Pharm Midterm Review for SPC Exam Questions With Correct Revised Answers
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Pharm Midterm Review for SPC Exam
Questions With Correct Revised Answers
What is required prescription information? - answerPatient name
Date order was written
Drug name
Dose amount
Dose frequency
Route of administration
Prescribers signature
What are the 9 rights of medication administrat...
Pharm Midterm Review for SPC Exam
Questions With Correct Revised Answers
What is required prescription information? - answer✔✔Patient name
Date order was written
Drug name
Dose amount
Dose frequency
Route of administration
Prescribers signature
What are the 9 rights of medication administration? - answer✔✔Right drug
Right dose
Right time
Right route and form
Right patient
Right documentation
Right reason
Right of the patient to refuse
Define half-life - answer✔✔The time required for one half of a given drug to be removed from
the body.
Define first pass effect - answer✔✔The process in which the drug passes to the liver first, where
it is either metabolized to an inactive form or a drug metabolite, and a much smaller amount will
pass into the circulation as a result.
Tolerance - answer✔✔Reduced response to a drug after prolonged use.
Negative inotropic = decrease contractility
Positive inotropic = increase contractility *Think I from inotropic + con from contraction =
ICON (just to remember)
Adjuvant therapy - answer✔✔Therapy that is given in addition to the primary or initial therapy
to maximize its effectiveness.
A1C - answer✔✔Blood test that measures glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) to assess glucose
control over a period of 90 days
Oral administration route - answer✔✔Positive: Usually easier to take, more convenient and less
expensive. Safe than an injection and more easily reversible.
Negative: Variable absorption
Sublingual administration route - answer✔✔Positive: absorbed rapidly and leads to more rapid
onset of action
Negative: Patients may accidentally swallow the pill
Rectal administration route - answer✔✔Positive; Rapid absorption, good alternative when oral
administration is not available
Negative: Patient discomfort and embarrassment, may be more expensive than oral route
Topical administration route - answer✔✔Positive: Delivers medication directly to affected area
and decreases likelihood of systemic drug effects
Negative: Sometimes hard to self administer and can be messy
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