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1. Polypharmacy refers to a situation in which:

A. a person uses more than one pharmacy to fill prescriptions, thus potentially duplicating prescriptions B. a person takes 5 or more medications C. a person takes medications that were prescribed for another individual D. a person takes multiple medications

2. The “prescribing cascade” refers to:

A. the practice of using two medications to treat a particular disease when one would work just as well B. the practice of treating drug side effects with the use of another drug C. when physicians are not aware of which drugs have been prescribed and add other prescriptions that may have unsafe interactions D. the practice of prescribing more medications based on a patient's demand or expectation

3. Mrs. R. has been evaluated by the pharmacist during an MTM session. She has diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and has suffered a previous heart attack. The pharmacist notes that her case is a clear example of polypharmacy. This means:

A. the patient is taking too many medications and probably needs to discontinue some of them B. the patient requires all of these medications for her condition and probably can't have any changes C. the patient is taking too many medications that interact or interfere with one another D. the patient's medications may be medically necessary, but it is worth taking a closer look at what she is taking and how she is taking them

4. The effects of a drug on the body's cells and organs is:

A. pharmacodynamics B. pharmacokinetics C. pharmacogenomics

5. Genetic differences in drug response is called:

A. pharmacodynamics B. pharmacokinetics C. pharmacogenomics

6. The speed at which a drug moves through the body is:

A. pharmacodynamics B. pharmacokinetics C. pharmacogenomics

7. At the conclusion of John R.'s first MTM session, the pharmacist is unable to develop an accurate Personal Medication List (PML) because of many areas of discrepancy. A possible course of action might be:

A. call the physician to verify which medications are current and should continue B. ask the patient to keep a diary of what he is taking and when C. follow up with other pharmacies to determine whether prescriptions are active D. all of the above