Deck 8: Information Technology in Pharmacy

Question 1

The _______________,sponsored in the United States by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Energy,began in 1990 and involved hundreds of scientists all over the world.It was an effort to understand the hereditary instructions that make each of us unique.

Answer 1

Human Genome Project

Question 2

______________________ involves using a computer,a network connection,and a drug-dispensing unit to allow patients to obtain drugs outside of a traditional pharmacy,at,for example,a doctor's office or clinic.

A)Telepharmacy
B)Phone pharmacy
C)Computer pharmacy
D)None of the above

Answer 2

Telepharmacy

Question 3

_____________________ (CPOE)can lower prescription errors.

A)Computerized physician order entry system
B)Computer pharmacy order e-mail system
C)Computer and physician e-mail system
D)None of the above

Answer 3

Computerized physician order entry system

Question 4

___________________ (PDUFA)requires drug companies to pay fees to support the drug review process.

A)Prescription Drug User Fees Act
B)Prescription Drug and Food Act
C)Prescription Drug Understanding and Food Act
D)None of the above

Question 5

The application of information technology to biology is called _______________.

Question 6

________________ cells are cells that can develop into different types of body cells;theoretically,they can repair the body.

A)Stem
B)Developmental
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above

Question 7

Developing drugs by design requires mapping the structure and creating a three-dimensional graphical model of the target molecule.This is called _____________ drug design.

A)reasonable
B)rational
C)graphical
D)None of the above

Question 8

In the United States,the ___________________ oversees the safety and efficacy of new medications.

A)Federal Drug Administration
B)Food and Drug Administration
C)Federal Safety Administration
D)None of the above

Question 9

Some medications can currently be delivered on an implanted _______________ that is surgically implanted in a patient and releases the drug or drugs.

A)barcode
B)chip
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above

Question 10

________________ (RFID)tags include an antenna,a decoder to interpret data,and the tag that includes information.The antenna sends signals.When the tag detects the signal,it sends back information.The tags can be used to keep track of anything including medications.

A)Response frequency identification
B)Radio pharmacy identification
C)Radio frequency identification
D)None of the above

Question 11

__________ errors typically occur when a patient changes status-that is,is admitted to,moved within,or released from a hospital.

A)Medication reconciliation
B)Surgical
C)Both a and b
D)None of the above

Question 12

The ___________________ Project was "an ...effort to understand the hereditary instructions that make each of us unique.The goal is to find the location of the 100,000 or so human genes and to read the entire genetic script...."

A)International Gene
B)National Gene Mapping
C)Human Genome
D)None of the above

Question 13

Centralized computerized pharmacies identify medications by their _______________.

A)color
B)shape
C)density
D)barcode

Question 14

_______________ sees the human body as a collection of molecules and seeks to understand and treat disease in terms of these molecules.

Question 15

Computer warning systems can be used to prevent ________________________ (ADEs).

A)any deviant event
B)adverse drug events
C)any drug eventuality
D)None of the above

Question 16

Developing drugs by _______________ requires mapping the structure and creating a three-dimensional graphical model of the target molecule.

Question 17

The application of information technology to biology is called ______________.It seeks to organize biological data into databases.

A)IT informatics
B)drug informatics
C)database informatics
D)bioinformatics

Question 18

________________________ sees the human body as a collection of molecules and seeks to understand and treat disease in terms of these molecules.

A)Bioinformatics
B)Medical computing
C)Biotechnology
D)None of the above

Question 19

_______________ is one experimental technology used to develop drugs to shut off disease-causing genes.

Question 20

The _________________ Project is an international project seeking to create mathematical models of human organs.

A)Human Model
B)Human Physical
C)Human Physiome
D)None of the above

Question 21

Automated hospital pharmacy presupposes the use of _______________ to identify drugs.

Question 22

Some medications can currently be delivered on an implanted _______________.

Question 23

Some computerized hospital pharmacies are using _______________ dispensing of drugs-a decentralized automated system.

Question 24

_______________ is a process that cells use to turn off genes.The attempt at developing drugs based on this process is in its infancy.

Question 25

_______________ involves using a computer,a network connection,and a drug-dispensing unit to allow patients to obtain drugs outside of a traditional pharmacy setting.

Question 26

Computer warning systems can be used to prevent _______________ drug events (ADEs).

Question 27

The _______________ has created a virtual heart using mathematical equations to simulate the processes of the heart.

Question 28

__________________ concerns identifying the most accurate list of a patient's medications.

Question 29

Computers have helped develop drugs for _______________,Alzheimer disease,and hypertension.

Question 30

_______________ are cells that can develop into different kinds of cells.