The National Pharmacy Week 2015

Quiz Bee Questions

EASY

1. The following organic compounds can be regarded as derivatives of water,

EXCEPT:
a. Alcohol
b. Ether
c. Aldehyde
d. Phenol

2. Which among the following glass types is made up of silicon dioxide and boron
trioxide?
a. Type I
b. Type II
c. Type III
d. NP

3. Which of the following antifungal agents causes visual changes that occurs
immediately after intravenous administration and resolves within 30 minutes?
a. Posaconazole
b. Voriconazole
c. Fluconazole
d. Itraconazole
e. Ketoconazole

4. This microorganism is the causative agent for walking pneumonia.

a. Bacillus anthracis
b. Legionella pneumophilia
c. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
d. Staphylococcus aureus

5. It is a generic term used to identify vitreous silicate materials prepared by

fusing a base, such as Na2CO3 and CaCO3 with pure silica.
Answer: Glass

6. What is the density of helium gas at 25C and 0.987 atm?

Answer: 0.1614 g/L

7. Is diphenhydramine 25 mg capsule a prescription or non-prescription drug?

Answer: Non-prescription

8. Which of the following antibiotics can directly stimulate the motilin receptors
on GI smooth muscle and promote the onset of a migrating motor complex that
will be beneficial for some patients with gastroparesis and in patients with acute
upper GI hemorrhage in promoting gastric emptying of blood pressure before
endoscopy?
a. Clindamycin
b. Telithromycin
c. Erythromycin
d. Chloramphenicol
e. Linezolid

9. In which one of the following tissues is glucose transport into the cell enhanced
by insulin?
a. Adipose tissue
b. Red blood cells
c. Brain
d. Liver

10. Which of the following belongs to ketone volatile oils?

a. Thyme oil
b. Lavender oil
c. Coriander oil
d. Caraway oil

11. What is the largest capsule size which contains approximately 0.65 gram 1.82
grams of powdered material?
Answer: 000

12. Sulfuric acid (98.08 g/mol) of density 1.3028 g/mL contains 40 per cent of
sulfuric acid by weight. Compute the Normality of the solution.
Answer: 10.6264 N

13. Who was the president of the Philippines who signed R.A. 5921?
a. Corazon Aquino
b. Ferdinand Marcos
c. Manuel Quezon
d. Fidel Ramos

14. Acetanilide is metabolized to Paracetamol via:

a. Acetylation
b. Dealkylation
c. Hydroxylation
d. Deamination

15. Which of the following beta-blockers has an intrinsic sympathomimetic activity?

a. Carvedilol
b. Metoprolol
c. Atenolol
d. Bisoprolol
e. Acebutolol

16. Which of the following products or devices does not need to be registered with
the FDA?
a. Oxygen mask
b. Skin traction kit
c. Suturing needles
d. Tongue depressors

17. The following are infusion-related toxicity associated with amphotericin

administration EXCEPT:
a. Muscle spasm
b. Fever
c. Renal damage
d. Hypotension
e. Chills

18. It is a non-absorbable disaccharide that decreases ammonia production in the

gut. It is given 15-30 ml orally 2-4 times a day for the management of hepatic
encephalopathy.
Answer: Lactulose (Duphalac)

19. If a cough syrup contains 0.18 g of dextromethorphan HBr in 120 ml, how many
milligrams of the drug are contained in each teaspoonful dose?
Answer: 7.5000 mg

20. The Philippine National Drug Policy (PNDP) is the government response to the
problem of inadequate provision of good quality essential drugs to the people.
It stands on 5 pillars that form an integral unit mutually complimentary and
supportive of each other. These 5 pillars include the following EXCEPT:
a. Rational drug use
b. Assurance of safety, efficacy, and usefulness of pharmaceutical product
c. Development of self-reliance to pharmaceutical industry through quality
control
d. Assurance of patient confidentiality
e. Tailored procurement

AVERAGE

Question 1: The phosphoric acid of commerce and science is:

a.
b.
c.
d.

Diphosphoric acid
Metaphosphoric acid
Orthophosphoric acid
(unreadable)phosphoric acid

Question 2: Phase IV Clinical Vaccine Trial is a mandatory post marketing surveillance

study of newly registered biologic products or combined vaccines for a period of _____
years.
e.
f.
g.
h.

Two
Five
Six
Ten

Question 4: Patient was prescribed with nitroglycerin 5mg over anterior chest wall
once daily with 8 hours nitrate-free interval. If the patch was attached at 9pm, when
will be the appropriate time to remove it such that the patient will receive a 10 hours
nitrate-free interval?
Answer: 11 pm

Question 6: The compound with the general formula of RN=N+=N is classified as:

a.
b.
c.
d.

Azo
Azide
Azine
Azido

Question 8: Which of the following NSAID is the only non-acid NSAID in current use? It
is a very expensive NSAID but less damaging to stomach.
a. Ketoprofen
b. Nabumetone

c. Diflunisal
d. Indomethacin

Question 10: What is the percentage purity of a sample of KClO3 (122.548) which
weighed 0.7440 gram and yielded a precipitate of AgCl (143.321) which weighed
0.8600 gram?
Answer: 98.8375%

Question 11: Transcription of a gene in human cells:

a.
b.
c.
d.

Requires a primer RNA

Does not require local unwinding of two DNA strands
Always begins at an AUG codon (which codes for methionine)
Always reads the DNA template strand in the 3 to 5 direction

Question 12: Technetium-99m (99mTc) is the most commonly used metal atom in
radiopharmaceuticals. It is derived from the decay of:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Mo
Ge
87
Y
132
Te
99
68

Question 13: Give the IUPAC name of:

Answer: bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane

Question 14: This drug is a highly selective alpha-2-adrenergic agonist and is

principally used for short-term sedation of intubated and ventilated patients in an ICU
setting:
Answer: Dexmedetomidine (Precedex)

Question 15: A powder was poured through the funnel and formed a cone 3.3 cm high
and 9 cm in diameter. What is the angle of repose?
Answer: 36.2500