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MCQs on "Antibiotics usage in pregnancy & lactation" by Dr. Thomas Man-kit So

Direction: Choose the single best answer and give a tick in the corresponding box on the answer form.

1.	The following antibiotic is compatible with breast feeding except:
	a) Ampicillin
	b) Erythromycin
	c) Nitrofurantoin
	d) Ceftibuten
	e) Chloramphenicol

2.	The following antibiotic is compatible with use in the 1st trimester of pregnancy except:
	a) Cotrimoxazole
	b) Nitrofurantoin
	c) Augmentin
	d) Metronidazole
	e) Erythromycin

3.	Which one of the following statements describing the US Food and Drug Administration pregnancy labeling categories is incorrect:
	a) Category A: well-controlled studies available in humans with no adverse effects observed in human pregnancies
	b) Category B: no adverse effects in well-controlled studies of human pregnancies with adverse effects seen in animal pregnancies or no adverse effects in animal pregnancies without well-controlled human pregnancy data available
	c) Category C: Human data lacking with adverse pregnancy effects seen in animal studies or no pregnancy data available in either animals or humans
	d) Category D: Adverse effects demonstrated in human pregnancies; benefits of drug use may outweigh the associated risks
	e) Category X: Adverse effects demonstrated in animal pregnancies but not in human pregnancies; the risk of drug use clearly outweigh any possible benefits

4.	The following antibiotics have risk of haemolysis in G6PD-deficient individuals except:
	a) Cotrimoxazole
	b) Nitrofurantoin
	c) Augmentin
	d) Ciprofloxacin
	e) Moxifloxacin

5.	The following statements about the actual amount of antibiotic exposure to infant on breast feeding are true except:
	a) Drug with high lipophilicity favours accumulation in milk
	b) Drug with low molecular weight is transferred more readily into milk
	c) Dependent on suckling pattern of the infant
	d) Independent of relationship of feeding to the time of maternal drug administratione) Dependent on dose and dose interval prescribed to the mother

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