PEBC (Collaboration and Team Work) Sample Questions Set-10
Categories: PEBC Canada
Question. A patient profile has nitroglycerin SL, and gets a prescription of sildenafil 50 mg prn? What is appropriate to do?
A) ask patient if he informed doctor about nitroglycerin SL on profile
B) call the doctor and inform them that patients on nitroglycerin are contraindicated to using sildenafil.
C) Counsel patients about drug interaction and documents.
Answer: (b)
Question. Identifying and promoting evidence based best practices in drug prescription and utilisation that helps pharmacies develop academic detailing programs? What is the goal of academic detailing?
A) Increase appropriate prescription
B) Decrease inappropriate prescription
C) Enhance appropriate prescribing practice
D) To decrease abuse of opioids
E) To decrease dependence of benzodiazepine
Answer: (c)
Question. What is incorrect about academic detailing?
a) Industry funding is offered to conduct program
b) Evidence based/objective info
c) Practical alternatives offered
d) Improved quality of care, reduced cost of care
e) Primary care physicians and other care professionals are academic detailed and sessions are confidential.
Answer: (a)
Question. Which of the following is not true about academic detailing?
A) Pharmacists play a very important role in academic detailing.
B) It is also called as counter detailing
C) It is sponsored by the governing body
D) It is sponsored by the Manufacturer of drugs on large scale
E) Pharmacy meets primary care physicians face to face or online meeting.
Answer: (d)
Question. What is correct academic detailing funding sources
a) Pharmacist academic detailing can accept funding from drug companies
b) Pharmacist academic detailing can accept funds from drug companies
c) Pharmacist academic detailing can directly invest in drug companies
d) Collaborate with other educational initiatives and academic detailing groups across Canada
e) Academic detailing is funded by provincial health care agencies
Answer: (e)
Question. A patient is discharged from hospital after acute MI. Patient brings the prescription of isosorbide dinitrate po tablets tid-qid. Currently the patient profile also in nitroglycerin is patched daily. What is appropriate to do?
A) ask patient to stop using nitroglycerin patches
B) ask patient what did dr tell you about new medications
C) call doctor to ask patient needed to discontinue nitroglycerin patch
D) ask patient take nitroglycerine patch in morning and isosorbide dinitrate in the night time
E) tell patient it is prescription error and call doctor
Answer: (b)
Question. Which of the following agencies are NOT associated in identifying and promoting evidence based best practices in drug prescription and utilisation that helps pharmacies develop academic detailing programs?
A) The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
B) Canadian Optimal Medication Prescribing and Utilization Service (COMPUS)
C) Provincial college of pharmacies
D) Provincial health care agencies
E) Generic Drug manufacturer association of Canada
Answer: (e)
Question. All of the following professions are regulated under health professions act (RHPA), except?
A) Psychiatrist
B) chiropodist
C) physiotherapist
D) Optometrist
E) Personal support workers
Answer: (e)
Question. MK is a 59 year old woman. Receiving treatment of methotrexate 25 mg/wk for the past 6 months. However, she continues to have prolonged stiffness in the morning and difficulty in joint mobilisation. She is in regular consultation with her physician for methotrexate therapy monitoring. Additionally, which of the following professionals can be helpful to improve her strength, range of motion and function?
A) Occupational therapist
B) Chiropractor
C) Podiatrist
D) Physiotherapist
E) Psychiatrist
Answer: (d)
Question. JL is a 45 year old man and previous customer of your pharmacy. Brings a new prescription for a drug. The same has been refilled a week before. However he states he lost his medications. During processing his medication to insurance claim. Insurance plan does not accept. He does not want to pay by cash. What to do?
A) Ask patient to pay by cash
B) Call doctor to change medication name
C) Call doctor to increase the dose
D) Give advance for a month and wait for insurance to cover
E) Explain patient insurance company is not accepting
Answer: (e)
Question. MKD is a 25 year old woman who has tried several over the counter drugs to treat her acne. However, she never got completely treated. Her doctor decided to prescribe isotretinoin for two months of therapy. Which of the following symptoms is different between acne and rosacea?
A) Nodule
B) Cyst
C) comedon
D) erythema
E) pimples
Answer: (d)
Question. Which of the following baseline laboratory tests should be done before initiating isotretinoin therapy?
A) Liver Function Test
B) Triglycerides
C) Pregnancy
D) CBC
E) blood glucose
Answer: (b)
Question. MKD considers her skin to be oily. Which of the following preparations of Tretinoin are preferable?
A) gel
B) cream
C) ointment
D) Foam
E) lotions
Answer: (a)