Intro to Pharmacy Final
What organization offers the PTCE? -
✅PTCB
Currently what type of pharmacy has the largest piece of the US prescription market share? -
✅Chain
Today, all colleges the pharmacy offer a what degree? -
✅Doctor of pharmacy
What is the purpose of medication therapy management? -
✅Ensuring positive outcomes for drug therapy
What is the origin of the word pharmakon? -
✅Greek
Which of the following statements is true regarding independent pharmacies? -
✅They are more likely than chains to compound prescriptions
What is the reason most states have reciprocal agreements for pharmacy? -
✅Pharmacist licensed to practice in one state may obtain a license in another state
What statement about pharmacy technicians is true? -
✅They are under direct supervision of the pharmacist
Pharmacy technicians are trained to what? -
✅Prepare the medication to be dispensed
To obtain a license to practice pharmacy one must what? -
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, ✅B and C
(Graduate from an accredited school of pharmacy, intern under a licensed pharmacist)
Prior to the 19th century, who owned the dispensary that distributed drugs to patients? -
✅Physicians
Today, most pharmacist and technicians work in what type of organization? -
✅Retail pharmacies
Institutional pharmacies typically require technicians to be what? -
✅Certified
What medicinal plant has been used from colonial times to now for building up immunity and
preventing infection? -
✅Echinacea
What is the reason radioactive pharmaceuticals are used? -
✅B & C
(To treat and diagnose disease)
Pharmacology is defined as the scientific study of..? -
✅Drugs & their mechanisms of action and side effects
Responsibilities of a community pharmacy technician include..? -
✅Entering prescription information into the computer
A managed-care pharmacist who works closely with a primary-care physician may..? -
✅Adjust medication doses based on physician-approved protocols
Who is considered the "Father of Pharmacy"? -
✅Galen
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, Many pharmacy technicians in a hospital work..? -
✅A & C
(Under a laminar flow hood, in a clean room environment)
What task may a pharmacy technician perform in a long-care setting? -
✅Inspecting the drugs stored in nurses stations
How are HMOs and hospitals alike? -
✅They usually have an approved drug list
State board regulate what? -
✅The ratio of pharmacy technicians to pharmacists
Approximately how many pharmacy technicians are currently employed in the United States? -
✅334,400
Formal training programs for pharmacy technicians..? -
✅Are being developed in community colleges and technical schools
To keep healthcare costs low what do HMOs do? -
✅Encourage members to be active in their healthcare
Throughout the pharmacy curriculum, students practice or intern in what setting? -
✅A community hospital
The pharmacy technician serves as what? -
✅The pharmacist's assistant
Who takes final responsibility for a pharmacy technicians actions? -
✅Pharmacist
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What organization offers the PTCE? -
✅PTCB
Currently what type of pharmacy has the largest piece of the US prescription market share? -
✅Chain
Today, all colleges the pharmacy offer a what degree? -
✅Doctor of pharmacy
What is the purpose of medication therapy management? -
✅Ensuring positive outcomes for drug therapy
What is the origin of the word pharmakon? -
✅Greek
Which of the following statements is true regarding independent pharmacies? -
✅They are more likely than chains to compound prescriptions
What is the reason most states have reciprocal agreements for pharmacy? -
✅Pharmacist licensed to practice in one state may obtain a license in another state
What statement about pharmacy technicians is true? -
✅They are under direct supervision of the pharmacist
Pharmacy technicians are trained to what? -
✅Prepare the medication to be dispensed
To obtain a license to practice pharmacy one must what? -
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, ✅B and C
(Graduate from an accredited school of pharmacy, intern under a licensed pharmacist)
Prior to the 19th century, who owned the dispensary that distributed drugs to patients? -
✅Physicians
Today, most pharmacist and technicians work in what type of organization? -
✅Retail pharmacies
Institutional pharmacies typically require technicians to be what? -
✅Certified
What medicinal plant has been used from colonial times to now for building up immunity and
preventing infection? -
✅Echinacea
What is the reason radioactive pharmaceuticals are used? -
✅B & C
(To treat and diagnose disease)
Pharmacology is defined as the scientific study of..? -
✅Drugs & their mechanisms of action and side effects
Responsibilities of a community pharmacy technician include..? -
✅Entering prescription information into the computer
A managed-care pharmacist who works closely with a primary-care physician may..? -
✅Adjust medication doses based on physician-approved protocols
Who is considered the "Father of Pharmacy"? -
✅Galen
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, Many pharmacy technicians in a hospital work..? -
✅A & C
(Under a laminar flow hood, in a clean room environment)
What task may a pharmacy technician perform in a long-care setting? -
✅Inspecting the drugs stored in nurses stations
How are HMOs and hospitals alike? -
✅They usually have an approved drug list
State board regulate what? -
✅The ratio of pharmacy technicians to pharmacists
Approximately how many pharmacy technicians are currently employed in the United States? -
✅334,400
Formal training programs for pharmacy technicians..? -
✅Are being developed in community colleges and technical schools
To keep healthcare costs low what do HMOs do? -
✅Encourage members to be active in their healthcare
Throughout the pharmacy curriculum, students practice or intern in what setting? -
✅A community hospital
The pharmacy technician serves as what? -
✅The pharmacist's assistant
Who takes final responsibility for a pharmacy technicians actions? -
✅Pharmacist
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