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A pharmacist is counseling a 58-year- Are you eating three regular meals per day? Drug is
old man with a new prescription for taken with meals and skipped if meal is skipped.
repaglinide 0.5 mg t.i.d. According to
the patient profile, he is homeless.
Which of the following information
should be requested from the patient
and what is the rationale?
What could be considered barriers to Educational Background.
providing a thorough oral consultation Primary language.
to a patient? Physical Impairment.
A hospital pharmacist has just Glaucoma
received a new medication order for
brimonidine. The pharmacist wishes to
confirm the appropriateness of this
order and calls the nurse for the
patient's diagnosis. What diagnoses
would confirm that the brimonidine
order is APPROPRIATE?
A physician writes the following Call physician regarding dosage strength.
prescription: Finasteride 1 mg tablets
#30
1 tab p.o. daily for benign prostatic
hyperplasia
What would be the MOST
APPROPRIATE action of the
pharmacist?
,Which of the following is CORRECT B. Fill as written.
about a prescription for naproxen
sodium 275 mg tablets #20 Sig: i tab
b.i.d.?
A. Naproxen sodium at that dosage
may be sold without a prescription as
a product called Aleve®.
B. The prescription may be filled as
written.
C. The prescription may be filled with
Naprosyn® if Anaprox® is not available.
D. Naproxen sodium at that dosage
should not be given b.i.d.
The pharmacist receives a telephone Fill the prescription after noting the physician's and
prescription for testosterone patches the nurse's names on the prescription.
from a physician's nurse. Assuming that
the dosage, quantity, and instructions
are appropriate, and the prescription
is reduced to writing, the pharmacist
should
A pharmacist receives a security Call the medical group and request the PA's DEA
prescription from a known local number.
medical group for promethazine with
codeine. The prescription blank has
the physician's name, address, phone
number, DEA number, and license
number, but is signed only by a
physician's assistant (PA). The
pharmacist's best course of action is
to
A patient brings in a prescription for Fill the prescription as written and file.
Propecia® written by a known
physician on a plain piece of paper.
The paper is not a prescription blank,
but just a plain white sheet of paper
with all the needed information hand
written. The pharmacist should
, A 60-year-old woman who recently Medroxyprogesterone
had a hysterectomy comes to the
pharmacy with new
prescriptions for estradiol, ibuprofen,
calcium carbonate, and
medroxyprogesterone. Which of the
following drugs should be discussed
with the prescriber?
What would be the MOST Do not refrigerate and Shake well.
APPROPRIATE auxiliary labels for a
prescription for clarithromycin 250
mg/5 mL?
A pharmacy technician has prepared Short term drug stability
four IV piggyback doses of
sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim for
24-hour dosing for a patient. The
technician
asked the pharmacist to verify the
medication before delivery to the
patient ward. What is a concern
regarding the preparation?
A technician has prepared a 16-oz bulk 1. Manufacturer's lot number.
supply of spironolactone suspension 1 2. Package size and number of syringes prepared.
mg/mL to be packaged into 5 mg/5 3. Formula for the suspension.
mL oral syringes for future dispensing.
The pharmacist checking this
preparation should ensure that the
records include what?
A pharmacist is performing a final Take with food or milk.
check of a new prescription for lithium
carbonate extended release tablets.
What auxiliary label should the
pharmacist affix to the container?