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Pharmacy Flashcards

1
Q

Pharmacology is a basic medical science

that deals with the study of which specialty?

A

Drugs

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2
Q

The branch of pharmacology that deals
with the preparation, dispensing, and proper
use of medications is?

A

Pharmacy

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3
Q

The actual title of the “blue bible” of

pharmacology is?

A

Remington’s The Science and

Practice of Pharmacy

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4
Q

The amount of medication administered

is referred to as what?

A

Dose

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5
Q

The minimum and maximum amount of
a drug required to produce the desired effect
is referred to by what term?

A

Dosage range

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6
Q

What dose refers to the least amount of

a drug that can cause death?

A

Minimum lethal

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7
Q

The most common factor influencing the

amount of drug given to a patient is?

A

Age

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8
Q

What two primary factors, if any,

determine a dose?

A

Age and weight

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9
Q

What is the proper dose in milliliters of
ampicillin for an 8-year old child if the adult
dose is 15 ml?

A

6

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10
Q

What is the name of the rule used to
determine appropriate dosage of medication
based on a child’s weight?

A

Clarke’s Rule

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11
Q

Determine the appropriate dose in
milligrams of medication for a child
weighing 30 pounds if the average dose for
an adult is 600 mg

A

120

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12
Q

In computing the amount of drug to be
given to an underweight female, what
adjustments to the normal dosage would
ordinarily be made?

A

Decrease of dosage because of her
sex and further decrease because of
her weight

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13
Q

A drug given continuously to a patient
often has to be increased in dosage to
maintain the desired effect. The need for a
larger dose is probably caused by?

A

A cumulative effect from habitual

use

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14
Q

The most common method of

administering medications is ________.

A

Orally

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15
Q

What term is used to define a

medication that is placed under the tongue?

A

Sublingual

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16
Q 
Which of the following is an example of 
a drug injected intradermally?
1. Insulin 
2. Procaine hydrochloride 
3. Purified protein derivative 
4. 2 or 3 above
A

Purified protein derivative

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17
Q

. What technique introduces a drug

directly into a vein?

A

Intravenous

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18
Q

In what form are medications introduced

into the body through inhalation?

A

Gas

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19
Q

Normally, how many names do

medications have?

A

Three

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20
Q 
Which of the following is NOT a way in 
which drugs are grouped? 
1. By chemical characteristics 
2. By their brand names 
3. By their source 
4. By their action on the body
A

By their brand names

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21
Q 
Aluminum acetate, an astringent, is 
often used to treat which of the following 
conditions? 
1. Athlete’s foot 
2. External otitis 
3. Poison ivy 
4. All of the abov
A

All of the above

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22
Q 
Which of the following is a 
bronchomutropic agent? 
1. Petrolatum 
2. Guaifenesin 
3. Benzoate 
4. Phenol
A

Guaifenesin

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23
Q 
Which of the following is a 
characteristic side effect of antihistamines? 
1. Nausea 
2. Drowsiness 
3. Uricaria 
4. Tinnitis
A

Drowsiness

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24
Q 
Which of the following medications is 
administered to control motion sickness? 
1. Cimetidine 
2. Meclizine hydrochloride 
3. Chlorpheniramine maleate 
4. Diphenyhdramine hydrochloride
A

Meclizine hydrochlorid

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25
Q 
In conjunction with antacids, which of 
the following is used to treat duodenal 
ulcers? 
1. Dimenhydrinate 
2. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride 
3. Ranitidine 
4. Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride
A

Ranitidine

26
Q

The drug group most often used to treat

dyspepsia is?

A

Antacids

27
Q

In addition to being an antacid,

magnesium hydroxide may be used as a/an?

A

Laxative

28
Q

The standard by which all other

antiseptics are measured is?

A

Phenol

29
Q

The primary pharmacological action of

sulfonamides is?

A

Bacteriostatic

30
Q

The most common use for systemic
sulfonamides is in the treatment of which of
the conditions listed below?

A

Urinary tract infections

31
Q

Silver sulfadiazine is used almost

exclusively in the treatment of?

A

Burns

32
Q

The drug of choice for uncomplicated
group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal
pharyngitis is?

A

Penicillin V Potassium

33
Q

Patients sensitive to penicillin may also

exhibit sensitivity to cephalosporins.

A

True

34
Q

Milk or milk products may interfere
with the absorption of which of the
following drugs?

A

Tetracycline hydrochloride

35
Q

Macrolides are effective against which

of the following organisms?

A

Gram-positive cocci

36
Q

Which of the following is an appropriate
substitute for penicillin when penicillin is
contraindicated?
1. Doxycycline
2. Cephalexin
3. Erythromycin
4. Streptomycin

A

Erythromycin

37
Q

Undeclyenic acid is used as a/an?

A

Antifungal

38
Q

Supplemental potassium may be
required with which of the following
categories of drugs?

A

Diuretics

39
Q

The drug of choice for the treatment and

management of grand mal seizures is?

A

Phenytoin sodium

40
Q

Prochlorperizine is used mainly to?

A

Treat symptoms of nausea and

vomiting

41
Q 
Muscle relaxants include all of the 
following EXCEPT? 
1. Methocarbamol 
2. Diazepam 
3. Cyclobenzaprine 
4. Methylphenidate
A

Methylphenidate

42
Q

Water-soluble vitamins are not excreted
in the urine and are stored in the body in
moderate amounts.

A

False

43
Q

The vitamin deficiency associated with

night blindness is?

A

Vitamin A

44
Q

The agent used to treat pernicious

anemia is?

A

Cyanocobalamin

45
Q 
Which of the following is the vitamin 
involved in absorption and use of calcium 
and phosphorus? 
1. Vitamin A 
2. Vitamin B1 
3. Vitamin C 
4. Vitamin D
A

Vitamin D

46
Q

The correct abbreviations for the metric
systems of primary units of measure for
weight, volume, and linear dimensions are?
1. gr, l, cm
2. gr, ml, m
3. g, l, m
4. g, l, cm

A

g, l, m

47
Q

Which of the following is equal to one

one-hundredth of a liter?

A

Centiliter

48
Q

A prescription requires two ounces of a
substance supplied in liters. How many
milliliters are required to fill the
prescription?

A

60 ml

49
Q

You have 360 grams of a compound. If
54 grams of the compound is silver nitrate,
what is the percentage strength of silver
nitrate?

A

15%

50
Q

All pharmacies that dispense
prescriptions are required to have what Class
balance?

A

A

51
Q

What drug incompatibility occurs when
agents antagonistic to one another are
prescribed together?

A

Therapeutic

52
Q

Eutexia is an example of what type of

drug incompatibility manifestation?

A

Physical

53
Q

A properly administered drug dosage
that has an unintended or harmful effect on
the patient is the definition of which of the
following terms?

A

Adverse reaction

54
Q

What chapter of The Manual of the
Medical Department gives guidance on
pharmacy operations and drug control?

A

21

55
Q

What DD form is used to prescribe

controlled and noncontrolled medications?

A

1289

56
Q

In the prescription block of DD Form
1289, what part lists the name and quantity
of the ingredient prescribed?

A

Inscription

57
Q 
If, in the course of filling a prescription, 
the HM feels that there may be a 
discrepancy or incompatibility, the HM 
should take which of the following actions? 
1. Let the patient know that you 
discovered an error and will be 
checking with the prescriber before 
filling the prescription 
2. Consult the prescriber to verify the 
prescription before filling 
3. Both 1 and 2 
4. Fill the prescription as written
A

Consult the prescriber to verify the

prescription before filling

58
Q

What types of prescription medications

have the potential for abuse?

A

Controlled

59
Q 
Which of the following is a Schedule III 
medication? 
1. Marijuana 
2. An antitussive 
3. Amphetamines 
4. Nonbarbiturate sedative
A

Nonbarbiturate sedative

60
Q

What schedule of medications can never

be ordered with refills?

A

II

61
Q

How many board members are on the

Controlled Substance Inventory Board?

A

Three

62
Q

Controlled substances must be

inventoried at least?

A

Quarterly

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