Information
Common References
Other References
Technician
References
100
What are the three types of Pharmacy Information?
Tertiary, Secondary and Primary literature (page 334; second paragraph)
100
What category of literature are common resources?
Tertiary (336;1 bold)
100
Name at least one other type of reference that is not Internet related.
Textbooks Professional Practice Journals Mobile Devices
100
What do PTCB and PTCT stand for and what is their relationship?
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board gives out the Pharmacy Technician Certification Test
200
Which is the most commonly used type of pharmacy literature? Why? (Hint: what are some key characteristics of this type of literature that make it so commonly used by pharmacists and their technicians)
Tertiary literature because it is the condensed version of primary literature so thus easier to use. (page 334; paragraph 3)
200
What is the Orange Book? Who or what organization owns the Orange Book(the acronym and the full title)?
The Orange Book is the common name for the Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence. It is owned by the FDA.
300
1)Is there a federal that mandates that pharmacies maintain professional drug literature? 2)If yes, give an example of the literature. If no, give an example of an organization that does require all American pharmacies to have a certain resource?
No, the federal government has no such law, however, organizations like OSHA require pharmacies to have a Material Safety Data Sheet.
300
Can common resources overlap in subject? If so give an example of a subject.
Yes. i.e. Brand Names compared with their therapeutic equivalents, comparing drugs within the same therapeutic class.
300
Say what one of these acronyms stand for: APhA NDA
American Pharmacists Association New Drug Approval
400
What are abstracting services? What literature type are they? What else might be categorized under this type of literature?
These are services that summarize information from various primary sources and are part of secondary literature. Another type of secondary literature is Indexing Services. (334; 5)
400
Which of these are common references: Physicians' Desk Reference The Merck Index Drug Facts and Comparisons Blue Book Therapeutic Equivalents Index
Yes Yes Yes No No
400
What do trade journals contain much of? Who are they not published by?
Advertisements. Professional Associations
500
What does the Pharmacy Law Desk Reference provide information about? Give examples.
It contains information about legal aspects of pharmaceutical practice such as professional liability, support personnel, law and ethics, HIPAA, compounding and medication error reporting. (335; 5*1)
500
Which of these references would you not use for the same purpose as the others? Orange Book Drug Facts and Comparisons Martindale, the Complete Drug Reference American Drug Index
Martindale, The Complete Drug Reference
500
What are the benefits of Newsletters?
They are published rapidly and frequently provide a useful source of current information.
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