Q: pharm: What is the impact of caffeine on duresis?
A: stimulation

Q: pharm: What is the name of drugs used against depression?
A: antidepressants

Q: pharm: How does Viagra work?
A: increasing the flow of blood to sex organs

Q: pharm: What is the influence of caffeine on the number of acetylcholine receptors?
A: increase

Q: pharm: What is the action of atropin?
A: blocking parasympathetic system (binding to muscarinic cholinergic receptors)

Q: pharm: What drugs are administered to reduce symptoms of asthma?
A: bronchodilators

Q: pharm: What is the lethal dose of caffeine?
A: 10 grams (100 cups of coffee)

Q: pharm: What is the primary treatment for acne?
A: antibiotics (e.g. erythromycin or clindamycin)

Q: pharm: Which is more toxic: caffeine or theophylline?
A: theophylline

Q: pharm: What is the action of cocaine?
A: depletion of dopamine vesicles

Q: pharm: What receptors become more numerous under the influence of caffeine?
A: acetylcholine

Q: pharm: Can Prozac be used safely in overstress?
A: yes

Q: pharm: What is the name of the compound on the right?
A: caffeine

Q: pharm: What is the application of oxytetracycline?
A: antibiotic

Q: pharm: What is the average dose of caffeine in a single cup of coffee?
A: 100 mg

Q: pharm: What common drugs can reduce consumption of alcohol in alcoholism?
A: antidepressants (e.g. serotonin uptake inhibitors: SSRIs)

Q: pharm: What common drug can be used in atropin poisoning?
A: caffeine

Q: pharm: What is a usual antidote in nicotine poisoning?
A: atropine

Q: pharm: Three classes of antidepressant drugs: MAO inhibitors, [...] antidepressants, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
A: tricyclic

Q: pharm: What is the oral side effect of using metronidazole?
A: xerostomia

Q: pharm: What is the application of hydrocortisone?
A: as a glucocorticoid (e.g. antiinflammatory)

Q: pharm: What is the influence of curare poisoning on the level of lactate in the urine?
A: increase

Q: pharm: What is the influence of diprophylline on the heart?
A: stimulation

Q: pharm: What is the toxicity of gramicidin?
A: high

Q: pharm: What is the use of paracetamol?
A: pain killer (it inhibits the synthesis of prostaglandins in the CNS)

Q: pharm: Can metronidazole kill Leishmania?
A: yes

Q: pharm: What is the influence of menthol on nasal stuffiness?
A: relief

Q: pharm: What receptors are responsible for pleasure related to drinking alcohol?
A: dopamine receptors

Q: pharm: What is the ultimate solution to gastric ulcer problems?
A: antibiotics

Q: pharm: What drug can be used against CMV?
A: Acyclovir

Q: pharm: What is neomycin?
A: kind of antibiotic

Q: pharm: What drug is commonly used against Trichomonas vaginalis?
A: metronidazole

Q: pharm: What is the influence of menthol on pain?
A: suppression

Q: pharm: What is the action of bisacodyl?
A: purgative

Q: pharm: What is an example of an SSRI?
A: Prozac

Q: pharm: What is the toxicity of metamizole?
A: high

Q: pharm: What is the use of cetalkonium?
A: disinfectant

Q: pharm: What is the application of gentamycin?
A: antibiotic

Q: pharm: Can metronidazole kill anaerobic bacteria?
A: yes

Q: pharm: Can gramicidin be applied topically?
A: yes

Q: pharm: Is it risky for women with clotting problems to use a contraceptive pill (e.g. after a heart attack)?
A: yes

Q: pharm: How is metronidazole administered in males?
A: orally

Q: pharm: How is metronidazole administered in females apart from orally?
A: intravaginally

Q: pharm: What is the action of metamizole?
A: pain killer

Q: pharm: What is the use of strychnine is small doses?
A: stimulant

Q: pharm: What is the commercial name of fluoxetine?
A: Prozac

Q: pharm: What is the influence of propranolol on blood pressure?
A: decrease

Q: pharm: What is the toxicity of aminophenazone?
A: high

Q: pharm: What is the action of caffeine as compared to atropin?
A: antagonistic

Q: pharm: What is the name of the new drug against male impotence introduced in 1998?
A: Viagra

Q: pharm: What is the action of lidocaine?
A: pain-killer

Q: pharm: What is rutoside?
A: kind of vitamin (flavine compound)

Q: pharm: What is the active compound of Nolicin?
A: norfloxacin (G+, E.coli, etc.)

Q: pharm: Why is antibiotic treatment of acne often ineffective?
A: due to bacterial drug resistance

Q: pharm: What may be the negative impact of Prozac on pregnancy?
A: premature delivery

Q: pharm: What is the impact of theophylline on asthma?
A: relief

Q: pharm: What is the affinity of AZT to reverse transcriptase?
A: very high

Q: pharm: Is E.coli resistant to furaginum?
A: no

Q: pharm: What is the neurological side effect of using metronidazole?
A: insomnia

Q: pharm: What is the most often used antagonist of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor?
A: atropin

Q: pharm: What is the action of Eltroxin?
A: it is a sodium salt of thyroxin

Q: pharm: What is the pharmacological application of methyldopa?
A: antihypertensive drug

Q: pharm: What is the action of AZT?
A: inhibition of reverse transcriptase

Q: pharm: What is the action of Nitrofuralum?
A: bacteristatic

Q: pharm: What is the influence of caffeine on the rate of metabolism?
A: increase

Q: pharm: Does application of sulphonamides easily result in development of resistant strains?
A: yes

Q: pharm: What drugs are used in anaphylactic shock?
A: antihistamines

Q: pharm: Alcoholics in hunger suffer from [over/under]excitement that can be helped with Acamprosate
A: over

Q: pharm: What is the action of norfloxacin?
A: bactericidal (G+, E.coli, etc.)

Q: pharm: What is the affinity of AZT to DNA polymerase?
A: little

Q: pharm: What receptors are affected by propranolol?
A: beta-receptors (blocking)

Q: pharm: What is the impact of propranolol on beta-receptors?
A: blocking

Q: pharm: Does aminophenazone have a pain-killing action?
A: yes

Q: pharm: What is the action of propyphenazone?
A: pain killer

Q: pharm: What is the main application of phenothiazines?
A: antipsychotic drugs

Q: pharm: What antibiotic enters the aminoacyl site of a ribosome and forms a non-hydrolysable bond with the peptide?
A: puromycin

Q: pharm: What is an example of an antihypertensive drug?
A: propranolol

Q: pharm: What is the long-term side effect of using lidocaine in eyedrop solutions?
A: damage to the cornea

Q: pharm: Is E.coli resistant to ampicillin?
A: yes

Q: pharm: What is the main use of beta-adrenergic stimulants?
A: as bronchodilators (in asthma)

Q: pharm: What exemplary drug blocks beta-receptors?
A: propranolol

Q: pharm: What is St John's wort used for apart from depressions?
A: liver problems

Q: pharm: What is the molecular influence of aspirin?
A: inhibiting cycloxygenase

Q: pharm: What enzyme is stimulated by glucagon?
A: adenylate cyclase

Q: pharm: What is the metabolic action of aspirin?
A: inhibition of cyclooxygenase

Q: pharm: Which is a stronger CNS stimulant: caffeine or theophylline?
A: caffeine

Q: pharm: What is the application of pethidine?
A: (morphine-like) narcotic

Q: pharm: What is the usual impact of antihistamine drugs on alertness?
A: decrease

Q: pharm: What is the action of procaine?
A: pain killer

Q: pharm: What popular drug is composed of paracetamol, caffeine, phenylphedrine and vitamin C?
A: Coldrex (Tablets)

Q: pharm: Can bacteristatic antibiotics be antagonistic to bactericidal antibiotics?
A: yes (e.g. if bacteristatics stop divisions, bactericides active at replication will cease being effective)

Q: pharm: What antibiotic prevents formation of peptide links between chitin-like fibers of peptidoglycans?
A: penicillin

Q: pharm: What is the influence of caffeine on the central nervous system?
A: arousal

Q: pharm: What is the impact of beta-blockers on asthma?
A: can be fatal

Q: pharm: What is the most common group of drugs blocking dopamine receptors?
A: phenothiazines

Q: pharm: What is the impact of calcium channel blockers on blood pressure?
A: decrease

Q: pharm: What is the main use of alpha-adrenergic stimulants?
A: nasal decongestants

Q: pharm: How is the synthesis of THF selectively blocked in bacteria?
A: sulphonamides

Q: pharm: To treat aches and fever in cold take ... or ibuprofen. Aspirin can cause Reye's syndrome
A: acetaminophen

Q: pharm: What are exemplary inhibitors of end-plate transmission?
A: curare/tubocurarine/bungarotoxin

Q: pharm: The most widely used group of antipsychotic drugs?
A: phenothiazines

Q: pharm: What is the most frequently used noradrenergic antagonist?
A: propranolol

Q: pharm: Can leukemias be cured with BCG?
A: to a degree

Q: pharm: What is an example of a weak pharmacological factor?
A: ethanol (0.01 mol/l necessary to elicit a response)

Q: pharm: What is furosemide?
A: kind of duretic

Q: pharm: What is the example of a strong pharmacological factor?
A: histamine (power(10,-8) mol/l sufficient to elicit a response)

Q: pharm: What molecules does curare bind to?
A: nicotinic/acetylcholine receptors

Q: pharm: What is the main drug used in parasympathetic blockades?
A: atropin

Q: pharm: Is E.coli resistant to trimethoprim?
A: no

Q: pharm: What is the usual name of the drug called in the US acetaminophen?
A: paracetamol

Q: pharm: What is the use of sulfamethaxazole?
A: bacteristatic

Q: pharm: What is the most commonly used duretic (1991)?
A: furosemide

Q: pharm: What metabolic pathway do sulphonamides block?
A: synthesis of THFA

Q: pharm: What is the internal side effect of applying tetracyclins?
A: liver damage

Q: pharm: Where was alpha-bungarotoxin discovered?
A: in snake venom (of Malayan banded krait)

Q: pharm: What is the action of tubocurarine?
A: blocking nicotinic receptors

Q: pharm: What is the action of benzalkonium chloride?
A: bactericidal

Q: pharm: What is the metabolic action of RU486?
A: it blocks progesterone receptors (also glucocorticoids receptors)

Q: pharm: In what disease in bromhexine applied?
A: bronchitis

Q: pharm: Why is mythyldopa antihypertensive?
A: it replaces dopa in the synthesis of noradrenaline (methylnoradrenaline is synthesized)

Q: pharm: What drug inhibits acetylcholinesterase?
A: physostigmine/prostigmine/neostygmine

Q: pharm: What is the alimentary side effect of metronidazole?
A: lack of appetite

Q: pharm: What is the possible neurological side effect of applying streptomycin?
A: deafness

Q: pharm: What is the use of benzodiazepine drugs?
A: as tranquilizers

Q: pharm: What is the impact of naphazoline hydrochloride on vessels in mucous membranes?
A: vasoconstriction

Q: pharm: What is the action of acetphenolpicolin?
A: laxative

Q: pharm: What are the most potent pain relieving drugs?
A: morphine and heroin

Q: pharm: What is a possible internal side effect of applying streptomycin?
A: renal damage

Q: pharm: What is the action of bromhexine?
A: mucolitic

Q: pharm: What is the application of papaverine?
A: antispasmodic

Q: pharm: What two groups of drugs are called put-me-downs?
A: benzodiazepines (e.g. Valium)
A: barbiturates (e.g. Phenobarbital)

Q: pharm: Does the resistance to gentamycin develop fast?
A: no

Q: pharm: What is the function of L-DOPA as a drug that cures Parkinson disease?
A: it is used for the synthesis of dopamine

Q: pharm: What group of drugs is used most frequently as antianxiety drugs?
A: barbiturates

Q: pharm: What is the action of neostigmine?
A: blocking acetylcholinesterase

Q: pharm: What do nasal decongestants act on?
A: alpha-adrenergic receptors (stimulation)

Q: pharm: What is the application of the extract from the roots of valerian?
A: antispasmodic

Q: pharm: What is the influence of caffeine on the parasympathetic nervous system?
A: stimulation

Q: pharm: What is an example of a morphine antagonist?
A: naloxone

Q: pharm: What is the action of diethylnicotinamide?
A: stimulation of the respiratory and circulatory systems

Q: pharm: What is the metabolic action of phenothiazines?
A: blocking dopamine receptors

Q: pharm: What drug can be used to induce states serving as models of schizophrenia?
A: LSD

Q: pharm: What drug is used to stimulate beta-cells to produce insulin?
A: diabetol

Q: pharm: What is the toxicity of sulphadimethoxin?
A: little

Q: pharm: What is the application of aminophylline?
A: duretic

Q: pharm: What is the action of chlorhexidine?
A: bactericidal (esp. against G+)

Q: pharm: What is the action of naphazoline hydrochloride?
A: sympathomimetic (esp. vasoconstriction in mucous membranes)

Q: pharm: How does streptomycine work?
A: it binds to ribosomes and disturbs translation

Q: pharm: Mifepristone (RU-486) blocks the action of progesterone, which is needed to maintain ...(physiological state)
A: pregnancy

Q: pharm: What is the recommended period of using metronidazole?
A: 10 days

Q: pharm: ...(popular drug) can cause Reye's syndrome, a potentially fatal illness, in children
A: aspirin

Q: pharm: What is the action of medazepam?
A: it is a tranquilizer

Q: pharm: What proportion of all strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae are resistant to cefuroxime (and similar new antibiotics)?
A: 33%

Q: pharm: RU-486 is ...% effective
A: 95

Q: pharm: Why do amphetamines show tachyphylaxis?
A: depletion of noradrenaline stores

Q: pharm: Rivastigmine, a new class of drugs known as ..., improves the brain function
A: acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

Q: pharm: Rivastigmine, a new class of drugs known as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, improves the ...
A: brain function / memory / retention

Q: pharm: What is quinidine produced from?
A: cinchona tree

Q: pharm: What is the action of bungarotoxin?
A: blockade of nicotinic receptors

Q: pharm: What is the influence of quinidine on the cardiac muscle?
A: reducing conductivity

Q: pharm: What is the usual action of classic antidepressants (i.e. not affecting serotonin uptake)?
A: inhibiting MAO

Q: pharm: What is TFX?
A: hormonal extract from the thymus gland

Q: pharm: What drug can block progesterone receptors?
A: RU486

Q: pharm: What is the application of trimethoprim?
A: bactericidal

Q: pharm: What is the use of Nortriptyline?
A: anti-depressant (tricyclic boosting happy messengers)

Q: pharm: What is the action of chlorpromazine?
A: dopamine antagonist

Q: pharm: In cold, eucalyptus oil inhibits the coughing reflex while methol acts as a ...
A: topical anaesthetic

Q: pharm: Why does nifedipine block smooth muscle contraction induced by other drugs?
A: it prevents the influx of calcium

Q: pharm: What is the toxicity of propyphenazone?
A: high

Q: pharm: What is the application of 5-fluorouracil?
A: anticancerous drug

Q: pharm: What is the toxicity of benzalkonium chloride?
A: little

Q: pharm: What is the influence of aminophenazone on fever?
A: suppression

Q: pharm: What is the influence of benzodiazepines on the chloride channel?
A: opening

Q: pharm: What proportion of patients suffer from diarrhea when taking Zinnat?
A: 8%

Q: pharm: What is the use of phenylephrine?
A: as a nasal decongestant (e.g. in Coldrex Tablets)

Q: pharm: What is the action of sulphadimethoxin?
A: bacteristatic

Q: pharm: What is cimetidine?
A: kind of antihistamine drug

Q: pharm: Mifepristone, popularly known as ..., blocks the action of progesterone, which is needed to maintain pregnancy
A: RU-486

Q: pharm: Mifepristone, popularly known as RU-486, blocks the action of ..., which is needed to maintain pregnancy
A: progesterone

Q: pharm: EPO used by cyclists can result in ...% increase in performance
A: 30%

Q: pharm: What drug dissolves struvite stones?
A: mandelamine

Q: pharm: What is Eltroxin used against?
A: hypothyroidism

Q: pharm: What is the application of methylpolysiloxanes?
A: as an absorbent (e.g. orally against flatus, as an ointment for bed sores, etc.)
