Genitourinary Medications Flashcards
A Vesicare prescription can be generically substituted with:
a. Valacyclovir
b. Bisoprolol
c. Quinapril
d. Solifenacin
Solifenacin
What is the generic name for Ditropan?
a. Divalproex
b. Oxybutynin
c. Tolterodine
d. Phenytoin
Oxybutynin
What is the generic name for Detrol?
a. Propranolol
b. Tolterodine
c. Hydralazine
d. Cimetidine
Tolterodine
A Cialis prescription can be generically substituted with:
a. Tadalafil
b. Sildenafil
c. Testosterone
d. Alendronate
Tadalafil
What is the generic name of Viagra?
a. Diazepam
b. Sildenafil
c. Silodosin
d. Diltiazem
Sildenafil
What is the generic name of Cardura?
a. Verapamil
b. Diltiazem
c. Doxazosin
d. Isosorbide
Doxazosin
The generic name of Hytrin is:
a. Terazosin
b. Doxazosin
c. Prazosin
d. Tamsulosin
Terazosin
What is the brand name of prazosin?
a. Catapress
b. Minipress
c. Lopressor
d. Apresoline
Minipress
What is the indication of tolterodine?
a. Smoking cessation?
b. Overactive bladder
c. Depression
d. ADHD
Overactive bladder
T/F: Sildenafil is a PDE-5 inhibitor available is a low-dose once daily formulation
False
Which medication is contraindicated in patients taking Viagra?
a. BiDil
b. Prinivil
c. Norvasc
d. Apresoline
BiDil
Which medication is contraindicated in patients taking tadalafil?
a. Warfarin
b. Nitroglycerin
c. Simvastatin
d. Labetalol
Nitroglycerin
Asking for at least two patient identifiers is a good technique to prevent which type of error?
a. Incorrect patient
b. Incorrect quantity
c. Incorrect drug
d. Incorrect directions
Incorrect patient
A patient dropped off a prescription for buspirone 5mg tablet – TK 1 TAB PO QAM at the pharmacy.
When he returned to pick up the prescription he was given bupropion 150mg – TK 1 TAB PO QAM instead. The patient realized that an error was made and brought the prescription back to the pharmacy before taking any medication. That is an example of:
a. A near miss
b. An incorrect drug error
c. An incorrect dose error
d. An abnormal dose error
An incorrect drug error
A patient brought in a prescription for Norvasc 10mg – TK 1 TAB PO QD #30 2Rf’s DAW-1. The pharmacy did not have brand name Norvasc in stock so it filled the prescription with amlodipine 10mg instead. What type of error does this constitute?
a. Therapeutic substitution error
b. DAW error
c. LASA drug error
d. Class III recall
DAW error
An antibiotic is typically dosed at 100mg/kg/day in two divided doses. A 15kg patient received a prescription for 500mg Q 12 HRS. The dose of this prescription could be considered
a. An overdose
b. An appropriate dose
c. An underdose
d. DAW-2
An underdose
The purpose of VAERS is to:
a. Ensure that enough people are getting the flu vaccine for it to be effective
b. Monitor inappropriate use of controlled medications
c. Ensure that a REMS program is followed
d. Ensure that vaccines are effective and are being used appropriately
Ensure that vaccines are effective and are being used appropriately
A patient received a prescription for ibuprofen 100mg/5mL suspension - TK 5mL PO Q6H. What dosing insuctions should be included as part of the directions.
a. Shake well
b. Avoid alcohol
c. Refrigerate
d. All of the above
Shake well
A mother brought in a prescription for her daughter’s allergy medication.
“Cetirizine 1mg/1ml – TK 4mg PO QAM x30days Disp: QS”
The pharmacy dispensed the following prescription: Cetirizine 1mg/1mL – Take 4mL by mouth every day in the morning for 30 days. Dispense: 120mL
What error did the pharmacy commit? (check all that apply)
a. Improper use of a trailing 0
b. Insufficient quantity dispensed
c. Excess quantity dispensed
d. No error was committed
No error was committed
Which parameter is considered to be to be a primary patient identifier?
a. Patient name
b. Patient date of birth
c. Patient telephone number
d. Patient address
Patient name
T/F: “Yes or No” type questions should not be used when verifying patient identity.
True
Which medication pair has an FDA-approved tallMAN lettering?
a. Famotidine and famciclovir
b. Prednisone and prednisolone
c. Avapro and Avalide
d. Advair Diskus and AdvairHFA
Prednisone and prednisolone
A pharmacy technician transcribed a verbal order for warfarin as: “Warfarin Take 1.0mg PO QD”. This is an example of:
a. Added precision to prevent errors
b. A LASA medication
c. An improper use of a trailing zero
d. tallMAN lettering
An improper use of a trailing zero
A patient brought in a prescription for “prednisone 10mg tablets - TK 5mg PO BID”. The pharmacy technician performing data entry entered “Take .5 tablet by mouth daily” in the directions field. This is an example of:
a. An excessively low dose
b. Missing a leading zero
c. An issue that requires a pharmacist intervention
d. A medication with a REMS program
Missing a leading zero
Which of these is an example of an abbreviation that should be avoided?
a. APAP
b. HCTZ
c. MSO4
d. NTG
MSO4
LB is 32 year old male that presents to the pharmacy with a prescription:
Testosterone cypionate 200mg/mL - Inj 50mg IM Q 7 days
How many milliliters should the patient inject per dose?
a. 1mL
b. 0.25mL
c. 0.5mL
d. 4mL
0.25mL
This can be solved with a proportion:
200mg / mL = 50mg / XmL
Cross multiply: (200mg)(XmL)=(50mg)(1mL)
Divide both sides by 200 to isolate the X
XmL = (50 x 1) / 200
X = 50 / 200
X = 0.25mL
BK is a 7 year old with a prescription for an antibiotic:
Amoxicillin 250mg/5mL Suspenson - Tk 8mL PO BID x 5 days
How man milligrams of amoxicillin will this patient take per dose?
a. 250mg
b. 375mg
c. 400mg
d. 750mg
400mg
Stock solution contains 200mg of drug per milliliter? How many milliliters are needed to administer 850mg?
a. 4.25
b. 3.9
c. 4.65
d. 4.4
4.25
Fluphenazine long-acting injection is available in a 25mg/mL strength. How many milliliters are needed to administer 60mg of fluphenazine?
a. 2.4mL
b. 2.3mL
c. 2.25mL
d. 2.35mL
2.4mL
Atropine is available in a 2mg/0.7mL syringe. How many mL are needed to administer a 3.5mg dose?
a. 1.225mL
b. 1.315mL
c. 1.4mL
d. 1.18mL
1.225mL
An extended-release formulation of a medication was dispensed instead of the immediate-release. How would you classify this error?
a. Wrong dosage form
b. Wrong quantity
c. Error of omission
d. DAW-1
Wrong dosage form
A patient comes to the pharmacy with a prescription for:
“Prednisone 10mg tablets – tk 5 Tab on day 1, tk 4 tab on day 2, tk 3 tab on day 3, tk 2 tab on day 4, tk 1 tab on day 5, and tk 1/2 tab on day 6. Dispense: QS. Refills:0”
The pharmacy dispenses 15 tablets with the instructions “Take 5 tablets on day 1, then take 4 tablets on day 2, then take 3 tablets on day 3, then take 2 tablets on day 4, then take 1 tablet on day 5, then take 0.5 tablet on day 6”
What error(s) did the pharmacy commit? (check all that apply)
a. Improper use of a leading 0
b. Incorrect quantity error
c. Incorrect route error
d. Early refill error
Incorrect quantity error and Incorrect route error