Pharmacology Quiz: Antibiotics
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What is Pharmacokinetics?

  • The study of the chemical composition of drugs
  • The study of the bodily effects of drugs
  • The study of the therapeutic effects of drugs
  • The study of the movement of drugs within the body (correct)

    • What is the primary focus of Pharmacodynamics?

  • The chemical composition of drugs
  • The toxicity of drugs
  • The effects of drugs on the body (correct)
  • The movement of drugs within the body

    • What is Toxicology?

  • The study of the movement of drugs within the body
  • The study of the chemical composition of drugs
  • The study of the therapeutic effects of drugs
  • The study of the toxicity of substances (correct)

    • What is Chemotherapy?

    <p>The use of drugs to treat cancer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics?

    <p>Pharmacokinetics studies the movement of drugs, while Pharmacodynamics studies their effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of Pharmacokinetics?

    <p>To understand the movement of drugs within the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the therapeutic effects of drugs?

    <p>Pharmacodynamics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the movement of drugs within the body?

    <p>Pharmacokinetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main mechanism of action of Amphotericin B?

    <p>Alteration of cell membrane permeability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mechanism by which Azoles exhibit antifungal properties?

    <p>Reduction of ergosterol synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which drug is known to cause alterations in Candida cell membranes?

    <p>Nystatin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Identify a common adverse effect associated with Amphotericin B.

    <p>Renal impairment, anemia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following drugs has a polyene structure?

    <p>Nystatin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mechanism by which sulfonamides exert their antibacterial effects?

    <p>Inhibition of dihydropteroate synthase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary mechanism of action for Streptomycin?

    <p>Inhibition of protein synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which adverse effect is most commonly associated with Isoniazid?

    <p>Hepatotoxicity, peripheral neuropathy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the adverse effects related to Streptomycin?

    <p>Ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does aminosalicylic acid exert its action?

    <p>Inhibition of folate synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What benefit does combination therapy provide in the treatment of mycobacterial infections?

    <p>Decrease mycobacterium drug-resistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a known adverse effect of Streptomycin?

    <p>Cardiotoxicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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