Adverse drug reactions: practice question

A Pharmacology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pharmacology · Adverse drug reactions

Sample item

Which term describes an unwanted harmful effect at normal therapeutic doses?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Adverse drug reaction

The key Adverse drug reactions principle identifies Adverse drug reaction as the best answer because it most directly accounts for the mechanism, use, or laboratory finding described.

Option by option

  • A. Bioequivalence

    Bioequivalence is inconsistent with the requested mechanism or identification.

  • B. Therapeutic index

    Therapeutic index may have another clinical role but is not supported by this clue.

  • C. Adverse drug reaction (correct)

    Correct. Adverse drug reaction matches the decisive principle in this item.

  • D. Placebo effect

    Placebo effect does not fit the stated adverse drug reactions relationship.

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What is the answer to this Pharmacology question?

The best answer is C, Adverse drug reaction. The key Adverse drug reactions principle identifies Adverse drug reaction as the best answer because it most directly accounts for the mechanism, use, or laboratory finding described.

Why is "Bioequivalence" not the answer?

Bioequivalence is inconsistent with the requested mechanism or identification.

Why is "Therapeutic index" not the answer?

Therapeutic index may have another clinical role but is not supported by this clue.

Why is "Placebo effect" not the answer?

Placebo effect does not fit the stated adverse drug reactions relationship.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Adverse drug reactions in Pharmacology. The correct option holds because: Correct. Adverse drug reaction matches the decisive principle in this item.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Adverse drug reactions?

Learn drugs as classes, then the exception in each class that an examiner would pick. Then use the flashcards and the other Pharmacology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.