KROK 1 2018 – Question 43 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient used an indirect-acting adrenergic agonist to treat rhinitis. After the patient has been putting in the nose drops for several days, the vasoconstrictive effect of the drug gradually diminished. Name this phenomenon:
- A. Cumulation
- B. Tachyphylaxis
- C. Teratogenicity
- D. Idiosyncrasy
- E. Allergy
Hint
Think about what happens to the stored mediator that an indirect sympathomimetic releases when the drug is given repeatedly at short intervals.
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