Hospital Pharmacy (GREEN)

A book ready for inspection by the BFAD anytime during business hours and should be kept for two years:

a. poison book d. prescription book

b. salesbook e. purchase book

c. additional opium book

A

A type of drug distribution system wherein all drugs are retained in the main pharmacy until receipt of the

physician's initial order:

a. floor stock system

b. decentralization unit dose system

c. individual prescription system

d. both a & c

C

Which of the following is not an antiasthma preparation?

a. terbutaline d. salbutamol

b. nifedipine e. theophylline

c. prednisolone

B

Oral hypoglycemics are usually most useful in:

a. Type I diabetes d. Type II diabetes

b. ascariasis e. UTI

c. asthmaD

D

It enables the pharmacist to monitor drug utilization of each patient confined in the hospital:

a. admission history d. adverse drug reaction report

b. patient medication profile e. progress note

c. patient chart

B

FeSO4 is used for

a. cough d. parasitism

b. pain e. arthritis

c. anemia

C

A laminar flow hood is used when intravenous solutions are:

a. labeled d. administered

b. stored e. both a & c

c. prepared

C

San Lazaro Hospital specializes in:

a. mental health d. bone disorder

b. childbirth e. contagious diseases

c. pulmonary diseases

E

The purpose of the Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee are the ff:

a. advisory & educational d. dispensing & inventory

b. advisory & planning e. both a & d

c. educational & planning

A

Hospital department that supplies sterile linen, operating room packs and other medical surgical supplies:

a. nursing department d. laboratory service dept.

b. central service dept. e. pharmacy dept.

c. medical social dept.

B

Ranitidine is used for:

a. high blood pressure d. peptic ulcer

b. asthma e. diabetes

c. allergy

D

Total parenteral nutrition should be protected from light because it contains:

a. fats d. vitamins

b. carbohydrates e. proteins

c. electrolytes

D

The first recognized representative of pharmaceutical profession:

a. community pharmacist d. industrial pharmacist

b. hospital pharmacist e. clinical pharmacist

c. manufacturing pharmacist

B

A person who is engaged in managing, directing, and performing both professional and administrative services

associated with the operation of the hospital pharmacy department:

a. chief pharmacist

b. staff pharmacist

d. pharmacy and therapeutics committee

c. pharmacy supervisor

e. medical director

A

Serve as a tool with which the pharmacist assures appropriateness, safety, and effectiveness of drug therapy:

a. medical staff

b. pharmacy & therapeutics committee

c. patient medication profile

d. physicians original order

C

The following person performs some of the pharmacist's technical functions except:

a. governing body d. secretary

b. clerk e. pharmacy aide

c. intern

A

These are administrative and management responsibilities of pharmacist, except:

a. preparation of reports

b. inventory control

c. plan and integrate professional services

d. budget

E

Men are not accepted in this department for treatment:

a. gynecology d. nephrology

b. urology e. cardiology

c. internal medicine

A

PSHP was established in what year?

a. 1930 d. 1962

b. 1942 e. 1970

c. 1950

D

Which is not a primary function of hospital?

a. preventive medicine c. providing health care

b. giving health information d. conduct scientific research

A

All of the following are minimum standards for hospital pharmacy, except:

a. facilities c. drug administration

b. research d. assuring rational drug therapy

C

The pharmacy department is not responsible for:

a. inspecting unused/expired drugs

b. preparing parenteral nutrition

c. distributing sterile linen

d. informing the hospital staff pertaining to medication

C

Primary source of income for private hospitals:

a. gift shop c. pharmacy dept.

b. canteen d. patient's bill

D

Which is not a clinical pharmacy service?

a. monitor patient response

b. conduct drug utilization review

c. prepare patient bed

d. obtain & document medication histories

C

Incumbent president of PSHP:

a. Lourdes Echauz d. Gloria Arroyo

b. Normita Leyesa e. Siopin Co

c. Eladio Tinio

B

Responsible for creating a hospital formulary:

a. pharmacy d. medical staff

b. medical director e. both b & c

c. board of trustees

C

Through a _______, the policies of the hospitals are implemented on a day-to-day basics:

a. chief executive officer d. doctors

b. corporation e. pharmacist

c. board of trustees

A

The act of a pharmacist in supplying one or more drug products to, or for patient, usually in response to an order

from a doctor"

a. administering d. giving

b. corporation e. dispensing

c. procuring

E

It is a list of medications which are available only in that hospital:

a. MIMS d. RPS

b. Formulary e. both a and b

c. PDR

B

Most hospitals provide the following modalities:

a. surgery d. drug therapy

b. hypnosis e. a & d

c. acupuncture

E

The pharmacy department should have floor space for the ff., except:

a. office d. compounding & dispensing area

b. store room e. circulation

c. rest room

C

Emergency box in the hospital contains the following drugs, except:

a. Phenobarbital d. guaifenesin

b. epinephrine e. morphine

c. heparin

D

Pharmacy department is best classified under what division of hospital:

a. general c. administrative

b. clinical d. medical

B

During chickenpox, measles or smallpox outbreak, this department would be very busy:

a. dermatology c. pediatric

b. infectious disease d. neurology

B

This should be performed if the patient died while in the hospital:

a. autopsy c. biopsy

b. surgery d. physical examination

A

All of these should be taken into consideration in preparing dosage form not available commercially, except:

a. stability d. pharmacokinetic

b. quality assurance e. economic factor

c. availability of the patient

C

The following are general sections of a pharmacy procedural manual, except:

a. facilities d. services & activities

b. library e. personnel

c. organization

B

Who is not qualified to be a member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee?

a. cardiologist d. hospital administrator

b. pharmacy intern e. nurse

c. gastroenterologist

B

Drugs approved by the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee may be classified into the following categories,

except:

a. specialized formulary

b. investigational drug

c. drug approved on a conditional trial period

d. formulary drug

e. nonformulary drug

E

First President of PSHP:

a. Rosario Capistrano Tan d. Marcelia Itturalde

b. Lourdes Echauz e. Siopin Co

c. Violeta Alvarez

A

Nutritional solution prepared by hospital pharmacist for patients who has dysfunctional GIT:

a. IV mixture d. TPN

b. D5W e. NTP

c. NSS

D

Medical staff who are responsible for taking care of patient and who has direct involvement with the staff

organizational and administrative duties:

a. resident medical staff d. consulting medical staff

b. honorary medical staff e. honorary medical staff

c. attending medical staff

C

Responsibilities of Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, except:

a. develop a mechanism for reporting & reviewing ADR

b. prepare policies governing the activities of medical representative

c. develop a book containing the list of medications available in the hospital

d. prepare list of emergency drugs

e. interview pharmacy staff

E

Information which is not necessary in an inpatient prescription:

a. date when the order was written

b. name and strength of medication

c. patient's addressograph information

d. printed name of physician

C

Which will not help in ensuring the safety of a pharmacy department in the hospital

a. segregation of poisonous materials from non-poisonous materials

b. employment of a sufficient number of nonqualified personnel

c. policy with regards to the use of investigational drugs

d. availability of adequate and safe working space

B

Which may not lead to an adverse drug reaction?

a. error in compounding

b. use of the wrong drug

c. rashes due to sudden change in temperature

d. overdose

e. underdose

C

Pharmacy division responsible for improving formulations of existing products:

a. assay and quality control division

b. manufacturing and packaging division

c. department services division

d. pharmaceutical research division

e. administrative services division

D

Responsible for preparing the pharmacy newsletter:

a. drug information services division

b. education and training division

c. administrative services division

d. pharmaceutical research division

e. departmental services division

A

This is not a necessary information in drug evaluation for inclusion in the hospital formulary:

a. available sizes of drugs d. therapeutic indication

b. adverse reactions e. bioavailability

c. source of supply

A

Takes charge of interviewing medical sales representatives:

a. educational and training division

b. in-patient services division

c. purchasing and inventory control division

d. administrative services division

e. departmental services division

C

Drug recalls may emanate from the following agencies, except:

a. nursing department d. manufacturer

b. BFAD e. pharmacy department

c. Pharmacy & Therapeutic Committee

A

Nursing stations are inspected or visited by the pharmacist due to the ff. reasons, except:

a. to check labels for legibility

b. to remove expired products

c. to remove deteriorated drugs

d. to remove empty containers

D

Patient drug profile is maintained in the pharmacy department for the ff. purposes, except

a. to lower down the patient's expenses

b. to prevent potential drug interactions

c. to promote rational use of drugs

d. to detect drug-induced laboratory test abnormalities

e. to prevent drug allergies

A

Which one is not useful to the pharmacist in evaluating the quality of care provided to patient with a certain

disease state?

a. proper choice of dosage form

b. proper price of medication

d. proper route of administration

c. proper choice of therapeutic agent

e. proper strength of medication

B

The process used to determine the "waiting period" of an outpatient for his prescription?

a. drug recall c. flow process chart

b. queuing theory d. activity chart

B

Which question is not of importance in the pharmacist's review of the patient's drug therapy record?

a. Were tests for predicting drug allergies done on patients with suspicious history?

b. Was the drug employed one with a special effect upon the diagnosed ailment?

c. Was the drug taken with water?

d. Did the patient receive his therapy via oral route when the topical route should have been employed?

C

An enteric-coated tablet that disintegrates upon passing through the stomach falls under what type of a defective

product?

a. faulty drug delivering apparatus c. inadequate packaging

b. defective dosage form d. deteriorated product

B

All of the following are direct responsibilities of the chief pharmacist, except:

a. schedules work hours for pharmacy staff

b. establishes and/or implements written policies & procedures for pharmacy operation

c. evaluates job performance of pharmacy staff

d. selects, hires and institutes disciplinary action & discharges pharmacy staff

e. performs packaging and labeling functions to promote product stability

E

Filling of prescription is lawfully the job of:

a. physician d. sales clerk

b. nurse e. patient

c. pharmacist

C

The following are pharmacist's responsibilities, except:

a. review patient's drug administration form to insure that all doses are being administered and charted

correctly

b. assist the physician in selecting dosage regimen schedules

c. transcribe accurately new drug administration forms

d. provide drug information to physicians, nurses and other health care personnel

C

The pharmacy department does not supply one of the following:

a. IV admixture d. light

b. sterile linen e. biological

c. narcotics

B

What is the most important storage condition for narcotic drugs?

a. security d. light

b. sanitation e. moisture

c. temperature

A

Which is not an acceptable method of drug information dissemination?

a. megaphone d. leaflets

b. pharmacy bulletin e. seminar

c. newsletter

A

This pharmacy division coordinates and control all drug delivery and distribution systems:

a. departmental services division

b. administrative services division

c. purchasing & inventory control division

d. central supply services division

C

Not a suitable location for the hospital pharmacy department:

a. first floor c. near the emergency room

b. near the information area d. basemen

D

Control substance which is non-refillable:

a. schedule II c. schedule IV

b. schedule III d. schedule V

A

Which duty should not be assigned to a pharmacy technician?

a. maintain drug inventory records

b. clean prescription equipment

c. print labels for prepackaged product

d. weigh ingredients in bulk compounding

e. compound prescriptions

E

A very important liaison between the hospital, patient and his community

a. administrator d. pharmacist

b. P & TC e. medical social service

c. priest

E

The service generally under the supervision of a licensed physician who has a basic interest in hematology:

a. pathology d. dietetic service

b. anesthesia e. morgue

c. blood bank

C

Psychiatric, AIDS and leprosy-victims must be attended by:

a. custodial hospital d. short-term hospital

b. general hospital e. long-term hospital

c. non-accredited hospital

A

Which of the following is not needed in the admission sheet?

a. patient's name and address d. occupation

b. monthly income e. family status

c. sex & date of birth

B

Which is not included in the laboratory report of a patient?

a. manufacturing data d. hematology data

b. microbiology data e. chemistry

c. pathology data

A

The hospital which is affiliated with a university:

a. Philippine Heart Center d. National Kidney Institute

b. Quezon Institute e. Philippine General Hospital

c. San Lazaro Hospital

E

This is one of the items in the medical record for the purpose of providing the physician with a chronologic picture

and analysis of the clinical course of the patient:

a. special examination d. pathologic findings

b. history of present illness e. physical examination

c. progress notes

C

This department enables the physician to assume the care of the patient at any time:

a. pharmacy d. nursing

b. medical social service e. medical records

c. central sterile supply

E

This type of hospital provides care to patients with various types of illnesses:

a. general hospital d. not-for-profit hospital

b. special hospital e. hospital with 50-99 beds

c. short-term hospital

A

This is not a chronic ailment:

a. asthma d. diarrhea

b. cancer e. diabetes

c. epilepsy

D

This is not a function of the dietetic service:

a. participate in ward rounds and conferences

b. recording medication histories of patients

c. plan patient's menu

d. interview patients regarding their food habits

e. counseling patients concerning normal or modified diet regimen

B

One of the responsibilities of the pharmacy department is to control all drugs used in the hospital. Which of the ff.

does not fall in this responsibility?

a. drug samples must be distributed only through the pharmacy

b. chief pharmacist should have a private office

c. maintenance of an up-to-date formulary

d. routine inspection of drug storage areas

B

Hospital maybe classified in different ways, except:

a. location d. type of service

b. ownership e. length of service

c. bed capacity

A

This group consists of medical practitioners of recognized professional ability:

a. active d. consulting

b. associate e. honorary

c. courtesy

D

Serves as the secretary of the P & TC:

a. medical director c. nursing director

b. pharmacy director d. administrator

B

It serves as a guide to the hospital pharmacist in the development and execution of effective and proficient

pharmaceutical services in the hospital:

a. formulary system d. patient's medication profile

b. P & TC e. blue book

c. pharmacy procedural manual

C

The type of ambulatory care sought for by most outpatients:

a. tertiary care c. emergency case

b. primary care d. secondary care

B

Contains one discreet pharmaceutical dosage form:

a. unit dose d. multiple dose package

b. single unit package e. both b & c

c. unit dose package

B

A process of lifelong learning availed of by pharmacists for maintaining and improving professional competence:

a. undergrad studies c. graduate studies

b. continuing education d. intensive program

B

Represents the type of transaction that involves purchase of goods on specific volume and receiving certain

merchandise at no additional cost:

a. deals c. discount

b. volume contract d. group purchasing

A

A modern usage of the term ambulatory patient:

a. in-patient d. institutionalized patient

b. ward patient e. hospitalized patient

c. non-institutionalized patient

C

Medication administered to the wrong patient may be classified as:

a. wrong dose error c. wrong time error

b. unauthorized drug error d. omission error

B

Which of the following elements are common to ambulatory care but not to inpatient pharmaceutical service

program?

a. information on the proper use of the drug will be disseminated

b. medications dispensed will be completely labeled & packaged

c. the pharmacy program must be directed by a qualified pharmacist

d. drugs will be properly controlled

A

Which of the ff. does not correctly describe formulary system?

a. detrimental to the free enterprise system

b. appraises drug therapy

c. controls drug cost

d. assures quality of drug

A

prescription label must contain all of the ff. except:

a. patient name c. patient age

b. patient address d. name of drug

B

This consists of routine systematic review of the body:

a. provisional diagnosis d. physical examination

b. special examination e. pathologic findings

c. personal family history

D

Medical staff is composed of:

a. pharmacists d. medical technologists

b. nurses e. both b & c

c. physicians

C

This ensures that drug orders are not inappropriately continued:

a. automatic stop order d. professional care service

b. P & TC e. group purchasing

c. formulary system

A

The final decision as to which drugs should be included in the ward stock rests upon:

a. P & TC d. physician

b. pharmacist e. administrator

c. nurse

A

With respect to other drug distribution methods, the advantages of unit dose include the ff, except:

a. safer for the patient

b. more effective method of utilizing professional resources

c. less workload to the pharmacists

d. less manpower requirement

e. both a & b

D

The ff. are true, except:

a. two preparations each labeled with the same active chemical components are generic equivalents

b. Two preparations each labeled with different active ingredients are clinically effective equivalents

c. both high and poor quality pharmaceuticals are available under both generic names and brand names

d. a relationship exists between quality pharmaceuticals and therapeutic efficacy

B

Hospital Pharmacy

a. patient, physician, nurse, pharmacist relationship

b. practice of pharmacy in hospital setting

c. stepping stone to clinical pharmacy

d. all of the above

D

Purpose of P and TC, except:

a. develops a formulary of accepted drugs for used in the hospital

b. evaluates clinical data concerning drug for use in the a hospital

c. adds or deletes from the list of drugs accepted for used in the hospital

d. advises the doctor as to what brand of drug to use

D