Week 5 study guide

Explain continuing education

10 hours (state) requirement a year, 20 hours every 2 years (national) 1 hour law,1 hour patient safety,classes, workshops to continue learning and keep your accreditation

How long must you wait to retake the test

30 days

How many years of study are required at an accredited college of pharmacy for a PharmD degree, not counting prerequisites?

4 years

Review the information regarding the PTCE Exam

9 sections, 1.5 hours(90min) PTCB

You receive a prescription for a prescription that has a very long name that you do not recognize. You are thinking that the physician perhaps wrote the chemical name for the drug verses the trade name. Where would you find this information?

AHFS-DI, Drugdex- call dr to verify if needed

list three journals

AJHP-American Journal of Health,Hospital Pharmacy, JPT- Journal of Pharmacy Technology

(2) Legal References

ASHP(list of guidelines for accreditation), Pharmacy Law Book (a list of all pharmacy laws and regulations)

What is defined as a way of thinking, acting or feeling?

Additude

Which reference book provides a thorough explanation and correlation of both prescription and non-prescription drugs, including around 22,000 brand name and official USP generic drugs, in a dictionary-style format?

American drug Index

Which book contains the Orange Book?

Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations

In which section of a drug monograph do you find a listing of the types of patients who should not use the medication?

Contraindications

A patient has a choice between two migraine prescriptions and wants to know which of the two has the least-sever side effects. Where would you find this information?

DFC ,Drugdex (online)

List the website that you would use to research pharmacy laws

DOH.wa.gov

PDR

Designed for use in physicians offices 1,000+ most commonly prescribed drugs

The first step is using a reference source is to:

Determine the appropriate reference source

Which commonly used drug information reference includes monographs on more than 22,000 prescription drugs and 6,000 over-the-counter products?

Drug facts and Comparisons (DFC)

You are filling a prescription for Synthroid and you go t reach for the generic on the shelf, but you encounter several drugs that are similar (i.e. Levothroid, Levoxyl, Levo-T, Unithroid) and are unsure which one to choose. Where would you find this information?

Drugdex

NCCA is the agency that accredits the_________.

EXCPT

Which publication is organized into four parts, one of which is a cumulative list of FDA-approved products that have never been marketed?

FDA Orange book

(2) search engines

Google, Bing, Yahoo, Internet explorer

Which reference source includes information on over-the-counter drugs, herbal products, and homeopathic remedies?

Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs

Which reference source contains monographs for 349 parenteral drugs?

Handbook of injectable Drugs

Which kind of pharmacy would be located in a hospital?

Health system

What is a example of an institutional pharmacy?

Hospital, long-term care, hospice, correctional facility

List the website that you would use to research medication safety alerts.

ISMP.org

You come upon a bottle of pills with the label torn off. You can see that the pills have a very peculiar shape, but you do not know their purpose. Where would you find this information?

Identidex (online), drugs.com (pill identifier)

Briefly describe the Orange Book

Identifies drug products approved by the FDA on the basis of safety and effectiveness by the FDA

The second step in using a reference source is to:

Look up the drug

(2) Pharmacy Technician Organizations

MPTA, WSPTA

A patient is asking questions about depression and if there is anything that she can take over the counter for it because she does not currently have insurance. Where would you find this information?

Martindale, DFC, Handbook of Non-Rd drugs

You have a compound that you must make with Camphor. You are unsure if you should wear gloves when handling this product. Where would you find this information?

Merck

DFC

Most commonly used drug information reference particularly in community pharmacies

Handbook on Injectable Drugs

Most widely used reference of its kind 349 monographs parenteral injectable drugs

What are examples of not meeting professional grooming standards?

Not bathing, wrinkled unclean clothes

What practice that is regulated by the FDA is described as physicians prescribing approved medications for use other than their intended indication?

Off label-usage

A physician needs to know if it is safe to prescribe motion sickness patches containing scopolamine to a patient who is already using nicotine patches to stop smoking. Where would you find this information?

PDR, Drug-Reax (Micromedex)

who puts on the accreditation exam PTCE

PTCB

Since the year 2000, the minimum degree needed to be a pharmacist is a _________.

Pharm. D

Which reference is indexed into four comprehensive sections and is used primarily in medical office but also in pharmacies?

Physicians Desk Reference (PDR)

Which section of the monograph lists all of the remaining possible or potential side effects of which the patient should be conscious?

Precautions

Pharmacy, which evolved from the profession of medicine, is the profession of __________

Preparing and dispensing medications

Which resource provides product information on more than 200,000 prescription and nonprescription items, as well as the latest data on drug pricing?

Red book

A patient asks which medication for treating arthritis is the cheapest available. Where would you find this information?

Redbook

You are helping your pharmacy manager open up a new pharmacy and he wants to know how often a particular drug is used throughout the natio. Where would you find this information?

Remington, Thomas Reuters, Pharmacy xpert

What is an example of an ambulatory pharmacy?

Retail, privately owned, chain or franchise, and clinic

In a pharmacy that has more than one shift, second shift is also known as:

Swing shift

Before being able to practice pharmacy, pharmacists and technicians must register with or be licensed by whom?

The State Board of Pharmacy

Remington

The science and practice of pharmacy. most recognised books covers the full pharmacy spectrum

The two primary methods for organizing drug information resources are by drug name or by:

Therapeutic indication

The database that you use in the pharmacy has a different package size listed in the system than the package size on the actual box of Fragmin. You are unsure of the conversion. Where would you find this information?

USP-NF

A. Pharmacy technician is a skilled individual trained to work in a pharmacy__________.

Under the direct supervision of a pharmacist

Explain 'search engine'

a program that searches for and identifies items in a database that corresponds to keywords or characters, specified by the user

Define Tertiary Literature

condensed material, reference the primary or secondary, facts, overview of subject

The Pink Sheet

daily publications compiled by the national quotation, ask of OTC stocks including the market who trades them

Handbook of Non-Prescription Drugs

detailed-nonprescription drug pharmacotherapy, nutritional supplements, complementary and alternative therapies,case studies,treatment protocols, self-treatment, dosage, administration guidelines

Practice RX

medical practice management guide, you will have a fresh and comprehensive approach to your business relationships, leadership skills, effective communication, lasting employee motivation, corporate culture, unique marketing and so much more! Packed with world-class principles, emotional experiences, transformational stories, and powerful exercises, this book lays out the action steps needed for you to yield the high-end results you deserve.

Pediatric and Neonatal Dosage Handbook

monographs drug 944

Define Primary Literature

original research or new scientific research

Red Book

provides the latest pricing information, including nationally recognized AWP's and suggested retail prices for OTC products

Define Secondary Literature

summarize and synthesize the primary literature (broader and less current)

Martindale

the complete drug reference used world wide (6,000) wide range of meds