Polypharmacy in the Elderly — MCQs

What is the mechanism of metabolism for alcohol, aspirin, and phenytoin at high doses?

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?

Steps in review of patient's history during secondary survey of trauma care can be summarised as

Which of the following is false about the selection of essential drugs?

A drug is more likely to cause toxicity in elderly patients due to all of the following reasons except which of the following?

The following malformation in a baby due to drug intake by mother is classified as \qquad ADR?

Free water clearance is decreased by?

What is the effect of indomethacin on the ductus arteriosus?

Which pharmacokinetic change commonly occurs in geriatric patients?

Gray baby syndrome is caused by which of the following drugs?