PEBC (Ethics and Pharmacy Regulations) Sample Questions Set 2
Categories: PEBC Canada
Question. Who can request for drugs that are offered through special access programs (emergence drugs) in hospitals?
A) P&T committee
B) doctor
C) pharmacist
D) Nurse supervisor
E) health Canada
Answer: (b)
Question. What is not the responsibility of health Canada?
A) drug pricing
B) poison control centre
C) drug safety and approval in Canada
D) flu watch programs
E) immunization schedule
Answer: (a)
Question. Who set the prices of prescription drugs in Canada?
A) PMPRB
B) Health Canada
C) Provincial government
D) Federal government
E) Manufacturer
Answer: (a) [All patented drugs prices are set by PMPRB. All generic drug prices are set by manufacturer (group purchasing, volume purchasing). OTC prices are set by pharmacists. No professional allowance is available for generic products.]
Question. Doctor contact pharmacist, asks particular indication of off label use drug is NOT available in literature? What can a pharmacist do?
A) Doctor can do this with his judgement and takes responsibility
B) Pharmacist may contact to manufacturer
C) pharmacist can lookup literature search
D) doctor cannot prescribe
Answer: (a) [If first step to do? search literature (tertiary literature) of if the question is about off label drug use than doctor can make judgement alternatively if drug information centre than pharmacist have to literature search.]
Question. BM is a 47 year old male. Regular customer of your pharmacy comes to refill his medication Metformin 500 BID, 60 tablets for 1 month supply. However he requested a refill 90 tablets one month supply, because he says currently he is taking metformin 500 mg tid.
What is the appropriate action to do?
A) refill him metformin 500 mg 90 tablets
B) contact his doctor to confirm the dosing and get refill authorisation for metfromin 500 mg tid
C) Call doctor write a new prescription of metformin 500 mg tid
D) Refuse to refill and check his compliance of medication
E) Refer him to doctor to check his HbAIC for last three months blood glucose levels
Answer: (b)
Question. If dispensing error occurred in a hospital setting, where to report?
A) health Canada
B) Patient safety institute
C) National safety system
D) Institute Safe Medication Practices
Answer: (d)
Question. Visual presentation and picture will be supplemental to oral and written counselling? For all except?
A) low literacy
B) language barrier
C) emotional distress
D) hearing problem
E) cognitive problem
Answer: (c)
Question. A patient type 2 DM using oral hypoglycemics gliclazide 30 mg bid and metformin 500 mg bid. A community pharmacy going to arrange a seminar in a clinic for newly diagnosed diabetic patients? All of the following should be discussed. Except?
A) mixing of different insulin
B) non pharmacologic self care advice
C) lifestyle modification
D) talk about oral hypoglycemic drugs
E) choosing low carbohydrate diet
Answer: (a)
Question. Which should not be included in OTC drug advertising?
A) price
B) drug name
C) treatment of disease
D) Name of store
E) Drug strength
Answer: (c)
Question. Common drug review is conducted to determine the coverage of drugs by drug formularies such as provincial formularies. What is correct about common drug review?
A) Review brand drugs prices and availability and determine coverage in insurance
B) Review generic drugs prices and availability and determine coverage in insurance
C) Review over the counter drugs prices and availability and determine coverage in insurance
Answer: (a)