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Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination Questions and Answers

Question 5

Mechanism of action of FK506 is:

Reduces calcium influx into neurons

Inhibits calcineurin

Inhibits phospholipase C

Inhibits phospholipid synthesis

Induces DNA damage under anaerobic conditions

Question 6

Class of cilastin is:

Azoles

ACE inhibitors

Retinoids

Dehydropeptidase I inhibitors

K sparing diuretics

Question 7

Mechanism of action of vancomycin is:

Potentiates glucose-mediated insulin secretion

Inhibits phospholipase C

Mitotic spindle poison

Inhibits transpeptidase

Inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis

Question 8

Side effect of clindamycin is:

Colitis (by Chlostridium difficili)

Malabsorption

Constipation

Hypoglycemia

Hepatotoxicity