JEE Main 2023 · 29 January · evening · Single correct · +4 / −1
A doctor prescribed the drug Equanil to a patient. The patient was likely to have symptoms of which disease?
- (a) Stomach ulcers
- (b) Depression and hypertension
- (c) Anxiety and stress
- (d) Hyperacidity
Answer and solution
Answer (b) Depression and hypertension
Solution
Chemistry ma’am · 3 steps
Equanil is a tranquilizer, so it treats the mind and blood pressure, not the stomach.
- Name the class. Equanil is the trade name of meprobamate, a mild tranquilizer. Tranquilizers act on the central nervous system and are used for stress and mental illness.
- Its specific use. The NCERT text gives a specific use for Equanil: it is used in controlling depression and hypertension. This is the line JEE questions test.
Condition Drug class that treats it Example Hyperacidity, stomach ulcers Antacids, H₂-receptor blockers Ranitidine, cimetidine Depression and hypertension Tranquilizer Equanil (meprobamate) Depression Antidepressants Iproniazid, phenelzine - So. A patient given Equanil most likely had depression and hypertension, which is option (b).
The idea to keep. First match the drug to its class, then recall the use NCERT states for it. Antacids treat the stomach. Tranquilizers like Equanil treat the mind and hypertension.
Answer from the NTA final answer key. Solution by PrepWiser.