PLE 2019 SAMPLEX – PHARMACOLOGY questions| with complete solutions

1. Select the antibiotic regimen NOT approved by the Center for Disease Control in the management of pelvic inflammatory disease. A. Clindamycin plus gentamycin B. Ceftriaxone with doxycycline C. Co-amoxiclav plus doxycycline D. Cefoxitin plus doxycycline C. Co-amoxiclav plus doxycycline 2. Which of the following autonomic nervous system receptor should be targeted and stimulated to control the preterm labor of a pregnant woman? A. muscarinic receptor B. beta-2 receptor C. beta-1 receptor D. nicotinic receptor B. beta-2 receptor 3. Junjun is diagnosed with multiple sexually transmitted diseases namely: syphillis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. Select the antibiotic that can cure all three infections. A. Trimetoprim/Sulfamethoxasole B. Ceftriaxone C. Streptomycin D. Doxycycline B. Ceftriaxone 4. Identify the penicillinase-resistant antibiotic. A. Carbenicillin B. Bacampicillin C. Methicillin D. Piperacillin C. Methicillin 5. Select among the following drugs used in gastritis is categorised as pregnancy category X. A. Ranitidine B. Omeprazole C. Sucralfate D. Misoprostol D. Misoprostol 6. Joel, 23 years old, developed blisters that transformed into open genital sores. The following results can be achieved by giving Joel oral acyclovir A. decrease severity of recurrent infection B. no effect on number of lesions of initial infection C. decrease frequency of recurrent infection