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Question 1 (5 points)

 

When deciding what question is being asked, what's the second step in evaluating the question?

Question 1 options:

A) 

Deciding whether the question is clinical or nonclinical

B) 

Suggesting that the patient book a consultation with an in-house skilled nurse

C) 

Deciding whether to refer the patient back to the prescribing physician

D) 

Rerouting the question to a senior pharmacist

Question 2 (5 points)

 

Which one of the following information topics is covered in DailyMed?

Question 2 options:

A) 

Herbals, supplements, and alternative therapies

B) 

Drug pricing

C) 

Tablet and capsule identification by codes, colors, and shapes

D) 

Drug administration, stability, and compatibility information

Question 3 (5 points)

 

What role does the pharmacy technician play in answering drug inquiries?

Question 3 options:

A) 

The pharmacy technician should hand all drug inquiries over to the pharmacist.

B) 

The pharmacy technician may answer nonclinical questions but must direct all clinical questions to the pharmacist.

C) 

The pharmacy technician must be able to answer all drug inquiries.

D) 

The pharmacy technician should consult the prescribing physician for all drug inquiries.

Question 4 (5 points)

 

Epocrates and Fingertip Formulary are two examples of

Question 4 options:

A) 

mobile drug information applications.

B) 

pharmaceutical newsmagazines.

C) 

pocket-sized reference books.

D) 

pharmaceutical journals.

Question 5 (5 points)

 

A monograph is cross-referenced by the United States and what other country's brand names?

Question 5 options:

A) 

United Kingdom

B) 

Australia

C) 

Sweden

D) 

Canadian

Question 6 (5 points)

 

Which set of criteria provides guidance on drug safety for geriatric patients?

Question 6 options:

A) 

Beers Criteria

B) 

Monograph Criteria

C) 

Reference of Senior Safety Criteria

D) 

FDA Criteria

Question 7 (5 points)

 

What can you find in the Physician's Desk Reference?

Question 7 options:

A) 

Information on neonates and pediatric patient population

B) 

The stability of the medication that you just prepared for a patient

C) 

Information on FDA-approved standards for compounding medications

D) 

Package inserts of FDA-approved drugs with detailed prescribing information

Question 8 (5 points)

 

What's one example of a mobile application that can safely be used to reference drug information?

Question 8 options:

A) 

Public pharmacy forums

B) 

The CDC website

C) 

Pocket Guide to Prescription Drugs

D) 

MobilePDR

Question 9 (5 points)

 

What's the most important purpose of continuing education for pharmacy staff?

Question 9 options:

A) 

To meet fellow pharmacy employees and form a discussion about the field

B) 

To continue to learn about their field and remain up-to-date on medical advances

C) 

To learn how to better serve customers and patients

D) 

To meet with manufacturer representatives and discuss upcoming drug releases

Question 10 (5 points)

 

Which of the following resources provides information on IV compatibility and herbal and dietary supplements?

Question 10 options:

A) 

Clinical Pharmacology

B) 

American Drug Index

C) 

Geriatric Dosage Handbook

D) 

DailyMed

Question 11 (5 points)

 

The suffix -prazole indicates the drug is classified as a __________

Question 11 options:

A) 

loop diuretic.

B) 

proton pump inhibitor.

C) 

cephalosporin.

D) 

corticosteroid.

Question 12 (5 points)

 

Which of the following resources is used to access information on FDA-approved standards?

Question 12 options:

A) 

Clinical Pharmacology

B) 

American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information (AHFS DI)

C) 

United States Pharmacopeia

D) 

DailyMed

Question 13 (5 points)

 

Pharmacokinetics is the study of

Question 13 options:

A) 

the various uses that one drug may serve within the body.

B) 

what reaction a drug has on the body.

C) 

what reaction the body has on a drug.

D) 

the reaction of drug when taken with other drugs.

Question 14 (5 points)

 

What's the first point of consideration to make when presented with a drug inquiry?

Question 14 options:

A) 

What's the purpose of the inquiry?

B) 

Who's inquiring?

C) 

How much detail is needed?

D) 

What's the question being asked?

Question 15 (5 points)

 

The _______ is the best resource for drug products and their therapeutic equivalents and includes information on discontinued drug products.

Question 15 options:

A) 

Red Book

B) 

Micromedex Healthcare Series

C) 

The Orange Book

D) 

Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)

Question 16 (5 points)

 

Which of the following trade names is related to the indication of the medication?

Question 16 options:

A) 

Restoril

B) 

Augmentin

C) 

Lasix

D) 

Tylenol

Question 17 (5 points)

 

Drugs that aren't normally stocked by the pharmacy or covered by insurance are called __________

Question 17 options:

A) 

non-formulary.

B) 

extra.

C) 

formulary.

D) 

legend.

Question 18 (5 points)

 

Which resource is widely used when patients don't know the name of the drug they're taking and have removed it from its original prescription vial?

Question 18 options:

A) 

Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)

B) 

Orange Book

C) 

Martindale's The Complete Drug Reference

D) 

DailyMed

Question 19 (5 points)

 

Which of the following is an example of a national-level professional organization for a pharmacy technician?

Question 19 options:

A) 

American Association for Safe Medication

B) 

Local CDC branches

C) 

American Association of Pharmacy Technicians

D) 

The pharmacy board of a local state hospital

Question 20 (5 points)

 

When determining the nature of a drug inquiry, how much detail required is also considered the _______ of the inquiry.

Question 20 options:

A) 

basis

B) 

question type

C) 

purpose

D) 

scope