Creaming is a ________ process.

o/w emulsions normally cream in _______ direction.

 ______ is an example of non-ionic polymer.

Electrolytes are added in suspensions to _____ the zeta potential.

The sedimentation volume of an ideal suspension should be _____
 

Which combination correctly describes a flocculated pharmaceutical suspension?

Which law is commonly used to describe the sedimentation velocity of spherical particles in a dilute pharmaceutical suspension?

According to the phase-volume concept, approximately what maximum volume fraction of monodisperse spherical droplets corresponds to close packing before severe instability becomes likely?

Which among the following is the chief ingredient of anti-diarrhoeal mixture?

Which rheological test applies a constant stress and measures time-dependent deformation of a semisolid material?

Compared with its continuous aqueous phase, the apparent viscosity of an oil-in-water emulsion is generally?

 
 

____ of an emulsion occurs when the distributions  is of globules is not uniform.

The commercial method for the preparation of emulsions is ______
 

According to Stokes' law, which change most directly reduces the rate of creaming in an emulsion?

The ratio of oil : water : gum, used for the preparation of a primary emulsion containing a fixed oil is ____

The percentage of sucrose in simple syrup I.P is ___

Commonly used solvent in throat paint is ____

Lugol's solution is an aqueous solution containing iodine together with which substance to enhance iodine solubility?

Which of the following processes is used for the extraction of volatile oils from plants?

In atherosclerosis, the serum level of____decreases.

Which drug can significantly increase plasma digoxin concentrations and thereby increase the risk of digitalis toxicity?

When quinidine is initiated in a patient receiving digoxin, which measure is particularly important?

Name a substitute of enalapril.

Antihypertensive drugs                                 Mode of action
1. Methyldopa                                               (A) Ganglion blocker
2. Hydralazine                                              (B) Depletion of catecholamines
3. Reserpine                                                 (C) Direct action on arterioles
4. Mecamylamine                                         (D) False neurotransmitter

Match the cardiovascular drug with its principal pharmacological action:
1. Papaverine – Vasodilator
2. Verapamil – Calcium-channel blocker
3. Hydralazine – Direct arteriolar vasodilator
4. Dobutamine – β₁-adrenergic agonist
Which matching sequence is correct?

Which of the following are the potential targets for designing antihypertensive drugs?
(A) H₂-receptors
(B) Proton pump
(C)  - adrenergic receptors
(D) Calcium channel proteins

Hypotensive agents                                Mode of action
1. Clonidine                                      (A) Direct action on blood vessels
2. Captopril                                        (B) - adrenoceptor antagonist
3. Prazosin                                        (C) Decreases sympathetic activity through brain
4. Minoxidil                                        (D) Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor

Which statement about digoxin is correct?

Digitalis glycosides are used in congestive heart failure as they increase the____.

Digitalis is used in congestive heart failure. It acts by ____.

Concomitant administration of ____ increases the risk of digitalis toxicity.

___is a cardioselective -blocker with vasodilatory action.

___is specifically indicated for the treatment of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias.

Which angiotensin-II receptor blocker is used in hypertension?

Why may metoprolol be preferred over propranolol when β₁-selectivity is clinically desirable?

Which cardiac drug exerts its positive inotropic action primarily by stimulating β₁-adrenoceptors and increasing intracellular cAMP?

Which antianginal drug may produce reflex tachycardia because of marked vasodilation?

Which drug is particularly useful in vasospastic or Prinzmetal angina because it blocks L-type calcium channels and relaxes coronary vascular smooth muscle?

Sublingual nitroglycerine tablet has a duration of action of___.

Which antihypertensive drug inhibits the renin angiotensin-aldosterone system?

Terazosin lowers blood pressure primarily by blocking which receptors?

Clonidine lowers blood pressure predominantly by stimulating which central receptors?

Which condition is an important contraindication to the use of a nonselective β-blocker such as propranolol?

Which one of the following sentence is true for nitrates?

Furosemide is an example of____.

Which of the following is a calcium channel blocker?

Which direct-acting arteriolar vasodilator relaxes vascular smooth muscle and is used in the treatment of hypertension?

Thiazide diuretics do not cause which of the following adverse effect?

____ is the most commonly used diuretic along with antihypertensive drugs.