Information

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) developed an accreditation program fro pharmacy practices on the Internet.

True

The Red Book provides pricing information.

True

Compendia of drug information. Chapters numbered below <1,000> are enforceable by the Food and Drug Administration.

USP-NF

Quick access to OTC information published by APhA.

Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs

Formerly called "The Extra Pharmacopoeia," contains international drug monographs.

Handbook on Injectable Drugs

Subscription-based online database and tools.

Martindale

Reference with updated AWPs and NDCs.

Red Book

OSHA required information for handling hazardous chemicals.

Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

General reference works based upon primary literature sources.

Secondary Literature

Clinical Pharmacology is accepted by all 50 state boards of pharmacy as an official drug reference.

True

Drug Facts and Comparisons provides information on prescription and OTC drug products, using comparative tables of therapeutic groups.

True

Primary literature provides the largest amount of and most current source of information.

True

PubMed indexes primary medical literature.

True

The "Orange Book" is available online.

True

The best reference to research foreign drugs.

A.) Martindale

_____________ is an example of a professional practice journal.

A.) Today's Technician

The Occupational Outlook Handbook is available from

A.) the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Organization that provides a Medication Error Reporting Program (MERP).

B.) ISMP

OSHA requires pharmacies to have ______________ for each hazardous chemical on hand.

B.) Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

AHFS is a collection of monographs on parental drugs.

False

Medline is an example of primary literature.

False

Micromedex is only available in the print edition.

False

Abstracting services are considered secondary literature.

True

The most useful reference for dosing medications for the geriatric population.

C.) Geriatric Dosage Handbook

________________ is a collection of monographs on commercially available parenteral drugs.

C.) Handbook on Injectable Drugs

The organization that helps guide users to reliable web content.

C.) Health on the Net Foundation

___________________________________ literature contains condensed works based on primary literature, such as textbooks,monographs,etc.

C.) Tertiary

______________________ summarize(s) information from primary sources for quick reference.

D.) Abstracting Services

The National Institute of Health (NIH) free website for patients.

D.) MedlinePlus

The most useful reference for dosing medicines for children

D.) Pediatric and Neonatal Dosage Handbook

________________ is an example of a trade journal.

D.) Pharmacy Times

The Pharmacists Letters an example of a(n)

D.) newsletter.

A collection of monographs on commercially available parenteral drugs that include topics such as preparation,storage,administration,compatibility,and stability.

Drug Facts and Comparisons(DFC)

Used to determine therapeutic equivalence of brand and generic drugs.

King Guide to Parenteral Admixtures

Provides information similar to drug package inserts.

Lexicomp

Information on injectable drug compatibility and stability.

Physician's Desk Reference

Original reports of clinical and other types of research projects and studies.

Primary Literature

Condensed works based on primary literature, such as textbooks,monographs,etc.

Tertiary Literature

A preferred reference for comprehensive and timely drug information,containing information about prescription and OTC products.

The "Orange Book"