Phar 1101 - Prac Mid Semester Questions Answered Correctly Latest Update 2026

PHAR 1101 - PRAC MID SEMESTER QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 Discuss the different roles that pharmacists perform within the Australian health care system - Answers - prepare or supervise dispensing of meds/ointments/tablets - advise patients on med usage in safe and effective ways - provide support in effective treatments of common ailments - advise public and health professionals on medicines (selection, dose, interactions, side effects) - give supply and advice on non prescription meds - develop standards and controls on the regulation of manufacture and supply of drugs - manage pharmaceutical companies Community Pharmacists - Answers - dispense - provide advice - primary healthcare and support - education - health promotion - disease prevention - proper use of meds Consultant Pharmacist - Answers - community or hospital - self employed or contract - med reviews - resident and ambulatory care Hospital Pharmacists - Answers - part of a system - monitoring usage - counseling - drug information - advice - clinical trails - preparing products Industrial Pharmacists - Answers - undertake research - development - manufacture - testing - analysis - marketing Other - Answers - locums in field - military - law - journalism - teaching - research - policies in rural/remote areas - abroad extemporaneously - Answers - meaning impromptu Discuss the types of containers and closures that would be typically used to hold an extemporaneously prepared topical preparation - Answers - oitments/topical preps are for external application but differ from creams with greasy bases. - normally ointments have anhydrous bases and contain a mixture of dissolved goods - could be prepared and put in a collapsible tube or amber jar to avoid light reactivity of agents. - put with a clip loc/child proof lid to avoid consumption from minors - remember containers must maintain quality, safety and stability of the internal med Primary Packaging - Answers - direct contact with product - bottle - closure - blister - must protect from damage and extraneous chemical and microbal contamination - support use - cannot leak - cannot react chemically - cannot release components - cannot uptake product components - includes glass and plastic Secondary Packaging - Answers - additional materials to improve appearance and include outer wrappers - should include labels - does not make direct contact with product and includes supply info with usages - needs to provide evidence of tampering with medicine for quality assurance - includes plastic, cardboard and paper Single dose containers - Answers - hold med for single use - glass ampoule Multi dose Containers - Answers - hold qty of material - vial or plastic tablet bottle Well closed containers - Answers - protect from contamination from unwanted foreign materials and loss of contents during use Airtight Containers - Answers - impermeable to solids, liquids and gases during normal storage and use - if container is used more than once it must remain airtight when reclosed Sealed Containers - Answers - like glass ampoules - closed by fusion of container material Tamper evident containers - Answers - closed and fitted with a device to irreversibly indicate it has been opened Light Resistant containers - Answers - protect from radiation at 290nm - 450 nm Child Resistant containers - Answers - CRCs - prevent children form accessing hazardous products Blister Packs - Answers - base layer with cavities and a lid - lid is sealed to base via heat or pressure. - NOT used for powders or semi solids - can print identifiers on them