Federal requirements
Medications
Patient safety Q&A
Order entry and processing
100

A complete and accurate inventory of controlled substances must be completed every?

what is every two years

100

If a patient takes A medication they are allergic to they may experience?

what is anaphylaxis

100

Define MedWatch

what is the FDA program for reporting adverse events

100

How many 0.75 mg tablets are needed to administer a 6 mg dose daily for 4 days?

what is 32

200

Which drug can be transferred to another pharmacy to be refilled? 

Alprazolam or fentanyl patches?

what is Alprazolam

200

generic name for Nasonex

what is mometasone furoate

200

An adherence error may occur when a patient

what is request refills at unreasonable intervals

200

A patient is taking a medication prescribed by a physician at a dosing schedule of 2 tablets q4h.If the patient is receiving 240 tablets at each fill, how many days will the prescription supply last?

what is 20

300

A prescription for duragesic patches should be filed under which DEA schedule?

what is schedule 2

300

what medication can lead to impaired driving?

diphenhydramine or penicillin?

what is diphenhydramine

300

A non-profit organization that educates health care providers and consumers with the goal of preventing medication errors

what is ISMP

300

A chemotherapy regimen calls for cisplatin 75 mg/m2. The patient's weight is listed at 80 kg, and his body surface area (BSA) is 1.8 square meters. What is the proper dosage of cisplatin, in mg?

what is 135

400

If a Proventil HFA inhaler is found to contain no active ingredient which type of recall should be assigned?

what is class one

400

what does sublingual mean? 

what is under the tongue

400

Insulins are considered a high alert med because it can cause

what is hypoglycemia

400

The pharmacy receives a prescription for prednisone with the following directions: "Take 20 mg a day for the first three days, then decrease dose by 5 mg every three days until finished." How many 5 mg tablets should be dispensed to fill this prescription?

what is 30

500

A class I recall is issued when the use of an adulterated drug product is believed to?

what is serious adverse effects or death

500

Patients takin certain statins should avoid large amounts of?

what is grapefruit juice

500

before filling this prescription what should the tech get from the prescriber so no errors are made while dispensing

Metoprolol 50 mg #30 50 mg daily


what is salt form

500

A child weighing 12 kg is to receive 40 mg/kg dose of amoxicillin 400 mg/5 ML suspension what should the volume of each dose be in ML? 

what is 6