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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
MD (Pharmacology)
Paper-I
Clinical and other Basic Sciences as related to Pharmacology

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** Answer each question & its parts in SEQUENTIAL ORDER
** ALL questions carry equal marks
** Illustrate your answer with SUITABLE DIAGRAMS

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I Discuss briefly the status of hormone replacement therapy in post menopausal
women.
II D escribe the clinical significance of apoptosis. Discuss the mechanism of
action of drugs modifying apoptosis.
III D iscuss the management of nosocomial infections.
IV D escribe the composition of blood substitutes and explain their therapeutic
uses.
V O utline the present status of purinergic receptors.
VI D escribe the pharmacotherapy of obesity.
VII D efine antimicrobial resistance and discuss methods for its prevention.
VIII E laborate the modern approaches to receptor characterization and
classification.
IX D iscuss the current approaches in the management of osteoporosis.
X D iscuss briefly the pathophysiological basis of the management of essential
hypertension with the help of suitable illustrations.

MD (Pharmacology)
Paper-II
General & Systemic Pharmacology

** Attempt ALL questions
** Answer each question & its parts in SEQUENTIAL ORDER
** ALL questions carry equal marks
** Illustrate your answer with SUITABLE DIAGRAMS

I Give an account of the drugs modifying the Renin-angiotensin system. Discuss
the clinical implications with special reference to cardiovascular system.
II E xplain the cell-cycle. Discuss the clinical implications of the drugs acting on
different phases of cell-cycle.
III D efine selective estrogen receptor modulators. Discuss their therapeutic
implications.
IV D iscuss the current therapeutic status of metronidazole in different diseases.
V E numerate newer antiepileptic drugs. Discuss their current therapeutic status
in seizure and non-seizure disorders.
VI C lassify antidepressant drugs. Give an account of adverse effects of typical
and atypical antidepressants.
VII D iscuss the principles of safe and effective antibacterial drug therapy.
VIII D efine half life of a drug following first order kinetics. Discuss its derivation and
clinical importance.
IX D efine therapeutic index and discuss its importance in therapeutics.
X D efine pA2 value. Describe the method of its calculation giving suitable
examples.