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Reg. No. : .........................

Name : ..............................

M.D. Pharmacology Degree Examination, May 2009

(2004 Scheme)
Paper – IV : CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND RECENT ADVANCES
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 100

Instruction : Answer all questions.

I. Design a phase II clinical trial for the study of an anti hypertensive activity of a
new drug molecule.
Add a note on the prerequisites required before the conduct of this trial. 20

II. Write briefly on : (8×10=80 Marks)

1) Pharmacovigilance

2) Cytokines as potential therapeutic targets

3) Drugs for treating obesity

4) Atypical antidepressants

5) Treatment of Alzehmier’s disease

6) Treatment of venous thrombosis

7) Therapeutic drug monitering

8) Melatonin.

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