Buttercups Module 3 Questions and Correct
Answers
Question 1
What is an injected route of administration?
Correct Answer
The medication is injected into a vein, a muscle or the skin Injections can be
solutions, suspensions or powders requiring reconstitution
Question 2
Millilitre
Correct Answer
mL 1000μL (or 0.001L)
Question 3
What is the drug tariff?
Correct Answer
The Drug Tariff is a reference source which provides information relating to the
dispensing of NHS prescriptions by community contractors such as pharmacies, as
well as dispensing practices and appliance contractors. This also applies to hospital
outpatient pharmacies that dispense NHS prescriptions and sell medicines over the
counter. It contains information on:
•The basic prices of drugs
•Prescription charges and prepayment certificates (where applicable)
•Professional and dispensing fees
•The appliances, dressings and chemical reagents which can be prescribed on the
NHS
•Prescriber formularies
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,Question 4
What is a dosage formulation?
Correct Answer
The dosage formulation of a preparation, commonly known as the "form", refers to
the "vehicle" in which a drug is administered to the patient.
Tablets, suspensions and injections are examples of different formulations.
Question 5
Describe what reference sources are used in dispensary
Correct Answer
These typically include:• British National Formulary (BNF)
• British National Formulary for Children (BNFC)
• Medicines, Ethics and Practice Guide (MEP)
• Drug Tariff
• Stockley's Drug Interactions
• Martindale: The Complete Drug reference
• Chemist and Druggist
Question 6
What are the formulations for local administration for the nose?
Correct Answer
Drops, sprays, ointments and creams
Question 7
1 Kilogram
Correct Answer
kg, 1000g or 1000000mg
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, Question 8
Drugs that are supplied in special containers are:
Correct Answer
•Sterile
•Effervescent
•Hygroscopic (attract water)
•Liquid preparations for the addition to bath water
•Coal tar preparations
•Viscous external preparations
•Packed in tubes, drop-bottles, aerosols, roll-ons, sachets, shakers, sprays or any
container from which it is not practical to dispense an exact amount
Question 9
What is a vaginal route of administration?
Correct Answer
The medication is inserted into the vagina
Examples:
Pessaries or creams
Question 10
What are the causes of prescriptions being returned by the pricing bureau?
Correct Answer
•The endorsement gives insufficient information and so it is not clear what has been
dispensed
•The pharmaceutical form is missing from the prescription and more than one is
available
•A disallowed item has been dispensed; this could be an item from the Black List or
a prescriber not adhering to their formulary (the prescription cannot be resubmitted
in this instance)
Question 11
What is the medicines ethics and practice guide (MEP)?
Correct Answer
The MEP is published annually as a practical guide to the legal restrictions on the
sale or supply of medicines and poisons.
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Answers
Question 1
What is an injected route of administration?
Correct Answer
The medication is injected into a vein, a muscle or the skin Injections can be
solutions, suspensions or powders requiring reconstitution
Question 2
Millilitre
Correct Answer
mL 1000μL (or 0.001L)
Question 3
What is the drug tariff?
Correct Answer
The Drug Tariff is a reference source which provides information relating to the
dispensing of NHS prescriptions by community contractors such as pharmacies, as
well as dispensing practices and appliance contractors. This also applies to hospital
outpatient pharmacies that dispense NHS prescriptions and sell medicines over the
counter. It contains information on:
•The basic prices of drugs
•Prescription charges and prepayment certificates (where applicable)
•Professional and dispensing fees
•The appliances, dressings and chemical reagents which can be prescribed on the
NHS
•Prescriber formularies
Page 1 of 20
,Question 4
What is a dosage formulation?
Correct Answer
The dosage formulation of a preparation, commonly known as the "form", refers to
the "vehicle" in which a drug is administered to the patient.
Tablets, suspensions and injections are examples of different formulations.
Question 5
Describe what reference sources are used in dispensary
Correct Answer
These typically include:• British National Formulary (BNF)
• British National Formulary for Children (BNFC)
• Medicines, Ethics and Practice Guide (MEP)
• Drug Tariff
• Stockley's Drug Interactions
• Martindale: The Complete Drug reference
• Chemist and Druggist
Question 6
What are the formulations for local administration for the nose?
Correct Answer
Drops, sprays, ointments and creams
Question 7
1 Kilogram
Correct Answer
kg, 1000g or 1000000mg
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, Question 8
Drugs that are supplied in special containers are:
Correct Answer
•Sterile
•Effervescent
•Hygroscopic (attract water)
•Liquid preparations for the addition to bath water
•Coal tar preparations
•Viscous external preparations
•Packed in tubes, drop-bottles, aerosols, roll-ons, sachets, shakers, sprays or any
container from which it is not practical to dispense an exact amount
Question 9
What is a vaginal route of administration?
Correct Answer
The medication is inserted into the vagina
Examples:
Pessaries or creams
Question 10
What are the causes of prescriptions being returned by the pricing bureau?
Correct Answer
•The endorsement gives insufficient information and so it is not clear what has been
dispensed
•The pharmaceutical form is missing from the prescription and more than one is
available
•A disallowed item has been dispensed; this could be an item from the Black List or
a prescriber not adhering to their formulary (the prescription cannot be resubmitted
in this instance)
Question 11
What is the medicines ethics and practice guide (MEP)?
Correct Answer
The MEP is published annually as a practical guide to the legal restrictions on the
sale or supply of medicines and poisons.
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