Statistics for Medical drugs from description

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Clue	Drug	% Correct
peptide hormone produced by beta cells in pancreas	insulin	81%
antibiotic, discovered by Fleming	penicillin	64%
Loop diuretic, inhibits NKCC2 in thick ascending limb of loop of Henle	furosemide	48%
proton-pump inhibitor	omeprazole	40%
blocks voltage-gated sodium channels, used as local anaesthetic or class I antidysrhythmic	lidocaine	28%
NSAID, COX inhibitor	aspirin	27%
H2 histamine receptor antagonist	ranitidine	24%
potassium-sparing diuretic, aldosterone antagonist	spironolactone	23%
clinically used cardiac glycoside, inhibits sodium/potassium ATPase in myocardium	digoxin	21%
short-acting beta-2 agonist	salbutamol	21%
osmotic diuretic	mannitol	16%
class III antidysrhythmic agent, prolongs phase 3 of cardiac action potential	amiodarone	14%
selective beta-1 adrenergic antagonist	atenolol	14%
L-type calcium channel blocker	verapamil	14%
diuretic - carbonic anhydrase inhibitor	Acetazolamide	11%
non-selective beta adrenergic receptor blocker	propranolol	11%
endogenous catecholamine, favours beta adrenergic receptors	adrenaline	10%
potassium-sparing diuretic, blocks eNaC in DCT	amiloride	8%
competitive inverse agonist of muscarinic cholinergic receptors, non-selective	atropine	8%
predominantly beta-1 adrenergic agonist	dobutamine	8%
prevents vesicular release of ACh, causing paralysis of muscles	botulinum toxin	7%
CNS stimulant, indirectly acting sympathomimetic (IAS)	amphetamines	6%
thiazide diuretic, inhibits sodium reabsorption at beginning of DCT	bendroflumethiazide	6%
reversible AChE inhibitor, used to improve muscle tone in myasthenia gravis	neostigmine	6%
binds to voltage-gated sodium channels, blocking passage of sodium ions, found in pufferfish	tetrodotoxin	6%
depolarising neuromuscular blocker, acting on nicotinic receptors	suxamethonium	5%
non-selective beta agonist	isoprenaline	3%
non-depolarising blocking agent, competes for cholinergic receptors at motor end plates.	vecuronium	3%
Class Ib antidysrhythmic, used in treatment of some forms of long QT syndrome	mexiletine	1%
cardiac glycoside not clinically used, historically used in poison arrows	ouabain	1%
nicotinic cholinergic receptor antagonist	tubocurarine	1%