Week 34 Pathology 1

• Which ocular drug is most likely to cause systemic side effects?

  Atropine
• What year did the medicines act come into force?

  1968
• Which of the following statements does NOT apply to Minims?

  They contain preservatives

  Are single use

  Can be POM

  Can be P

  Abbreviated drug name is printed on them

  Containing preservatives does not apply to Minims
• Which of these is not a POM that entry level optometrists can use in practice?

  Phenylephrine

  Tropicamide

  Amethocaine

  Cyclopentolate

  Fusidic acid

  Phenylephrine is not a POM that entry level optometrists can use in practice.
• Which of these would not be on the general sales list?

  Anti-allergy drops

  Contact lens solution

  Dry eye drops

  Eye wash

  Eyelid wipes

  Anti-allergy drops will not be on the general sales list
• What drug causes abnormal colour vision as an ADR (adverse drug reactions)?

  Digoxin
• What is pharmacovigilance?

  Pharmacovigilance is monitoring drug effects and safety
• Which of these is not a place to find drug information?

  Minims

  British Pharmacopoeia

  BNF

  MIMS

  Optometrists formulary

  You would not find drug information through Minims
• Which scheme is a drug adverse reaction reporting scheme?

  Yellow card scheme
• Which of these is not a step in pharmacokinetics?

  Digestion

  Metabolism

  Excretion

  Absorption

  Distribution

  Digestion is not a step in pharmacokinetics
• Which drug can cause corneal deposits?

  Amiodarone
• Which of these classes does not cause dry eyes?

  Anti-histamine

  Oral contraceptive

  Anti-epileptic

  Anti-depressants

  Beta blockers

  Anti-epileptic class does not cause dry eyes
• Which of these is not a type of cell receptor?

  Beta adrenergic

  Seratonin

  Muscarinic

  Histamine

  Cholinergic

  Seratonin is not a type of cell receptor
• Which drug can cause cataract as an ADR (adverse drug reaction)?

  Dexamethasone