Intro To Pharm - 8/1 Segars

Question 1

What are the 6 key aspects of each drug group?

Answer 1

Drug name and class
MOA
Indications/Uses
Toxicities 
Monitoring 
Drug Interactions

Question 2

Bio equivalent drugs have the same what?

Answer 2

Rate and extent of absorption

Question 3

Which type of drugs have no abuse potential?

Answer 3

Non-scheduled/non-controlled

Question 4

What class of drugs have the highest risk of abuse?

Lowest?

Answer 4

class 1

Class 5

Question 5

What are the 9 legal requirements of a rx?

Answer 5

Name/address of prescriber
Name/address of pt
Date written
Name and strength of med
Directions for use
Quantity (#) dispensed
# refills
Rx'er signature
Rx'er DEA #

Question 6

What is the legal limit on quantity dispensed for class 3-5 drugs?

Class 2?

Answer 6

90 days

30

Question 7

When is partial filling for class 2 drugs possible?

Answer 7

Pharmacist doesn’t have full quantity

LTC/hospice

Question 8

How many pounds in 1 kg?

Answer 8

2.2

Question 9

How many ml in 1 oz?

Answer 9

30 ml

Question 10

How many pints in 1 quart?

How many ml in 1 quart?

Answer 10

2 pints

946 ml

Question 11

How many ml in 1 pint?

Answer 11

473

Question 12

How many L in 1 gallon?

Answer 12

3.79

Question 13

How many quarts in 1 gallon?

Pints?

Answer 13

4

8

Question 14

How do you abbreviate every other day?

Answer 14

Q.o.d.

Question 15

How do you abbreviate every day?

Answer 15

Q.d.

Question 16

How do you abbreviate every night at bedtime?

Answer 16

Q.h.s.

Question 17

How do you abbreviate before meals?

Answer 17

A.c.

Question 18

How do you abbreviate after meals?

Answer 18

P.c.

Question 19

How do you abbreviate left eye?

Answer 19

O.s.

Question 20

How do you abbreviate both ears?

Answer 20

A.u.

Question 21

How do you abbreviate drops?

Answer 21

Gtt

Question 22

How do you abbreviate subcutaneously?

Answer 22

S.q.

Question 23

What does p.r. Mean?

OGT?

Answer 23

Per rectum

Oro-gastric tube

Question 24

What does ut. dict. (u.d.) mean?

t.r.a.?

Answer 24

As directed

To run at

Question 25

What is pharmaceutical equivalence?

Answer 25

Same ingredient
Same dosage
Same strength/concentration

Question 26

What are pharmaceutical alternatives?

Answer 26

Same drug but different salts/complexes or different dosage forms or strengths

Question 27

What is therapeutic equivalence?

Answer 27

Pharmaceutically equivalent
AND
Same therapeutic effect and safety profile

Question 28

What is bio equivalence?

Answer 28

Similar rate and extent of absorption