An undesirable effect of a drug that occurs at therapeutic doses and can be predicted from its pharmacological actions is called
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44%
Side effect
21%
Toxic effect
21%
Allergic reaction
14%
Idiosyncrasy
A ‘toxic effect’ differs from a ‘side effect’ in that
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18%
It is not a pharmacological effect of the drug
67%
It is a more intense pharmacological effect that occurs at high dose or after prolonged medication
10%
It must involve drug induced cellular injury
5%
It involves host defence mechanisms
Drugs producing allergic reactions generally act as
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29%
Complete antigens
36%
Antibodies
20%
Mediators
16%
Haptenes
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The most appropriate route of administration for adrenaline in a case of anaphylactic shock is
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16%
Intracardiac
46%
Intravenous
29%
Intramuscular
10%
Subcutaneous
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The type II, type III and type IV hypersensitivity reactions can be suppressed by
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22%
Adrenaline
37%
Antihistaminics
32%
Corticosteroids
10%
Sodium cromoglycate
The essential feature in drug addiction is
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9%
Physical dependence
19%
Psychological dependence
60%
Both physical and psychological dependence
7%
Psychiatric abnormality
4%
None
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Select the drug which has been found to be a strong human teratogen
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25%
Isotretinoin
33%
Propylthiouracil
29%
Isoniazid
13%
Hydralazine
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Which of the following organs is innervated only by parasympathetic nerves
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21%
Iris muscles
40%
Ciliary muscle
29%
Sweat glands
11%
Splenic capsule
Which adverse drug effect is more common in children than in adults
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30%
Penicillin hypersensitivity
27%
Digoxin induced cardiac arrhythmia
19%
Isoniazid induced neuropathy
24%
Chlorpromazine induced muscle dystonia
The antidotal action of sodium nitrite in cyanide poisoning is based on
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14%
Physical antagonism
46%
Chemical antagonism
28%
Physiological antagonism
12%
Noncompetitive antagonism