FPGEE Exam Dumps - Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination

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Question # 33

Viral encephalitis, a CNS infection, may be best be treated by which of the following agents?

Benzyl penicillin

Ceftriaxone

Acyclovir

Streptomycin

Vancomycin

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Question # 34

Which of the following is considered the FIRST precursor of vitamin A formation?

Retinoic acid

Carotenoids

Cobalt

Calciferol

Pantothenic acid

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Question # 35

The only antibiotic available as chew able tablet includes:

Penicillin

Amoxicillin

Ampicillin

Erythromycin

Clarithromycin

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Question # 36

Example of drug used in prophylaxis of malaria includes:

Cloroquine

Quinine

Primaquin

Quinine

Quinidine

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Question # 37

Which of the following statements refers to pyrazinamide?

Accumulates inside mycobacteria

Effects: vasodilator in CHF patients; vasodilator and inotropic in normal individuals.

Is active in acidic environment, therefore especially useful for killing intracellular mycobacteria

Nephrotoxicity is almost always reversible.

Lupus occurs more commonly in slow acetylators.

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Question # 38

Resistance is the major problem with penicillins due to ability of bacteria to breakdown the lactam ring of penicillin and inactivates the drug. To overcome these problem penicillins can be administrated together with Î²-lactamase inhibitors.

Examples of Î²-lactamase inhibitors is/are:

I- Clavulanic acid

II- Sulbactam

III- Tazobactam

I only

III only

I and II only

II and III only

All are correct

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Question # 39

Which of the following statements refers to carbamazepine?

Effects in hypertension: 1. Blood pressure - decrease 2. Systemic vascular resistance - decrease 3. Heart rate - no change 4. Stroke volume - no change 5. Ejection fraction - no change 6. Venous capacitance - increase 7. Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure - no change 8. Renin - increase 9. Plasma aldosterone - decrease 10. Plasma norepinephrine - no change

Cognitive side effects, respiratory depression.

Generally very effective as a single drug.

Few cognitive or behavioral side effects.

Is found in breast milk.

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Question # 40

Half-life of tolbutamide is:

12-24 hours

3 hours

6-12 hours

10 hours

8 hours