SAS Exam 1 questions with complete
solutions
What are 3 important characteristics of a profession - correct answer ✔✔ A profession is
perceived by the public as relating to basic human values, being complex, and being
personalized
Social Authority - correct answer ✔✔ The probability that someone will follow a command or
take a suggestion
Cultural Authority - correct answer ✔✔ The legitmate power to interpret facts, define what is
real, and impose values
What is the difference between an occupation and a profession - correct answer ✔✔ An
occupation is a real tangible thing, any job essentially. A profession is a concept, a job that
society perceives to be of certain importance.
For every dollar spent on health care, ____ cents is spent on drugs - correct answer ✔✔ 9 (9%
of health care spending)
For ___ % of drugs, serious adverse events were not identified at approval and were withdrawn
later. - correct answer ✔✔ 20%
What are the 7 major "Drug-Related Problems?" - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Need for additional
drug therapy
2. Unnecessary Drug Therapy
3. Wrong Drug
4. Dosage too low
, 5. Dosage too high
6. Adverse Reaction
7. Adherence/Compliance
We spend more on ____ than drugs. - correct answer ✔✔ Resolving Drug-Related Problems
If drug-related problems were a disease, they would be the ___ most costly disease for the US. -
correct answer ✔✔ 3rd
There are approximately ____ deaths in the US each year due to drug-related problems. -
correct answer ✔✔ 200,000
What are the three major factors contributing to the increased use of prescription drugs in the
US? - correct answer ✔✔ An aging population, a greater number of available drugs, and a
greater amount of drugs prescribed
What are some key elements of pharmaceutical care? (4) - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Meets an
important social need
2. Patient-Centered
3. A caring therapeutic relationship is established and maintained
4. It established specific responsibilities and system of practice
What is LARA? - correct answer ✔✔ Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Oversees
licensing in michigan.
What is BPL? - correct answer ✔✔ Bureau of Professional Licensing. Licenses and regulates
individuals in michigan regulated by the michigan occupational code or the public health code.
Maintains Health Professional Recovery Program, the Medical Marijuana Program, and the
solutions
What are 3 important characteristics of a profession - correct answer ✔✔ A profession is
perceived by the public as relating to basic human values, being complex, and being
personalized
Social Authority - correct answer ✔✔ The probability that someone will follow a command or
take a suggestion
Cultural Authority - correct answer ✔✔ The legitmate power to interpret facts, define what is
real, and impose values
What is the difference between an occupation and a profession - correct answer ✔✔ An
occupation is a real tangible thing, any job essentially. A profession is a concept, a job that
society perceives to be of certain importance.
For every dollar spent on health care, ____ cents is spent on drugs - correct answer ✔✔ 9 (9%
of health care spending)
For ___ % of drugs, serious adverse events were not identified at approval and were withdrawn
later. - correct answer ✔✔ 20%
What are the 7 major "Drug-Related Problems?" - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Need for additional
drug therapy
2. Unnecessary Drug Therapy
3. Wrong Drug
4. Dosage too low
, 5. Dosage too high
6. Adverse Reaction
7. Adherence/Compliance
We spend more on ____ than drugs. - correct answer ✔✔ Resolving Drug-Related Problems
If drug-related problems were a disease, they would be the ___ most costly disease for the US. -
correct answer ✔✔ 3rd
There are approximately ____ deaths in the US each year due to drug-related problems. -
correct answer ✔✔ 200,000
What are the three major factors contributing to the increased use of prescription drugs in the
US? - correct answer ✔✔ An aging population, a greater number of available drugs, and a
greater amount of drugs prescribed
What are some key elements of pharmaceutical care? (4) - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Meets an
important social need
2. Patient-Centered
3. A caring therapeutic relationship is established and maintained
4. It established specific responsibilities and system of practice
What is LARA? - correct answer ✔✔ Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Oversees
licensing in michigan.
What is BPL? - correct answer ✔✔ Bureau of Professional Licensing. Licenses and regulates
individuals in michigan regulated by the michigan occupational code or the public health code.
Maintains Health Professional Recovery Program, the Medical Marijuana Program, and the
