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11. Folic acid deficiency occurs in______________?

A. Aspirin
B. Phenytoin
C. Chloromphenicol
D. Cyclosporine

12. A Hemophiliac patient has rheumatold arthritis. Which drug might be prescribed to relieve the pain ?

A. Acetaminophen
B. Acetylsalicylic acid
C. Phenylbutazone
D. Naproxen

13. Activation of which of the following receptors would be expected to decrease anxiety_____________?

A. Nicotinic cholinergic receptors
B. Glutamate receptors
C. GABA receptors
D. Glucocorticoid receptors

14. Which of the following is a muscle relaxant_________________?

A. Scoline
B. Pentazocine
C. Hyoscin
D. Phenylephrine

15. Ibuprofen is contraindicated in_______________?

A. patients having fever
B. patients having asthma
C. patients having amoebic dysentery
D. Patient having bronchitis

16. The rate of injection of intravenous Valium is_______________?

A. 1 ml / min
B. 2.5 ml / min
C. 1 mg / min
D. 2.5 mg / min

17. The muscle relaxant effect of succinylcholine lasts for______________?

A. 1 min
B. 2 min
C. 3-5 min
D. 10 min

18. Aspirin is contraindicated in______________?

A. Peptic ulcer
B. Person suffering form chicken pox or small pox
C. Hemorrhage
D. All of the above

19. Which of the following is a short acting barbiturate ?

A. Diazepam
B. Secobarbital
C. Pentobarbital
D. Phenobarbita

20. Gastric irritation is minimum with one of the following non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs_____________?

A. Piroxicam
B. Tenoxicam
C. Meloxicam
D. Indomethacin