Pharmacology - Mock Test 23

Question 221

Allopurinol lowers the plasma concentration of

A) Hypoxanthine B) Xanthine C) Uric acid D) All of the above

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Question 222

Sulfinpyrazone has the following action(s)

A) Antiplatelet aggregatory B) Uricosuric C) Antiinflammatory D) Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

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Question 223

Select the drug which is used in chronic gout but is <u>not</u> uricosuric

A) Probenecid B) Phenylbutazone C) Sulfinpyrazone D) Allopurinol

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Question 224

Probenecid has the following action(s)

A) Uricosuric B) Analgesic C) Antiinflammatory D) Both ‘A’ and ‘C’

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Question 225

The most important dose-limiting adverse effect of colchicine is

A) Sedation B) Kidney damage C) Diarrhoea D) Muscle paralysis

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Question 226

Select the drug which is neither analgesic, nor antiinflammatory, nor uricosuric, but is highly efficacious in acute gout

A) Prednisolone B) Colchicine C) Naproxen D) Sulfinpyrazone

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Question 227

Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs are more commonly used than colchicine in acute gout because

A) They are more effective B) They act more rapidly C) They have additional uricosuric action D) They are better tolerated

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Question 228

Select the first choice drug for acute gout

A) Cochicine B) Indomethacin C) Allopurinol D) Dexamethasone

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Question 229

Hyperuricaemia is produced by the following drugs <u>except</u>

A) Ethambutol B) Pyrazinamide C) Sulfinpyrazone D) Hydrochlorothiazide

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Question 230

Among the disease modifying antirheumatic drugs, fastest symptom relief is obtained with

A) Auranofin B) Hydroxychloroquine C) Sulfasalazine D) Methotrexate

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