Questions from online problems

Error of omission

- errors that involve the patient missing something that they needed - i.e. not being dispensed a medicine that they should have received

Error of commission

- is the name given to a type of error when something is performed incorrectly - i.e. when a medicine is incorrectly dispensed to the patient

Medicines with the suffix -pril are members of which drug class?

Ace inhibitors

Which of these terms refers to the total cost of keeping items in stock?

Carrying costs

Which of the following drugs should be considered "hazardous waste"?

Chemotherapeutic agents: used to treat cancer

Federal legislation states that pharmacies must complete an inventory of controlled substances. How regularly should this be conducted?

Every 2 years

What name is given to the 10-digit identifier used by healthcare providers to transmit healthcare details?

NPI number: National Provider Identifier

Which of these laws mandates the maintenance of patient profiles in pharmacies?

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, 1990

Patients taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) should avoid taking foods that contain which of these?

Tyramine: increases the risk of hypertensive crisis

When a medication is dispensed, which of these is a flat fee that the patient must pay to the pharmacy?

co-pay

Antitussive drugs are used to treat which of the following conditions?

cough

Class II FDA drug recall is considered the

intermediate threat level

Class III FDA drug recall is considered the

least severe recall level

What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?

masks, gloves, and gowns

Class I FDA drug recall is considered the

most severe threat level

Convert 1 : 7,500 to a percentage strength.

100 / 7500 = 0.013% remember that "percentage strength" refers to "out of 100 percentage

180 grams of an ointment contains 25 grams of active ingredient and 155 grams of excipient. To the nearest whole number, what is the percentage strength of the medicine?

14% 25/180 = 14%

Before use, for how long should a laminar air flow hood be turned on?

30 minutes

What is the name of the type of error that occurs when something is performed incorrectly, such as dispensing the medicine incorrectly?

Error of commission

For all prescription and OTC medicines, which of these is a product identifier?

NDC number: National Drug Code