CMS PHARMACOLOGY TEST PAPER 2025 QUESTIONS
ANSD SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Amitriptyline (Elavil) - ✔✔Antidepressant-tricyclic
blocks reuptake of norepinephrine
Used for major depression
A.E.: Minor: Dizziness, drowsiness, orthostatic hypotension
Major: seizures, suicidal ideations, ecg changes, tachycardia
Forms: PO
✔✔Amlodipine (Norvac) - ✔✔Antianginal, CCblocker and antihypertensive
dilates coronary vascular arteries, increase myocardial oxygen delivery in patients with
vasospastic angina
Decreases angina pectoris, dysrhythmias and BP
A.E.: Minor: HA, fatigue, anxiety
Major: pulmonary edema, epistatis, hypotension, bradycardia
Form: PO
✔✔Apixaban - ✔✔
✔✔Augmentin (amoxicillin/clavulanate) - ✔✔Broad spectrum antiinfective
Used for infections of the lower respiratory tract, skin, GU tract, sinusitis, pneumonia
A.E.: Minor: HA, fever, nausea
Major: seizures, respiratory distress, glomerulonephritis, bone marrow depression
Form: PO
✔✔Amoxicillin (Amoxil) - ✔✔Antiinfective
Infections of respiratory tract, skin, GI tract, otitis media, meningitis, septicemia, and
sinusitis
A.E: Minor: HA, nausea, dizziness
Major: seizures, respiratory distress, thrombocytopenia
Forms: PO
✔✔Amphetamine (dextroamphetamine) - ✔✔Cerebral stimulant
Narcolepsy, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity
A.E: Minor: HA, dizziness, dry mouth
Major: tachycardia, dsyrhythmias, rhabdomyolysis
Form: PO
✔✔Anastrozole (Arimidex) - ✔✔Prevention of rapidly growing malignant cells (breast
cancer, endometriosis)
A.E.: Minor: hot flashes, HA, light-headedness
Major: thrombophlebitis, leukopenia, anemia, MI, CVA, PE
Form: PO
, ✔✔Atenolol (Tenormin) - ✔✔Antihypertensive
decrease BP, heart rate, prevention of MI, prophylaxis, atrial fibrillation/flutter
A.E.: Minor: fatigue, dizziness, insomnia
Major: bradycardia. CHF. hypotension, agranulocytosis
✔✔Atomoxetine (Strattera) - ✔✔Attention deficit hyperactive disorder
A.E.: Minor: Insomnia, dizziness, HA, irritability
Major: rhabdomyolysis, hepatic injury, exfoliative dermatitis,
✔✔Atorvastatin (Lipitor) - ✔✔HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
Antilipidemic
decreases cholesterol levels of LDLs and increase HDLs
A.E.:Minor: HA, abdominal cramps, constipation
Major: Liver dsyfunction, pancreatitis, rhabdomyolysis
Form: PO
✔✔Avapro (irbesartan) - ✔✔Antihypertensive (Angiotensin II receptor)
Decrease BP through blocking the vasoconstrictor and aldosterone secreting effects of
angiotensin II
A.E.: Minor: Anxiety, fatigue, HA
Major: Thrombocytopenia, angioedema, chest pain
Form: PO
✔✔Avelox (moxifloxacin) - ✔✔Antiinfective (Fluroquinolone)
Interferes with DNA intermediate fragments and used to treat bacterial infections
A.E.: Minor: Ha, fatigue, restlessness
Major: Seizures, Increased intracranial pressure, Prolonged QT interval
✔✔Azithromycin (Zithromycin) - ✔✔
✔✔Benazepril Hydrochloride - ✔✔
✔✔Baclofen - ✔✔
✔✔Benicar - ✔✔
✔✔Benzonatate - ✔✔
✔✔Boniva - ✔✔
✔✔Budesonide Formoterol - ✔✔
✔✔Bupropion SR (Wellbutrin Sr) - ✔✔
ANSD SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Amitriptyline (Elavil) - ✔✔Antidepressant-tricyclic
blocks reuptake of norepinephrine
Used for major depression
A.E.: Minor: Dizziness, drowsiness, orthostatic hypotension
Major: seizures, suicidal ideations, ecg changes, tachycardia
Forms: PO
✔✔Amlodipine (Norvac) - ✔✔Antianginal, CCblocker and antihypertensive
dilates coronary vascular arteries, increase myocardial oxygen delivery in patients with
vasospastic angina
Decreases angina pectoris, dysrhythmias and BP
A.E.: Minor: HA, fatigue, anxiety
Major: pulmonary edema, epistatis, hypotension, bradycardia
Form: PO
✔✔Apixaban - ✔✔
✔✔Augmentin (amoxicillin/clavulanate) - ✔✔Broad spectrum antiinfective
Used for infections of the lower respiratory tract, skin, GU tract, sinusitis, pneumonia
A.E.: Minor: HA, fever, nausea
Major: seizures, respiratory distress, glomerulonephritis, bone marrow depression
Form: PO
✔✔Amoxicillin (Amoxil) - ✔✔Antiinfective
Infections of respiratory tract, skin, GI tract, otitis media, meningitis, septicemia, and
sinusitis
A.E: Minor: HA, nausea, dizziness
Major: seizures, respiratory distress, thrombocytopenia
Forms: PO
✔✔Amphetamine (dextroamphetamine) - ✔✔Cerebral stimulant
Narcolepsy, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity
A.E: Minor: HA, dizziness, dry mouth
Major: tachycardia, dsyrhythmias, rhabdomyolysis
Form: PO
✔✔Anastrozole (Arimidex) - ✔✔Prevention of rapidly growing malignant cells (breast
cancer, endometriosis)
A.E.: Minor: hot flashes, HA, light-headedness
Major: thrombophlebitis, leukopenia, anemia, MI, CVA, PE
Form: PO
, ✔✔Atenolol (Tenormin) - ✔✔Antihypertensive
decrease BP, heart rate, prevention of MI, prophylaxis, atrial fibrillation/flutter
A.E.: Minor: fatigue, dizziness, insomnia
Major: bradycardia. CHF. hypotension, agranulocytosis
✔✔Atomoxetine (Strattera) - ✔✔Attention deficit hyperactive disorder
A.E.: Minor: Insomnia, dizziness, HA, irritability
Major: rhabdomyolysis, hepatic injury, exfoliative dermatitis,
✔✔Atorvastatin (Lipitor) - ✔✔HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
Antilipidemic
decreases cholesterol levels of LDLs and increase HDLs
A.E.:Minor: HA, abdominal cramps, constipation
Major: Liver dsyfunction, pancreatitis, rhabdomyolysis
Form: PO
✔✔Avapro (irbesartan) - ✔✔Antihypertensive (Angiotensin II receptor)
Decrease BP through blocking the vasoconstrictor and aldosterone secreting effects of
angiotensin II
A.E.: Minor: Anxiety, fatigue, HA
Major: Thrombocytopenia, angioedema, chest pain
Form: PO
✔✔Avelox (moxifloxacin) - ✔✔Antiinfective (Fluroquinolone)
Interferes with DNA intermediate fragments and used to treat bacterial infections
A.E.: Minor: Ha, fatigue, restlessness
Major: Seizures, Increased intracranial pressure, Prolonged QT interval
✔✔Azithromycin (Zithromycin) - ✔✔
✔✔Benazepril Hydrochloride - ✔✔
✔✔Baclofen - ✔✔
✔✔Benicar - ✔✔
✔✔Benzonatate - ✔✔
✔✔Boniva - ✔✔
✔✔Budesonide Formoterol - ✔✔
✔✔Bupropion SR (Wellbutrin Sr) - ✔✔
