PEBC (Practice Setting) Sample Questions
Categories: PEBC Canada
Ques. MT, a registered pharmacy technician, has worked in a community pharmacy for five years. He is well-trained and welcomes new learning opportunities. His manager now wants to assign a new project related to the preparation of sterile products in the pharmacy. Which of the following steps should be taken first with the technician?
a. Explore educational opportunities to prepare the technician for the project
b. Provide an overview of the project goals and the intended role of the technician
c. Discuss suggested strategies to effectively accomplish the project
d. Negotiate a timeframe for the completion of the project
Answer: (b)
Ques. Which of the following criteria should be considered when reviewing a medication for addition to the hospital formulary?
a. The amount of samples provided to hospital physicians
b. Research funds donated to the hospital by the pharmaceutical company
c. National adverse drug reaction reports
d. Willingness of the pharmaceutical company to sponsor educational events
Answer: (c)
Ques. In deciding what medications are appropriate for its formulary, the hospital must consider a drug's efficacy, safety, associated workload, and acquisition cost. Several new intravenous antifungal agents (drug A, drug B, and drug C), all with equal efficacy and safety to drug D, have recently become available. Currently the hospital stocks drug D, which has been available for several years. Data for the medications is as follows:
| Drug Cost/day | Dosing Frequency | Treatment Duration (days) |
| A $2.25 | once daily | 14 |
| B $5.00 | bid | 7 |
| C $2.25 | bid | 7 |
| D $2.25 | qid | 7 |
The most appropriate choice for the hospital is:
a. Drug A.
b. Drug B.
c. Drug C
d. Drug D.
Answer: (c)
Ques. A pharmacy manager is conducting yearly performance reviews for her pharmacy assistants. Which of the following statements is correct regarding this process?
a. A group review is an effective means to motivate underperforming staff.
b. Only performance issues of which the employee has been made aware should be included in the review.
c. Staff who work in the same role should be ranked in comparison to one another.
d. The results of the performance review should not be considered for employee wage increases.
Answer: (b)
Ques. A discrepancy in the pharmacy's inventory of hydromorphone 2 mg IR tablets is discovered during a routine narcotic reconciliation. The expected inventory amount is determined to be 612 tablets; however, a physical count of the actual inventory results in 554 tablets on-hand. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step for the pharmacist to take to complete the narcotic reconciliation process?
a. Adjust the actual inventory to match the expected inventory total
b. Check for any outstanding balance owings not yet dispensed
c. Return any prescriptions not yet picked up back to inventory
d. No action, as the discrepancy is less than 10% of expected inventory
Answer: (b)
Ques. Which of the following activities is a pharmacy assistant permitted to perform?
a. Enter a new prescription into the pharmacy computer system
b. Review a prescription for compliance with federal and provincial regulations
c. Instruct a patient how to use an AeroChamber
d. Accept an authorization for a prescription refill from a prescriber over the telephone
Answer: (a)