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Chemotherapy drugs Questions
Question 1 of 5
Emetine is now used only as a reserve drug for amoebiasis because
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Emetine’s cardiotoxicity limits its use to reserve status for amoebiasis.
Question 2 of 5
Pentamidine + contrimoxazole is the treatment of choice for the following disease
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pentamidine + cotrimoxazole is not standard; however, cotrimoxazole alone is used for Pneumocystis pneumonia, and this may be a contextual error. Correct answer adjusted to B based on common use.
Question 3 of 5
The following helminthic disease can be treated by albendazole but not by mebendazole
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Albendazole treats neurocysticercosis (unlike mebendazole) due to better CNS penetration.
Question 4 of 5
A child has been brought with intestinal obstruction due to clumping of round worms. Which of the following anthelmintics administered by intragastic tube can relax the ascarids and relieve the obstruction
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Piperazine relaxes ascarids by paralyzing their muscles, relieving intestinal obstruction.
Question 5 of 5
The following are 1st line anti-tuberculous drugs except:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: First-line anti-TB drugs include isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide. Cycloserine is a second-line drug used for resistant TB, not a first-line treatment.