CPJE Practice Questions and answers
A pharmacist is counseling a 58-year-old man with a new prescription for
repaglinide 0.5 mg t.i.d. According to the patient profile, he is homeless. Which
of the following information should be requested from the patient and what is
the rationale? - ANSWER>>Are you eating three regular meals per day? Drug is
taken with meals and skipped if meal is skipped.
What could be considered barriers to providing a thorough oral consultation to
a patient? - ANSWER>>Educational Background.
Primary language.
Physical Impairment.
A hospital pharmacist has just received a new medication order for brimonidine.
The pharmacist wishes to confirm the appropriateness of this order and calls the
nurse for the patient's diagnosis. What diagnoses would confirm that the
brimonidine order is APPROPRIATE? - ANSWER>>Glaucoma
A physician writes the following prescription: Finasteride 1 mg tablets #30
1 tab p.o. daily for benign prostatic hyperplasia
What would be the MOST APPROPRIATE action of the pharmacist? -
ANSWER>>Call physician regarding dosage strength.
Which of the following is CORRECT about a prescription for naproxen sodium
275 mg tablets #20 Sig: i tab b.i.d.?
A. Naproxen sodium at that dosage may be sold without a prescription as a
product called Aleve®.
B. The prescription may be filled as written.
C. The prescription may be filled with Naprosyn® if Anaprox® is not available.
D. Naproxen sodium at that dosage should not be given b.i.d. - ANSWER>>B. Fill
as written.
,The pharmacist receives a telephone prescription for testosterone patches from
a physician's nurse. Assuming that the dosage, quantity, and instructions are
appropriate, and the prescription is reduced to writing, the pharmacist should -
ANSWER>>Fill the prescription after noting the physician's and the nurse's
names on the prescription.
A pharmacist receives a security prescription from a known local medical group
for promethazine with codeine. The prescription blank has the physician's
name, address, phone number, DEA number, and license number, but is signed
only by a physician's assistant (PA). The pharmacist's best course of action is to -
ANSWER>>Call the medical group and request the PA's DEA number.
A patient brings in a prescription for Propecia® written by a known physician on
a plain piece of paper. The paper is not a prescription blank, but just a plain
white sheet of paper with all the needed information hand written. The
pharmacist should - ANSWER>>Fill the prescription as written and file.
A 60-year-old woman who recently had a hysterectomy comes to the pharmacy
with new
prescriptions for estradiol, ibuprofen, calcium carbonate, and
medroxyprogesterone. Which of the following drugs should be discussed with
the prescriber? - ANSWER>>Medroxyprogesterone
What would be the MOST APPROPRIATE auxiliary labels for a prescription for
clarithromycin 250 mg/5 mL? - ANSWER>>Do not refrigerate and Shake well.
A pharmacy technician has prepared four IV piggyback doses of
sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim for 24-hour dosing for a patient. The technician
asked the pharmacist to verify the medication before delivery to the patient
ward. What is a concern regarding the preparation? - ANSWER>>Short term
drug stability
, A technician has prepared a 16-oz bulk supply of spironolactone suspension 1
mg/mL to be packaged into 5 mg/5 mL oral syringes for future dispensing. The
pharmacist checking this preparation should ensure that the records include
what? - ANSWER>>1. Manufacturer's lot number.
2. Package size and number of syringes prepared.
3. Formula for the suspension.
A pharmacist is performing a final check of a new prescription for lithium
carbonate extended release tablets. What auxiliary label should the pharmacist
affix to the container? - ANSWER>>Take with food or milk.
A pharmacist is performing a final check on a new prescription for a patient with
a nasogastric tube. The prescription label reads:
Lotensin 10 mg #60
Take one tablet via NG tube daily.
What is CORRECT for administration of this dose through a nasogastric
tube? - ANSWER>>The tabs can be crushed and mixed with water.
A pharmacist receives a prescription for Ativan® 1 mg and elects to dispense a
generic equivalent manufactured by S-G. What drug descriptions on the label
would be legally CORRECT? - ANSWER>>Lorazepam 1 mg (S-G)
What auxiliary labels should be placed on a prescription container for
amoxicillin/clavulanate suspension? - ANSWER>>1. Take until gone.
2. Refrigerate.
Which of the following requires the advisory label warning, "May cause
drowsiness"?
A. tegasorb
B. indapamide
C. cyclobenzaprine
D. modafinil - ANSWER>>Cyclobenzaprine
A pharmacist is counseling a 58-year-old man with a new prescription for
repaglinide 0.5 mg t.i.d. According to the patient profile, he is homeless. Which
of the following information should be requested from the patient and what is
the rationale? - ANSWER>>Are you eating three regular meals per day? Drug is
taken with meals and skipped if meal is skipped.
What could be considered barriers to providing a thorough oral consultation to
a patient? - ANSWER>>Educational Background.
Primary language.
Physical Impairment.
A hospital pharmacist has just received a new medication order for brimonidine.
The pharmacist wishes to confirm the appropriateness of this order and calls the
nurse for the patient's diagnosis. What diagnoses would confirm that the
brimonidine order is APPROPRIATE? - ANSWER>>Glaucoma
A physician writes the following prescription: Finasteride 1 mg tablets #30
1 tab p.o. daily for benign prostatic hyperplasia
What would be the MOST APPROPRIATE action of the pharmacist? -
ANSWER>>Call physician regarding dosage strength.
Which of the following is CORRECT about a prescription for naproxen sodium
275 mg tablets #20 Sig: i tab b.i.d.?
A. Naproxen sodium at that dosage may be sold without a prescription as a
product called Aleve®.
B. The prescription may be filled as written.
C. The prescription may be filled with Naprosyn® if Anaprox® is not available.
D. Naproxen sodium at that dosage should not be given b.i.d. - ANSWER>>B. Fill
as written.
,The pharmacist receives a telephone prescription for testosterone patches from
a physician's nurse. Assuming that the dosage, quantity, and instructions are
appropriate, and the prescription is reduced to writing, the pharmacist should -
ANSWER>>Fill the prescription after noting the physician's and the nurse's
names on the prescription.
A pharmacist receives a security prescription from a known local medical group
for promethazine with codeine. The prescription blank has the physician's
name, address, phone number, DEA number, and license number, but is signed
only by a physician's assistant (PA). The pharmacist's best course of action is to -
ANSWER>>Call the medical group and request the PA's DEA number.
A patient brings in a prescription for Propecia® written by a known physician on
a plain piece of paper. The paper is not a prescription blank, but just a plain
white sheet of paper with all the needed information hand written. The
pharmacist should - ANSWER>>Fill the prescription as written and file.
A 60-year-old woman who recently had a hysterectomy comes to the pharmacy
with new
prescriptions for estradiol, ibuprofen, calcium carbonate, and
medroxyprogesterone. Which of the following drugs should be discussed with
the prescriber? - ANSWER>>Medroxyprogesterone
What would be the MOST APPROPRIATE auxiliary labels for a prescription for
clarithromycin 250 mg/5 mL? - ANSWER>>Do not refrigerate and Shake well.
A pharmacy technician has prepared four IV piggyback doses of
sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim for 24-hour dosing for a patient. The technician
asked the pharmacist to verify the medication before delivery to the patient
ward. What is a concern regarding the preparation? - ANSWER>>Short term
drug stability
, A technician has prepared a 16-oz bulk supply of spironolactone suspension 1
mg/mL to be packaged into 5 mg/5 mL oral syringes for future dispensing. The
pharmacist checking this preparation should ensure that the records include
what? - ANSWER>>1. Manufacturer's lot number.
2. Package size and number of syringes prepared.
3. Formula for the suspension.
A pharmacist is performing a final check of a new prescription for lithium
carbonate extended release tablets. What auxiliary label should the pharmacist
affix to the container? - ANSWER>>Take with food or milk.
A pharmacist is performing a final check on a new prescription for a patient with
a nasogastric tube. The prescription label reads:
Lotensin 10 mg #60
Take one tablet via NG tube daily.
What is CORRECT for administration of this dose through a nasogastric
tube? - ANSWER>>The tabs can be crushed and mixed with water.
A pharmacist receives a prescription for Ativan® 1 mg and elects to dispense a
generic equivalent manufactured by S-G. What drug descriptions on the label
would be legally CORRECT? - ANSWER>>Lorazepam 1 mg (S-G)
What auxiliary labels should be placed on a prescription container for
amoxicillin/clavulanate suspension? - ANSWER>>1. Take until gone.
2. Refrigerate.
Which of the following requires the advisory label warning, "May cause
drowsiness"?
A. tegasorb
B. indapamide
C. cyclobenzaprine
D. modafinil - ANSWER>>Cyclobenzaprine
