Question

Match the following drugs with their therapeutic actions :

(i) Ranitidine	(a) Antidepressant
(ii) Nardil (Phenelzine)	(b)Antibiotic
(iii) Chloramphenicol	(c) Antihistamine
(iv)Dimetane (Brompheniramine)	(d) Antacid
	(e) Antacid

• A. $\left(i\right)-\left(a\right);\left(ii\right)-\left(c\right);\left(iii\right)-\left(b\right);\left(iv\right)-\left(e\right)$
• B. $\left(i\right)-\left(e\right);\left(ii\right)-\left(a\right);\left(iii\right)-\left(c\right);\left(iv\right)-\left(d\right)$
• C. $\left(i\right)-\left(d\right);\left(ii\right)-\left(a\right);\left(iii\right)-\left(b\right);\left(iv\right)-\left(c\right)$
• D. $\left(i\right)-\left(d\right);\left(ii\right)-\left(c\right);\left(iii\right)-\left(a\right);\left(iv\right)-\left(e\right)$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $\left(i\right)-\left(d\right);\left(ii\right)-\left(a\right);\left(iii\right)-\left(b\right);\left(iv\right)-\left(c\right)$

Ranitidine → Antacid
anitidine belongs to a group of drugs called histamine-2 blockers. It works by reducing the amount of acid your stomach produces.
Ranitidine has been used to treat and prevent ulcers in the stomach and intestines. It also was used to treat conditions in which the stomach produces too much acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome..

Nardil (Phenelzine) → Antidepressant
Phenelzine is an antidepressant (monoamine oxidase inhibitor). This medication treats depression by restoring the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain. Phenelzine can improve your mood and feelings of well-being.

Chloramphenicol → Antibiotic
Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. This includes use as an eye ointment to treat conjunctivitis. By mouth or by injection into a vein, it is used to treat meningitis, plague, cholera, and typhoid fever.

Dimetane → Antihistamine
Brompheniramine, sold under the brand name Dimetapp among others, is a first-generation antihistamine drug of the propylamine class. It is indicated for the treatment of the symptoms of the common cold and allergic rhinitis, such as runny nose, itchy eyes, watery eyes, and sneezing.
$\left(i\right)-\left(d\right);\left(ii\right)-\left(a\right);\left(iii\right)-\left(b\right);\left(iv\right)-\left(c\right)$
Option (c) is correct