1. Section 503 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act addresses compounding. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Section 503A relates to traditional compounding pharmacies
B. Section 503B relates to compounding pharmacies
C. Section 503A relates to outsourcing facilities
D. Section 503B relates to compounding and nuclear pharmacies
2. Which standard defines the requirements for sterile compounding?
A. USP General Notices
B. USP <795>
C. USP <797>
D. USP <800>
3. Which of the following organizations is/are accreditation organizations?
A. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
B. State boards of pharmacy
C. State departments of health
D. The Joint Commission
4. Which of the following primary engineering controls are designed for compounding nonhazardous sterile preparations?
A. Containment-ventilated enclosure and laminar air flow workbench
B. Laminar air flow workbench and compounding aseptic isolator
C. Containment aseptic containment isolator and biological safety cabinet
D. Containment-ventilated enclosure and biological safety cabinet
5. What is a media fill test intended to simulate?
A. Ability to aseptically garb
B. Ability to aseptically mix a compounded sterile preparation
C. Ability to properly clean the compounding area
D. Ability to properly don gloves
6. For those new to compounding, how many successful gloved fingertip tests must be done for the initial test and how many colony forming units (CFUs) are allowed?
A. One set of tests with no growth
B. One set of tests with no more than 3 CFUs
C. Three sets of tests with no growth
D. Three sets of tests with no more than 3 CFUs
7. When the outside company certifies the IV room every 6 months, the particle count samples taken are part of the evaluation of:
A. Certification
B. Environmental monitoring
C. Surface sampling
D. Beyond-use dates
8. What are the two key components of viable monitoring?
A. Gloved fingertip tests and media fill tests
B. Media fill tests and electronic air sampling
C. Electronic air sampling and surface sampling
D. Surface sampling and gloved fingertip tests
9. Which two solutions must be used at least daily to clean a primary engineering control used for nonhazardous sterile preparations?
A. Sterile alcohol and sterile water
B. Sporicidal and sterile alcohol
C. Sterile water and detergent
D. Detergent and sterile alcohol
10. Which of the following is TRUE regarding sterile gloves when compounding in a compounding aseptic isolator or compounding aseptic containment isolator?
A. Sterile gloves are donned on the hands, which are placed in the gauntlet sleeves and gloves.
B. Sterile gloves are donned inside the compounding isolator chamber, and placed over the glove sleeves.
C. Sterile gloves are not required when working in a compounding isolator.
D. The sterile gloves on the gauntlet sleeves must be changed when the gauntlet sleeves are changed
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. To what extent did the program meet objective #5?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
16. Rate the effectiveness of how well the program related to your educational needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
17. 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
18. Rate the quality of the faculty:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
19. Rate the effectiveness and the overall usefulness of the material presented:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
20. Rate the appropriateness of the examination for this activity:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
21. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity related to your practice needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
22. 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
23. Will the information presented cause you to change your practice?
A. Yes
B. No
24. Are you committed to making these changes?
A. Yes
B. No
25. As a result of this activity, did you learn something new?
A. Yes
B. No
26. What is your practice setting or area of practice?
A. Community Pharmacy/Independent
B. Community Pharmacy/Chain
C. Hospital/Health Systems
D. Administrative/Pharmacy Director
E. Critical Care Pharmacy
F. Long-term Care
G. Managed Care/PBM
H. Oncology
I. Specialty Pharmacy
J. Industry/Manufacturing
27. How many years have you been in practice?
A. <5
B. 5 – 10
C. 11 – 20
D. >20
