Practice Exam (Finals)
Pharmacology (NCM 106)
MSC
1. Which of the following agents would not be appropriate in the treatment of glaucoma?
A. Pilocarpine
B. Physostigmine
C. Atropine
D. Timolol
E. Epinephrine
2. Adverse reaction to atropine include all of the following except:
A. Dry Mouth
B. Diarrhea
C. Tachycardia
D. Hallucinations
3. Which of the following drug is a direct sympathomimetic that is used for pharmacological/cardiac
stress test?
A. Epinephrine
B. Norepinephrine
C. Dopamine
D. Dobutamine
4. Cholinesterase inhibitors can be used therapeutically
I. As meiotic agents in the treatment of glaucoma
II. To increase skeletal muscle tone in treatment of myasthenia gravis
III. To decrease gastrointestinal and urinary bladder smooth muscle tone
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II
D. II and III
E. I, II, and III
5. Which of the agents would not be an alternative to Labetalol as antihypertensive treatment of
diabetic patients?
A. Sotalol
B. Carvedilol
C. Pindolol
D. Acebutolol
6. Cookie was diagnosed to have hypertension and was prescribed beta-blockers for her treatment.
She has a history of asthma. Which of the following beta-blockers should be given to Cookie?
A. Propanolol
B. Timolol
C. Levobunolol
, D. Metoprolol
E. None of the above
7. What is the neurotransmitter mainly released by postganglionic parasympathetic fibers?
A. Acetylcholine
B. Norepinephrine
C. Epinephrine
D. 5-hydroxytryptamine
8. Andrea is going perform in the 2011 spring music festival. Hours before her performance she
started to experience “stage fright”. Which of the following drugs can be given to manage her
condition?
A. Losartan
B. Propanolol
C. Prazosin
D. Paracetamol
9. Physostigmine and bethanechol in small doses have similar effects on all of the following
EXCEPT:
A. Neuromuscular junction (skeletal muscle)
B. Salivary glands
C. Ureteral tone
D. Sweat glands
E. Gastric secretion
10. Causes mydriasis by blocking the parasympathetic impulses to the sphincter muscle of the iris:
A. Atropine
B. Cocaine
C. Lidocaine
D. All of the above
11. During times of stress, the adrenal gland releases _________ into the blood
A. Epinephrine
B. Adrenaline
C. Acetylcholine
D. A and B (1st and 2nd option)
12. Which of the following drugs will not result to stimulation of adenylyl cyclase after binding to its
receptor?
A. Albuterol
B. Dobutamine
C. Fenoldopam
D. Cimetidine
E. Clonidine
13. In synaptic neurotransmitter release. Which among the following promotes the release of
neurotransmitters?
A. Tyramine
B. Guanadrel
C. Metyrosine
D. Fenoldopam
Pharmacology (NCM 106)
MSC
1. Which of the following agents would not be appropriate in the treatment of glaucoma?
A. Pilocarpine
B. Physostigmine
C. Atropine
D. Timolol
E. Epinephrine
2. Adverse reaction to atropine include all of the following except:
A. Dry Mouth
B. Diarrhea
C. Tachycardia
D. Hallucinations
3. Which of the following drug is a direct sympathomimetic that is used for pharmacological/cardiac
stress test?
A. Epinephrine
B. Norepinephrine
C. Dopamine
D. Dobutamine
4. Cholinesterase inhibitors can be used therapeutically
I. As meiotic agents in the treatment of glaucoma
II. To increase skeletal muscle tone in treatment of myasthenia gravis
III. To decrease gastrointestinal and urinary bladder smooth muscle tone
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II
D. II and III
E. I, II, and III
5. Which of the agents would not be an alternative to Labetalol as antihypertensive treatment of
diabetic patients?
A. Sotalol
B. Carvedilol
C. Pindolol
D. Acebutolol
6. Cookie was diagnosed to have hypertension and was prescribed beta-blockers for her treatment.
She has a history of asthma. Which of the following beta-blockers should be given to Cookie?
A. Propanolol
B. Timolol
C. Levobunolol
, D. Metoprolol
E. None of the above
7. What is the neurotransmitter mainly released by postganglionic parasympathetic fibers?
A. Acetylcholine
B. Norepinephrine
C. Epinephrine
D. 5-hydroxytryptamine
8. Andrea is going perform in the 2011 spring music festival. Hours before her performance she
started to experience “stage fright”. Which of the following drugs can be given to manage her
condition?
A. Losartan
B. Propanolol
C. Prazosin
D. Paracetamol
9. Physostigmine and bethanechol in small doses have similar effects on all of the following
EXCEPT:
A. Neuromuscular junction (skeletal muscle)
B. Salivary glands
C. Ureteral tone
D. Sweat glands
E. Gastric secretion
10. Causes mydriasis by blocking the parasympathetic impulses to the sphincter muscle of the iris:
A. Atropine
B. Cocaine
C. Lidocaine
D. All of the above
11. During times of stress, the adrenal gland releases _________ into the blood
A. Epinephrine
B. Adrenaline
C. Acetylcholine
D. A and B (1st and 2nd option)
12. Which of the following drugs will not result to stimulation of adenylyl cyclase after binding to its
receptor?
A. Albuterol
B. Dobutamine
C. Fenoldopam
D. Cimetidine
E. Clonidine
13. In synaptic neurotransmitter release. Which among the following promotes the release of
neurotransmitters?
A. Tyramine
B. Guanadrel
C. Metyrosine
D. Fenoldopam
