Deck 7: Drug Information References

Question 1

Pharmacy journals contain information about:

A) New drugs
B) Technicians
C) Legislative changes
D) All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

Which reference book would a pharmacy technician use when looking for average and wholesale drug costs and prices?

A) Orange Book
B) PDR
C) Red Book Drug Topics
D) USP-NF

Answer 2

Red Book Drug Topics

Question 3

Which of the following is not a section in the reference book Drug Facts and Comparisons?

A) Drug monographs
B) Drug identification
C) Keeping up
D) Drug costs

Answer 3

Drug costs

Question 4

The benefit(s) of online resources is(are):

A) Easy access
B) Faster updating of information
C) Lower cost
D) All of the above

Question 5

A drug monograph or official label should include all of the following except:

A) Classification
B) Indication and contraindications
C) Chemical and generic names
D) Cost

Question 6

Which reference book is a compilation of package inserts from manufacturers who have paid a fee to have their drugs included?

A) Drug Facts and Comparisons
B) Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)
C) American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information
D) Orange Book

Question 7

Why should technicians join a professional organization?

A) Many provide continuing education courses.
B) Professional organizations provide opportunities for technicians to network with other technicians.
C) These organizations provide technicians the opportunity to stay current on new information.
D) All of the above statements are true.

Question 8

NDC stands for:

A) Normal Drug Classification
B) Natural Drug Classification
C) National Drug Code
D) National Drug Classification

Question 9

What can a pharmacy technician tell about the medication atenolol (Tenormin) from the way the name is written?

A) Tenormin is the brand or trade name.
B) Atenolol is the generic name.
C) Only one generic form of this medication is available.
D) A and B

Question 10

The United States Pharmacopoeia-National Formulary (USP-NF) provides access to the official standards of the:

A) Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)
B) United States Pharmacists Pharmacopoeia
C) U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
D) American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

Question 11

The generic ending olol indicates the drug is a(an):

A) ( $\beta$ -blocker)
B) Antifungal medication
C) Antianxiety medication
D) Proton pump inhibitor

Question 12

The primary condition for which a medication is used is called the:

A) Purpose
B) Classification
C) Indication
D) Use

Question 13

What term refers to the category of a drug, which is based on its chemical structure, mechanism of action, anatomic function, and/or therapeutic use?

A) Classification
B) Drug category
C) Assignment
D) Monograph

Question 14

Generic names:

A) Are used by all manufacturers once the brand name drug is off patent
B) Avoid the use of certain letters, such as J and W, to enable them to be translated into all languages
C) Are normally written all lowercase
D) All of the above are characteristics of generic names

Question 15

OBC:

A) Is a method of pricing drugs
B) Identifies therapeutic equivalence
C) Stands for Orange Book code
D) B and C

Question 16

The information on the label of a syrup formulation, "Do Not Use in Diabetics" is considered a(an):

A) Indication
B) Contraindication
C) Boxed warning
D) Suggestion

Question 17

Which of the following reference books would a technician most likely use in a retail setting?

A) Handbook on Injectable Drugs
B) AHFS Drug Information
C) Red Book Drug Topics
D) Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences

Question 18

Technicians should have their own:

A) PDR
B) USP-NF
C) Geriatric Dosage Handbook
D) Pocket reference book

Question 19

Technicians should be familiar with reference books, enabling them to find information and have it ready for the:

A) Pharmacist
B) Physician
C) Nurse
D) All of the above

Question 20

Which reference book is a comprehensive listing of medication bioequivalence?

A) Drug Facts and Comparisons
B) Red Book
C) American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information
D) Orange Book

Question 21

The suffix -prazole indicates the drug is classified as a __________.

A) cephalosporin
B) corticosteroid
C) loop diuretic
D) proton pump inhibitor

Question 22

Drugs that are not normally stocked by the pharmacy or covered by insurance are called:

A) Formulary
B) Non-formulary
C) Legend
D) Extra

Question 23

The chemical structure of a medication is:

A) How the medication is shaped for marketing
B) The shape of the molecules and their location to one another in the active compound
C) Which active ingredients and fillers are in the medication
D) None of the above

Question 24

Which reference book is used in determining whether the generic drug is the same as a brand drug?

A) Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations
B) Drug Facts and Comparisons
C) Ident-A-Drug Reference
D) Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy

Question 25

A formulary is a list of:

A) Approved drugs to be stocked
B) Drugs covered by an insurance company
C) Drugs that can be compounded in a pharmacy
D) A and B

Question 26

__________ is a guide for the specifications-tests, procedures, and acceptance criteria-required for pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control

A) American Drug Index
B) Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations: The Orange Book
C) Clinical Pharmacology
D) USP-NF

Question 27

Which resource is widely used when patients do not know the name of the drug they are taking and have removed it from its original prescription vial?

A) Ident-A-Drug Reference
B) PDR
C) Orange Book
D) Martindale's The Complete Drug Reference

Question 28

The American Drug Index contains listings for more than 22,000:

A) Prescription medications
B) OTC medications
C) Parenteral medications
D) A and B

Question 29

Which reference book lists State Aid Drug Assistance programs for all states and Medicaid upper limit prices and billing rules?

A) Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations: Orange Book
B) Drug Facts and Comparisons
C) Drug Topics Red Book
D) USP-NF

Question 30

For information on drugs in clinical use worldwide, as well as contrast media and diagnostic agents, medicinal gases, toxic substances, disinfectants, and pesticides, a good reference choice would be:

A) PDR
B) Facts and Comparisons
C) Martindale's The Complete Drug Reference
D) Ident-A-Drug Reference

Question 31

Which of the following trade names is related to the indication of the medication?

A) Lasix
B) Tylenol
C) Restoril
D) Benadryl

Question 32

The Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs is published by:

A) American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
B) ASHP
C) FDA
D) National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)

Question 33

The American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information provides drug monographs that list drug information including all except which one of the following?

A) Spectrum and resistance for antibiotics
B) Mechanism of action
C) Laboratory and test references
D) Wholesale cost of medications

Question 34

Micromedex Healthcare Evidence and Clinical Xpert provide an online and mobile application that can be used by:

A) Physicians
B) Pharmacists
C) Nurses
D) All of the above

Question 35

The suffix-pril indicates the drug is a(n) __________.

A) ACE inhibitor
B) Aminoglycoside
C) HMG CoA reductase inhibitor
D) NSAID