Hospital Pharmacy

In a hospital, who decides what will be included in the pharmacy's formulary?

• Hospital Board of Directors (The board)
• Board of Pharmacy (BOP)
• Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee
• None of the Above

The publication used to find approved (generic) Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence is known as:

• Merk Manual
• Generic Drug List
• Orange Book
• PDR

While rotating stock, a drug container has the expiration date of 07/2012. Which of the following days does this bottle actually expire?

• 07/31/2012
• 07/01/2012
• 08/01/2012
• 06/31/2012

You receive a prescription for Temazepam 7.5mg #30. What is the max number of refills this prescription could have? (if the doctor requests)

• 1 Refill
• 11 Refills
• No Refills
• 5 Refills

Which of the following is a common side effect of codeine?

• Diarrhea
• Constipation
• Coughing
• Muscle Twitching

This law made patient counseling mandatory for Medicaid patients

• HIPAA
• Privacy Rights Laws
• None of the Above
• OBRA

The pharmacy department's activities must be monitored and evaluated in accordance with which of the following?

• the hospital's pharmacy directors
• the hospital's quality assurance program
• the FDA
• the hospital's vice president

The most commonly prohibited function of pharmacy technician in state laws is ________.

• accepting called-in prescriptions from physicians
• checking the work of other pharmacy technicians
• transferring prescription orders
• compounding medication for dispensing 

The _______ provides guidelines for the recall of devices that could cause serious adverse effects. 

• Safe Medical Devices Act
• Kefauver-Harris Amendment
• Durham-Humphrey Amendment
• Medical Device Amendment

What does MAC stand for?

• Minimum Allowable Charge
• Maximum Allowable Cost
• Maximum Amount Cost
• Minimum Amount Cost