Pharmacotherapy Exam 4 questions
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Which is not a nematode?
A. Roundworm
B. Pinworm
C. Tapeworm
D. Hookworm
E. Whipworm - correct answer ✔✔ C
What is the best treatment option for nematode infection?
A. Mebendazole
B. Ivermectin
C. Niclosamide
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ A
What is the best treatment option for River blindness?
A. Mebendazole
B. Ivermectin
C. Niclosamide
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ B (river blindness is caused by Onchocerca volvulus)
What is the best treatment option for Schistosomiasis?
A. Mebendazole
B. Ivermectin
,C. Niclosamide
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ D (Schistosomiasis is a trematode)
Which is a cestode?
A. Schistosomiasis
B. Pinworm
C. Tapeworm
D. Hookworm
E. Whipworm - correct answer ✔✔ C
Which is a trematode?
A. Schistosomiasis
B. Pinworm
C. Tapeworm
D. Hookworm
E. Whipworm - correct answer ✔✔ A
List at least 3 possible MoAs of antihelminth drugs... - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Interference with
the parasites microtubules
2. Paralysis of the parasite & passage from the body or destruction by the immune system
3. Alteration of the cell membrane, causing cell lysis/death
4. Depletion of the parasite's energy source
Which antihelminth is safe to use during pregnancy?
A. Mebendazole
B. Albendazole
, C. Ivermectin
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ D
Which antihelminth is contraindicated in ocular damage due to the possibility of irreversible eye
damage?
A. Mebendazole
B. Albendazole
C. Ivermectin
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ D
Which antihelminth should be taken with a fatty meal to increase absorbtion?
A. Mebendazole
B. Albendazole
C. Ivermectin
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ B
Which antihelminth has the MoA of increasing permeability to calcium leading to contracture &
paralysis of the parasite?
A. Mebendazole
B. Albendazole
C. Ivermectin
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ D
Which antihelminth has the MoA of depolarizing neuromuscular-blocking agent in parasite
causing worm to be paralyzed & then expelled from host?
A. Mebendazole
B. Albendazole
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Which is not a nematode?
A. Roundworm
B. Pinworm
C. Tapeworm
D. Hookworm
E. Whipworm - correct answer ✔✔ C
What is the best treatment option for nematode infection?
A. Mebendazole
B. Ivermectin
C. Niclosamide
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ A
What is the best treatment option for River blindness?
A. Mebendazole
B. Ivermectin
C. Niclosamide
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ B (river blindness is caused by Onchocerca volvulus)
What is the best treatment option for Schistosomiasis?
A. Mebendazole
B. Ivermectin
,C. Niclosamide
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ D (Schistosomiasis is a trematode)
Which is a cestode?
A. Schistosomiasis
B. Pinworm
C. Tapeworm
D. Hookworm
E. Whipworm - correct answer ✔✔ C
Which is a trematode?
A. Schistosomiasis
B. Pinworm
C. Tapeworm
D. Hookworm
E. Whipworm - correct answer ✔✔ A
List at least 3 possible MoAs of antihelminth drugs... - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Interference with
the parasites microtubules
2. Paralysis of the parasite & passage from the body or destruction by the immune system
3. Alteration of the cell membrane, causing cell lysis/death
4. Depletion of the parasite's energy source
Which antihelminth is safe to use during pregnancy?
A. Mebendazole
B. Albendazole
, C. Ivermectin
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ D
Which antihelminth is contraindicated in ocular damage due to the possibility of irreversible eye
damage?
A. Mebendazole
B. Albendazole
C. Ivermectin
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ D
Which antihelminth should be taken with a fatty meal to increase absorbtion?
A. Mebendazole
B. Albendazole
C. Ivermectin
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ B
Which antihelminth has the MoA of increasing permeability to calcium leading to contracture &
paralysis of the parasite?
A. Mebendazole
B. Albendazole
C. Ivermectin
D. Praziquantel - correct answer ✔✔ D
Which antihelminth has the MoA of depolarizing neuromuscular-blocking agent in parasite
causing worm to be paralyzed & then expelled from host?
A. Mebendazole
B. Albendazole
