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590+ Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharma) .

Chapters

Chapter: Protein Binding of Drugs
301.

Which vitamin molecules will bind to alpha 2 globulin?

A. Vitamin b complexes
B. Vitamin a and vitamin b
C. Vitamin A, D, E, K
D. Steroids bind to alpha 2 globulin, not vitamin
Answer» C. Vitamin A, D, E, K
302.

What is the molecular weight of human serum albumin?

A. 5000 Dalton
B. 65,000 Dalton
C. 60,000 Dalton
D. 75,000 Dalton
Answer» B. 65,000 Dalton
303.

HSA comes under which protein family?

A. Globulin
B. Receptor
C. Enzymes
D. Catalyst
Answer» B. Receptor
304.

What is the name of the drug binding site I of HSA?

A. Tamoxifen binding site
B. Digitoxin binding site
C. Diazepam binding site
D. Warfarin and azapropazone binding site
Answer» D. Warfarin and azapropazone binding site
305.

Which one of the below does not belong to the 4 classes of lipoprotein?

A. Chylomicrons
B. Very low-density lipoproteins
C. High-density lipoprotein
D. Fatty acids
Answer» D. Fatty acids
306.

Which of the given drugs bind to Α1 globulin?

A. Steroidal drugs
B. Vitamins A, D, E, K
C. Ferrous ions
D. Carotenoids
Answer» A. Steroidal drugs
307.

What is the name of the drug binding site IV of HSA?

A. Tamoxifen binding site
B. Digitoxin binding site
C. Diazepam binding site
D. Warfarin and azapropazone binding site
Answer» A. Tamoxifen binding site
308.

Acidic drugs like imipramine, lidocaine bind to alpha 1 Acid Glycoprotein.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» B. False
309.

Which of the given drugs bind to Β2 globulin?

A. Steroidal drugs
B. Vitamins A, D, E, K
C. Ferrous ions
D. Carotenoids
Answer» D. Carotenoids
310.

What is the name of the drug binding site III of HSA?

A. Tamoxifen binding site
B. Digitoxin binding site
C. Diazepam binding site
D. Warfarin and azapropazone binding site
Answer» B. Digitoxin binding site
311.

Which drugs bind to RBC membrane?

A. Pentobarbital
B. Acetazolamide
C. Imipramine
D. Phenytoin
Answer» C. Imipramine
312.

What is the name of the drug binding site II of HSA?

A. Tamoxifen binding site
B. Digitoxin binding site
C. Diazepam binding site
D. Warfarin and azapropazone binding site
Answer» C. Diazepam binding site
313.

Which one of the following factors related to protein-drug binding is not related to drugs?

A. Physicochemical characteristics of a drug
B. The concentration of the drug in the body
C. The affinity of the drug for binding
D. Number of binding sites on the binding agent
Answer» D. Number of binding sites on the binding agent
314.

Which one of the following factor related to protein-drug binding is not related to drug interactions with the binding site?

A. Competition between the drug and the binding site
B. Competition between drugs and normal body constituents
C. Allosteric changes in a protein molecule
D. Inter subject variation
Answer» D. Inter subject variation
315.

Which of the following factors for protein drug binding is a drug interaction factor?

A. Competition between drugs for the binding site
B. Age
C. Physicochemical characteristics of a drug
D. Physicochemical characteristics of the protein or binding agent
Answer» A. Competition between drugs for the binding site
316.

Which drugs bind to HSA easily?

A. Cationic drug
B. Anionic drug
C. Lipophilic drug
D. Neutral drug
Answer» B. Anionic drug
317.

Which drugs easily bind to adipose tissue?

A. Cationic drug
B. Anionic drug
C. Lipophilic drug
D. Neutral drug
Answer» C. Lipophilic drug
318.

Which drug easily bind to AAG?

A. Cationic drug
B. Anionic drug
C. Lipophilic drug
D. Neutral drug
Answer» A. Cationic drug
319.

The extent of drug-protein binding can change with both changes in protein and drug concentration.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» A. True
320.

In the equation X= Vd C, what does X stands for?

A. Amount of drug in the blood
B. Amount of drug in plasma
C. Amount of drug in the tablet
D. Amount of drug in the body
Answer» D. Amount of drug in the body
321.

Only unbound or free drug is capable of being eliminated.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» A. True
322.

Penicillin has short plasma half-life although it can bind to plasma protein rigidly.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» A. True
323.

Displacement interactions are significant in the case of drugs which are more than 95% bound.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» A. True
324.

Which of the following is a correct method to find the fraction of unbound drug in plasma? Given where Cu is the concentration of unbound drug and C is total plasma drug concentration.

A. CuC
B. C / Cu
C. Cu/C
D. 1/C Cu
Answer» C. Cu/C
325.

The value of association constant, Ka and the number of binding sites N can be obtained by

A. Direct plot
B. Scatchard plot
C. Klotz plot
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
326.

Which of the following drug bind to α1 globulin?

A. Steroids
B. Ferrous ion
C. Carotenoid
D. Vitamin D
Answer» A. Steroids
327.

What is interaction of phenobarbitone and warfarin?

A. Displacement of warfarin from binding site
B. Decreased absorption of warfarin
C. Increase metabolism of warfarin
D. Decreased metabolism of warfarin
Answer» A. Displacement of warfarin from binding site
328.

Which process involves alteration of drug distribution?

A. Competitive binding
B. Reduced plasma protein level
C. Both
D. None
Answer» C. Both
329.

Two most common protein involved in plasma protein binding are

A. Globulin and plasmin
B. Albumin and globulin
C. Fibrin and globulin
D. Plasmin and fibrin
Answer» B. Albumin and globulin
330.

All of the following displace imipramine from protein binding site except

A. Aspirin
B. Phenytoin
C. Ethosuximide
D. Phenylbutazone
Answer» C. Ethosuximide
331.

The drugs which are most affected in pregnancy are those having

A. Low protein binding and high Vd
B. High protein binding and low Vd
C. High protein binding and high Vd
D. Low protein binding and low Vd
Answer» B. High protein binding and low Vd
332.

Most of drugs will bind with which of plasma protein

A. Albumin
B. Globulin
C. Histone
D. Glycoprotein
Answer» A. Albumin
333.

Which of the following is not highly protein bound drug

A. Barbiturates
B. Phenylbutazone
C. Salicylates
D. Aspirin
Answer» D. Aspirin
334.

Blood plasma belongs to

A. Interstitial fluid
B. Intracellular fluid
C. Extracellular fluid
D. All of the above
Answer» A. Interstitial fluid
Chapter: Excretion of Drugs
335.

Drug elimination involves....... (ADME are steps of pharmacokinetics)

A. ADME
B. DME
C. ME
D. E only
Answer» C. ME
336.

Filtration fraction is

A. Fraction of plasma passing through the kidney which is filtered at glomerulus
B. Ratio of iulin clearance to PAH clearance
C. Ration of CFR to RPF
D. None of them
Answer» C. Ration of CFR to RPF
337.

Creatinine clearance is used as measurement for

A. Glomerular filtration rate
B. Renal excretion rate
C. Passive renal excretion
D. Drug metabolism rate
Answer» A. Glomerular filtration rate
338.

What is the half life of a drug with a volume of distribution of 100U70kg and a clearance of 7t/hr/70kg

A. 15 hours
B. 10 hours
C. 13.5 hours
D. 5 hours
Answer» B. 10 hours
339.

A Normal sized adult having hepatic clearance of a drug whose metabolism is limited by the rate of blood flow to the liver would be

A. 60 milliliters/min
B. 120 milliliters/min
C. 650 milliliters/min
D. 1500 milliliters/min
Answer» D. 1500 milliliters/min
340.

Which process involves alteration in drug excretion?

A. Increased fluid flow
B. Changes in urinary pH
C. Both
D. None
Answer» C. Both
341.

Which of the following is not a step of renal excretion?

A. Glomerular filtration
B. Tubular filtration
C. Tubular reabsorption
D. Secretion
Answer» B. Tubular filtration
342.

Renal clearance is expressed as

A. Rate of urinary excretion / Plasma drug concentration
B. Elimination Rate / Plasma drug concentration
C. Rate of urinary excretion / Elimination Rate
D. Elimination Rate
Answer» A. Rate of urinary excretion / Plasma drug concentration
343.

Glomerular filtration rate would be increased by

A. constriction of the afferent arteriole
B. decrease in afferent arteriolar pressure
C. compression of the renal capsule
D. decrease in the concentration of plasma protein
Answer» D. decrease in the concentration of plasma protein
344.

The volume of plasma needed each minute to supply a substance at the rate at which it is excreted in the urine is known as the

A. diffusion constant of the substance
B. clearance of the substance
C. extraction ratio of the substance
D. filtration rate of the substance
Answer» B. clearance of the substance
345.

Nephron is functional unit of…………..

A. Kidney
B. Heart
C. Lung
D. Liver
Answer» A. Kidney
346.

Hepatic extraction ratio of 0.60 indicates that

A. 40% drug is left after extraction by the liver
B. 60% drug is left after extraction by the liver
C. Only 0.6% drug is removed by the liver
D. None of the above
Answer» A. 40% drug is left after extraction by the liver
347.

First pas metabolism occurs in:

A. Liver
B. In lungs
C. In kidneys
D. In pancreas
Answer» A. Liver
348.

The term "biotransformation" includes the following.

A. Accumulation of substances in a fat tissue
B. Process of physicochemical and biochemical alteration of a drug in the body
C. Binding of substances with plasma proteins
D. Accumulation of substances in a tissue
Answer» B. Process of physicochemical and biochemical alteration of a drug in the body
349.

For the calculation of the volume of distribution (Vd) one take into account:

A. Concentration of a substance in urine
B. Concentration of substance in plasma
C. A daily dose of drug
D. Therapeutic width of drug action
Answer» B. Concentration of substance in plasma
350.

Biotransformation of a medicinal substance results in:

A. Slower urinary excretion
B. Faster urinary excretion
C. Higher binding to membranes
D. Easier distribution in organism
Answer» B. Faster urinary excretion

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