Deck 4: Drug Interactions and Medication Errors

Question 1

Which of the following is not a way to avoid drug interactions?

A)Place all proper auxiliary labels on each prescription bottle.
B)Do not worry about asking patients about over-the-counter medicines they are taking.
C)Alert the pharmacist to possible drug therapy duplications.
D)Gather a complete medical condition history each time a patient is in your pharmacy.

Answer 1

Do not worry about asking patients about over-the-counter medicines they are taking.

Question 2

As good practice when dispensing medications,at least how many times should you check the prescription,prescription label,and drug label against one another to help avoid medication errors?

A)One time
B)Two times
C)Three times
D)Only when the patient drops off the prescription

Answer 2

Three times

Question 3

Which of the following would be an error of omission?

A)Giving a patient the wrong prescription when they pick up at the pharmacy counter
B)Transcribing the sig incorrectly on the patient's prescription label
C)Forgetting to place a penicillin allergy alert in the patient's profile
D)Refilling a medication that has been discontinued

Answer 3

Forgetting to place a penicillin allergy alert in the patient's profile

Question 4

What could be done to help reduce medication errors due to illegible handwriting?

A)Insist prescribers take a handwriting lesson to reduce "chicken scratch" prescriptions.
B)Ask each patient dropping off a prescription what the doctor has prescribed.
C)Allow for electronic prescriptions to be filled at your pharmacy.
D)Enforce prescribing regulations at your pharmacy.

Question 5

Which of the following would not result in a positive drug-food potentiation reaction?

A)Warfarin and aspirin
B)Griseofulvin and a juicy steak
C)Alcohol and triazolam
D)Grapefruit juice and lovastatin

Question 6

Which of the following warning labels should be placed on a prescription for tetracycline to avoid a drug-food interaction?

A)Do not take with food.
B)Do not take with dairy.
C)Do not take with grapefruit juice.
D)Take with food.

Question 7

MATCHING
Match the following terms with their explanations.
a."Chicken scratch"
b."Sound-alike,look-alike" drug names
c.mL
d.NKDA
e.Mcg
Zyprexa/Celexa

Question 8

Warfarin and aspirin should not be taken together because _____.

A)the effects produced by both are decreased
B)together they increase effects,but don't produce any drug effect when taken alone
C)together they produce an increased effect than when taken alone
D)they decrease their effects when taken together

Question 9

MATCHING
Match the following terms with their explanations.
a."Chicken scratch"
b."Sound-alike,look-alike" drug names
c.mL
d.NKDA
e.Mcg
No known drug allergies

Question 10

Which of the following would be an example of a patient-induced medication error?

A)Asking the pharmacist to describe side effects that may be caused by their prescription
B)Picking up a prescription earlier than their requested pick-up time
C)Requesting a refill when no refills are left on their prescription
D)Taking the prescription at various times of day,inconsistent with the directions

Question 11

Which of the following auxiliary labels should be placed on a prescription for cimetidine to allow for increased absorption?

A)Do not take with antacids.
B)Take with food.
C)Take on an empty stomach.
D)Do not take with grapefruit juice.

Question 12

MATCHING
Match the following terms with their explanations.
a."Chicken scratch"
b."Sound-alike,look-alike" drug names
c.mL
d.NKDA
e.Mcg
Microgram

Question 13

What is the pharmacy technician's primary role in helping reduce drug-food and drug-drug interactions?

A)Counsel each patient on what foods and drugs to avoid while taking each of their prescriptions.
B)Affix the appropriate warning labels on each prescription filled.
C)Advise each patient on when to eat and not eat,along with what foods to avoid with each prescription filled.
D)Ignore computer-prompted drug interactions with food or other drugs.

Question 14

Which of the following equations best describes antagonism?

A)1 + 1 = 2
B)1 + 1 = 3
C)1 + 0 = 2
D)1 + 1 = 0

Question 15

A prescriber has written for .What quantity should be dispensed?

A)3 mL
B)5 mL
C)8 mL
D)10 Ml

Question 16

MATCHING
Match the following terms with their explanations.
a."Chicken scratch"
b."Sound-alike,look-alike" drug names
c.mL
d.NKDA
e.Mcg
Poor handwriting

Question 17

Why would the pharmacist need to counsel a patient about adding additional contraception measures when taking an antibiotic and contraception?

A)Contraception effects can be decreased by the antibiotic.
B)Antibiotic and contraception effects are decreased when taken together.
C)As a precaution to cover all aspects of the drug.
D)Contraceptives potentiate the effects of the antibiotics.

Question 18

To help reduce drug-disease contraindications for the patients who come to your pharmacy,you decide that you will implement a _____.

A)good attitude toward all patients
B)policy that every patient must fill out a complete drug history sheet every time they fill a prescription at your pharmacy
C)don't ask,don't tell policy
D)policy that requires every patient's medical history be updated routinely

Question 19

MATCHING
Match the following terms with their explanations.
a."Chicken scratch"
b."Sound-alike,look-alike" drug names
c.mL
d.NKDA
e.Mcg
Milliliter

Question 20

Which of the following sigs is properly written using approved The Joint Commission (TJC)abbreviations?

A)50 mg twice daily
B)5.0 mg qod
C)0.5 mg qd
D)5 U SQ daily

Question 21

Confusing abbreviations can cause serious medication errors.

Question 22

Drug interactions may increase or decrease drug side effects.

Question 23

Match the following medication error category with the medication error.
a.Error of omission
b.Error of commission
c.Miscommunication error
d.Dispensing error
e.Administration error
Not properly reconstituting a medication

Question 24

Match the following medication error category with the medication error.
a.Error of omission
b.Error of commission
c.Miscommunication error
d.Dispensing error
e.Administration error
Dispensing bupropion to a patient with seizures

Question 25

Drug interactions may influence the elimination of drugs.

Question 26

Match the following medication error category with the medication error.
a.Error of omission
b.Error of commission
c.Miscommunication error
d.Dispensing error
e.Administration error
Adding a nonprescribed drug to a patient's medication history

Question 27

Additive effects may occur when two drugs are contraindicated.

Question 28

Match the following medication error category with the medication error.
a.Error of omission
b.Error of commission
c.Miscommunication error
d.Dispensing error
e.Administration error
Administering a drug to the wrong patient

Question 29

Having knowledge about intravenous (IV)drug incompatibilities is not necessary for pharmacy technicians.

Question 30

Match the following medication error category with the medication error.
a.Error of omission
b.Error of commission
c.Miscommunication error
d.Dispensing error
e.Administration error
Dispensing Zyrtec instead of Zantac