ExCPT Chapter 2: The Foundation of Pharmaceutical Care

A profession is characterized by all the following, except:

• provision of a unique service to society.
• specialized knowledge based upon advanced education.
• ability to produce a good or service that is socially useful.
• code of ethics.

The profession of pharmacy involves:

• interpretation of prescription orders.
• enrolling patients in government-sponsored prescription plans.
• patient monitoring.
• interpretation of physician orders.

The percentage of women enrolled in pharmacy schools in the U.S. colleges of pharmacy in 1993 was:

• 10 percent.
• 72 percent.
• 63 percent.
• 51 percent.

Specialties in the profession of pharmacy include:

• radiology.
• family practice.
• drug information.
• homeopathy.

The role of the pharmacy technician in recent years has been:

• decreasing.
• staying the same.
• increasing.
• limited due to unavailability of workers.

The core requirements for a two-year associate degree for pharmacy technicians include:

• terminology.
• compounding.
• pharmacokinetics.
• manufacturing.

Most hospitals utilize pharmacy technicians to assist with:

• documentation of adverse drug reactions.
• preparation of intravenous admixtures.
• purchasing and billing.
• copying and pasting.

The pharmacy technician certification must be renewed every:

• year.
• two years.
• three years.
• Never.

The amount of medical knowledge gained is said to double every:

• two years.
• three years.
• five years.
• 10 years.

Good sources for continuing education in the field of pharmacy include:

• newspapers.
• news magazines.
• the health section in daily newspaper.
• workshops and seminars offered by pharmacy organizations.