The thick puncture resistant container where used needles and broken glass ampules are disposed of
What is a sharps container
100
Of the needle gauges, 16G, 18G, 20G and 36G, which is most likely to cause coring?
What is 16 gauge
100
If you arrive at work in the morning you discover that the laminar flow hood has been turned off at some point over night. How long after you turn the hood back on must you wait to prepare sterile products?
What is 30 minutes
100
How long, in seconds, must an IV preparer wash using antibacterial soap and warm water, before performing aseptic manipulations?
What is 30 seconds
100
The liquid dosage form containing a water based vehicle and a drug that is oil soluble
What is an emulsion
200
The part of the meniscus that is read when measuring a liquid in a glass graduated cylinder
What is the bottom
200
All work done in a laminar flow hood must be done at least this far into the hood to maintain sterility
What is 6 inches
200
The maximum allowable quantity that can be measured using a Class A prescription balance
What is 60 grams or 120 grams
200
The fine grinding of a powder using a mortar and pestle
What is trituration
200
The attachment of a drug to a substance in the body that essentially makes the drug unable to pass biologic membranes, and therefore inactive
What is protein binding
300
The functional unit of the kidney
What is the nephron
300
Because of the chance of bits of glass from the broken ampule ending up in a sterile IV product, this type of transfer device must always be used
What is a filter needle or filter straw
300
The mixing of two powders using a spatula
What is spatulation
300
The beyond-use date of a compounded topical non-aqueous formulation
What is six months
300
The three most common causes of decreased renal function requiring a decrease in dose of renally eliminated drugs
What is age, hypertension and diabetes
400
The substantial degradation of a drug by the liver before the drug ever reaches the systemic circulation
What is first-pass metabolism
400
The documentation filled out during the actual preparation of an extemporaneously compounded drug
What is compounding record
400
The agency responsible for the regulations that govern compounding in a geographical area
What is the State Board of Pharmacy
400
Because oil from our hands can alter the accuracy of weights used on a Class A prescription balance, weights are always picked up with this instrument
What is a tweezers or forceps
400
A decrease in hepatic enzyme production requiring a decrease in a drug dose in order to prevent drug toxicity
What is enzyme inhibition
500
The strength of isotonic sodium chloride as a percent
What is 0.9%
500
The types of compounded products that must be both sterile and isotonic
What is eye drops and injectible
500
The temperature in degrees Fahrenheit for a product that should be kept in the refrigerator
What is 36-46 degrees
500
The recipe for a compounded product
What is the formulation record
500
The increase in liver enzyme activity often resulting in a dosage increase of a drug in order to maintain a therapeutic response