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The Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has established nine categories for categorizing medication errors during reporting. If a Category H medication error is reported, what does it mean? Correct Answer: The medication error may have cause harm that resulted in hospitalization to sustain life "error harm" Category D medication error means..... Correct Answer: the medication error reached the patient, no harm was evident, but monitoring was required to prove that no harm occurred Category E medication error means Correct Answer: the medication error may have caused temporary harm and required intervention. Category F medication error means Correct Answer: the medication error may have caused temporary harm and require hospitalization Point of Sale billing.... Correct Answer: billing that is done using secure data and a transactional network to ensure patient confidentiality is know as POS allows the pharmacy to track inventory as it is used Which drug classification uses the suffix -terol? Correct Answer: bronchodilator (used to treat asthma and COPD) Which drug classification uses the suffix -azepam Correct Answer: antianxiety Which drug classification uses the suffix -cillin Correct Answer: penicillin Which drug classification uses the suffix -setron Correct Answer: serotonin A prescriber writes a prescription for OxyContin 10mg. According to federal law, when will the prescription expire? Correct Answer: There is no expiration date Which of the following did OBRA-90 require pharmacists to perform? Correct Answer: Drug utilization evaluation Benzodiazepine drugs could cause which of the following in elderly patients? Correct Answer: Drowsiness __________ are known to cause cardiac problems in the elderly. Correct Answer: Androgens