HM Manual CH. Pharmacy

Question 0

How long do you keep prescriptions on file?

Answer 0

2 years

Question 1

Pharmocology:

Answer 1

the science dealing with the origin, nature, chemistry, effects and uses of medications

Question 2

What are the factors that influence dosages?

Answer 2

Sex, race, occupation, habitual use, time of administration, frequency of administaration, mode of administration

Question 3

Young’s rule:

Answer 3

Age in yrs/age+12 X AD = CD

Question 4

Morphine is contraindicated for patients with what?

Answer 4

head injuries, acute alcoholism and convulsive disorders

Question 5

Primaquine phosphate is contraindicated for who?

Answer 5

G-6 PD deficient personnel

Question 6

What laxative is recommended by radiology department for use prior to special x-rays?

Answer 6

magnesium citrate

Question 7

Diazepam is also known as what?

Answer 7

Cana - convulsive antidote, nerve agent. Typically issued with three mark I NAAK

Question 8

B vitamins:

Answer 8

B1 - Thiamine - treats beriberi
B2 - Riboflavin
B3 - Niacin - treats pellagra
B6 - Pyridoxine - used druing INH Therapy
B12 - Cyanobalamin - treats pernicious anemia

Question 9

Macrolides are effective against?

Answer 9

Gram positive cocci, nesseria, hemophilis & myobacteria

Question 10

What do anti-fungals do?

Answer 10

Inhibits or suppresses the growth of fungi, dermatophytes or candida

Question 11

What is most often used to treat candiasis?

Answer 11

nystatin (myocostatin)

Question 12

Permethrin is used for what?

Answer 12

Pediculosis capitus (head)
Dithibus pubis (crab lice) also indicated for scabies

-caution for infants, children & pregnant mothers

Question 13

Metronidazole (flagyl) treats what?

Answer 13

Amebiasis

-combining with alcohol can produce violent side effects

Question 14

What symptoms are associated with malaria?

Answer 14

fever, chills, and flu-like illness

Question 15

What drug is used to treat petit mal-epilepsy?

Answer 15

Phenobarbital (luminal)

Question 16

What drug is used to treat grand mal-epilepsy?

Answer 16

phenytoin sodium (dilatin)

Question 17

What drug would you use to treat narcolepsy?

Answer 17

dextroamphetamine sulfate (dexadrine)

Question 18

Meloxicam (mobic) is contraindicated for whom?

Answer 18

for women in their 3rd trimester of pregnancy

Question 19

When was smallpox eradicated and who declared it?

Answer 19

1980 - The WHO

Question 20

What are the two types of balancers?

Answer 20

Class A (torsion)
Electronic

Question 21

What is the max number of prescriptions to be written on a polyprescription?

Answer 21

Four

Question 22

What are the four parts of the DD 1289?

Answer 22

Supercrpition -“RX” symbol means “to take”
Inscription - list the name and quantity of medication to be used
Subscription - gives directions to the compounder
Signa - gives directions for the patient

Question 23

What kind of storage is required for schedule I&II drugs?

Answer 23

Vault or safe

Question 24

Scheduel I:

Answer 24

high abuse potential and no accepted medical use

Question 25

Schedule II:

Answer 25

Narcs, amphetamines, barbituates

• no refills
• filled within 7 days

Question 26

Schedule III:

Answer 26

non-barbituate sedatives, non-amphetamine stimulatants

• must be filled within 30days
• refills x5 within 6 months

Question 27

Schedule IV:

Answer 27

• filled within 30days

- refilled 5 times within 6 months

Question 28

Schedule V:

Answer 28

primary antitussives/antidiarrheals

• filled within 30days
• refilled up to 5 times within 6 months

Question 29

How many schedules of drugs are there?

Answer 29

5

Question 30

Fat soluble vitamins:

Answer 30

A - retinol
D - deficiency leads to rickets
E - tocopherol - protects the cell membrane
K - formation of prothrombin - deficiency increases clotting time

Question 31

6 rights of medication administraion:

Answer 31

PT
MED
ROUTE
DOSE
TIME 
DOCUMENT

Question 32

3 names for medications:

Answer 32

chemical - chemical and molecular structure
generic name - derived from the chemical name
brand name - (trade name) given by the manufacturer

Question 33

What will happen if you let silver nitrate dry out on a patient?

Answer 33

skin turns gray

-condition is know as argyria

Question 34

What broad-spectrum antibiotics were introduced in 1948?

Answer 34

Tetracyclines

Question 35

Why are tetracyclines not indicated for children and pregnant women?

Answer 35

because it produces discoloration of the teeth and depresses bone marrow growth

Question 36

How many hours before meals should you give tetracyclines?

Answer 36

1-2 hours before

Question 37

What are macroclides effective against?

Answer 37

gram positive coci, neisseria hemophilus and mycobcteria

Question 38

What is the drug of choice to prevent or relapse of malaria?

Answer 38

primaquine phosphate