UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA, SRI LANKA
SECOND EXAMINATION FOR MEDICAL DEGREES PART II (1ST) — August 2014
Pharmacology Paper II (old)
Date: 07.08.2014
Time: 02 hours
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ANSWER ALL THE FOUR QUESTIONS
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- Define the term "adverse drug reaction". (10 marks)
- List three (03) potentially harmful effects of drugs (other than adverse drug reactions). (15 marks)
- List five (05) reasons for the need of post-marketing surveillance of drugs. (25 marks)
- Explain briefly why penicillin-induced anaphylactic shock is classified as Type B adverse reaction. (20 marks)
- Explain briefly why safety of medicines is different in children compared to adults. (30 marks)
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- Give two (02) example for
- direct acting cholinomimetics. (10 marks)
- indirect acting cholinomimetics. (10 marks)
- List four (04) indications of cholinomimetics. (20 marks)
- Explain the clinical manifestations of organophosphate poisoning. (30 marks)
- Describe the drug treatment of organophosphate poisoning. (30 marks)
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- Give two (02) example for
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- Give three (03) reasons for considering methotrexate as a first-line disease modifying antirheumatoid drug. (15 marks)
- List the adverse effects of methotrexate. (20 marks)
- What precautions would you take when prescribing methotrexate? (20 marks)
- List four (04) contraindications for methotrexate therapy. (20 marks)
- List the circumstances where corticosteroids are indicated in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. (25 marks)
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- ACE inhibitors (30 marks)
- Treatment of amoebiasis. (30 marks)
- Hormonal contraception. (40 marks)
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