PHRA 1413 - OUTPATIENT DIDACTICS QUESTIONS
What are common reasons of conducting drug research: - Answers - -dose
-dosing interval
-indications
-contraindications
-drug interactions
-patient information
-adverse drug reactions
-combination medications
-generic equivalents
What is drug interval based off of? - Answers - The frequency and release mechanism
What are the reasons for contraindications? - Answers - -allergy to prescribed med
-patient is pregnant or nursing
-kidney or liver dysfunction
Unwanted/unintended harmful effects following the administration of a drug - Answers
- Adverse drug reaction
Who are the medication package inserts intended for? - Answers - The pharmacist and
provider
Who is the medication guide intended for? - Answers - The patient
Medication Package Inserts - Answers - included with the manufacturer packaging of a
medication and contains FDA approved information about the drug and its use.
Red Book: Pharmacy's Fundamental Reference - Answers - A resource on drug
pricing.
The CDC Health Information for International Travel (Yellow Book) - Answers -
Information regarding travel health guidelines, pre travel vaccine recommendations, and
other destination specific health advice
ISMP Medication Safety Alert - Answers - newsletter that informs subscribers of
medication errors and where providers report it to.
The pediatric and neonatal dosage handbook - Answers - specific drug information for
the pediatric patient population
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) - Answers - reference manufacturer medication
package inserts for prescription medications into a single reference
, Safety Data Sheet (SDS) - Answers - Information on all hazardous chemicals and drug
Tricare formulary search-express scripts - Answers - allows both patients and
healthcare personnel view current formulary coverage, prices, and fill locations for
medications
dose - Answers - vary among children, adults, and the elderly, should fall within the
recommended dosage range
dosing interval - Answers - The frequency of drug administration based on the release
mechanism of the medication
indications - Answers - specific diseases and conditions for which a medication is FDA
approved to treat
contrainindications - Answers - any reason for which a medication should not be taken
by a specific patient
drug interactions - Answers - the effects one medication may have on another
medication, food, beverage, or supplement
patient infomation - Answers - what the patient needs to know about a medication
adverse drug reactions - Answers - any unwanted/unintended negative or harmful
effects experienced following the administration of a drug
combination medications - Answers - medications that contain more than one active
ingredient
generic eqivalents - Answers - determine whether a brand/trade name medication has
a non brand name equivalent that contains the identical amount of the same active
ingredients in the same dosage form with the same release characterisitcs
pharmacologic category - Answers - a group of drugs with similar pharmacologic
actions, uses/indications, and chemical structures
Clinical Pharmacology - Answers - The science concerned with drugs, their sources,
appearance, chemistry, actions, and uses.
mechanism of action - Answers - how the drug produces an effect in the body
Pharmacokinetics - Answers - the study of the absorption, distribution, metabolism,
and excretion of drugs (ADME)
Carcinogen - Answers - A substance capable of causing cancer
What are common reasons of conducting drug research: - Answers - -dose
-dosing interval
-indications
-contraindications
-drug interactions
-patient information
-adverse drug reactions
-combination medications
-generic equivalents
What is drug interval based off of? - Answers - The frequency and release mechanism
What are the reasons for contraindications? - Answers - -allergy to prescribed med
-patient is pregnant or nursing
-kidney or liver dysfunction
Unwanted/unintended harmful effects following the administration of a drug - Answers
- Adverse drug reaction
Who are the medication package inserts intended for? - Answers - The pharmacist and
provider
Who is the medication guide intended for? - Answers - The patient
Medication Package Inserts - Answers - included with the manufacturer packaging of a
medication and contains FDA approved information about the drug and its use.
Red Book: Pharmacy's Fundamental Reference - Answers - A resource on drug
pricing.
The CDC Health Information for International Travel (Yellow Book) - Answers -
Information regarding travel health guidelines, pre travel vaccine recommendations, and
other destination specific health advice
ISMP Medication Safety Alert - Answers - newsletter that informs subscribers of
medication errors and where providers report it to.
The pediatric and neonatal dosage handbook - Answers - specific drug information for
the pediatric patient population
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) - Answers - reference manufacturer medication
package inserts for prescription medications into a single reference
, Safety Data Sheet (SDS) - Answers - Information on all hazardous chemicals and drug
Tricare formulary search-express scripts - Answers - allows both patients and
healthcare personnel view current formulary coverage, prices, and fill locations for
medications
dose - Answers - vary among children, adults, and the elderly, should fall within the
recommended dosage range
dosing interval - Answers - The frequency of drug administration based on the release
mechanism of the medication
indications - Answers - specific diseases and conditions for which a medication is FDA
approved to treat
contrainindications - Answers - any reason for which a medication should not be taken
by a specific patient
drug interactions - Answers - the effects one medication may have on another
medication, food, beverage, or supplement
patient infomation - Answers - what the patient needs to know about a medication
adverse drug reactions - Answers - any unwanted/unintended negative or harmful
effects experienced following the administration of a drug
combination medications - Answers - medications that contain more than one active
ingredient
generic eqivalents - Answers - determine whether a brand/trade name medication has
a non brand name equivalent that contains the identical amount of the same active
ingredients in the same dosage form with the same release characterisitcs
pharmacologic category - Answers - a group of drugs with similar pharmacologic
actions, uses/indications, and chemical structures
Clinical Pharmacology - Answers - The science concerned with drugs, their sources,
appearance, chemistry, actions, and uses.
mechanism of action - Answers - how the drug produces an effect in the body
Pharmacokinetics - Answers - the study of the absorption, distribution, metabolism,
and excretion of drugs (ADME)
Carcinogen - Answers - A substance capable of causing cancer
