Inappropriate Prescribing in Elderly — MCQs

Which of the following is a validated screening tool for alcohol use disorder?

A patient with grand mal epilepsy would likely be under treatment with:

A diabetic patient with history of heart failure is prescribed pioglitazone. What complication may arise?

Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment for an overactive bladder in a patient with dementia?

Diabetes is associated with all of the following in the elderly EXCEPT:

Which of the following antidepressants can be safely used in elderly depression?

You are starting services for hypertension in your PHC. 50 patients who required antihypertensive treatment were transferred from another center. 40 of them were on amlodipine ( 5 mg PO) and 10 were on lisinopril ( 10 mg PO) as they had contraindications to the use of amlodipine. The drugs are supplied at the PHC on a monthly basis and you have to place an order for their medications. What is the number of tablets that you will order and the reorder factor?

Drug causing oliguria through prostaglandin inhibition is:

In primary health care, ABC and VED are related to

Choose the correctly matched pairs regarding the drugs used in schizophrenia: 1. D2 antagonism: Reduces positive symptoms 2. 5HT2A antagonism: Reduces negative symptoms 3. 5HT1A agonism: Weight loss 4. Muscarinic antagonism: Reduces extrapyramidal symptoms