Mosby 100 Practice Exam 1 | Ace Your
Exams: Proven Strategies and Practice
Questions
A pharmacy bases its retail prices on AWP plus a professional fee as follows:
Fee AWP
$2.25 $25.00 or less
$3.25 $25.01-$50.00
$10.00 $50.01-$75.00
$20.00 $75.01 or more
A prescription is presented that reads "Sig: 2 tabs bid × 25 days." If the AWP of this drug is $321.66 for
500 tablets, what will be the retail price of the prescription?
a. $66.53
b. $70.20
c. $74.33
d. $85.25 - ✔ ✔ $74.33
At which part of the liquid does one look when measuring liquids?
a. A point between the bottom and top of the meniscus
b. Bottom of the meniscus
c. Top of the meniscus
d. None of the above - ✔ ✔ Bottom of the meniscus
Drugs in which classification may yield side effects such as dry eyes, dry mouth, or difficult urination or
defecation?
,a. Alpha-blockers
b. Anticholinergics
c. Beta-blockers
d. Cephalosporins - ✔ ✔ Anticholinergics
A pharmacy is reimbursed by an insurance company for AWP + $3.25 per prescription. If the AWP for
100 tablets is $120.00, how much will the pharmacy be reimbursed for a prescription of 30 tablets?
a. $36.00
b. $39.25
c. $120.00
d. $123.25 - ✔ ✔ $39.25
A physician has authorized a generic medication to be dispensed to a patient but the patient wishes to
receive the brand name drug. What DAW number would be used in submitting this prescription claim to
the third-party provider?
a. DAW 0
b. DAW 1
c. DAW 2
d. DAW 3 - ✔ ✔ DAW 2
According to MEDMARX, which of the following medications has been associated with a large number of
medication errors?
a. Amoxicillin
b. Heparin
c. Ibuprofen
d. Prilosec - ✔ ✔ Heparin
, According to the Medication Error Reporting and Prevention categories, what category of error is
assigned if the error occurred but it did not reach the patient?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D - ✔ ✔ B
During which of the following processes can a medication error occur?
a. Administration
b. Dispensing
c. Prescribing
d. All of the above - ✔ ✔ All of the above
How many 150-mg clindamycin capsules are required to compound a prescription reading "clindamycin
2%, propylene glycol 5%, isopropyl alcohol qs ad 480 mL"?
a. 10
b. 64
c. 96
d. 112 - ✔ ✔ 64
How many categories of medication errors are classified by MERP?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 9
d. 10 - ✔ ✔ 9
Exams: Proven Strategies and Practice
Questions
A pharmacy bases its retail prices on AWP plus a professional fee as follows:
Fee AWP
$2.25 $25.00 or less
$3.25 $25.01-$50.00
$10.00 $50.01-$75.00
$20.00 $75.01 or more
A prescription is presented that reads "Sig: 2 tabs bid × 25 days." If the AWP of this drug is $321.66 for
500 tablets, what will be the retail price of the prescription?
a. $66.53
b. $70.20
c. $74.33
d. $85.25 - ✔ ✔ $74.33
At which part of the liquid does one look when measuring liquids?
a. A point between the bottom and top of the meniscus
b. Bottom of the meniscus
c. Top of the meniscus
d. None of the above - ✔ ✔ Bottom of the meniscus
Drugs in which classification may yield side effects such as dry eyes, dry mouth, or difficult urination or
defecation?
,a. Alpha-blockers
b. Anticholinergics
c. Beta-blockers
d. Cephalosporins - ✔ ✔ Anticholinergics
A pharmacy is reimbursed by an insurance company for AWP + $3.25 per prescription. If the AWP for
100 tablets is $120.00, how much will the pharmacy be reimbursed for a prescription of 30 tablets?
a. $36.00
b. $39.25
c. $120.00
d. $123.25 - ✔ ✔ $39.25
A physician has authorized a generic medication to be dispensed to a patient but the patient wishes to
receive the brand name drug. What DAW number would be used in submitting this prescription claim to
the third-party provider?
a. DAW 0
b. DAW 1
c. DAW 2
d. DAW 3 - ✔ ✔ DAW 2
According to MEDMARX, which of the following medications has been associated with a large number of
medication errors?
a. Amoxicillin
b. Heparin
c. Ibuprofen
d. Prilosec - ✔ ✔ Heparin
, According to the Medication Error Reporting and Prevention categories, what category of error is
assigned if the error occurred but it did not reach the patient?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D - ✔ ✔ B
During which of the following processes can a medication error occur?
a. Administration
b. Dispensing
c. Prescribing
d. All of the above - ✔ ✔ All of the above
How many 150-mg clindamycin capsules are required to compound a prescription reading "clindamycin
2%, propylene glycol 5%, isopropyl alcohol qs ad 480 mL"?
a. 10
b. 64
c. 96
d. 112 - ✔ ✔ 64
How many categories of medication errors are classified by MERP?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 9
d. 10 - ✔ ✔ 9
