1. The medication use process, by definition, is inclusive of a series of _______ key elements that form the framework by which medications are processed within the health care system and utilized by patients.

2. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimates that medication errors harm at least 1.5 million people each year and result in more than________deaths annually.

3. Some experts believe that adverse drug event (ADE) rates will increase in the coming years as the result of several factors. Which of the following may contribute to such an increase in ADE rates:

4. Which of the following is an example of a medication error stemming from the prescribing step of the medication use process:

5. Errors can take many forms in the pharmacy, but can be simplified into the following 2 main categories from a causation viewpoint: ___________ and __________ errors.

6. ____________ are designed to house medical information that can be shared among all providers involved in an individual patient's care.

7. Per data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, more than ______% of community pharmacies in the U.S. have been actively engaged in e-Prescribing since 2012.

8. In one study, a total of 10 types of e-Prescription errors were identified in the community pharmacy setting during 45 hours of observation. The 4 most common types of errors included all of the following, EXCEPT:

9. Drug classes most commonly implicated with e-Prescription errors were reported in a study by Odukoya et al. Drug classes identified included all of the following, EXCEPT:

10. The most common factor cited by pharmacists as contributing to the occurrence of medication errors in a survey study was which one of the following:

Evaluation Questions

11. To what extent did the program meet objective #1?

12. To what extent did the program meet objective #2?

13. To what extent did the program meet objective #3?

14. To what extent did the program meet objective #4?

15. Rate the effectiveness of how well the program related to your educational needs:

16. Rate how well the active learning strategies (questions, cases, discussions) were appropriate and effective learning tools:

17. Rate the quality of the faculty:

18. Rate the effectiveness and the overall usefulness of the material presented:

19. Rate the appropriateness of the examination for this activity:

20. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity related to your practice needs:

21. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity will help you improve patient care:

22. Will the information presented cause you to change your practice?

23. Are you committed to making these changes?

24. As a result of this activity, did you learn something new?

25. What is your practice setting or area of practice?

26. How many years have you been in practice?

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