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Pharmacology: Analgesics & Antipyretics
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Pharmacology: Analgesics & Antipyretics
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1. In overall assessment, which non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug has been considered to be the safest
2. Corticosteroid therapy is practically mandatory in the following condition.
3. An opioid analgesic is preferred over aspirin like analgesic in the following condition.
4. In a comatose patient suspected of poisoning, which of the following findings would be against the drug being morphine
5. Aspirin produces analgesia by
6. The cyclooxygenase isoenzymes COX-1 and COX-2 differ from each other in that
7. Following mediators are involved in acute inflammation except
8. Following is an example of paraaminophenol NSAID
9. What is the most commom sign/symptom of hemorrhoids?
10. This drug, which does not activate opioid receptors, has been proposed as a maintenance drug in treatment programs for opioid addicts; a singly oral dose will block the effects of injected heroin for up to 48 hours
11. Allopurinol decreases the plasma concentration of
12. The corticosteroid with a longer duration of action is
13. The most important dose-limiting adverse effect of colchicines is
14. The toxicity spectrum of aspirin does not include
15. Aspirin reduces fever by
16. A 45-year-old surgeon has developed symmetric early morning stiffness in her hands. She wishes to take a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug to relieve these symptoms and wants to avoid gastrointestinal side effects. Which one of the following drugs is most appropriate?
17. In a person suffering from hepatic disease, the dose of pethidine should be
18. N-acetyl cysteine is beneficial in acute paracetamol poisoning because
19. Aspirin is contraindicated in children suffering from influenza or similar viral infection because of increased risk of
20. Generally the earliest manifestation of salicylism is
21. Which one of the following effects does not occur in salicylate intoxication ?
22. The main advantage of ketorolac over aspirin is that ketorolac
23. Accidental poisonings are common with both aspirin and ibuprofen, two OC drugs available in tasty chewable tablets. In cases of overdose, aspirin is more likely than ibuprofen to cause
24. In the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, the most important limitation of aspirin is
25. Which of the following is an agonistantagonist type of opioid analgesic