HOSA Pharmacy Science Practice Questions with correct answers

HOSA Pharmacy Science Practice Questions
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Most common route of drug administration - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Oral


Common side effect of opioid analgesics - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Constipation


Therapeutic index of a drug - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The ratio of
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the toxic dose to the therapeutic dose
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Most common cause of medication errors - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔patient misidentification, incorrect dosage, wrong medication
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Purpose of a medication reconciliation - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔To identify and resolve medication discrepancies
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Primary role of a pharmacist - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔dispense
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medicine, counsel patients on medication use, monitor drug
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therapy


Purpose of the Controlled Substances Act - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔To regulate the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of
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controlled substances |\

, Medication order for 500 mg of medication in 250 mg tablets -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2 tablets
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Flow rate for 1000 mL of IV fluid over 8 hours - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔125 mL/hr |\ |\




Primary function of a pharmacy technician - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Assist pharmacists in dispensing medications
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Mechanism of action of beta-blockers - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Block the effects of norepinephrine and epinephrine
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Most common side effect of diuretics - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Frequent urination |\




Role of a pharmacist in preventing medication errors - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔to identify and resolve patient medication
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discrepancies, to monitor patient adherence and effectiveness to
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medication therapy |\




Role of the Board of Pharmacy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔verifying
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prescriptions, counseling patients on medication use, monitoring
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drug interactions
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Medication order for 250 mg every 6 hours in 500 mg tablets -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔0.5 tablets
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