USP 825 RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL, PREPARATION,
COMPOUNDING, DISPENSING AND REPACKAGING
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the goal of time as a protective effort? - ANSWER To handle
medication and perform compounding as quickly as possible
The closer to radioactive material the person is, the more ________ there will
be. - ANSWER Exposure
L-Blocks - ANSWER Mini walls that the compounder works around
To protect the compounder, special equipment might be used such as: -
ANSWER Vial and syringe shields (made of lead or tungsten)
Gallium, Technetium Tc99 lidofenin, and Technetium Tc99 mebrofenin are all
examples of: - ANSWER Radioisotopes
The time that aseptic technique is performed must be balanced with: -
ANSWER Exposure time to medication
Radioisotopes are often used for: - ANSWER Diagnostic procedures (ex:
imaging tests or diagnoses)
Protective Efforts include: - ANSWER Time, distance, and shielding
What is the indication of radioactive drugs? - ANSWER To kill cancer cells
Radiopharmaceuticals - ANSWER A subset of radioactive materials that fall
under the control of the US government Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) and the FDA
COMPOUNDING, DISPENSING AND REPACKAGING
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the goal of time as a protective effort? - ANSWER To handle
medication and perform compounding as quickly as possible
The closer to radioactive material the person is, the more ________ there will
be. - ANSWER Exposure
L-Blocks - ANSWER Mini walls that the compounder works around
To protect the compounder, special equipment might be used such as: -
ANSWER Vial and syringe shields (made of lead or tungsten)
Gallium, Technetium Tc99 lidofenin, and Technetium Tc99 mebrofenin are all
examples of: - ANSWER Radioisotopes
The time that aseptic technique is performed must be balanced with: -
ANSWER Exposure time to medication
Radioisotopes are often used for: - ANSWER Diagnostic procedures (ex:
imaging tests or diagnoses)
Protective Efforts include: - ANSWER Time, distance, and shielding
What is the indication of radioactive drugs? - ANSWER To kill cancer cells
Radiopharmaceuticals - ANSWER A subset of radioactive materials that fall
under the control of the US government Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) and the FDA
