This post includes the most important and frequently asked past paper questions from Paper-2 of the 2nd Year Pharmacy Technician (Category B) syllabus.
It covers 4 major subjects: Fundamentals of Pharmacology, Law & Ethics, Social Behavior, and Fundamentals of Computer. All key board topics are listed in one place to help students revise quickly, and prepare confidently for final exams.
Pharmacology
1. Parenteral route along with its advantages and disadvantages
2. Oral route along with its advantages and disadvantages
3. Pharmacology and its branches (5 branches)
4. Define posology, drug and prodrug
5. Define therapeutic dose, lethal dose 50, placebo, osmosis and isotonic solution
6. Define antagonists, antidote, TD50, bradycardia, palpitations
7. Drug absorption (transport of drug from GIT)
8. Drug metabolism
9. Drug absorption
10. Drug elimination
11. Receptors and their types for drug action
12. Factors affecting bioavailability of orally given drugs
13. Factors modifying actions and doses of drugs
14. Neuron and its types
15. Neurotransmitters and important neurotransmitters
16. Atropine
17. Acetylcholine
18. Succinylcholine
19. Epinephrine
20. Propranolol
21. Hypertension and antihypertensive drugs
22. Angina and drugs used in treatment
23. Benzodiazepines
24. Treatment of toxicity
25. Classification of anti-ulcer drugs
26. Antiviral and antifungal drugs
27. Note on epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs
28. Antihistamines
29. Asthma and its drugs
30. Concept of toxicity
31. Prototype drugs used to treat diarrhea
32. H2 blockers
33. Antiepileptic drugs
34. Difference between histamines and antihistamines
35. Difference between antihistamines and antifungal
36. Differentiate between agonists and antagonists
37. Differentiate between sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons
38. Define heart failure & classify drugs used in heart failure
39. Define cholinergic agonists & classification of anticholinergic drugs
40. How drugs acting on CNS regulate its functions? Enlist major CNS drug categories
41. Diagram of Diuretics Action on kidney.
42. Diagram of Pharmacokinetics
Social Behaviour
1. Define behavioural sciences. Write categories and principles
2. Developmental stages of life
3. Hereditary cultural influences on human behaviour
4. Environmental influences
5. Mental health
6. Applied psychology concept
7. Difference between verbal and nonverbal communication
8. What is communication? Write its importance
9. Principles of verbal and nonverbal communication
10. Basic steps to improve writing skills and importance of writing skills
Law & Ethics
1. Pharmacy law and its structure
2. Code of ethics for pharmacists/pharmacy technicians/healthcare
3. Legal guidelines for pharmacy technicians/pharmacists
4. Misbranded drugs
5. Risk management plan
6. Sales management
7. Advertising and major advertising media
8. Provincial Quality Control Board
9. Powers and duties of inspectors
10. Functions of Central and Provincial Pharmacy Councils
11. Legal guidelines for Poisonous drugs, Narcotics, Pregnancy Related drugs, Bill warranty, Expiry Control
Computer
1. Note on input and output devices
2. Note on record keeping (2)
3. Major types of computers
4. Basic computer components
5. What is a storage device?
6. What is a supercomputer?
7. Note on data analysis (2)
8. Word processing features (2)
9. What are PC tools? Name a few
10. Advantages and disadvantages of computer
11. Important tools of PC
12. Advantage of computer-based record
13. Functions of computer
14. Difference between hardware and software (2)
15. Applications of computer in medicine and healthcare
16. Different types of network
17. Define computer & write its 4 functions
18. Applications of computer (2)
19. Define computer network; write advantages and disadvantages
20. Difference between DOS and Windows