Clinical Pharmacology Chapter 6 Nitrates and Nitroglycerin Q&A ( 1 OF 17) Sample Questions
1. Which of the following is NOT a nitrate of organic ester type nitric acid?
- A. Nitroglycerine SL spray
- B. Nitroglycerine transdermal patch
- C. Isosorbide dintrate
- D. Amyl nitrite
- E. None of the above
Ans:
D
Tips: Amyl nitrite is chemically a nitrite and it is an organic ester of nitrous acid. However, Nitroglycerine and Isosorbide dinitrate are nitrates, organic esters of nitric acid.