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FPGEE Foreign Pharmacy

Category - Pharmaceutical

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Methimazole is a(n) ____________ used to treat __________ and which rarely has the adverse effect of inducing ____________.

Anti-infective, severe opportunistic infections, thrombocytopenia
Thyroid hormone antagonist, Grave’s disease, thrombocytopenia
Antidepressant, premenstrual dysphoria, thrombocytopenia
Serotonin antagonist, insomnia, thrombocytopenia

Explanation

Answer: B - Methimazole is a thyroid hormone antagonist. Grave’s disease is the most common form of hyperthyroidism. Thrombocytopenia is a known adverse effect, along with bone marrow depression, leucopenia, agranulocytosis, paralytic ileus, and hyperkalemia.

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