Community Pharmacy Quiz

What are the key features of Community Pharmacy?

• Located in community/residential areas

• Accessible health service point

• Offers both prescription & OTC medicines

• All of the above

Which of the following is a community pharmacist legally NOT allowed to do in India?

• Dispense over-the-counter medications

• Counsel patients on medication usage

• Prescribe Schedule H1 antibiotics without a physician’s prescription

• Maintain patient medication records

Which of the following BEST represents the evolving scope of community pharmacy?

• Just dispensing prescription medicines

• Providing health advice and clinical services

• Supplying only herbal supplements

• Only preparing extemporaneous formulations

In the context of pharmacovigilance, a community pharmacist should:

• Ignore patient-reported side effects

• Refer all patients to hospital immediately

• Ask patients to stop all medications

• Record and report ADRs to relevant authorities

A woman asks for an emergency contraceptive pill. What should the pharmacist do?

• Refuse and send her to a doctor

• Provide the medicine and offer counseling on proper use and precautions

• Dispense without asking anything

• Ask for her marital status before dispensing

Which of the following is an example of the educational role of a community pharmacist?

• Teaching a intern how to identify drug interactions

• Stocking medications in alphabetical order

• Giving discounts to elderly patients

• Avoiding the sale of expired drugs

Which of the following actions violates pharmacy ethics in the community setting?

• Keeping patient conversations confidential

• Explaining the use of metformin to a diabetic patient

• Refusing to dispense expired medicine

• Dispensing antibiotics without a prescription

Community pharmacy typically provides all EXCEPT

• Patient counseling

• Health promotion

• Surgical treatments

• Minor ailment management

According to WHO, what is the main purpose of a community pharmacy?

• To manufacture and market medicines

• To conduct clinical research on drugs

• To run free health camps in villages

• To supply medicines and provide advice for safe and effective use

Patient counseling includes all EXCEPT

• Refusing to answer dosage questions

• Encouraging adherence

• Discussing side effects and storage

• Explaining how to take medicines