CPCS EXAM Questions and Answers
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Amoxicillin.
Answer:
Prototype of penicillins used for OM, tonsillitis, sinusitis, UTIs, gastric ulcers, skin and
respiratory infections.
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Cephalosporins.
Answer:
3rd Generation Cephalosporin that inhibits cell wall synthesis (bactericidal).
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Ceftriaxone (Rocephin).
Answer:
Prototype of cephalosporins used for OM, meningitis, gonorrhea, surgical prophylaxis,
skin, joint, UTI, gynecologic infections.
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Macrolides.
Answer:
Class of antibiotics that inhibits protein synthesis (static at low doses, cidal at high
doses).
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Azithromycin.
Answer:
Prototype of macrolides used for conjunctivitis, OM, sinusitis, STIs, skin/respiratory
infections.
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Tetracyclines.
Answer:
Class of antibiotics that inhibits protein synthesis (bacteriostatic).
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Doxycycline.
Answer:
Prototype of tetracyclines used for acne, STIs, rickettsia, plague, cholera,
respiratory/skin/UTIs.
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Aminoglycosides.
Answer:
Class of antibiotics that inhibits protein synthesis (bactericidal).
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Gentamicin Sulfate.
Answer:
Prototype of aminoglycosides used for serious infections (sepsis, meningitis,
respiratory, UTI, intraabdominal).
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Fluoroquinolones.
Answer:
Class of antibiotics that inhibits DNA gyrase (bactericidal).
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Levofloxacin (Levaquin).
Answer:
Prototype of fluoroquinolones used for anthrax, skin, UTI, respiratory, bone, abdominal
infections.
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Sulfonamides.
Answer:
Class of antibiotics that inhibits folic acid synthesis (bactericidal).
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TMP-SMX (Bactrim).
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Prototype of sulfonamides used for MRSA, UTI, OM, respiratory infections.
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Antituberculars.
Answer:
Class of drugs that inhibits mycobacterial cell wall synthesis.
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Isoniazid (INH).
Answer:
Prototype of antituberculars used for active & latent TB.
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MOA (Mechanism of Action).
Answer:
The method by which a drug produces its effects, such as inhibiting cell wall synthesis
or protein synthesis.
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Side Effects.
Answer:
Unwanted effects that occur in addition to the desired therapeutic effects of a drug.
Verified Solutions Latest Update
Question:
Amoxicillin.
Answer:
Prototype of penicillins used for OM, tonsillitis, sinusitis, UTIs, gastric ulcers, skin and
respiratory infections.
Question:
Cephalosporins.
Answer:
3rd Generation Cephalosporin that inhibits cell wall synthesis (bactericidal).
Question:
Ceftriaxone (Rocephin).
Answer:
Prototype of cephalosporins used for OM, meningitis, gonorrhea, surgical prophylaxis,
skin, joint, UTI, gynecologic infections.
Question:
Macrolides.
Answer:
Class of antibiotics that inhibits protein synthesis (static at low doses, cidal at high
doses).
Question:
Azithromycin.
Answer:
Prototype of macrolides used for conjunctivitis, OM, sinusitis, STIs, skin/respiratory
infections.
,Question:
Tetracyclines.
Answer:
Class of antibiotics that inhibits protein synthesis (bacteriostatic).
Question:
Doxycycline.
Answer:
Prototype of tetracyclines used for acne, STIs, rickettsia, plague, cholera,
respiratory/skin/UTIs.
Question:
Aminoglycosides.
Answer:
Class of antibiotics that inhibits protein synthesis (bactericidal).
Question:
Gentamicin Sulfate.
Answer:
Prototype of aminoglycosides used for serious infections (sepsis, meningitis,
respiratory, UTI, intraabdominal).
Question:
Fluoroquinolones.
Answer:
Class of antibiotics that inhibits DNA gyrase (bactericidal).
Question:
Levofloxacin (Levaquin).
Answer:
Prototype of fluoroquinolones used for anthrax, skin, UTI, respiratory, bone, abdominal
infections.
, Question:
Sulfonamides.
Answer:
Class of antibiotics that inhibits folic acid synthesis (bactericidal).
Question:
TMP-SMX (Bactrim).
Answer:
Prototype of sulfonamides used for MRSA, UTI, OM, respiratory infections.
Question:
Antituberculars.
Answer:
Class of drugs that inhibits mycobacterial cell wall synthesis.
Question:
Isoniazid (INH).
Answer:
Prototype of antituberculars used for active & latent TB.
Question:
MOA (Mechanism of Action).
Answer:
The method by which a drug produces its effects, such as inhibiting cell wall synthesis
or protein synthesis.
Question:
Side Effects.
Answer:
Unwanted effects that occur in addition to the desired therapeutic effects of a drug.
