Medications
This medication is an antiarrhythmic agent.
A. procainamide
B. hydroxychloroquine
C. colchicine
D. topiramate
What is procainamide (A.)?
This is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be purchased within a 30-day period.
What is 9 grams?
This method will pose the least amount of risk for medication errors.
A. oral
B. facsimile
C. electronic
D. written
What is electronic (C.)?
Background information: A patient has an order of medication Z 500 mg IV BID for his 5-day hospitalization. The pharmacy has 500 mg/5 mL medication Z injections in stock.
Prompt: This is the volume in milliliters of the 500 mg/5 mL injection needed to compound the IV preparation for his entire hospital stay.
What is 50 mL?
Viable particle sampling should occur this often.
A. every 3 months
B. every 6 months
C. every year
D. every 2 years
What is every 6 months (B.)?
This medication cannot be concurrently used with nitroglycerin and absolutely contraindicates it.
A. sildenafil
B. sumatriptan
C. furosemide
D. ketorolac
What is sildenafil (A.)?
This information is not required in a package insert.
A. clinical pharmacology
B. manufacturer's name & address
C. adverse reactions
D. date of the most current revision of the package insert.
What is manufacturer's name & address (B.)?
This is the most appropriate way to write "thirty milligrams of morphine sulfate."
A. 30 mg of morphine sulfate
B. 30.0 mg of morphine sulfate
C. 30 mg of MS
D. 30.0 mg of MS
What is 30 mg of morphine sulfate (A.)?
This is NOT an advantage of using a transdermal patch.
A. improve patient compliance
B. reduce side effects
C. provide more accurate dosage of drug
D. less frequent administration
What is reduce side effects (B.)?
Ketorolac is a therapeutic duplication of this medication.
A. amlodipine
B. celecoxib
C. furosemide
D. pantoprazole
What is celecoxib (B.)?
This medication is indicated for the use of treating Parkinson's disease AND type A influenza.
A. amantadine
B. oseltamivir
C. pramipexole
D. selegiline
What is amantadine (A.)?
This schedule of medications cannot be refilled.
What is Schedule II?
Counting trays should be cleaned with this after every use to prevent cross-contamination.
What is 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA)?
This is the purpose of coordination benefits (COB).
A. to verify the patient's primary insurance
B. to determine the extent to which the secondary plans will contribute to the submitted medical claim
C. to verify a dependent's benefit eligibility
D. both A & B
What is to verify the patient's primary insurance and to determine the extent to which the secondary plans will contribute to the submitted medical claim (D.)?
This is how long pharmacies must maintain invoices for Schedule III-V controlled substances.
What is 2 years?
This is the drug class of amitriptyline.
What is tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)?
This medication is not a Schedule II drug.
A. oxymorphone
B. meperidine
C. eszopiclone
D. secobarbital
What is eszopiclone (C.)?
The USP 797 states that the entire hand hygiene process should this long.
What is 1.5 minutes?
Explanation: Process includes wetting hands, lathering, and cleaning under the nails. At least 30 seconds must be dedicated to lathering from the fingertips all the way to the elbows.
The first letter of the DEA registration number indicates this.
What is the type or occupation of registrant (practitioner, mid-level practitioners, or hospital)?
The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) outlines critical steps to build a system that improves this.
A. the detection of counterfeit drug products
B. drug pricing transparency
C. the handling and disposal of hazardous drugs
D. the verification of pharmaceutical products imported from other countries
What is the detection of counterfeit drug products (A.)?
This medication does NOT increase the risk of bleeding.
A. clopidogrel
B. warfarin
C. ketoconazole
D. celecoxib
What is ketoconazole (C.)?
This is how long a pharmacist has to provide patients with the remainder of their medication after a partial fill.
What is 72 hours (or 3 days)?
This entity can earn accreditation from The Joint Commission.
A. hospital
B. drug manufacturer
C. retail pharmacy
D. veterinary clinic
What is hospital (A.)?
This is the number represented by the Roman Numeral “MCMLXXXVIII."
What is 1988?
Background information: A patient drops off a prescription for medication X suspension 200 mg PO TID x 30 days. The pharmacy has 450 mL bottles of the suspension with a concentration of 100 mg/5 mL.
Prompt: This is the required volume in milliliters of 100 mg/5 mL suspension to fill the prescription.
What is 900 mL?