PHRA 1413 Outpatient Didactic Exam Questions AND Correct
Answers
Actual Error - ✔✔medication error that reached the
patient and possibly caused patient harm
Adjunct - ✔✔Process of transmitting a prescription to
the proper insurance company for approval and billing
Administration - ✔✔- Nurse or physician administers
medications to patient (inpatient)
- How the drug is administered and by who to the
patient outside of the clinic/hospital (outpatient)
Adverse Drug Reactions - ✔✔Unwanted/unintended
negative or harmful effects experienced after the
administration of a drug
Annual Competency Assessment - ✔✔- 2 Continuing
Pharmacy Education hours on Med Errors
- 50 med orders w/ 1 error
,Approved Drug Product With Therapeutic Equivalent
Evaluations (Orange Book) - ✔✔- Electronic and FDA
approved reference that provides info regarding generic
meds equivalent to brand/trade name
BIN (bank identification number) - ✔✔A six-digit
number used to correctly route pharm personnel who
pharm claim for processing
Carcinogen - ✔✔A substance capable of causing cancer
CDC Health Information for International Travel (Yellow
Book) - ✔✔- Published every 2 years
- Provides info regarding travel health guidelines, pre-
travel vaccine recommendations, and other destination-
specific health advice
Clinical Pharmacology - ✔✔Science concerned with
drugs and their sources, appearance, chemistry, actions,
and uses
, Combination Medications - ✔✔Medications containing
more than one active ingredient
Contraindications - ✔✔- Reasons as to why a
medication should not be taken by a certain patient.
- i.e; allergies, pregnancies, etc.
Controlled Substance Prescription Requirements - ✔✔
Coordination of benefits - ✔✔Determines which
insurance plan is primary and which is secondary.
Counseling Barriers - ✔✔- Pt attitude and hostility
- Language
- Difficulty Hearing
- Lack of Privacy
- Phones
- Interruptions
Answers
Actual Error - ✔✔medication error that reached the
patient and possibly caused patient harm
Adjunct - ✔✔Process of transmitting a prescription to
the proper insurance company for approval and billing
Administration - ✔✔- Nurse or physician administers
medications to patient (inpatient)
- How the drug is administered and by who to the
patient outside of the clinic/hospital (outpatient)
Adverse Drug Reactions - ✔✔Unwanted/unintended
negative or harmful effects experienced after the
administration of a drug
Annual Competency Assessment - ✔✔- 2 Continuing
Pharmacy Education hours on Med Errors
- 50 med orders w/ 1 error
,Approved Drug Product With Therapeutic Equivalent
Evaluations (Orange Book) - ✔✔- Electronic and FDA
approved reference that provides info regarding generic
meds equivalent to brand/trade name
BIN (bank identification number) - ✔✔A six-digit
number used to correctly route pharm personnel who
pharm claim for processing
Carcinogen - ✔✔A substance capable of causing cancer
CDC Health Information for International Travel (Yellow
Book) - ✔✔- Published every 2 years
- Provides info regarding travel health guidelines, pre-
travel vaccine recommendations, and other destination-
specific health advice
Clinical Pharmacology - ✔✔Science concerned with
drugs and their sources, appearance, chemistry, actions,
and uses
, Combination Medications - ✔✔Medications containing
more than one active ingredient
Contraindications - ✔✔- Reasons as to why a
medication should not be taken by a certain patient.
- i.e; allergies, pregnancies, etc.
Controlled Substance Prescription Requirements - ✔✔
Coordination of benefits - ✔✔Determines which
insurance plan is primary and which is secondary.
Counseling Barriers - ✔✔- Pt attitude and hostility
- Language
- Difficulty Hearing
- Lack of Privacy
- Phones
- Interruptions
