Paper I — 2024 March (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q22

Paper I

2024 March (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Drugs used for Smoking cessation

Q220.2 marksShort Answers★✓

Answer

Nicotine replacement therapy (patch/gum), Bupropion, Varenicline (a partial nicotinic receptor agonist, reducing both craving and the reward from smoking) — reduce withdrawal symptoms and craving, improving smoking cessation success rates.

Related Concepts

1. 1Adrenergic System

Other Years Asked

1. 1Briefly describe Adrenaline. Advantage of combining Adrenaline with Lignocaine. Mention the sites where this combination is contraindicated. (4+3+1)2023 July (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme)Short Essay · 8 marks
2. 2Classify drugs used in treatment of chronic simple glaucoma. Write the mechanism of action and adverse effects of Beta blockers. (4+4)2022 July (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme)Short Essay · 8 marks
3. 3Classify Beta blockers. Write the mechanism of action, therapeutic uses and contraindications of Propranolol. (3+3)2025 August (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Essay · 6 marks
4. 4 100 mm of Hg. (2+2+2).  What drug will you prescribe to take care of both BPH & hypertension  Explain the mechanism of action of the drug in this patient  What do you understand by ‘first dose effect’ of Prazosin2019 July (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Essay · 6 marks
5. 5Enumerate Alpha blockers and explain their therapeutic uses. (1+3)2022 February (2019 Scheme)Short Answer · 4 marks
6. 6Enumerate four therapeutic uses of Adrenaline, with its rationale for use in each condition.2023 January (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme)Short Answer · 4 marks
7. 7Metoprolol2021 December (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Note · 3 marks
8. 8Cardioselective beta blockers2022 October (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Note · 3 marks
9. 9Dopamine in cardiogenic shock.2016 February (2010 Scheme)Short Note · 3 marks
10. 10Prazosin2021 February (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Note · 3 marks
11. 11Therapeutic uses of adrenergic drugs.2016 February (2010 Scheme)Short Note · 3 marks
12. 12Carvedilol2016 October (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Note · 3 marks
13. 13Adrenaline2022 October (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Note · 3 marks
14. 14Dopamine2014 September (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Note · 3 marks
15. 15Nasal decongestants2013 September (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Note · 3 marks
16. 16Propranolol in thyroid storm2019 July (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
17. 17Rationale of using terazosin in benign prostatic hypertrophy2015 February (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
18. 18The following statement regarding thyroid hormone is FALSE:2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme)MCQ · 1 mark
19. 19Prazosin in Benign hypertrophy of prostate.2022 October (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
20. 20Propranolol in thyrotoxicosis2021 December (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
21. 21Propranolol2024 March (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
22. 22Adrenaline.2025 March (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
23. 23Two uses and two adverse effects of propranolol.2015 February (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
24. 24Nasal decongestants.2015 February (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
25. 25Cardio selective beta blockers2015 September (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
26. 26Prazosin2024 August (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
27. 27Mrs. Rose’s intraocular pressure (IOP) is 28 mmHg. Which class of drugs is most likely to lower IOP by decreasing aqueous humour production2025 March (Supplementary (SAY)) (2019 Scheme)MCQ (Case) · 1 mark
28. 28Rationale for use of prazosin in benign prostatic hyperplasia2018 July (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
29. 29Adrenaline in anaphylactic shock2022 May (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
30. 30Nasal decongestants2015 September (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
31. 31Benign prostatic hypertrophy.2014 September (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
32. 32Use of prazosin in benign prostatic hypertrophy2017 February (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
33. 33The beta-adrenergic blockers preferred in hyperthyroidism is:2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme)MCQ · 1 mark
34. 34Norepinephrine lacks the following action:2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme)MCQ · 1 mark
35. 35Selective alpha blockers2017 August (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
36. 36Cardio selective beta blockers2013 September (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
37. 37Beta 2 sympathomimetic drugs2018 July (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
38. 38Prazosin2020 February (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
39. 39Finasteride in benign prostatic hypertrophy2022 May (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 1 mark
40. 40Nasal decongestants2023 March (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 0.3 marks
41. 41Cardio selective beta blocker2019 July (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 0.3 marks
42. 42Cardioselective beta blockers.2025 March (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 0.3 marks
43. 43Propranolol in glaucoma Name the following (Two examples for each): (5x1=5)2023 March (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 0.3 marks
44. 44Topical nasal decongestants2021 December (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 0.3 marks
45. 45 Propranolol to treat arrhythmia following myocardial infarction Name the following (Two examples for each): (5x1=5)2019 February (2010 Scheme)Short Answer · 0.3 marks
46. 46Tamsulosin in Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. Name the following (Two examples for each): (8x1=8)2022 July (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme)Short Answer · 0.2 marks
47. 47Phentolamine for the treatment of Benign hypertrophy of prostate (BPH) in elderly patients2024 March (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme)Short Answer · 0.2 marks
48. 48Nasal decongestants.2024 June (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme)Short Answer · 0.2 marks