1020 Review 1

Question 1

Pharmacy technicians must be trained through a formalized training program in order to work as a technician in a pharmacy.

Answer 1

False

**Feedback: **Many of the pharmacy technician skills can be learned through on-the-job training, but formalized training and technician certification programs are making for higher-quality personnel.

Question 2

All Internet or cyber-pharmacies are illegal.

Answer 2

False

**Feedback: **They are legal if they are licensed in the state where they are located and in the states where they are doing business.

Question 3

Presently, ____ leads in setting standards for natural remedies.

Answer 3

Germany

**Feedback: **Germany has the highest standards for natural remedies. Much of the work done in Germany may soon be shared throughout the world of pharmacy.

Question 4

____ is the attainment and retainment of equilibrium in the body through appropriate drugs and diet.

Answer 4

Homeostasis

**Feedback: **Homeostasis means the body is well balanced. It was the traditional benchmark of numerous practices and writings.

Question 5

____ is considered to be the father of medicine.?

Answer 5

Hippocrates

**Feedback: **Hippocrates practiced medicine and pharmacy in ancient Greece and was considered to be the father of medicine.

Question 6

Viscous mucous secreted orally is ____

Answer 6

Phlegm

**Feedback: **Phlegm is a thick mucous fluid that is secreted orally.

Question 7

The word for drug in Hippocratic writing was ____.

Answer 7

Pharmakon

**Feedback: **Pharmakon was the word used for drug in Hippocratic writing. It was defined as a purifying remedy.

Question 8

____ treats health problems with very dilute substances that cause the same effect as the symptom.

Answer 8

Homeopathy

**Feedback: **Homeopathy treats symptoms with a dilute substance that causes the same effect as the symptom. For example, a person with a fever would be treated with minute doses of a fever-producing agent.

Question 9

The science that deals with the medicinal ingredients in living plants is ____.

Answer 9

Pharmacognosy

**Feedback: **Pharmacognosy is closely related to the study of plants because it deals with the medicinal ingredients in living plants.

Question 10

____ is called the father of botany?

Answer 10

Theophrastus

**Feedback: **Theophrastus, called the father of botany, made observations and writings that dealt with medical qualities and peculiarities of herbs.

Question 11

The treatment of disease with medications is ____.

Answer 11

Pharmacotherapy

**Feedback: **Pharmacotherapy is referred to as the treatment of disease with medications as organized by Galen.

Question 12

The author of “On the Art of Healing”was ____.

Answer 12

Galen

**Feedback: **Galen compiled and added to drug information in Rome in his famous writing entitled?On the Art of Healing.

Question 13

Genesis mentions _______, a remedy used throughout history as an appetite stimulant.

Answer 13

Myrrh

**Feedback: **Myrrh is a remedy used throughout history to increase the appetite.

Question 14

Garlic is currently being investigated as a means to ____.

Answer 14

Reduce blood pressure, Lower cholesterol, and Possibly inhibit growth of cancer cells

Feedback: Garlic, taken orally and worn around the neck by some, is said to reduce blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and possibly inhibit growth of cancer cells. Garlic is mentioned in the Old Testament and is still used today.

Question 15

Drugs used in early China include ____.

Answer 15

Ephedra and Camphor

Feedback: Ephedra, cassia, rhubarb, camphor, and ginseng are among the drugs that were used in early China.

Question 16

In early China, ____ drugs treated heart conditions

Answer 16

Red

Feedback: Red drugs treated heart conditions in early China. Red is a color used to symbolize blood.

Question 17

In early China, ____ drugs were used to treat liver problems.

Answer 17

Yellow

Feedback: Yellow drugs were used to treat liver problems. Liver problems can result in jaundice, which is a yellowing of the skin.

Question 18

____ was the first antibiotic used in therapy.

Answer 18

Penicillin

Feedback: Penicillin, an anti-infective drug, was the first antibiotic used to inhibit microbial growth.

Question 19

____ was a disease that crippled American President Franklin Roosevelt and killed and crippled many children.

Answer 19

Poliomyelitis

Feedback: Polio crippled many, included President Franklin Roosevelt. Two vaccines were developed: an injectable vaccine and an oral vaccine.

Question 20

The ____ of patients refers to all the functions and paperwork associated with a patient?s stay in the hospital.

Answer 20

Processing

**Feedback: **Processing includes the admission process, medical records function, utilization review, billing, and discharge planning.

Question 21

There are various services offered in the hospital. ____ service counsels patients and prepares and serves patient and employee meals.

Answer 21

Dietary

**Feedback: **A dietician is on staff and coordinates healthy menus for the various patient diets specified by the doctor. Dietary services are essential to the successful operation of a hospital.

Question 22

There are various services offered in the hospital. ____ keeps the hospital clean and plays an integral role in infection control.

Answer 22

Housekeeping

**Feedback: **The housekeeping department is responsible for cleaning the entire facility and is essential to the successful operation of a hospital.

Question 23

There are various services offered in the hospital. ____ maintains the facility and provides the necessary heating or air conditioning and other utilities.

Answer 23

Plant Engineering

**Feedback: **Plant engineering is a service that is ?behind? the scenes. You may not see these people on an everyday basis, but they work to make sure everything is functioning properly in the facility.

Question 24

A pharmacist can obtain advanced training and earn a(n) ____.

Answer 24

Pharm D.

**Feedback: **The Pharm D. is an advanced degreed earned by pharmacists with a B.S. degree. It helps pharmacists provide enhanced support to the health care team.

Question 25

____ made home health care services available to the elderly and to certain disabled younger Americans.

Answer 25

Medicare

**Feedback: **Home health care services were made available to the elderly by Medicare. In 1973, certain disabled younger Americans were also eligible for Medicare.

Question 26

The predominant form of home health services is ____.

Answer 26

Nursing

Feedback:?Home health care services consist of a wide diversity of health care services, but nursing is the predominant form of service.

Question 27

___ testing is the measure of percent of oxygen saturation in the blood.

Answer 27

Oximetry

**Feedback: **The oximeter measures the percent of oxygen saturation in the blood.

Question 28

Over ___ of home pharmacy services consists of home infusion therapy.

Answer 28

90%

**Feedback: **Over 90% of home pharmacy service is home infusion therapy. Home infusion therapy is described as a medical therapy that involves the prolonged injection of pharmaceutical products.

Question 29

Factors that may affect the stability of a product may include ____.

Answer 29

Temperature and Light

**Feedback: **When a medication is being delivered, it must be packaged so that factors such as temperature, light and humidity will not affect the product. Odors do not affect the stability.

Question 30

In physician-based practices, ____ are usually responsible for compounding and admixing the IV medications.

Answer 30

Nurses

**Feedback: **Nurses, not pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, or physicians are responsible for compounding and admixing IV medications.

Question 31

____ gives pharmacy staff the basic guidelines for the compounding environment based on the type of compounding that is to be done.

Answer 31

USP 797

**Feedback: **Compounding practices must adhere to the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter 797.

Question 32

A ____ is responsible for telephoning patients and making sure they have an appropriate inventory of ancillary supplies and medications.

Answer 32

**Patient Service Rep **

**Feedback: **Pharmacy technicians who enjoy dealing with people can move into the role of the patient service representative or coordinator. They are responsible for contacting the patients and making sure they have everything they need.

Question 33

This person is responsible for negotiating prices, purchasing contracts, and handling drug and product recalls.

Answer 33

Purchasing Coordinator

**Feedback: **The purchasing coordinator purchases all of the ancillary patient supplies and office supplies required by the pharmacy.

Question 34

The ____ is responsible for processing patient invoices with insurance companies, Medicare carriers, and/or state Medicaid programs.

Answer 34

Billing Clerk/Case Manager

**Feedback: **The billing clerk/case manager may be responsible for verifying patients? insurance coverage and getting authorization from payers and negotiating prices, as well as processing patient invoices with various insurance companies.

Question 35

____ may be defined as the provision of health care services to patients in their place of residence.

Answer 35

Home Health Care

**Feedback: **Home health care is the provision of health care services to patients in their home. Home health care is not anything new. It is, by definition, as old as mankind.

Question 36

The first major boom in the number of home health care agencies occurred in 1965 with the enactment of ____.

Answer 36

Medicare

**Feedback: **Medicare made home health care services available to the elderly and certain disabled younger Americans.

Question 37

The ____ legislation guaranteed payment for those deemed to be indigent.

Answer 37

Medicaid

**Feedback: **Medicaid is based on a person?s income. It is responsible for helping those who are indigent with their health care needs.

Question 38

The medication nurse has only ____ hour(s) grace period on either side of the stated medication time to successfully complete her drug pass.

Answer 38

1

**Feedback: **The challenge is to give all the drugs that must be given to all the population that must be medicated with the proper protocols within the 1-hour grace period.

Question 39

Under Medicare Part D all patients are assigned to ________, which act as a gatekeeper between the individual and government payer.

Answer 39

PDP’s

**Feedback: **Medicare Part D patients are assigned to Preferred Drug Providers (PDPs). Each PDP has its own formulary.

Question 40

In this system, individual pills are packaged in blister packs on a 30-day calendar card.

Answer 40

Unit-Dose

**Feedback: **The unit-dose system consists of medications being blister packed. Nurses can check at any time to verify that a dose has been given using this system.

Question 41

____ are charged with the responsibility of properly administering medication to the resident.

Answer 41

Nurses

**Feedback: **Nurses are responsible for properly administering medications to the residents.

Question 42

____ is a method to assure the proper monitoring of drug usage.

Answer 42

Automatic Stop Order

**Feedback: **Certain medications need to be re-evaluated after specific time intervals, 1 week, 10 days, or 1 month. Antibiotics would be an example of this type of medication. An automatic stop order would assure proper monitoring of these medications.

Question 43

Prescriptions must be renewed every ____ days in a long-term setting.

Answer 43

30

**Feedback: **Prescriptions must be renewed every 30 days in a long-term setting. It is possible for the provider pharmacy to forecast what prescriptions will be repeated.

Question 44

____ Personnel have developed expertise in pain management and help serve the dying population in long-term care facilities.

Answer 44

Hospice

**Feedback: **Hospice personnel help keep patients suffering from terminal conditions comfortable by managing their pain. The services were only home based but are now available in long-term care facilities.

Question 45

Medicare Part ____ is available to eligible individuals to help with drug coverage.

Answer 45

D

**Feedback: **All individuals who qualify for Medicare Part A or Medicare Part B can purchase drug coverage for their needs.

Question 46

Medicare Part ____ usually covers hospital stays and some nursing home time.

Answer 46

A

**Feedback: **Medicare Part A is responsible for covering hospital stays and some nursing home time. In skilled nursing facilities, Medicare coverage is limited to 100 days, 80 of which have a significant co-pay requirement.

Question 47

Medicare Part ____ covers doctors? visits, specialized tests, and supplies.

Answer 47

B

**Feedback: **Medicare Part B covers doctors? visits, specialized tests, and supplies. Supplies can include medical equipment too. Medicare B typically covers 80% of these areas.

Question 48

Medicare Part ____ comprises the managed care and/or hospice benefit.

Answer 48

C

**Feedback: **Medicare Part C is responsible for any managed care and/or hospice benefit. Medicare functions better for short-term episodes and not for continuing care needs.

Question 49

A ____ nursing home is owned by either one person, family, partnership, or corporation. It is by far the most numerous of the types of nursing homes.

Answer 49

Proprietary

**Feedback: **A proprietary nursing home is run like a corporate business and should make a profit for investors. It is owned by one person, family, partnership, or corporation.

Question 50

One of the reasons the number of prescriptions is rising is the ____ of the population.

Answer 50

Aging

**Feedback: **People are living longer and healthier than ever before. The number of prescriptions is rising because the population is aging.

Question 51

Community pharmacy is an example of ____.

Answer 51

Ambulatory Care

**Feedback: **Community pharmacy is a branch of ambulatory care practice.

Question 52

When patients are in the hospital or reside in a long-term care facility, they are referred to as ____.

Answer 52

Inpatients

**Feedback: **Inpatients are living temporarily in a facility. When they are residing at home, they are referred to as outpatients.

Question 53

As people age, their requirements for medications ____ and ____ prescriptions are needed.

Answer 53

Increase; More

**Feedback: **The aging population causes more medications to be needed; therefore more prescriptions are being filled.

Question 54

A responsibility of the pharmacy technician may include ____.

Answer 54

**Collecting Patients **Info **

**Feedback: **Pharmacy technicians are not allowed to counsel patients, prescribe medications, or take new prescriptions from physicians. Technicians are allowed to collect any necessary patient information in order to process the prescription.

Question 55

____ Pharmacies consist of one to four stores owned and operated by an individual pharmacist or group of individuals.

Answer 55

Independent

**Feedback: **Independent pharmacies are not part of a large corporation. They are sometimes referred to as ?mom and pop? organizations.

Question 56

____ Pharmacies can be regional or national or have stores spread out all over the country.

Answer 56

Chain

**Feedback: **Chain pharmacies are generally larger than independent pharmacies and carry a large variety of products. Examples of chain pharmacies include Wal-Mart, Target, and K-Mart.

Question 57

____ involves making a medication into another form than what is available.

Answer 57

Compounding

**Feedback: **Medications that are available in an oral form can be compounded into other forms. For example, Phenergan, which is available in tablet, suppository, and IV form, can be compounded into a cream.

Question 58

Reasons people do not use mail order pharmacies might include ____.

Answer 58

Lack of 1-on-1 Conctact & Delay Getting Medications

**Feedback: **Most people desire one-on-one contact when it comes to their medications. People are often frustrated because there are no guarantees that their medication will arrive on time due to the mail services being unpredictable.

Question 59

____ Pharmacies accept new prescriptions from patients through the mail, dispense the prescriptions, and send them back through the mail to the patients.

Answer 59

Mail Order

**Feedback: **Mail order pharmacies accept new prescriptions through the mail and dispense them and send them back through the mail.

Question 60

A physician calls the pharmacy with a new prescription. The pharmacy technician answers the phone. What should the pharmacy technician do?

Answer 60

Get Pharmacist to Phone

**Feedback: **Pharmacy technicians are not allowed to take new prescriptions over the telephone. They may only take refills. The technician will need to get the pharmacist to the phone.