Question bank (MD Pharmacology) updated till Winter 2021 exam papers.
General pharmacology
Long questions:
- Drug antagonism. [1993,2005]
- Drug interactions. [1995,2005]
- Drug receptor interactions. [1998,1999,2007]
- PK-PD changes and Principles of drug use in pregnancy. [2002,2007,2008]
- Factors affecting bioavailability. [2004]
- Drug delivery systems with examples. [2006]
- How liver & kidney affect pharmacokinetics of drug with examples. [2006]
- Discuss pharmacokinetic factors modifying drug action. [2007, 2019]
- Practical considerations to be used in pediatrics. [2007]
- Discuss pharmacovigilance. [2007,2015]
- Discuss Receptor mediated mechanism of drug action. [2009]
- Classify Adverse Drug Reactions and explain their subtypes. Discuss in general ways to prevent, suspect, early diagnose and treat Severe Adverse drug reactions with suitable examples. [2010]
- Discuss the role of biotransformation in drug action [2011,2015]
- Describe pharmacokinetic parameters and their applied pharmacology in detail [2011]
- Discuss types of drug antagonisms with their clinical importance [2012,2015]
- Discuss the importance of therapeutic drug monitoring [2013,2014, 2021]
- Describe National Pharmacovigilance network. Discuss functions and scope of regional pharmacovigilance [2009]
- Write an essay on Pharmacovigilance in India [2014]
- Write in detail about ethical issues in drug research [2016]
- Describe adverse drug reactions and therapeutic drug monitoring [2016]
- Give an account of development of new drugs [2016]
- Discuss concepts of drug clearance, its determination and factors affecting it. [2017]
- “The concept of receptor is important in understanding the mechanism of action of certain drugs.” Explain with suitable examples. [2018]
- 5HT receptors, their subtypes, agonists and antagonists. [2018, 2020]
- Blood brain barrier and blood CSF Barrier [2020]