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WorksheetsCommunity Pharmacy Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
