Midterm

Question 1

What country leads in setting standards for natural remedies?

Answer 1

Germany

Question 2

Who is considered to be the “father of medicine?”

Answer 2

Hippocrates

Question 3

A pandemic is a disease that affects who?

Answer 3

Population

Question 4

Poppy plant provides juice for what?

Answer 4

Opium

Question 5

Who was the first physician in the US to provide general anesthesia for surgery?

Answer 5

Dr, Crawford Long

Question 6

What refers to all the functions and paperwork associated with a patients stay in the hosptial?

Answer 6

‘processing’ of patients

Question 7

This is typically carried out in areas such as the medical lab, radiology, nuclear medicine, and EKG departments?

Answer 7

Diagnostic testing

Question 8

Preparing packaging and distributing medications prescribed by the physician is the principal responsibility of who?

Answer 8

Pharmacy technician

Question 9

pharm D is a pharmacist who what?

Answer 9

Completed advance training

Question 10

What are the duties of a hospital pharmacy technician?

Answer 10

Prepare, package, and distribute medications

Question 11

True/False: Medicaid made home health care services available to the elderly and certain disabled younger americans? why or why not?

Answer 11

False; medicare did

Question 12

What is the predominant for of home health services?

Answer 12

Nursing

Question 13

What % of home pharmacy services consist of home infusion therapy?

Answer 13

90%

Question 14

What gives Pharmacy staff the basic guidelines for the compounding environment based on type compounding that is to be done?

Answer 14

US Pharmacopeia (USP Chapter <797>)

Question 15

True/False: Home health care may be defined as the provision of health care services to patients in their place of resident. Why/why not?

Answer 15

True

Question 16

What are the 4 parts of Medicare & what do they do?

Answer 16

Part A- Hospital stays, some nursing home time
Part B- Physician visits, specialized test & supplies
Part C- Manage care, hospice benefit
Part D- Drug coverage

Question 17

What is called when individual pills are packaged in blister packs on a 30 day calendar?

Answer 17

Unit- Dose system

Question 18

TRUE/FALSE: A pharmacy technician may counsel patients, prescribe medications, collect information from patients, and take new prescriptions from physicians. Why/why not?

Answer 18

False; Pharmacist

Question 19

Ehat kind o f pharmacies can be regional or national or have stores spread out all over the country?

Answer 19

Chain pharmacies

Question 20

What kind of pharmacies consists of one to four stores owned and operated by an individual pharmacist or group of individuals?

Answer 20

Independent pharmacies

Question 21

What settings other than drug stores can a chain pharmacy be located?

Answer 21

Supermarkets; Walmart, Target

Question 22

What are some examples of durable medical equipment?

Answer 22

Knee braces, neck collars, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, commodes

Question 23

Waht distribution channel has the next highest volume of prescription drug sales besides chain drug stroes?

Answer 23

Mail order pharmacies

Question 24

True/False: Mail service pharmacies call patients who have not ordered refills or who have refills coming due to improve patient compliance. Why/why not?

Answer 24

True

Question 25

True/False: 10-15% of mail service pharmacy prescriptions are for controlled substances. Why/why not?

Answer 25

False; 3-5%

Question 26

Disintegration is a single gamma ray or particle being emitted by what?

Answer 26

unstable atom

Question 27

Pharmaceuticals and radionucleotide make up what?

Answer 27

Radiopharmaceuticals

Question 28

In order for a pharmacy to be a nuclear pharmacy, what must the facility posses?

Answer 28

RAM license

Question 29

What does QUASI mean?

Answer 29

Similar to law

Question 30

What amendment requires "Caution: Federal Law prohibits dispensing without a prescription." on the maufacturer's label?

Answer 30

Durham-Humphrey Amendment 1951

Question 31

What types of drugs currently have no approved medical us in the US?

Answer 31

Schedule 1

Question 32

True/False; A ferderal DEA-444 is necessary for the ordering of controlled substances in Schedule 1 and 2. WHY/WHY NOT?

Answer 32

False; 222

Question 33

Controlled Substances Act of 1970:

Answer 33

Federal law regulating manufacturing distributors and sale of drugs that have the potential for abuse

Question 34

Federal Hazardous Substances Act

Answer 34

Cautionary labels to alert consumers of potential danger

Question 35

Poison Prevention Packaging Act

Answer 35

Special packaging to make difficult for children to open containers

Question 36

Occupational and Safety Act of 1970

Answer 36

OSHA; ensures every working man and woman in the nation to safe and healthy working conditions

Question 37

Omnibus Budget Reconcilation Act

Answer 37

Lowest prices to patients on medicaid

Question 38

Health Insurance Portability and Accountablitiy Act

Answer 38

HIPPA; adoption of security and privacy standards in order to protect personal health care information

Question 39

Who develops and produces pharmaceutical products?

Answer 39

Drug maufacturer

Question 40

Who delivers medication, medical devices and appliances, health and beauty aids, and other products to pharmacies?

Answer 40

Drug wholesalers

Question 41

Who delivers products to the patient?

Answer 41

Retailers

Question 42

Who ensures the smooth, safe and efficient distribution of products to retailors, mass merchandise, hospitals, managed care organizations, and mail order pharmacies?

Answer 42

Wholesaler

Question 43

True/False: A pharmacy technician is responsible to greet the customer, locate OTC items for costumers, counsel the patient, and take refills. why/why not?

Answer 43

False

Question 44

What is the definition of Ethics?

Answer 44

Preception/Principles used to assist in making the correct choice when faced with alternative possibilites in a moral situation

Question 45

"do no harm" under what principle?

Answer 45

Non-mal ficense

Question 46

Acting in a positive way in our dealings with others is required with what?

Answer 46

Beneficense

Question 47

What supports the concept that people have the right to live their lives as they see fit?

Answer 47

Autonomy

Question 48

What recognizes the benefit that all people should recieve respect and that the benefits conferred on one individual should be available to all?

Answer 48

Justice

Question 49

PTEC; Pharmacy Technicians Educators Counsel

Answer 49

Prepare high quality, well trained tech personnel through education and pracitcal training programs

Question 50

AAPT; American Association of Pharmacy Technicians

Answer 50

Leadership, education to pharmacy techs, recognizes pharmacy techs as part of the healthcare team

Question 51

NPTA; National Pharmacy Technicians Association

Answer 51

Advance tech role by providing educators, advocacy, technology support, leadership training.

Question 52

PTCB; Pharmacy Technician Certification Board

Answer 52

1995, provide voluntary mechanism for national certification program for pharmacy techs

Question 53

NCPA; National Community Pharmacists Association

Answer 53

represents interests of independent pharmacy owners

Question 54

ASCP; American Society of Consultant Pharmacy

Answer 54

Drug therapy managed services in long term care

Question 55

AMCP; Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

Answer 55

Serve patients in the managed health care system environment

Question 56

ACCP; American College of Clinical Pharmacy

Answer 56

Primarily, Pharm D clinical practitioners and faculty members,; transmit the application of new knowledge in the science of pharmacology

Question 57

ACA; American College of Apothecaries

Answer 57

selective- communtiy based practitioners; membership granted only if the the pharmacy and practitioner comply with specified pharmacy specialty standards

Question 58

True/False: A pharmacist can add the address and date of birth to a prescription if it is not provided. Why/why not?

Answer 58

True

Question 59

Define: Inscription

Answer 59

Name of drug, drug strength, dosage form

Question 60

Define: Subscription

Answer 60

Directions to pharmacist, amount of medication to dispense, number of tablets, capsules or volume of liquid. Number of inhales or administrative devices

Question 61

Define: Signa

Answer 61

Direction that is given to the patient; how much to take, how often, and when to take it.

Question 62

DAW

Answer 62

Dispense as written

Question 63

What type of drug prevents blood clotting?

Answer 63

Anticoagulant

Question 64

Waht type of drug relieves the symptoms of itching

Answer 64

Antipuritic

Question 65

What type of drug increases formation of urine to reduce swelling and blood pressure?

Answer 65

Diuretic

Question 66

An agent that induces vomiting is called what?

Answer 66

Emetic

Question 67

TRUE/FALSE: Suppressants induce coughing to remove respiratory secretions. why/why not?

Answer 67

False

Question 68

What does hypertension mean?

Answer 68

High blood pressure- constant elevation in the systolic or diastolic blood pressure

Question 69

What is the abbreviation ASA stand for?

Answer 69

Aspirin

Question 70

TRUE/FALSE: Emulsions are considered to be dispersed of oil and water. why/why not?

Answer 70

True; they are heterogenous

Question 71

In order for a drug to be absorbed, it has to be in what form at the site of absorbtion?

Answer 71

Solution

Question 72

Waht do you call a drug that is made up of only inactive ingredients?

Answer 72

Placebo

Question 73

What dosage form is administered by injection?

Answer 73

Perenteral

Question 74

Ophthalmic drugs are drugs that pertain to what body part/organ?

Answer 74

Eye

Question 75

Define: Solution

Answer 75

Contains solute (substance dissolved) in solvent. Liquid, solid, gas, hydrophilic.

Question 76

Define: Suspension

Answer 76

Insoluble; solid suspended or dispersed in a liquid

Question 77

Define: Lotion

Answer 77

suspension dosage form intended for external application to the skin or mucous membranes

Question 78

Define: Emulsion

Answer 78

Heterogenous and unstable; once broken cannot be reformed

Question 79

Define: Gels and Jellies

Answer 79

2 phase of solid and liquid

Question 80

Define: Capsules

Answer 80

Solid dosage forms; drug in enclosed in a 'shell like' of a form of gelatin

Question 81

Define: Tablets

Answer 81

Solid dosage form; prepared either by compressing or molding

Question 82

Define: Chewable tablets

Answer 82

Make product more acceptable to eat

Question 83

Define: Sugar-coated tablets

Answer 83

Cover the taste or odor of the medicinal product

Question 84

Define: Sublingual tablets

Answer 84

Given under the tongue

Question 85

Define: Multiple compressed tablets

Answer 85

Layered/press coated tablets; two layered tablets; tablet within a tablet

Question 86

Define: Sustained release tablet

Answer 86

Release their active ingredient for a prolonged time

Question 87

Define: Film-coated tablet

Answer 87

Compressed tablets covered with a thin film of a water soluble polymeric material

Question 88

Define: Standard compressed tablets

Answer 88

Compressed on tablet machine; conventional

Question 89

Define: Eneric-coated tablets

Answer 89

Prevent release drug in the stomach; disperses in the intestinal tract. Ex. Ecotrin