: A. Quinine B. Primaquine C. Mefloquine D. Chloroquine
Last Answer : B. Primaquine
Description : An adult male living in nonmalarious area has to visit an area where chloroquine resistant P. falciparum is prevalent. He is intolerant to mefloquine and his G6PD status is unknown. Select the ... you will prescribe for prophylaxis of malaria: A. Primaquine B. Doxycycline C. Amodiaquine D. Quinine
Last Answer : B. Doxycycline
Description : Chloroquine resistant P. falciparum malaria can be cured by the following drugs except: A. Quinine B. Pyrimethamine + sulfadoxine C. Primaquine D. Artesunate
Last Answer : C. Primaquine
Description : The regimens recommended for treatment of chloroquine resistant P.falciparum malaria in an adult include the following except: A. Quinine 10 mg/kg/8 hourly+ doxycycline 100 mg/day for 7 days B. Quinine 10 mg/kg ... 7 days D. Artemether 80 mg i.m./twice on first day followed by once daily for 4 days
Last Answer : C. Mefloquine 0.5 g daily for 7 days
Description : Which of the following drugs is suitable for treatment of malaria during pregnancy: A. Quinine B. Chloroquine C. Pyrimethamine D. Primaquine
Last Answer : B. Chloroquine
Description : Indicate the drug that is a slow acting low efficacy blood schizontocide that should not be used as a clinical curative: A. Proguanil B. Chloroquine C. Quinine D. Mefloquine
Last Answer : A. Proguanil
Description : Clinical applications of quinine include the following except: A. Uncomplicated chloroquine resistant malaria B. Cerebral malaria C. To induce abortion D. Nocturnal leg cramps
Last Answer : C. To induce abortion
Description : Identify the drug which is NOT used in the treatment of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum : (A.) Artemisinin (B) Primaquine (C) Quinine (D) Mefloquine
Last Answer : (B) Primaquine
Description : The following is true of quinine: A. It has a longer elimination half-life than chloroquine B. It is not to be used for prophylaxis of malaria C. It is not active against P. vivax D. It should not be used along with sulfa-pyrimethamine
Last Answer : B. It is not to be used for prophylaxis of malaria
Description : The following drug is a causal prophylactic for falciparum malaria and suppressive prophylactic for vivax malaria: A. Chloroquine B. Mepacrine C. Quinine D. Proguanil
Last Answer : D. Proguanil
Description : Select the correct statement about primaquine: A. It has no role in falciparum malaria B. It is used as a gametocidal drug in falciparum malaria C. It is combined with chloroquine to treat resistant P. falciparum infection D. It is used to prevent recrudescence of falciparum malaria
Last Answer : B. It is used as a gametocidal drug in falciparum malaria
Description : A patient of vivax malaria was treated with the standard dose of chloroquine. After 6 weeks he reported back with a relapse. Which drug will you use to treat the relapse episode: A. Chloroquine B. Primaquine C. Pyrimethamine + sulfadoxine D. Mefloquin
Last Answer : A. Chloroquine
Description : The fastest acting schizontocidal drug among the following is: A. Artemether B. Mefloquine C. Chloroquine D. Proguanil
Last Answer : A. Artemether
Description : Quinine, the commonly used drug to treat malaria, is obtained from a plant. What part of the plant yields the drug? (1) Leaves (2) Fruits (3) Root (4) Stem bark
Last Answer : (4) Stem bark
Description : Quinine, the commonly used drug to treat malaria, is obtained from a plant. What part of the plant yields the drug ? (1) Leaves (2) Fruits (3) Root (4) Stem bark
Last Answer : Stem bark
Description : elect the drug/combination that you will prescribe as a prophylactic to a resident of non-endemic area who got posted for 6 months to an endemic area with low degree chloroquine resistance among P. falciparum: A. Quinine B. Proguanil + Chloroquine C. Pyrimethamine + Sulfadoxine D. Artemisinin
Last Answer : B. Proguanil + Chloroquine
Description : Ehrlich and Hata discovered that was used to treat a. Salvarsan; syphilis b. penicillin; surgical wounds c. Salvarsan; malaria. d. Prontosil; malaria
Last Answer : a. Salvarsan; syphilis
Description : Malaria can be treated by a) choloroquine b) mefloquine c) primaquine d) All of these
Last Answer : d) All of these
Description : The following drug should be used only as clinical curative but not as prophylactic in malaria: A. Pyrimethamine + sulfadoxine B. Proguanil C. Primaquine D. Mefloquine
Last Answer : A. Pyrimethamine + sulfadoxine
Description : Select the drug which is a causal prophylactic for both falciparum and vivax malaria but is not used as prophylactic on mass scale due to risk of severe reaction in some individuals: A. Mefloquine B. Amodiaquine C. Primaquine D. Pyrimethamine
Description : Pyrimethamine + sulfadoxine should be used as a: A. Clinical curative in areas with chloroquine resistant malaria B. Clinical curative in areas without chloroquine resistance among P. falciparum C. Prophylactic in areas with or without chloroquine resistance D. All of the above
Last Answer : A. Clinical curative in areas with chloroquine resistant malaria
Description : Proguanil is not used as a clinical curative in malaria because: A. Its schizontocidal action is slow B. Resistance to proguanil is widespread C. It is more toxic than chloroquine D. All of the above are correct
Last Answer : A. Its schizontocidal action is slow
Description : Though few in number, some drugs, such as _____, can be used to treat some viral infections. a. penicillin and ampicillin b. isoniazid and dapsone c. amantadine and acyclovir d. streptomycin and amphotericin
Last Answer : c. amantadine and acyclovir
Description : Quinine, the effective medicine in the treatment of malaria, is extracted from
Last Answer : Bark of Cinchona
Description : Use of artemisinin derivatives is restricted to treatment of multidrug resistant falciparum malaria because: A. Wide spread use for all cases of malaria may foster development of resistant strains B. They are not ... P.vivax C. They are more toxic than quinine D. All of the above are correct
Last Answer : A. Wide spread use for all cases of malaria may foster development of resistant strain
Description : All the following are drugs or drug classes blocking cell wall synthesis except: a. Cephalosporins. b. Carbapenems. c. Monobactams. d. Tetracyclines.
Last Answer : a. Cephalosporins.
Description : A disease also called "black water fever" from blood in urine is _____. a. Leishmania b. Cryptosporidiosis c. Giardiasis d. Malaria
Last Answer : d. Malaria
Description : _____ is a cutaneous or visceral disease transmitted by the bite of an infected female sandfly. a. Malaria b. Leishmaniasis c. Apicomplexa d. Amoebiasis
Last Answer : b. Leishmaniasis
Description : Malaria is a protozoal disease caused by _____ . a. Trypanosoma b. Toxoplasma c. Plasmodium d. Leishmania
Last Answer : c. Plasmodium
Description : The parasites of malaria invade the body's ______ and bring on intense _________. a. White Blood Cells; Diarrhea b. White Blood Cells; Chills And Fever c. Red Blood Cells; Chills And Fever d. Red Blood Cells; Diarrhea
Last Answer : c. Red Blood Cells; Chills And Fever
Description : Which of the following drugs is most likely to be absorbed from the stomach: A. Morphine sulfate B. Diclofenac sodium C. Hyoscine hydrobromide D. Quinine dihydrochloride
Last Answer : B. Diclofenac sodium
Description : Chloroquine is indicated in the following disorders except: A. Rheumatic fever B. Discoid lupus erythematosus C. Photogenic skin reactions D. Lepra reaction
Last Answer : B. Discoid lupus erythematosus
Description : The drugs used to treat Mycobact. avium complex infection in AIDS patients include the following except: A. Isoniazid B. Clarithromycin C. Ethambutol D. Ciprofloxacin
Last Answer : A. Isoniazid
Description : To the present time, over _____ antibiotic substances have been described and approximately _____ such drugs are available to the medical practitioner. a. 10,000; 100 b. 8,000; 100 c. 6000; 300 d. 4,000; 400
Last Answer : b. 8,000; 100
Description : Attenuated viruses are those that _____. a. can be used to treat viral disease. b. give rise to viroids and prions. c. multiply in cells but at a low rate. d. have been treated with chemicals such as formaldehyde.
Last Answer : c. multiply in cells but at a low rate.
Description : Which disease can not be treated at all with any of the drugs known thus far (a) Malaria (b) Lyme (c) Tuberculosis (d) HIV
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Which alkaloid is used to treat malaria ?
Last Answer : Ans. Quinine.
Description : Two drugs that affect cell wall synthesis are a. Erythromycin and penicillin. b. Vancomycin and cephalosporin. c. Tetracycline and polymyxin b. d. Chloramphenicol and streptomycin.
Last Answer : a. Erythromycin and penicillin.
Description : The imidazole drugs are of value for treating a. Viral diseases. b. Protozoal diseases and bacterial diseases. c. Bacterial diseases. d. Fungal diseases.
Last Answer : d. Fungal diseases
Description : Gentamicin and other aminoglycoside drugs are widely prescribed for treatment of _____ infections. a. fungal b. gram-positive bacterial c. gram-negative bacterial d. staphylococcal
Last Answer : c. gram-negative bacterial
Description : The sulfa drugs work by _______ with PABA in making folic acid. a. Positive Feedback b. Negative Feedback c. Competitive Inhibition d. Allosteric Inhibition
Last Answer : c. Competitive Inhibition
Description : ____ is examples of drugs that are derived from the metabolism of microorganisms. a. Salvarsan b. Prontosil c. Penicillin d. A-C are correct
Last Answer : c. Penicillin
Description : Antifungal drugs, such as_ __, inhibit proper formation of a. Miconazole; A Plasma Membrane b. Griseofulvin; Dna c. Ketoconazole; A Cell Wall d. Tiucytosine; A Rnicrotubule
Last Answer : d. Tiucytosine; A Rnicrotubule
Description : Antiviral drugs that are base analogs inhibit a. Viral Entry. b. Genome Replication. c. Uncoating. d. Naturation.
Last Answer : b. Genome Replication.
Description : Retroviruses are so-named because their reverse transcriptase _____. a. reverses the flow of genetic information by stimulating information to proceed from RNA to DNA. b. reverses the normal ... the action of drugs on viruses and allows them to continue multiplying in living cells.
Last Answer : a. reverses the flow of genetic information by stimulating information to proceed from RNA to DNA.
Description : The drug isoniazid is used widely in contemporary medicine to a. Treat tuberculosis. b. Prevent fungal overgrowth in the intestine. c. Clear away wound infections. d. Eliminate infections due to gram-negative bacteria.
Last Answer : a. Treat tuberculosis.