Adverse Drug Reactions and Pharmacovigilance
- Previous year questions on Adverse Drug Reactions and Pharmacovigilance for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Pharmacology section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 74 live questions in Adverse Drug Reactions and Pharmacovigilance.
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- Pharmacology is worth about 20 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Oral anticoagulants given to pregnant women cause
- ALong bones limb defect
- BCraniofacial malformation✓ Correct answer
- CCVS malformation
- DCostochondro dysplasia
Q2.Oral anticoagulants given to pregnant women can cause
- ALong bones limb defect
- BCraniofacial malformation✓ Correct answer
- CCVS malformation
- DCosto chondrodysplasia
Q3.A patient of depression who is on lithium therapy is diagnosed to have hypertension. Which of the following antihypeensive agent should be avoided in order to reduce the risk of lithium toxicity?
- AMethyldopa
- BBeta blockers
- CCalcium channel blockers
- DDiuretics✓ Correct answer
Q4.Discoloration of the skin, mucosa and nails is sideeffect of
- AZidovudine✓ Correct answer
- BLamivudine
- CStavudine
- DEnfuviide
Q5.Which of the following drug can be accumulated in foetus in very significant amount if given to pregnant mother?
- AThiopentone
- BPropofol
- CMidazolam
- DLignocaine✓ Correct answer
Q6.Which of the following congential anomalies is seen with maternal use of cocaine?
- ASacral agenesis
- BHydrops
- CCerebral infarction✓ Correct answer
- DHypertrichosis
Q7.Which of the following is a category X drug:
- AItraconazole
- BIsotretinoin✓ Correct answer
- CNitrofurantoin
- DAcyclovir
Q8.Recently aseptic meningitis was discovered as an adverse effect of which of the following drug?
- AIbuprofen✓ Correct answer
- BParacetamol
- CKetorolac
- DNimesulide
Q9.All of the following can result in gynaecomastia except;
- Asulphonamides
- BSpironolactone
- CDigoxin
- DAromatase inhibitors✓ Correct answer
Q10.Which of the following antimicrobials should not be given to a chronic asthmatic patient managed on theophylline therapy?
- AErythromycin✓ Correct answer
- BCefotaxime
- CCotrimoxazole
- DAmoxicillin
Answer key
Q1: B. Craniofacial malformation; Q2: B. Craniofacial malformation; Q3: D. Diuretics; Q4: A. Zidovudine; Q5: D. Lignocaine; Q6: C. Cerebral infarction; Q7: B. Isotretinoin; Q8: A. Ibuprofen; Q9: D. Aromatase inhibitors; Q10: A. Erythromycin.
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