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PHARMACY PRACTICE 1- EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED) A GRADE
>> define prescription (include what can be ordered, who it it for, and who can prescribe)
-answer- order for Medications, Devices, or Services
issued for a specific patient
by a licensed, authorized medical practitioner
>> a prescription most commonly refers to?
-answer- drug products for ambulatory patients
who obtain prescription medications from retail pharmacy, mail order pharmacy, etc.
>> ambulatory means...
-answer- out patient
>> what forms can a prescription be in
-answer- written, verbal, and electronically transmitted
>> define medication order
-answer- drug orders for patients in Hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutional settings
>> what are the categories of medications
-answer- prescription, controlled, compounded, OTC (non-prescription), complementary or
alternative (CAM), herbal, dietary supplements, or investigational new drug
>> what is a prescription drug
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also known as
product label on stock bottle must contain
-answer- medications requiring a prescription
legend drugs
must contain legend:
"Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" or "Rx Only"
>> what are controlled substances
also known as
who regulates them
what is required on the prescription label
-answer- Scheduled drugs(I, II, III, IV, V)
potential for abuse justifies special restrictions imposed by FEDERAL and STATE governments
state may be more stringent (pharmacist must follow most stringent laws)
must have FEDERAL TRANSFER LABEL
>> what is a federal transfer label
-answer- "Caution: federal law prohibits the transfer of this drug to any person other than
the patient for whom it was prescribed." - found on controlled substance labels
>> Schedule I (CI, C-I)
1. potential for abuse
2. dependence
3. acceptable medical use in US?
4. examples
-answer- 1. HIGHEST
2. Cannot be used safely without medical supervision
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3. NO
4. heroin, LSD, mescaline, etc.
>> Schedule II (CII, C-II)
1. potential for abuse
2. dependence
3. acceptable medical use in US?
4. examples
-answer- 1. high
2. possibility for SEVERE psychological and physical dependence
3. yes
4. morphine, cocaine (liquid), amphetamine, methamphetamine, methylphenidate,
methadone, pentobarbitol, etc.
Some CII in combo products may be in schedule II, III, V depending on amount present (eg.
codeine)
>> Schedule III (CIII, C-III)
1. potential for abuse
2. dependence
3. acceptable medical use in US?
4. examples
-answer- 1. less than CI or CII
2. abuse may lead to LOW-Moderate physical dependence or HIGH psychological dependence
3. yes
4. anabolic steroids, some barbituates, narcotics in combo with non narcotics in specific
amounts (narcotics-codeine and hydrocodone, nonnarcotics- acetaminophen, Tylenol #3 or
Lortab)
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>> Schedule IV (CIV, C-IV)
1. potential for abuse
2. dependence
3. acceptable medical use in US?
4. examples
-answer- 1. low copmared to I,II, or III
2. low compared I, II or III
3. yes
4. benzodiazepines (valium, xanax, ativan), Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata, phenobarbital, lyrica
>> Schedule V (CV, C-V)
-answer- SD does not have this drug category
>> define compounded medications
in what situations are they used?
what is required when compounding medications?
-answer- preparation of components into a drug product
1. result of practitioner's prescription drug order or initiative based on relationship in course
of professional practice
2. research, teaching, chemical analysis (compounded meds in these situations cannot be sold
or dispensed)
Require specific record keeping beyond regular prescriptions
>> define over-the-counter medications
PHARMACY PRACTICE 1- EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED) A GRADE
>> define prescription (include what can be ordered, who it it for, and who can prescribe)
-answer- order for Medications, Devices, or Services
issued for a specific patient
by a licensed, authorized medical practitioner
>> a prescription most commonly refers to?
-answer- drug products for ambulatory patients
who obtain prescription medications from retail pharmacy, mail order pharmacy, etc.
>> ambulatory means...
-answer- out patient
>> what forms can a prescription be in
-answer- written, verbal, and electronically transmitted
>> define medication order
-answer- drug orders for patients in Hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutional settings
>> what are the categories of medications
-answer- prescription, controlled, compounded, OTC (non-prescription), complementary or
alternative (CAM), herbal, dietary supplements, or investigational new drug
>> what is a prescription drug
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also known as
product label on stock bottle must contain
-answer- medications requiring a prescription
legend drugs
must contain legend:
"Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" or "Rx Only"
>> what are controlled substances
also known as
who regulates them
what is required on the prescription label
-answer- Scheduled drugs(I, II, III, IV, V)
potential for abuse justifies special restrictions imposed by FEDERAL and STATE governments
state may be more stringent (pharmacist must follow most stringent laws)
must have FEDERAL TRANSFER LABEL
>> what is a federal transfer label
-answer- "Caution: federal law prohibits the transfer of this drug to any person other than
the patient for whom it was prescribed." - found on controlled substance labels
>> Schedule I (CI, C-I)
1. potential for abuse
2. dependence
3. acceptable medical use in US?
4. examples
-answer- 1. HIGHEST
2. Cannot be used safely without medical supervision
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3. NO
4. heroin, LSD, mescaline, etc.
>> Schedule II (CII, C-II)
1. potential for abuse
2. dependence
3. acceptable medical use in US?
4. examples
-answer- 1. high
2. possibility for SEVERE psychological and physical dependence
3. yes
4. morphine, cocaine (liquid), amphetamine, methamphetamine, methylphenidate,
methadone, pentobarbitol, etc.
Some CII in combo products may be in schedule II, III, V depending on amount present (eg.
codeine)
>> Schedule III (CIII, C-III)
1. potential for abuse
2. dependence
3. acceptable medical use in US?
4. examples
-answer- 1. less than CI or CII
2. abuse may lead to LOW-Moderate physical dependence or HIGH psychological dependence
3. yes
4. anabolic steroids, some barbituates, narcotics in combo with non narcotics in specific
amounts (narcotics-codeine and hydrocodone, nonnarcotics- acetaminophen, Tylenol #3 or
Lortab)
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>> Schedule IV (CIV, C-IV)
1. potential for abuse
2. dependence
3. acceptable medical use in US?
4. examples
-answer- 1. low copmared to I,II, or III
2. low compared I, II or III
3. yes
4. benzodiazepines (valium, xanax, ativan), Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata, phenobarbital, lyrica
>> Schedule V (CV, C-V)
-answer- SD does not have this drug category
>> define compounded medications
in what situations are they used?
what is required when compounding medications?
-answer- preparation of components into a drug product
1. result of practitioner's prescription drug order or initiative based on relationship in course
of professional practice
2. research, teaching, chemical analysis (compounded meds in these situations cannot be sold
or dispensed)
Require specific record keeping beyond regular prescriptions
>> define over-the-counter medications
