PEBC (Behavioural, social and administrative pharmacy sciences) Sample Questions
Categories: PEBC Canada
Ques. In deciding what drugs are appropriate for its formulary, the hospital must consider a drug's efficacy, associated workload, and acquisition cost. Several new antifungal IV drugs (drug A, drug B, drug C, and drug D), all with equal efficacy, have recently become available. Currently the hospital stocks drug E, which has been available for several years. Data for the medications is as follows:
| Drug | Cost/Day | Dosing Frequency | Treatment Duration (days) |
| A | $2.50 | qid | 14 |
| B | $2.25 | Once daily | 14 |
| C | $5.00 | bid | 7 |
| D | $2.25 | bid | 7 |
| E | $2.25 | bid | 7 |
The most appropriate choice for the hospital is:
a. Drug A.
b. Drug B.
c. Drug C.
d. Drug D.
e. Drug E.
Ques. Which financial statement could be used to determine the total value of prescription drug sales for a pharmacy during the course of a year?
a. Balance sheet
b. Statement of investments
c. Statement of changes in financial position
d. Income statement
e. Statement of equity
Ques. The standard of universal access to government insured health care in Canada is mandated by:
a. the Canada Health Act.
b. individual provinces and territories.
c. Health Canada's Health Environment and Consumer Safety directorate.
d. Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
e. Public Health Agency of Canada.
Ques. Which of the following responsibilities can be appropriately delegated to a non-pharmacist manager of a community pharmacy?
a. Purchasing narcotic drugs
b. Selecting clinical decision software for the dispensary computer
c. Coordinating staff scheduling
d. Supervising pharmacy technicians
e. Determining workflow for the pharmacy's professional services
Ques. Academic detailing by pharmacists provides a service to physicians by:
a. educating on improved prescription legibility.
b. advising on optimal patient interviewing techniques.
c. recommending strategies to avoid medication wastage.
d. providing current information on best prescribing practices
e. promoting the use of physician samples given to patients.
Ques. A role of The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities is to:
a. audit the financial performance of provincial pharmacy licensing bodies.
b. promote harmonization of pharmacy practice standards across Canada.
c. establish a unified lobby voice for pharmacists from all types of practice settings.
d. provide mechanisms for the public to file complaints about pharmacy care providers.
e. accredit the pharmacy programs at Canadian universities
Ques. The term 'perspective' in the context of a pharmacoeconomic study refers to the:
a. source of funding for conducting the pharmacoeconomic analysis.
b. approach the researcher takes to analyze the research problem.
c. approach the researcher uses to limit confounding factors.
d. stakeholder whose interest is most represented in the study's conclusions.
e. method used to facilitate communication of the study results in a journal publication.