Deck 1: The Practice of Pharmacy

Question 1

Which of the following drugs was once used as a local anesthetic in eye surgery?

A) Caffeine
B) Amphetamine
C) Cocaine
D) LSD

Answer 1

Cocaine

Question 2

This type of medication was not discovered until the early 1900's.

A) Aspirin
B) Penicillin
C) Morphine
D) Cocaine

Answer 2

Penicillin

Question 3

Aspirin is derived from

A) The foxglove plant
B) The white willow tree bark
C) The cinchona tree
D) The coca leaf

Answer 3

The white willow tree bark

Question 4

Areas of science closely interrelated with pharmacology include the following: (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

A) Botany
B) Anatomy
C) Physiology
D) Pathophysiology

Question 5

In addition to physicians, which health care providers are able to prescribe medications? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

A) Pharmacists
B) Nurse Practitioners
C) Dentists
D) Paramedics
E) Registered nurses

Question 6

An example of a health care professional would be

A) A physician
B) A dentist
C) A nurse practitioner
D) A pharmacy technician

Question 7

This term means the treatment of disease with medications.

A) Pharmacology
B) Therapeutics
C) Pathophysiology
D) Pharmacotherapeutics

Question 8

Using the broad definition of a drug, which of the following would be considered a drug. (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

A) Traditional drugs
B) Sunscreens
C) Toothpastes
D) Antiperspirants

Question 9

The expanded role of the pharmacy technician evolved because

A) The pharmacy owners wanted to save money
B) The pharmacist's responsibilities were expanding
C) The government mandated that the role must expand
D) Of the shortage of pharmacists in the country

Question 10

Registered pharmacy technicians can perform the following new tasks (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

A) Perform the final check on prescriptions
B) Perform the final check on compounded products
C) Counsel patients on their medications
D) Teach patients how to use devices

Question 11

Eligibility into the PEBC qualifying exam would include which of the following (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

A) Completion of a CCAPP accredited program
B) Pass the Pharmacist Evaluating Exam
C) Completion of an assistant program in Canada
D) Completion of a pharmacist degree program in Canada or United States
E) Completion of a Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline.

Question 12

The name of the national exam you must pass to become a registered pharmacy technician is called

A) The PEBC Evaluating Exam
B) The Jurisprudence Exam
C) The PEBC Qualifying Exam
D) The Canadian Pharmacy Technician Board Exam

Question 13

The origin of pharmacy can be traced back to Ancient China.

Question 14

Edward Jenner discovered the vaccine for chicken pox.

Question 15

A health care providers are allowed to prescribe drugs.

Question 16

Knowledge of pharmacology is essential to pharmacy technicians so that they can communicate effectively with health care providers and to gather medical data from their patients.

Question 17

Therapeutics is the use of medicine to treat disease.

Question 18

Drugs are chemical agents that produce biologic responses within the body.

Question 19

Natural alternative therapies are agents naturally produced in animal cells, in microorganisms, or by the body itself, such as hormones and vaccines.

Question 20

Pharmaceutics is the science of pharmacy, which involves dispensing a drug to a patient after he or she has been examined by a licensed prescriber.

Question 21

The pharmacy technician can now perform all cognitive aspects associated with dispensing prescriptions, such as determining the clinical appropriateness of a medication for the patient.

Question 22

As long as you have 2000 hours of practice in the profession of pharmacy, you can automatically be called a registered pharmacy technician.

Question 23

Distinguish between natural alternative therapies, biologics and traditional drugs and give an example of each.

Question 24

List 5 tasks a pharmacy technician can do now in the pharmacy.

Question 25

List the requirements that need to be met in order to become registered in your province if you are a graduate of an accredited pharmacy technician program in Canada.