Pharmacy

Question 1

Pharmacology is a basic medical science

that deals with the study of which specialty?

Answer 1

Drugs

Question 2

The branch of pharmacology that deals
with the preparation, dispensing, and proper
use of medications is?

Answer 2

Pharmacy

Question 3

The actual title of the “blue bible” of

pharmacology is?

Answer 3

Remington’s The Science and

Practice of Pharmacy

Question 4

The amount of medication administered

is referred to as what?

Answer 4

Dose

Question 5

The minimum and maximum amount of
a drug required to produce the desired effect
is referred to by what term?

Answer 5

Dosage range

Question 6

What dose refers to the least amount of

a drug that can cause death?

Answer 6

Minimum lethal

Question 7

The most common factor influencing the

amount of drug given to a patient is?

Answer 7

Age

Question 8

What two primary factors, if any,

determine a dose?

Answer 8

Age and weight

Question 9

What is the proper dose in milliliters of
ampicillin for an 8-year old child if the adult
dose is 15 ml?

Answer 9

6

Question 10

What is the name of the rule used to
determine appropriate dosage of medication
based on a child’s weight?

Answer 10

Clarke’s Rule

Question 11

Determine the appropriate dose in
milligrams of medication for a child
weighing 30 pounds if the average dose for
an adult is 600 mg

Answer 11

120

Question 12

In computing the amount of drug to be
given to an underweight female, what
adjustments to the normal dosage would
ordinarily be made?

Answer 12

Decrease of dosage because of her
sex and further decrease because of
her weight

Question 13

A drug given continuously to a patient
often has to be increased in dosage to
maintain the desired effect. The need for a
larger dose is probably caused by?

Answer 13

A cumulative effect from habitual

use

Question 14

The most common method of

administering medications is ________.

Answer 14

Orally

Question 15

What term is used to define a

medication that is placed under the tongue?

Answer 15

Sublingual

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of 
a drug injected intradermally?
1. Insulin 
2. Procaine hydrochloride 
3. Purified protein derivative 
4. 2 or 3 above

Answer 16

Purified protein derivative

Question 17

. What technique introduces a drug

directly into a vein?

Answer 17

Intravenous

Question 18

In what form are medications introduced

into the body through inhalation?

Answer 18

Gas

Question 19

Normally, how many names do

medications have?

Answer 19

Three

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a way in 
which drugs are grouped? 
1. By chemical characteristics 
2. By their brand names 
3. By their source 
4. By their action on the body

Answer 20

By their brand names

Question 21

Aluminum acetate, an astringent, is 
often used to treat which of the following 
conditions? 
1. Athlete’s foot 
2. External otitis 
3. Poison ivy 
4. All of the abov

Answer 21

All of the above

Question 22

Which of the following is a 
bronchomutropic agent? 
1. Petrolatum 
2. Guaifenesin 
3. Benzoate 
4. Phenol

Answer 22

Guaifenesin

Question 23

Which of the following is a 
characteristic side effect of antihistamines? 
1. Nausea 
2. Drowsiness 
3. Uricaria 
4. Tinnitis

Answer 23

Drowsiness

Question 24

Which of the following medications is 
administered to control motion sickness? 
1. Cimetidine 
2. Meclizine hydrochloride 
3. Chlorpheniramine maleate 
4. Diphenyhdramine hydrochloride

Answer 24

Meclizine hydrochlorid

Question 25

``` In conjunction with antacids, which of the following is used to treat duodenal ulcers? 1. Dimenhydrinate 2. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride 3. Ranitidine 4. Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride ```

Answer 25

Ranitidine

Question 26

The drug group most often used to treat | dyspepsia is?

Answer 26

Antacids

Question 27

In addition to being an antacid, | magnesium hydroxide may be used as a/an?

Answer 27

Laxative

Question 28

The standard by which all other | antiseptics are measured is?

Answer 28

Phenol

Question 29

The primary pharmacological action of | sulfonamides is?

Answer 29

Bacteriostatic

Question 30

The most common use for systemic sulfonamides is in the treatment of which of the conditions listed below?

Answer 30

Urinary tract infections

Question 31

Silver sulfadiazine is used almost | exclusively in the treatment of?

Answer 31

Burns

Question 32

The drug of choice for uncomplicated group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis is?

Answer 32

Penicillin V Potassium

Question 33

Patients sensitive to penicillin may also | exhibit sensitivity to cephalosporins.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

Milk or milk products may interfere with the absorption of which of the following drugs?

Answer 34

Tetracycline hydrochloride

Question 35

Macrolides are effective against which | of the following organisms?

Answer 35

Gram-positive cocci

Question 36

Which of the following is an appropriate substitute for penicillin when penicillin is contraindicated? 1. Doxycycline 2. Cephalexin 3. Erythromycin 4. Streptomycin

Answer 36

Erythromycin

Question 37

Undeclyenic acid is used as a/an?

Answer 37

Antifungal

Question 38

Supplemental potassium may be required with which of the following categories of drugs?

Answer 38

Diuretics

Question 39

The drug of choice for the treatment and | management of grand mal seizures is?

Answer 39

Phenytoin sodium

Question 40

Prochlorperizine is used mainly to?

Answer 40

Treat symptoms of nausea and | vomiting

Question 41

``` Muscle relaxants include all of the following EXCEPT? 1. Methocarbamol 2. Diazepam 3. Cyclobenzaprine 4. Methylphenidate ```

Answer 41

Methylphenidate

Question 42

Water-soluble vitamins are not excreted in the urine and are stored in the body in moderate amounts.

Answer 42

False

Question 43

The vitamin deficiency associated with | night blindness is?

Answer 43

Vitamin A

Question 44

The agent used to treat pernicious | anemia is?

Answer 44

Cyanocobalamin

Question 45

``` Which of the following is the vitamin involved in absorption and use of calcium and phosphorus? 1. Vitamin A 2. Vitamin B1 3. Vitamin C 4. Vitamin D ```

Answer 45

Vitamin D

Question 46

The correct abbreviations for the metric systems of primary units of measure for weight, volume, and linear dimensions are? 1. gr, l, cm 2. gr, ml, m 3. g, l, m 4. g, l, cm

Answer 46

g, l, m

Question 47

Which of the following is equal to one | one-hundredth of a liter?

Answer 47

Centiliter

Question 48

A prescription requires two ounces of a substance supplied in liters. How many milliliters are required to fill the prescription?

Answer 48

60 ml

Question 49

You have 360 grams of a compound. If 54 grams of the compound is silver nitrate, what is the percentage strength of silver nitrate?

Answer 49

15%

Question 50

All pharmacies that dispense prescriptions are required to have what Class balance?

Answer 50

A

Question 51

What drug incompatibility occurs when agents antagonistic to one another are prescribed together?

Answer 51

Therapeutic

Question 52

Eutexia is an example of what type of | drug incompatibility manifestation?

Answer 52

Physical

Question 53

A properly administered drug dosage that has an unintended or harmful effect on the patient is the definition of which of the following terms?

Answer 53

Adverse reaction

Question 54

What chapter of The Manual of the Medical Department gives guidance on pharmacy operations and drug control?

Answer 54

21

Question 55

What DD form is used to prescribe | controlled and noncontrolled medications?

Answer 55

1289

Question 56

In the prescription block of DD Form 1289, what part lists the name and quantity of the ingredient prescribed?

Answer 56

Inscription

Question 57

``` If, in the course of filling a prescription, the HM feels that there may be a discrepancy or incompatibility, the HM should take which of the following actions? 1. Let the patient know that you discovered an error and will be checking with the prescriber before filling the prescription 2. Consult the prescriber to verify the prescription before filling 3. Both 1 and 2 4. Fill the prescription as written ```

Answer 57

Consult the prescriber to verify the | prescription before filling

Question 58

What types of prescription medications | have the potential for abuse?

Answer 58

Controlled

Question 59

``` Which of the following is a Schedule III medication? 1. Marijuana 2. An antitussive 3. Amphetamines 4. Nonbarbiturate sedative ```

Answer 59

Nonbarbiturate sedative

Question 60

What schedule of medications can never | be ordered with refills?

Answer 60

II

Question 61

How many board members are on the | Controlled Substance Inventory Board?

Answer 61

Three

Question 62

Controlled substances must be | inventoried at least?

Answer 62

Quarterly