Pharmacology PaxPat - Questions With Verified
Solutions
Licensed pharmacists work only in labs, and not with people Right Ans -
False
Outpatient health delivery is called: Right Ans - Ambulatory care
Which isn't a pharmacist's responsibility Right Ans - taking x-rays of a
broken hip
One of the jobs of a pharmacist is to hep people learn how to take prescription
medications at the right time and at the right dose Right Ans - True
In pharmacy school, a "rotation" means Right Ans - working at different
professional locations
An acute care pharmacy setting is Right Ans - in a hospital
What is true about taking medication Right Ans - it is common for people
who have several diseases to take many medications
Diabetes is a simple disease to treat, and requires very little attention and care
from the patient Right Ans - false
A diabetic tests his blood Right Ans - by pricking his finger and squeezing a
drop of blood on to a special test strip
An allergic reaction to a medication will always happen immediately once the
medication is ingested Right Ans - False
If a patient on antibiotics begins to feel better, but still has several days of
medication left, he should Right Ans - continue taking the medication for as
long as it is prescribed
Anaphylaxis is Right Ans - a severe allergic reaction
antibiotics Right Ans - are used to fight bacterial infections
, an allergic reaction occurs because Right Ans - the patient's immune
system thinks the drug is dangerous
anaphylaxis symptoms and response Right Ans - drops blood pressure and
breathing, weakens pulse, nausea (caused by food insect bites, latex contact),
alert school, work place, family and friends, alert bracelet
if a patient is allergic to a medication, they will have a reaction immediately
Right Ans - false (3rd time because at first immune system doesn't recognize)
Compounding Right Ans - changing medicine form into another without
losing potency/efficacy
Triturate Right Ans - Grind up (tablet) into powder in mortar and pestle
Levigation Right Ans - taking wetting agent to grind powder size even
smaller into paste
What must be poured into a graduate container and then mixed with water for
a syrup vehicle Right Ans - concentrated syrup
What does 50/50 mean Right Ans - equal amount of syrup and water
Food coloring Right Ans - color for appearance, helps with syrup to make
medication sweet and appeal to patient
Final steps Right Ans - pour syrup and vehicle into bottle, shake before
using, label active ingredient, how much inside, date, initials
Drugs that are first available by prescription can be approved for over-the-
counter sales when: Right Ans - They are shown to be very safe
If a drug was formerly only available by prescription and is now available
over-the-counter, it is likely: Right Ans - The drug has been tested and used
successfully and safely by millions
When the digestive acid flows up from the stomach and inflames the
esophagus: Right Ans - It is called acid reflux, or heartburn
Solutions
Licensed pharmacists work only in labs, and not with people Right Ans -
False
Outpatient health delivery is called: Right Ans - Ambulatory care
Which isn't a pharmacist's responsibility Right Ans - taking x-rays of a
broken hip
One of the jobs of a pharmacist is to hep people learn how to take prescription
medications at the right time and at the right dose Right Ans - True
In pharmacy school, a "rotation" means Right Ans - working at different
professional locations
An acute care pharmacy setting is Right Ans - in a hospital
What is true about taking medication Right Ans - it is common for people
who have several diseases to take many medications
Diabetes is a simple disease to treat, and requires very little attention and care
from the patient Right Ans - false
A diabetic tests his blood Right Ans - by pricking his finger and squeezing a
drop of blood on to a special test strip
An allergic reaction to a medication will always happen immediately once the
medication is ingested Right Ans - False
If a patient on antibiotics begins to feel better, but still has several days of
medication left, he should Right Ans - continue taking the medication for as
long as it is prescribed
Anaphylaxis is Right Ans - a severe allergic reaction
antibiotics Right Ans - are used to fight bacterial infections
, an allergic reaction occurs because Right Ans - the patient's immune
system thinks the drug is dangerous
anaphylaxis symptoms and response Right Ans - drops blood pressure and
breathing, weakens pulse, nausea (caused by food insect bites, latex contact),
alert school, work place, family and friends, alert bracelet
if a patient is allergic to a medication, they will have a reaction immediately
Right Ans - false (3rd time because at first immune system doesn't recognize)
Compounding Right Ans - changing medicine form into another without
losing potency/efficacy
Triturate Right Ans - Grind up (tablet) into powder in mortar and pestle
Levigation Right Ans - taking wetting agent to grind powder size even
smaller into paste
What must be poured into a graduate container and then mixed with water for
a syrup vehicle Right Ans - concentrated syrup
What does 50/50 mean Right Ans - equal amount of syrup and water
Food coloring Right Ans - color for appearance, helps with syrup to make
medication sweet and appeal to patient
Final steps Right Ans - pour syrup and vehicle into bottle, shake before
using, label active ingredient, how much inside, date, initials
Drugs that are first available by prescription can be approved for over-the-
counter sales when: Right Ans - They are shown to be very safe
If a drug was formerly only available by prescription and is now available
over-the-counter, it is likely: Right Ans - The drug has been tested and used
successfully and safely by millions
When the digestive acid flows up from the stomach and inflames the
esophagus: Right Ans - It is called acid reflux, or heartburn
