Pilocarpine: muscanic agonist ✓ Passing Score: 50% 📝 Questions: 14 🎓 Practice Quiz Welcome! This is a practice quiz to test your knowledge. Please enter your details below to participate. Your results will be emailed to you upon completion. Your Information Name * Email * Start Quiz → Question 1 of 14 1 Which of the following is NOT a typical adverse effect of topical pilocarpine eye drops? * Conjunctival hyperemia Blurred vision Stye formation Headache Eye pain 2 Pilocarpine’s action on muscarinic receptors leads to increased aqueous humor outflow primarily through which pathway? * Schlemm’s canal dilation Conventional (trabecular meshwork) Uveoscleral pathway Ciliary body secretion Vitreous humor drainage 3 Which drug class should be used cautiously in combination with pilocarpine due to additive parasympathomimetic effects? * Statins Calcium channel blockers Anticholinergic agents Diuretics Beta‑blockers 4 Pilocarpine is metabolized predominantly through which pathway in the liver? * Oxidative deamination Glucuronidation Hydroxylation Acetylation Sulfation 5 Pilocarpine exerts its therapeutic effect in open-angle glaucoma primarily by acting on which type of muscarinic receptor in the ciliary body? * M2 M5 M3 M4 M1 6 Pilocarpine’s therapeutic effect is most pronounced when used at which concentration in ophthalmic preparations? * 0.5% 5% 0.1% 2% 1% 7 Which of the following statements best describes the onset of action for pilocarpine eye drops? * Gradual, over 48 hours Rapid, within 30 minutes Immediate, within 5 minutes Variable, depending on patient age Delayed, after 24 hours 8 Which of the following patient populations should be monitored closely when initiating pilocarpine therapy? * Smokers over 40 Patients with hypertension Elderly with chronic kidney disease Pregnant women in the first trimester Children with asthma 9 Pilocarpine is often used to treat \"xerostomia\" in patients receiving what type of therapy? * Antidiabetics Antihypertensives Antidepressants Chemotherapy Antiepileptics 10 Which receptor subtype is primarily responsible for pilocarpine-induced salivation and lacrimation? * M1 M4 M2 M3 M5 11 In ocular pharmacodynamics, what does the \"carbachol index\" refer to when evaluating pilocarpine? * Rate of systemic absorption Potency comparison to acetylcholine Ability to induce miosis relative to carbachol Ratio of pilocarpine to its metabolite Efficiency in lowering intraocular pressure 12 Which of the following systemic side effects is most likely due to pilocarpine’s parasympathomimetic activity? * Bradycardia Mydriasis Hyperthermia Hypoglycemia Hypertension 13 Pilocarpine is contraindicated in patients with which ocular condition? * Dry eye syndrome Acute angle‑closure glaucoma Astigmatism Retinal detachment Cataract 14 What is the most common route of administration of pilocarpine for ocular indications? * Sublingual tablets Intramuscular injection Topical eye drops Oral capsule Intravenous infusion ← Previous Next → Submit Quiz ✓