PEBC (Ethics and Pharmacy Regulations) Sample Questions Set 15
Categories: PEBC Canada
Question. A lady is planning to go to Mexico for a project. Her doctor suggested taking antidiarrheal medications on her trip. She is taking bismuth subsalicylate should be counselled for all of the following, EXCEPT:
A) Side-effects are similar to Loperamide
B) The medication darkens the oral cavity, especially the tongue
C) The medication colors the stools
D) Do not take this medication if allergic to aspirin
E) This medication will only treat the symptoms, not the cause
Answer: (a)
Question. Which of the following error(s) is/are commonly associated with compliance?
I) Overutilization of drug
II) Underutilization of drug
III) Administration of medication at inappropriate times
A) I only
B) III only
C) I and II only
D) II and III only
E) All of above
Answer: (e)
Question. What is true about Reference Based Pricing: (RBP)?
I) It is often implemented as policy to start or change patients for a less expensive drug therapy,
II) it is possible to change to a different drug if the patient is non responsive or experiences side effects.
III) It is often implemented as policy to start or change expensive therapy
A) I only
B) III only
C) I and II only
D) II and III only
E) All of the above
Answer: (c)
Question. The chances of noncompliance are high if:
I) Prescribed medication is to costly to buy
II) Patient age is over 60 years
III) Patients do not know the importance of taking the drugs
A) I only
B) III only
C) I and II only
D) II and III only
E) All of the above
Answer: (e)
Question. Canadian Optimal Medication Prescribing and Utilization Service (COMPUS), works for?
A) federal, provincial, and territorial ministries of health to identify and promote evidence based best practices in drug prescription and utilization among healthcare providers and consumers.
B) National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authority to include drugs in schedules
C) Control Substances and Drugs to ensure safety of drugs
D) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Question. Patient came to take OTC cough syrup and the pharmacist noticed that the patient took the same medication yesterday. What should you do?
a. Tell her no more medication available
b. Ask her why she needs the medication again
c. Give her the name of the addiction group
d. Call the police
Answer: (b)
A 40 yo male smoker's patient approaches your pharmacy, as he was concerned about on his 40th birth, as he read that over 40 years have risk factors of metabolic syndrome like diabetes, high cholesterol and coronary artery diseases. As his father had died at age of 45 years by myocardial infarction.
Question. In the trans-theoretical model of smoking cessation, what stage is appropriate to provide information about smoking cessation?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Action
D) Preparation
E) Termination
Answer: (a)
Question. When the stage is quit, is the date set for smoking cessation?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Action
D) Preparation
E) Termination
Answer: (d)
Question. Importation, production, distribution and possession of various drugs and substances in Canada are governed primarily by the provisions of?
A) Health Canada CDSA
B) Provincial college of pharmacy
C) Manufacturers
D) Individual provinces
E) RCMP
Answer: (a)
Question. When a prescription drug is offered for sale in Canada to treat or prevent diseases or symptoms. What agency evaluates and monitors the safety, effectiveness and quality of pharmaceutical drugs in Canada?
A) The Food and Drugs Act. Health Canada's Therapeutic Products Directorate
B) The Control Drug Substance Act. Health Canada's Therapeutic Products Directorate
C) The Natural health products act. Health Canada's Therapeutic Products Directorate
D) National Pharmacy Regulatory Authority
E) Health Canada
Answer: (a)
Question. Which of the following is the correct sequence of health care expenses in Canada?
A) Hospital > Drugs > Physician> other health care professionals > Public health
B) Hospital > Physician > Drugs > other health care professionals > Public health
C) Hospital > other health care professionals > Drugs > Physician > Public health
D) Drugs > other health care professionals > Hospital > Physician > Public health
E) Public health > other health care professionals > Drugs > Physician> Hospital
Answer: (a) [Health care expenses in Canada are Hospital (29.9%), Drugs (17,5%), Physician (12.8%). Other professionals (10.7%), Other institutions (9.9%), Other health spending (6.1%), Public health (5.5%), Capital (4.2%) and Administration (4.1%)]
Question. Prescription from the USA. Pharmacists decided to dispense due to emergence conditions. What principle did he follow?
A) ethical as per principle of beneficence
B) ethical as per using professional judgment
C) legal according to Canadian health act
D) illegal according to nothing