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.
A. 5
B. 6
C. 10
D. 12
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.
A. 7000
B. 10,000
C. 15,000
D. 100,000
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:
A. The development of new medications
B. The discovery of new uses for existing medications
C. An increase in the use of medicines for disease prevention
D. All of the above
4. Which of the following is an example of a medication error stemming from the prescribing step of the medication use process:
A. Missed dose
B. Introduction of contaminants
C. Mistyping an order
D. Illegible prescription
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.
A. Patient; prescriber
B. Logical; illogical
C. Mechanical; judgmental
D. Dangerous; benign
6. ____________ are designed to house medical information that can be shared among all providers involved in an individual patient's care.
A. Electronic medical records
B. Electronic health records
C. e-Prescriptions
D. Palm pilots
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.
A. 15
B. 25
C. 75
D. 90
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:
A. Wrong pharmacy
B. Wrong drug quantity
C. Wrong duration of therapy
D. Wrong dosage formulation
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:
A. Anti-infective agents
B. Respiratory agents
C. Psychotropic agents
D. NSAIDs
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:
A. Too many telephone calls
B. Inappropriate staffing
C. Receipt of e-Prescriptions
D. Illegible prescriptions
Evaluation Questions
11. To what extent did the program meet objective #1?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
12. To what extent did the program meet objective #2?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
13. To what extent did the program meet objective #3?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
14. To what extent did the program meet objective #4?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
15. Rate the effectiveness of how well the program related to your educational needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
16. Rate how well the active learning strategies (questions, cases, discussions) were appropriate and effective learning tools:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
17. Rate the quality of the faculty:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
18. Rate the effectiveness and the overall usefulness of the material presented:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
19. Rate the appropriateness of the examination for this activity:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
20. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity related to your practice needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
21. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity will help you improve patient care:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
22. Will the information presented cause you to change your practice?
A. Yes
B. No
23. Are you committed to making these changes?
A. Yes
B. No
24. As a result of this activity, did you learn something new?
A. Yes
B. No
25. What is your practice setting or area of practice?
A. Community Pharmacy/Independent
B. Community Pharmacy/Chain
C. Hospital/Health Systems
D. Long-term Care
E. Managed Care/PBM
F. Oncology/Specialty Pharmacy
G. Research
H. Regulatory/Government
I. Industry/Manufacturing
26. How many years have you been in practice?
A. <5
B. 5 – 10
C. 11 – 20
D. >20