Download DNB 2020 December Pharmacology Paper IV Question Paper

Download Diplomate of National Board (DNB) 2020 December Pharmacology Paper IV Question Paper

FINAL EXAM
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2020
PHARMACOLOGY
PAPER-IV

Time: 3 hours
PHARM/D/20/34/IV
Max. Marks:100
Important Instructions:
You are provided with 5 answer sheet booklets. Each individual answer sheet booklet consists
of 10 pages excluding the covering jackets.
Answers to all the questions must be attempted within these 5 answer sheet booklets which
must be later tagged together at the end of the exam.
No additional supplementary answer sheet booklet will be provided.
Attempt all questions in order.
Each question carries 10 marks.
Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
Answer all the parts of a single question together.
Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.

Write short notes on:

1. Define drug repositioning with suitable examples. Describe the advantages
5+5
of drug repositioning and challenges involved.
2. Describe in brief about need and objectives of materiovigilance programme
10
of India.
3. Critically evaluate current status of therapeutics used in COVID-19 care.
10
4. Recent advances in pharmacotherapy of heart failure.
10
5. Enumerate newer anticoagulants. Describe in brief the mechanism of action
3+7
and therapeutic uses of oral anticoagulants.
6. What is evidence based medicine? What are the levels of evidence?
3+7
7. Define polypharmacy with suitable example(s). Write briefly on its
3+7
advantages and disadvantages of it.
8. Describe general principles of hospital antibiotic policy.
10
9. a) Periodic safety update report (PSUR).
5+5
b) No observable adverse effect level (NOAEL).
10. Describe in brief vaccine-development process. How does it differ from drug-
5+5
development process?
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POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.

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