CPJE Practice Questions And
Complete Answers
A pharmacist is counseling a 58-year-old man with a new prescription for
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? - -Are you eating three regular meals per day? Drug is
taken with meals and skipped if meal is skipped.
-What could be considered barriers to providing a thorough oral consultation
to a patient? - -Educational Background.
Primary language.
Physical Impairment.
-A hospital pharmacist has just 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? - -Glaucoma
-A physician writes the following 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? - -Call
physician regarding dosage strength.
-Which of the following is CORRECT 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. - -B. Fill as
written.
-The pharmacist receives a telephone prescription for testosterone patches
from a physician's nurse. Assuming that the dosage, quantity, and
instructions are appropriate, and the prescription is reduced to writing, the
pharmacist should - -Fill the prescription after noting the physician's and the
nurse's names on the prescription.
-A pharmacist receives a security prescription from a known local 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 - -Call the medical group and request the PA's
DEA number.
-A patient brings in a prescription for 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 - -Fill the prescription as written and file.
-A 60-year-old woman who recently 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? - -Medroxyprogesterone
-What would be the MOST APPROPRIATE auxiliary labels for a prescription
for clarithromycin 250 mg/5 mL? - -Do not refrigerate and Shake well.
-A pharmacy technician has prepared 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? - -Short term drug
stability
-A technician has prepared a 16-oz bulk supply of spironolactone suspension
1 mg/mL to be packaged into 5 mg/5 mL oral syringes for future dispensing.
The pharmacist checking this preparation should ensure that the records
include what? - -1. Manufacturer's lot number.
2. Package size and number of syringes prepared.
3. Formula for the suspension.
-A pharmacist is performing a final check of a new prescription for lithium
carbonate extended release tablets. What auxiliary label should the
pharmacist affix to the container? - -Take with food or milk.
-A pharmacist is performing a final check on a new prescription for a patient
with a nasogastric tube. The prescription label reads:
Lotensin 10 mg #60
Take one tablet via NG tube daily.
What is CORRECT for administration of this dose through a nasogastric
tube? - -The tabs can be crushed and mixed with water.
-A pharmacist receives a prescription for Ativan® 1 mg and elects to
dispense a generic equivalent manufactured by S-G. What drug descriptions
on the label would be legally CORRECT? - -Lorazepam 1 mg (S-G)
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