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pharmacology - 3 Questions

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Pharmacology

Which of the following are anti-fungal drugs?

1) Cloxacillin
2) Aciclovir
3) Chlorhexidine
4) Nystatin

📝 Explanation:

Miconazole is an imidazole anti-fungal drug, Nystatin is a polyene anti-fungal drug and itraconazole is a triazole anti-fungal.
Aciclovir is an anti-viral drug and chlorhexidine is an antiseptic.cloxacillin is penicillin derivative.

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Pharmacology

Which of the following fluoroquinolones does not require dose adjustment in a patient with creatinine clearance of < 50mg/min?

1) Ciprofloxacin 
2) Trovafloxacin 
3) Lomefloxacin 
4) Sparfloxacin

📝 Explanation:

Fluoroquinolones that are excreted mainly by non renal mechanisms:

Pefloxacin Trovafloxacin Grepofloxacin Nalidixic acid

3
Pharmacology

One of the side-effects of prilocaine is

1)  Gastric bleeding 
2)  Porphyria
3)  Photophobia 
4)  Methemoglobinemia

📝 Explanation:

Methemoglobinemia is a condition in which the iron within hemoglobin is oxidized from the ferrous (Fe2+) state to the ferric (Fe3+) state, resulting in the inability to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide. Clinically, this condition causes cyanosis, often posing a diagnostic dilemma
usually results from exposure to oxidizing substances (such as nitrates or nitrites, aniline dyes, or medications, including lidocaine, prilocaine, phenazopyridine hydrochloride (Pyridium], and others)

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