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Question 1

Reasons for using coatings on tablets include all of the following, EXCEPT:

Ato mask the taste of the drug

Bto mask the odor of the drug

Cto improve the appearance of the tablet

Dto increase the drug's release rate

Eto protect the drug from stomach acid

Answer : D

Question 2

Which of the following causes the smallest change in solubility?

AHydroxylation

BGlucuronidation

CSulfation

DGlutathione conjugation

Answer : A

Question 3

Which of the following agents is NOT associated with the toxic effect of Stevens-Johnson syndrome?

AWarfarin

BCotrimoxazole

CAmoxicillin

DPhenobarbital

ELamotrigine

Answer : C

Question 4

All of the following statements are true regarding chronic inflammation, EXCEPT:

AIt may develop as a granulomatous inflammation.

BIt may be caused by persistent infections such as tuberculosis.

CIt may occur with autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.

Dlarge numbers of macrophages are found in the infiltrate.

ELymphocytes and eosinophils are rarely involved in its development.

FPharmaceutical Sciences

Answer : E

Question 5

The pharmacist fills a prescription for sumatriptan 100 mg tablets for a migraine patient. Appropriate information to provide to the patient includes which of the following?

AIf the sumatriptan does not relieve the headache within four hours, ergotamine may be used.

BIf no relief is achieved in two hours, sumatriptan may be repeated.

CIf the headache is relieved but another headache occurs eight hours later, sumatriptan may be used for the second headache.

DThe maximum dosage in any 24 hour period is six tablets.

EIf relief is not achieved, no other medication can be used for 24 hours.

Answer : C

Question 6

Identify the correct pathway of blood flow from the small intestine to the liver:

Ahaemorrhoidal vein ? portal vein.

Bmesenteric vein ? portal vein.

Chaemorrhoidal vein? inferior vena cava.

Dmesenteric vein ? hepatic artery.

Egastric vein ? hepatic vein.

Answer : B

Question 7

Which of the following drugs is associated with the reaction of Cinchonism?

AValproic acid

BQuinidine

CIsoniazid

DEthosuximide

Answer : B

NABP FPGEE Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination Exam Practice Test