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PTCB MEDICATION HISTORY CERTIFICATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
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PTCB MEDICATION HISTORY CERTIFICATE QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Info in a Patient's Medication History
A) A list of all medications the patient is taking, known drug allergies, height,
weight, medical conditions, discontinued medications, and medications tried in the
past.
B) The process of identifying the most accurate list of all medications.
C) Coordination of all medication refills.
D) The extent to which patients take medication as prescribed by their doctors.
Answers :A list of all medications that a patient is taking whether it is prescribed
by a physician or purchased OTCs as well as known drug allergies, height, weight,
medical conditions, discontinued medications and medications tried in the past
Medication Reconciliation
A) The process of identifying the most accurate list of all medications that the
patient is taking, including name, dosage, frequency, and route.
B) The extent to which patients take medication as prescribed by their doctors.
C) The action of making a person immune to infection.
D) A condition where the red blood cells count is lower than normal.
Answers :The process of identifying the most accurate list of all medications that
the patient is taking including name, dosage, frequency and route by comparing the
medical record to an external list of medications obtained from patient, hospital or
provider
Medication Adherence
A) The extent to which patients take medication as prescribed by their doctors,
such as getting prescriptions filled, remembering to take medication on time, and
understanding the directions.
B) Coordination of all medication refills.
C) Product that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity to a
specific disease.
, D) Inflammation, often caused by infection or injury.
Answers :The extent to which patients take medication as prescribed by their
doctors such as getting prescriptions filled, remembering to take medication on
time and understanding the directions
Primary Non-Adherence (PNA)
A) Patient takes the time to go to the physician to get diagnosed and does not get
the prescription filled.
B) Patient picked up the prescription but didn't take it as prescribed.
C) Coordination of all medication refills.
D) An intense condition, pain, or illness that lasts for a short period of time.
Answers :Patient takes the time to go to the physician to get diagnosed and does
not get the prescription filled
Secondary Non-Adherence (SNA)
A) Patient took the time to visit the physician, picked up the prescription, but didn't
take it as prescribed (e.g., missing doses, discontinuing therapy early).
B) The process of identifying the most accurate list of all medications.
C) Inflammation, often caused by infection or injury.
D) The action of making a person immune to infection.
Answers :Patient took the time to visit the physician and picked up the
prescription from the pharmacy then started using the medicine but didn't take it as
prescribed (i.e. insufficient doses required to experience therapeutic effect, missing
doses, discontinuing therapy early and medication possession rate over 80%)
Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
A) Identifying patients that need assistance with using drug therapies correctly to
prevent drug-related issues and increase adherence.
B) Coordination of all medication refills.
C) An intense condition, pain, or illness that lasts for a short period of time.
D) Localized pain, pressure, or discomfort of the chest region.
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