CPJE Practice Questions 92 Questions with Correct

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A pharmacist is counseling a 58-year-old man with a new prescription for repaglinide

0.5 mg t.i.d. According to the patient profile, he is homeless. Which of the following

information should be requested from the patient and what is the rationale? >>> Are you

eating three regular meals per day? Drug is taken with meals and skipped if meal is

skipped.

What could be considered barriers to providing a thorough oral consultation to a

patient? >>> Educational Background.

Primary language.

Physical Impairment.

A hospital pharmacist has just received a new medication order for brimonidine. The

pharmacist wishes to confirm the appropriateness of this order and calls the nurse for

the patient's diagnosis. What diagnoses would confirm that the brimonidine order is

APPROPRIATE? >>> Glaucoma

A physician writes the following prescription: Finasteride 1 mg tablets #30

1 tab p.o. daily for benign prostatic hyperplasia

What would be the MOST APPROPRIATE action of the pharmacist? >>> Call physician

regarding dosage strength.

Which of the following is CORRECT about a prescription for naproxen sodium 275 mg

tablets #20 Sig: i tab b.i.d.?

A. Naproxen sodium at that dosage may be sold without a prescription as a product

called Aleve®.

B. The prescription may be filled as written.

C. The prescription may be filled with Naprosyn® if Anaprox® is not available.

D. Naproxen sodium at that dosage should not be given b.i.d. >>> B. Fill as written.

The pharmacist receives a telephone prescription for testosterone patches from a

physician's nurse. Assuming that the dosage, quantity, and instructions are appropriate,

and the prescription is reduced to writing, the pharmacist should >>> Fill the prescription

after noting the physician's and the nurse's names on the prescription.

A pharmacist receives a security prescription from a known local medical group for

promethazine with codeine. The prescription blank has the physician's name, address,

phone number, DEA number, and license number, but is signed only by a physician's

assistant (PA). The pharmacist's best course of action is to >>> Call the medical group

and request the PA's DEA number.

A patient brings in a prescription for Propecia® written by a known physician on a plain

piece of paper. The paper is not a prescription blank, but just a plain white sheet of

paper with all the needed information hand written. The pharmacist should >>> Fill the

prescription as written and file.

A 60-year-old woman who recently had a hysterectomy comes to the pharmacy with

new

prescriptions for estradiol, ibuprofen, calcium carbonate, and medroxyprogesterone.

Which of the following drugs should be discussed with the prescriber? >>>

Medroxyprogesterone

What would be the MOST APPROPRIATE auxiliary labels for a prescription for

clarithromycin 250 mg/5 mL? >>> Do not refrigerate and Shake well.

A pharmacy technician has prepared four IV piggyback doses of

sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim for 24-hour dosing for a patient. The technician

asked the pharmacist to verify the medication before delivery to the patient ward. What

is a concern regarding the preparation? >>> Short term drug stability

A technician has prepared a 16-oz bulk supply of spironolactone suspension 1 mg/mL

to be packaged into 5 mg/5 mL oral syringes for future dispensing. The pharmacist

checking this preparation should ensure that the records include what? >>> 1.

Manufacturer's lot number.

2. Package size and number of syringes prepared.

3. Formula for the suspension