Download Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) Second Year (2nd Year) 2019 Scheme 2024 March 212001 Pharmacology Paper II Previous Question Paper
Q.P. Code: 212001
Reg. no.: .....................
Second Professional MBBS Degree Regular/Supplementary Examinations
March 2024
Pharmacology - Paper II
(GIT, Hormones, Antibiotics, Chemotherapy and Miscellaneous)
Time: 3 Hours
Total Marks: 100
Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly ? Do not leave any blank pages between answers
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
Answer all parts of a single question together ? Leave sufficient space between answers
Draw table/diagrams/flow charts wherever necessary
Long Essays
(2x15=30)
1. (a) Enumerate Oral Anti diabetic drugs. Describe the mechanism of action, uses and
adverse effects of any two groups.
(b) Briefly describe Insulin analogs.
(4+6+5)
2. Prasad, 40-year-man weighing 60 kg suffering from chronic cough with expectoration and
fever was diagnosed to have cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis.
(a) Classify the drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
(b) Discuss in detail on the mechanism of action and adverse effects of first line
antitubercular drugs.
(c) Add a note on the drug therapy of Multi Drug Resistant tuberculosis
(4+8+3)
Short essays
(5x8=40)
3. (a) Enumerate the drugs used for Psoriasis and explain the pharmacological basis for
their use.
(b) Penicillin.
4. Classify bisphosphonates. Explain in detail on the mechanism of action, uses and adverse
effects of bisphosphonates
5. Enumerate the drugs used in treatment of Peptic ulcer. Briefly describe any one group.
Write one Helicobacter pylori eradication regimen.
(6+2)
6. Compare Radioactive Iodine and Carbimazole.
7. (a) Briefly describe d ? pencillamine.
(b) Adverse effects of Corticosteroids.
(4+4)
Short answers
(5x4=20)
8. Triazole Antifungal agents.
9. Alkylating agents and their uses in cancer chemotherapy
10. Classify the Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) and explain the
pharmacological basis of their clinical indications.
11. Ciprofloxacin
12. Artemisinin based combination therapy in Malaria
Choose the Appropriate Drug and Justify:
(2x1=2)
13. Metformin/Sitagliptin for insulin resistance in a diabetic patient.
14. Azithromycin/Clindamycin for mycoplasma pneumonia
Name the following (Two examples for each):
(8x1=8)
15. Drugs used for treatment of Filariasis
16. Drugs used for treating Pseudomembranous enterocolitis
17. Drugs for treating Lepra reaction
18. Neuraminidase inhibitors
19. Topical agents used for Acne vulgaris
20. Calcineurin inhibitors
21. Stimulant laxatives
22. Drugs to treat Irritable bowel disease
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