1. Differences between a pharmaceutical equivalent and a pharmaceutical alternative include:
A. pharmaceutical equivalents have the same active ingredients
B. pharmaceutical alternatives may contain a different salt
C. pharmaceutical alternatives may have a different dosage form (capsule/tablet)
D. all of the above
2. To be considered therapeutically equivalent to a branded or reference drug, a generic must also:
A. be a pharmaceutical equivalent
B. be biosimilar
C. be deemed by the pharmacist to be an acceptable substitution
D. have a B rating
3. An AB rating means that:
A. A drug is therapeutically equivalent to the reference drug, with no known bioequivalence problems
B. A drug is therapeutically equivalent and is given as an oral tablet or capsule
C. The drug is not therapeutically equivalent to the reference drug because of unresolved bioequivalence issues
D. The drug is therapeutically equivalent to the reference product, but there are known or possible bioequivalence issues
4. Joanne O. is a patient receiving MTM consultation. She says she does not want to receive a generic version of one of her drugs because she has more nausea from it than she does with branded drug. A correct response would be:
A. The generic drug is exactly the same as the branded one: it just has a different name
B. There may be an inactive ingredient that is causing the nausea, or a difference in how the drug is absorbed. We can ask the pharmacist to look into this.
C. If you take the drug with more food instead of on an empty stomach probably won't cause nausea.
D. You are probably imagining the nausea—there isn't really any risk of that associated with this drug.
Evaluation Questions
5. To what extent did the program meet objective #1?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
6. To what extent did the program meet objective #2?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
7. To what extent did the program meet objective #3?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
8. Rate the effectiveness of how well the program related to your educational needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
9. 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
10. Rate the quality of the faculty:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
11. Rate the effectiveness and the overall usefulness of the material presented:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
12. Rate the appropriateness of the examination for this activity:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
13. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity related to your practice needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
14. 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
15. Will the information presented cause you to change your practice?
A. Yes
B. No
16. Are you committed to making these changes?
A. Yes
B. No
17. As a result of this activity, did you learn something new?
A. Yes
B. No
18. 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
19. How many years have you been in practice?
A. <5
B. 5 – 10
C. 11 – 20
D. >20