Pharmacovigilance — MCQs

Pharmacodynamics deals with:-

A pregnant female at 37 weeks of gestation with a history of prosthetic heart valves is currently taking warfarin. She comes for a routine antenatal check-up. What is the appropriate management advice?

A female patient of childbearing age is on valproate for JME. Which drug should be used to replace valproate and can be prescribed as monotherapy?

Caution is taken while doing Inter-maxillary Fixation (IMF) for which of these types of patients?

Which study design is most effective for investigating rare adverse effects of a drug?

What is the most common gastrointestinal side effect of oral contraceptives?

Therapeutic drug monitoring is done for:

Match the following drugs in Column A with their contraindications in Column B. | Column A | Column B | | :-- | :-- | | 1. Morphine | 1. QT prolongation | | 2. Amiodarone | 2. Thromboembolism | | 3. Vigabatrin | 3. Pregnancy | | 4. Estrogen preparations | 4. Head injury |

ASA classification is done for – a) Status of patient b) Risk c) Pain d) Lung disease

A 30-year-old woman is diagnosed with gonorrhea and reports a penicillin allergy (rash). Which alternative treatment regimen is most appropriate?