Questions Pharm

Question 1

What type of drug recall is associated with irreversible damage or death to an individual

Answer 1

Class 1

Question 2

What information is needed on a patient’s prescription?

Answer 2

Patient’s name, name of the medication, and directions for use.
Patient’s ID number is not needed, but it’s needed if medications orders filled in hospital.

Question 3

Which federal agency is responsible for hazardous waste and materials?

Answer 3

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Question 4

What are TJC’s policies?

Answer 4

TJC requires the following:
Unit-doses are preferred over a traditional vial system.
External and internal products should not be stocked next to each other, to avoid errors.
The dispensing of professional samples to patients is discouraged because they may create a bias in purchasing.

Question 5

How often does a pharmacy balance need to be certified?

Answer 5

Every 12 months

Question 6

What type of balance must a pharmacy have?

Answer 6

Class A

Question 7

What does the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd segments of an NDC number identify?

Answer 7

1st: Manufacturer
2nd: Product (formulation/strength)
3rd: Packaging(size/quantity)

Question 8

How do you check that a DEA number is real?

Answer 8

1. Add together the 1st, 3rd and 5th digits.
2. Add together the 2nd, 4th and 6th digits. Double it.
3. Add the two totals together.
4. The second digit in that total is the check digit (last #).

Question 9

List some sch 2 drugs

Answer 9

opium, cocaine, amphetamine, methamphetamine,

Question 10

list some sch 1 drugs

Answer 10

marijuana, heroin, LSD

Question 11

-cillins, -sporins, -xacin, -mycin, -cycline, sulf- are all in what class of drugs

Answer 11

antibiotics

Question 12

a comprehensive listing of approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations
updated annually and can be accessed online

Answer 12

Orange book

Question 13

a good source of information pertaining to drug costs

community pharmacies rather than hospital pharmacies are more likely to use this book

Answer 13

drug topics Red Book

Question 14

BIBLE OF PHARMACY
most often used book by pharmacists
answers most questions for the pharmacist

Answer 14

drugs facts and comparisons book

Question 15

popular book found in most doctors’ offices and pharmacies
this book is a compilation of package inserts
lists only FDA approved drugs

Answer 15

Physicians Desk Reference

Question 16

used mainly by hospitals

gives a listing of approved formulary drugs, their uses, adverse reactions, and other pertinent information

Answer 16

American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information

Question 17

comes as a set of 3 volumes

1. gives drug information
2. helps the pharmacist in advising patients about their medications
3. covers state and federal requirements; such as how the drug must be stored

Answer 17

United States Pharmacopoeia Drug Information

Question 18

mostly used in the hospital setting

reference to the compatibility of various agents given parenterally

Answer 18

Injectable Drug Handbook

Question 19

Which form of diabetes is insulin dependent?

Answer 19

type 1 diabetes

Question 20

non insulin dependant diabetes A.ka…

Answer 20

type 2 diabetes

Question 21

acetaminophen may be abbrviated as…

Answer 21

APAP

Question 22

A _________ protects a drugs brand name from unauthorized use.

Answer 22

trademark

Question 23

1lb=_kg?

Answer 23

.45kg

Question 24

New drug clinical trials: · Involves many more volunteers (100-300).
· Emphasis on the drugs effect against what it’s designed to treat.
· Effects compared with similar patients receiving different treatments.

Answer 24

Phase 2

Question 25

New drug clinical trials: · Involves a small number of healthy volunteers (25-100).
· Safely tolerated dosages determined.
· Identification of major side-effects
· Emphasis on safety and maximum tolerated dosages.

Answer 25

Phase 1

Question 26

New drug clinical trials: · Involves a few more volunteers (300-3000).
· Emphasis on the drugs overall effect.
· Effects compared with patients unknowingly taking placebos
· Study of different populations and different dosages.
· Testing the drug in combination with other drugs.
· Final Phase before presenting to FDA for approval.

Answer 26

Phase 3

Question 27

New drug clinical trials: · Ongoing/Post approval trials.
· Health-care professionals to report any adverse findings.
· This phase lasts eternally, as long as the drug is on the market.

Answer 27

Phase 4

Question 28

The decision to add new medications to a hospitals formulary are usually made by :

Answer 28

C. Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee