General Pharmacology — Flashcards

Flashcard 61: Schedule _____ drugs are psychotropic drugs requiring a special license for manufacture and sale

Answer: X

Flashcard 62: A pharmacologically inert substance used along with active ingredient in a formulation is called as an ____.

Answer: excipient

Flashcard 63: _____ drugs are for the treatment or prevention of rare diseases with little commercial value for pharmaceutical companies.

Answer: Orphan

Flashcard 64: Muscle relaxant which crosses placenta is _____

Answer: Gallamine

Flashcard 65: The intensity of the inebriating effects of alcohols is directly proportional to their _____

Answer: Molecular weight

Flashcard 66: Alkalinization of local anesthetics can lead to _____ pain on local injection

Answer: decreased

Flashcard 67: Which covid-19 vaccine consists of suspension of lipid particles which enable delivery of the RNA into host cells to allow expression of the spike (S) antigen?_____

Answer: Moderna and Pfizer

Flashcard 68: _____ is a buccal formulation of oxytocin that is similar to oxytocin injection

Answer: Desamino-oxytocin

Flashcard 69: _____ is the S(-) enantiomer of bupivacaine

Answer: Levobupivacaine

Extra: Levobupivacaine is the S(-) enantiomer of bupivacaine. It is less cardiotoxic and has a longer duration of action compared to racemic bupivacaine. Ropivacaine is also a pure S-enantiomer, but it is a propyl analogue (not an enantiomer of bupivacaine itself). Both are preferred over racemic bupivacaine for their improved safety profiles.

Flashcard 70: Identify the plant: Known as 'Madar' or Crown flower, it contains cardiac glycosides (Calotropin), produces milky latex, and is commonly used as an abortifacient or in cattle poisoning.

Answer: Calotropis gigantea (Madar)