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The following is a water-soluble vitamin:                                                      1.        Retinol2.        Calcitriol3.        Folic acid4.        Tocopherol5.        Vitamin K2

Match the following drugs to their mechanism of action. Each answer can be used more than once or not at all:

 The following are adverse effects of simvastatin:                                       1.        Constipation2.        Peptic ulceration3.        Diplopia4.        Increased sebum production5.        Diarrhoea    

Oral ferrous sulphate is contraindicated in:                                                1.   Prophylaxis of iron deficiency anaemia2.   Chronic alcoholism 3.   Pregnancy4.   Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia5.   Folate deficiency anaemia

Match the following drug examples with the correct drug classes. Each answer may be used more than once or not at all:    

Regarding imipenem:                                                  1.       Must be combined with cilastatin2.       Is used in the treatment of meningitis3.       Is bactericidal4.       Has a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity5.       Stable to renal inactivation

Paracetamol may be used in the following condition:                 1.        Diarrhoea2.        Pyrexia3.        Vomiting4.        Bleeding5,        Motion sickness

Inadvertent intravascular administration of a large dose of an amide local anaesthetic can result in:                                                                              1.       Gastritis2.       Hepatic damage3.       Weight loss4.       Renal failure5.       Seizures

Drugs classified as glucocorticoids include:                                                 1.       Montelukast2.       Betamethasone3.        Fludrocortisone4.       Prolactin5.        Salbutamol

Regarding fluoroquinolones:    1.       Are hepatically metabolised2.       Are bacteriostatic3.       Are bactericidal4.       Are renally excreted5.       Increase the metabolism of warfarin