Pharmacy Quality Assurance (Domain 5)

Question 1

What is the meaning of the acronym “SOP”?

Answer 1

Standard Operating Procedure

Question 2

What is the meaning of the acronym “TQM”?

Answer 2

Total Quality Management

Question 3

Who developed the “Error-Prone Abbreviations List”?

Answer 3

ISMP

Question 4

What is the meaning of the abbreviation “ACPE”?

Answer 4

American College of Pharmacy Education

Question 5

What is the meaning of the acronym “PTCB”?

Answer 5

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board

Question 6

Who developed the “High Alert Medication List”?

Answer 6

ISMP

Question 7

Who oversees the practice of pharmacy in a state?

Answer 7

State Board of Pharmacy

Question 8

What is the meaning of the acronym “PTEC”?

Answer 8

Pharmacy Technician Educators Council

Question 9

What is the meaning of the acronym “APhA”?

Answer 9

American Pharmaceutical Association

Question 10

What is the meaning of the abbreviation “ASHP”?

Answer 10

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Question 11

What is the meaning of the acronym “USP”?

Answer 11

United States Pharmacopeia

Question 12

What is the meaning of the acronym “CDC”?

Answer 12

Centers for Disease Control

Question 13

What is the meaning of the abbreviation “TJC”?

Answer 13

The Joint Commission

Question 14

What is the meaning of the acronym “NABP”?

Answer 14

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

Question 15

What is the meaning of the acronym “NDA”?

Answer 15

New Drug Application

Question 16

What is the meaning of the abbreviation “NF”?

Answer 16

National Formulary

Question 17

How many different types of drug recalls exist?

Answer 17

3 different types of drug recalls

Question 18

Who may initiate drug recall?

Answer 18

FDA or the drug manufacturer

Question 19

What type of drug recall results in permanent harm or death to a patient?

Answer 19

class I

Question 20

What is the meaning of the acronym “INDA”?

Answer 20

Investigational New Drug Application

Question 21

Which organization establishes the standards for medications?

Answer 21

USP

Question 22

What is the meaning of CSAR?

Answer 22

Controlled Substance Administration Record

Question 23

Which reference book contains the USP and NF drug standards and dispensing requirements?

Answer 23

Drug Topics Orange Book

Question 24

What is the acronym for an automatic stop order?

Answer 24

ASO

Question 25

Which reference book is included in USP DI, volume III, and contains the FDA's approved drug products?

Answer 25

Drug Topics Orange Book

Question 26

What is the purpose of the DEA?

Answer 26

Enforcing the Controlled Substance Act of 1970

Question 27

Which pharmacy text provides information regarding the entire practice of pharmacy (abbreviations, math, settings, equipment, how to compound various dosage forms, etc)?

Answer 27

Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy

Question 28

Which pharmacy text contains monographs about pharmaceuticals?

Answer 28

Drug Facts and Comparisons

Question 29

What is the PDR made up of?

Answer 29

The Physician's Desk Reference is a compilation of product inserts by the manufacturers to provide information to physicians.

Question 30

What does the USP DI volume 1 provide information on?

Answer 30

It provides information on both labeled and unlabeled uses of medications and storage requirements

Question 31

Who can issue a drug call?

Answer 31

The FDA or the manufacturer of the medication

Question 32

What does USP DI volume 2 provide information on?

Answer 32

it provides information to assist the pharmacist in counseling patients

Question 33

What does Drug Facts and Comparisons provide? * Info on 4 types of drugs * Plus 3 other things

Answer 33

Info on brand, generic, orphan, and investigation medications. Drug monographs, drug identifications, and dosage calculations.

Question 34

What does USP DI volume 3 provide information on?

Answer 34

it contains state and federal requirements of medications

Question 35

When does a "code blue" occur?

Answer 35

When a patient is experiencing a life-threatening situation, such as a heart attack or when breathing has stopped

Question 36

Which reference book is a compilation of package inserts?

Answer 36

Physicians' Desk Reference | *contains info from the package inserts of more than 4000 prescription drugs

Question 37

Which organization establishes the standards of care for hospitals and long-term care facilities?

Answer 37

TJC

Question 38

Who does TJC accredit?

Answer 38

hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health care suppliers, and home infusion pharmacies

Question 39

What type of drug recall occurs when a drug is not likely to cause a temporary adverse health consequence?

Answer 39

Class 3 recall

Question 40

What type of drug recall occurs when a drug may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences?

Answer 40

Class 2 recall

Question 41

What type of drug recall occurs when there is reasonable probability that use of the product will cause or lead to serious adverse health events or death?

Answer 41

Class 1 recall

Question 42

Which rating indicates that a drug is contraindicated in pregnancy?

Answer 42

X

Question 43

Which pharmacy organization was founded by pharmacy technicians, run by pharmacy technicians, and promotes the profession of pharmacy technicians?

Answer 43

NPTA (National Pharmacy Technician's Association)

Question 44

What does AAPT stand for?

Answer 44

American Association of Pharmacy Technicians

Question 45

What does APHA stand for?

Answer 45

American Pharmaceutical Association

Question 46

What does ASHP stand for?

Answer 46

American Society of Healthcare Pharmacists

Question 47

What is the purpose of postmarketing monitoring of new drugs?

Answer 47

removal of unsafe drugs

Question 48

What organization represents all 50 boards of pharmacy?

Answer 48

NABP (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy)

Question 49

Which reference book is the official compendium of pharmaceutical products in the United States?

Answer 49

USP-NF (United States Pharmacopoeia–National Formulary)

Question 50

What does USP-NF stand for?

Answer 50

United States Pharmacopeia - National Formulary

Question 51

What phase for new OTC drugs occurs when a final review is done on the ingredients of the agent in question and the public is able to give feedback?

Answer 51

Phase 2

Question 52

What phase for new OTC drugs occurs when advisers evaluate the agent in question as to whether it is safe and effective when taken by the consumer or patient?

Answer 52

Phase 1

Question 53

What phase for new OTC drugs occurs when all the final evidence is presented and all aspects of the agent exhausted, and the final monograph is published?

Answer 53

Phase 3

Question 54

What is the sensitivity of a class A balance?

Answer 54

6mg

Question 55

According to the USP, how long can a low-risk compounded product be refrigerated?

Answer 55

14 days

Question 56

According to the USP, how long can a low-risk compounded product be frozen?

Answer 56

45 days

Question 57

According to the USP, how long can a low-risk compounded product be stored at room temperature?

Answer 57

48 hours

Question 58

Which agency supervises the development, testing, purity, safety, and effectiveness of both prescription and OTC medications?

Answer 58

FDA

Question 59

Which organization has regulations involving nuclear pharmacy?

Answer 59

OSHA

Question 60

Which organization established the guidelines for medical records?

Answer 60

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Question 61

What type of container protects contents from contamination by liquids, solids, or vapors during normal shipping, handling, storage, and distribution?

Answer 61

Tight container

Question 62

What term can be described as "the rules of a facility or institution?"

Answer 62

policy

Question 63

What is protocol concerned with?

Answer 63

appropriate behavior

Question 64

What are procedures involved with?

Answer 64

processes

Question 65

What are standards?

Answer 65

expectations