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PTCE Handout #8. 2011-2012. For a generic drug to be considered bioequivalent, it must contain the same active ingredient as does the original, as well as be identical in strength, route of admin., and Color Inactive ingredients Price Dose form Dose form. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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PTCE Handout #8
2011-2012
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• For a generic drug to be considered bioequivalent, it must contain the same active ingredient as does the original, as well as be identical in strength, route of admin., and
a. Colorb. Inactive ingredientsc. Priced. Dose formDose form
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• The Pharm. Tech receives a prescription for Tiazac, but the patient had a Rx for verapamil filled last week. What should the Pharm. Tech do?
a. Fill the prescription, because it is not the same drug
b. Notify the Pharmacist of a duplication
c. Call the Dr. to discussd. D/C Verapamil; fill the TiazacNotify the Pharmacist of duplication
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• Prescription: Fosamax 70 mg 1 weekly at bedtime; refill x 1 year. Why should you question this?
a. It is a daily medication.b. It does not come in the strength
order.c. It should be taken in the morning
and the patient should remain supine.
d. It may only refill 5 times or 6 months.
It should be taken in the morning and the patient should remain supine.
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• Which medication does not have to be dispensed in a child resistant container?
a. Oxycodone 5 mg tabletsb. Levofloxacin 500 mg tabletsc. Digoxin 0.125 mg tabletsd. Pancrelipase capsules
Pancrelipase capsules
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• Mrs. Jones asked you to refill her heart medication. Which of the following medication on her profile will you refill?
a. Nexiumb. Cardizemc. Premarind. ZoloftCardizem
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• Crash carts contain medication and equipment for
a. patient’s daily useb. Emergency usec. physician used. sterile product preparation
emergency use
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• The suffix that indicates a tumor isa. -omab. -graphyc. -scopyd. -lol
-oma
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• A patient requests that you refill her “little pink water pill.” Which drug from her profile will you select?
a. Synthroid 200 microgramsb. hydrochlorothiazide 25 mgc. propranolol 10 mgd. allopurinol 300 mg
hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg
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• What is the range of gauge that needles are available in?
• 3/8 to 6 inches• ½ to 3 inches• 13 to 30• 18 to 22
13 to 30
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• When breaking the top of an ampule, break it
a. away from youb. toward the HEPA filterc. toward youd. outside the hood
away from you
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Rx: Catapres 12.5 mg #90, sig: 1 po tid ac for CHF. Which of the following directions should be on the label?
a. Take one capsule three times a day for congestive heart failure.
b. Take one capsule three times a day after meals for congestive heart failure
c. Take one tablet three times a day before meals for congestive heart failure
d. Take one table three times a day with meals.
c
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• What is the generic name for Plavix?
a. celecoxibb. clopidogrelc. clonidined. citalopram
clopidogrel
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• Which of the following drugs is of the same therapeutic class as verapamil?
a. Cymbaltab. Clozarilc. Cordaroned. Cardizem
Cardizem
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• High levels of cholesterol in the bloodstream are a risk factor for
a. diabetesb. atherosclerosisc. deep vein thrombosisd. cancer
atherosclerosis
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• Which organ in the body is responsible for the release of insulin?
a. pancreasb. adrenal glandsc. liverd. thyroid
pancreas
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• Which of the following laboratory test relates to liver function tests (LFTS), which have to be drawn on all patients who are taking statins?
a. serum creatinine and BUNb. uric acidc. SGOT and SGTPd. Triglyceride
SGOT and SGTP
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• Which of the following dose forms will deliver NTG over a continuous 24-hour period?
a. ointmentb. sublingual tabletsc. aerosold. transdermal patch
transdermal patch
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• Palonosetron (Aloxi) is an IV therapy to
a. prevent nausea and vomitingb. prevent organ transplant rejectionc. treat breast cancerd. dissolve blood clots
prevent nausea and vomiting
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• Which of the following are homographs of each other?
a. Clonidine, Klonopinb. Clonidine, Catapresc. Clonazepam, Klonopind. Clonazepam, Clonidine
Clonidine, Klonopin
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• If a patient uses 52 units of insulin at bedtime, which size syringe is best? Sizes are 3/10 cc (0-30 units/ml); ½ or 0.5 cc (31-99 units/ml), and 1 cc (50-100 units /ml).
a. 0.5 mlb. 1 mlc. 3 mld. 5 ml1 ml
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• Which of the following medications require special handling and preparation?
• a. fluorouracil• b. fluoxetine• c. fluticasone• d. fomepizole
fluorouracil
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• Which of the following drugs should not be touched by pregnant women?
a. Proscarb. Prinivilc. Prilosecd. Primacor
Proscar
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• What is the name for the general cost of doing business?
a. overall costb. incomec. overheadd. professional handling
overhead