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CPJE Practice Questions with 100% Verified Answers
UPDATED!!!
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? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Glaucoma
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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? - ANSWER 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. -
ANSWER 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 -
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ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 -
ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Medroxyprogesterone
CPJE Practice Questions with 100% Verified Answers
UPDATED!!!
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? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Glaucoma
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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? - ANSWER 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. -
ANSWER 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 -
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ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 -
ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Medroxyprogesterone
