Mosby Practice Exam 1 Brain Teaser
Questions And Answers
Which of the following may require a potassium supplement? - ✔ ✔ Lasix
Which of the following may require specific modifications to a pharmacy systems database? - ✔ ✔
Maximum dose and dose range
Which of the following must appear on a unit-dose product label? - ✔ ✔ Dose strength of the
medication, Expiration date of the medication, Medication name
Which of the following pharmacy abbreviations should NOT be used on a prescription due to the
possibility of a prescription error? - ✔ ✔ ou
Which of the following pharmacy abbreviations would NOT be used for a regularly scheduled
maintenance medication? - ✔ ✔ STAT
Which of the following ratings indicates that the drug is contraindicated in pregnancy? - ✔ ✔ x
Which of the following should be used in lifting pharmacy weights to be placed on a balance? - ✔ ✔
Forceps
Which of the following types of medications require pre-authorization before submission of a
prescription claim? - ✔ ✔ Noncovered drugs, Nonformulary drugs, Restricted drugs
Which of the following workplace issues may contribute to a prescription error? - ✔ ✔ Pipette
Which of the following would be a cause of a medication error? - ✔ ✔ Handwriting is illegible or
unclear, Knowledge deficit, Performance deficit
Which of the following would NOT be used in the preparation of intravenous medications? - ✔ ✔
Class A prescription balance
Which organization has developed tools to reduce medication orders? - ✔ ✔ ou
Which organization has issued a "do NOT use list" of pharmacy abbreviations? - ✔ ✔ TJC
Which piece of legislation provided prescription drug coverage for patients receiving Medicare? - ✔ ✔
MMA
Which piece of legislation requires that a pharmacy maintain patient profiles for all patients? - ✔ ✔
All of the above
Which vitamin will increase the blood coagulation of a patient taking Coumadin? - ✔ ✔ Vitamin K
, Who assigns a lot number to a particular batch of medicine? - ✔ ✔ Drug manufacturer
A pharmacy bases its retail prices on AWP plus a professional fee as follows:
Fee AWP
$2.25 $25.00 or less
$3.25 $25.01-$50.00
$10.00 $50.01-$75.00
$20.00 $75.01 or more
A prescription is presented that reads "Sig: 2 tabs bid × 25 days." If the AWP of this drug is $321.66 for
500 tablets, what will be the retail price of the prescription? - ✔ ✔ $74.33
How many days will a prescription of 60 tablets last if the directions read "i-ii tabs PO q4-6h"? - ✔ ✔
5 days
How much dextrose does 1 L of D10W contain? - ✔ ✔ 100 g
How much medication should a 70-lb child receive if the adult dose is 250 mg? - ✔ ✔ 116 mg
How much time does a pharmacist have to complete the partial filling of a Schedule II prescription? - ✔
✔ 72 hours
How often must an inventory of controlled substances be taken? - ✔ ✔ Every 2 years
How old must a person be to purchase an exempt narcotic? - ✔ ✔ 18 years
If 120 mL of a 2% (w/v) is diluted with water to 1 pint, what will be the strength of the dilution? - ✔ ✔
0.5%
If 500 mL of D5W is to be infused over 6 hours and the drop factor is 15 gtt/mL, what will the rate in
gtt/min be? - ✔ ✔ 20 gtt/min
If a patient taking warfarin is NOT having his or her INR or PTT performed, what type of medication error
is occurring? - ✔ ✔ Monitoring error
The following prescription is presented to the pharmacy: Hctz 50 mg #30 i tab PO qod c OJ How many
days will the prescription last the patient? - ✔ ✔ 60 days
What does FDA refer to? - ✔ ✔ Food and Drug Administration
What is NOT found in a total nutrient admixture? - ✔ ✔ Protein
Questions And Answers
Which of the following may require a potassium supplement? - ✔ ✔ Lasix
Which of the following may require specific modifications to a pharmacy systems database? - ✔ ✔
Maximum dose and dose range
Which of the following must appear on a unit-dose product label? - ✔ ✔ Dose strength of the
medication, Expiration date of the medication, Medication name
Which of the following pharmacy abbreviations should NOT be used on a prescription due to the
possibility of a prescription error? - ✔ ✔ ou
Which of the following pharmacy abbreviations would NOT be used for a regularly scheduled
maintenance medication? - ✔ ✔ STAT
Which of the following ratings indicates that the drug is contraindicated in pregnancy? - ✔ ✔ x
Which of the following should be used in lifting pharmacy weights to be placed on a balance? - ✔ ✔
Forceps
Which of the following types of medications require pre-authorization before submission of a
prescription claim? - ✔ ✔ Noncovered drugs, Nonformulary drugs, Restricted drugs
Which of the following workplace issues may contribute to a prescription error? - ✔ ✔ Pipette
Which of the following would be a cause of a medication error? - ✔ ✔ Handwriting is illegible or
unclear, Knowledge deficit, Performance deficit
Which of the following would NOT be used in the preparation of intravenous medications? - ✔ ✔
Class A prescription balance
Which organization has developed tools to reduce medication orders? - ✔ ✔ ou
Which organization has issued a "do NOT use list" of pharmacy abbreviations? - ✔ ✔ TJC
Which piece of legislation provided prescription drug coverage for patients receiving Medicare? - ✔ ✔
MMA
Which piece of legislation requires that a pharmacy maintain patient profiles for all patients? - ✔ ✔
All of the above
Which vitamin will increase the blood coagulation of a patient taking Coumadin? - ✔ ✔ Vitamin K
, Who assigns a lot number to a particular batch of medicine? - ✔ ✔ Drug manufacturer
A pharmacy bases its retail prices on AWP plus a professional fee as follows:
Fee AWP
$2.25 $25.00 or less
$3.25 $25.01-$50.00
$10.00 $50.01-$75.00
$20.00 $75.01 or more
A prescription is presented that reads "Sig: 2 tabs bid × 25 days." If the AWP of this drug is $321.66 for
500 tablets, what will be the retail price of the prescription? - ✔ ✔ $74.33
How many days will a prescription of 60 tablets last if the directions read "i-ii tabs PO q4-6h"? - ✔ ✔
5 days
How much dextrose does 1 L of D10W contain? - ✔ ✔ 100 g
How much medication should a 70-lb child receive if the adult dose is 250 mg? - ✔ ✔ 116 mg
How much time does a pharmacist have to complete the partial filling of a Schedule II prescription? - ✔
✔ 72 hours
How often must an inventory of controlled substances be taken? - ✔ ✔ Every 2 years
How old must a person be to purchase an exempt narcotic? - ✔ ✔ 18 years
If 120 mL of a 2% (w/v) is diluted with water to 1 pint, what will be the strength of the dilution? - ✔ ✔
0.5%
If 500 mL of D5W is to be infused over 6 hours and the drop factor is 15 gtt/mL, what will the rate in
gtt/min be? - ✔ ✔ 20 gtt/min
If a patient taking warfarin is NOT having his or her INR or PTT performed, what type of medication error
is occurring? - ✔ ✔ Monitoring error
The following prescription is presented to the pharmacy: Hctz 50 mg #30 i tab PO qod c OJ How many
days will the prescription last the patient? - ✔ ✔ 60 days
What does FDA refer to? - ✔ ✔ Food and Drug Administration
What is NOT found in a total nutrient admixture? - ✔ ✔ Protein
