Ask your Pharmacist
Medications
ADRs
Vitamins
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You should always ask your pharmacist how much of a medication you should take at a time. This is the terminology used to describe this quantity.
What is the Dosage
100
Which class of blood pressure medication shares part of this name with playing card?
What is ACEi (Angiotensinogen Converting Enzyme Inhibitor)
100
Once the immune system has been sensitized to a drug, re-exposure to that drug can trigger this to occur
What is allergic reaction ----- Very few medications cause severe allergic reactions. Most serious allergic reactions are caused by just either penicillins or sulfolnamides
100
A deficiency in this vitamin can lead to scurvy
What is Vitamin C ----- Scurvy is very rare in Canada. Symptoms of scurvy include flauty bone and tooth development, gingivitis, bleeding gums and poor wound healing.
200
Name 2 issues you should keep your pharmacist informed of
2 of the following 4: missing doses, patient allergies, adverse reactions, patient's own medications
200
This drug originates from the bark of a willow tree
What is aspirin
200
What are slightly red, itchy swellings on the skin which have an irregular shape?
What is hives ---- Hives are fairly common and usually resolve on their own. They can be caused by an allergy to a food, a medication, an insect sting or environmental (lotions, detergents). Hydrocortisone cream can help alleviate the itchiness
200
Name 2 of the 4 fat soluble vitamins
What is Vitamin A, D, E, K ------ Vitamin A - important role in eye adaptation to dim light; Vitamin D - Regulation of calcium and phosphorus metabolism; Vitamin E - Maintains health through antioxidant actions; Vitamin K - Required for synthesis of clotting factors
300
True or False-------- I have a CHF patient on lasix with a sulfa allergy. Patient is unlikely to have a cross-sensitivity to furosemide and therefore the furosemide can be given.
What is True
300
This common over the counter drug used to relieve pains and aches may cause acute renal failure in some patients including the elderly and those with renal disease
What is Ibuprofen (Advil) or aspirin (Entrophen)?
300
If your patient is given bisoprolol and becomes dizzy, this terminology is used to describe this type of effect
What is a side effect ------ Side effects are fairly predictable (reported in the CPS) and usually their intensity is dose dependent
300
This intravenous vitamin is given orally for anticoagulant reversal
What is Vitamin K ------ Parenteral (IV) vitamin K is given orally for INR reversal (usually due to warfarin therapy). The ordered amount can be administered orally in 15-30ml of water
400
This new legislation will impact on the role of pharmacist
What is the Heath Systems Improvement Act ----- The Health Systems Improvement Act, 2007 (Bill 171) amends the Regulated Health Professions Act, the Pharmacy Act and Drug and Pharmacy Regulation Act as well as many other health profession acts, enables the regulation of pharmacy technicians and extended scope of practice for technicians. The Regulation of Pharmacy Technicians will allow for support of pharmacists in the provision of more comprehensive patient care services and promotion of optimal pharmacy services for the public.
400
These 2 medications require trough levels to be completed in elderly or patients with renal failure
What are gentamicin (aminoglycoside) and vancomycin -----
400
What is the sudden severe and possibly life threatening response to an allergic reaction?
What is anaphylaxis ----- Anaphylaxis is characterized by vasodilation, which leads to a drop in blood pressure, constriction of airways and difficulty breathing.
400
This vitamin is required to prevent loss of calcium through the gut
What is Vitamin D ----- Vitamin D promotes calcium absorption in the gut and is responsible for maintaining adequate serum calcium and phosphate concentrations to enable normal mineralization of bone
500
This organization sets standards for all prescriptions, over-the-counter medications manufactured in Canada
What is Health Canada ----- Health Canada plays an active role in ensuring that you have access to safe and effective drugs and health products.
500
This intravaneous antibiotic is given orally to patients for treatment of C-difficile
What is Vancomycin ----- A injectable vancomycin 500mg vial is reconstituted with 10 ml NS (50mg/ml) and given orally (at doses of 125-250 mg TID-QID) to patient for the treatment of C.difficile.
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Adverse drug reactions are reported by this mechanism once the drug is already on the market
What is the Canada Vigilance Program or Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Program (CADRMP) ----- Voluntary reporting by health professionals and consumers of suspected reactions is the most common way to monitor the safety and effectiveness of marketed health products to obtain information regarding ARs. These individual reports may be the only source of information concerning previously undetected ARs or changes in product safety and effectiveness profiles to marketed health products. These individuals can report to manufacturers and Health Canada
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This vitamin is used to prevent peripheral neuropathy induced by a certain TB medication
What is Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) ----- Vitamin B6 is used to prevent and/or treat numbness and tingling in hands and feet that can be a side effect isoniazid (TB medication).
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