CPhT Medication Safety 2

Question 1

Which organization maintains the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) error taxonomy?

Accepted Answer

NCC MERP itself

Answer

FDA

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USP

Answer

ISMP

Question 2

A patient receives methotrexate daily instead of weekly. This is an example of which type of medication error?

Accepted Answer

Wrong dose frequency error

Answer

Wrong drug error

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Wrong patient error

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Omission error

Question 3

Which labeling practice helps reduce look-alike/sound-alike (LASA) drug errors?

Accepted Answer

Use tall man lettering for differing portions

Answer

Uppercase the brand name only

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Print all drug names in lowercase

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Bold the entire drug name

Question 4

A pharmacy receives a verbal order for 'Celebrex 200 mg.' The technician mishears it as 'Celexa 20 mg.' What type of error is this?

Accepted Answer

Sound-alike drug error

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Transcription error

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Dispensing error

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Documentation error

Question 5

Under USP <795>, what is the beyond-use date (BUD) for a water-containing topical preparation compounded in a non-sterile environment?

Accepted Answer

14 days

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30 days

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6 months

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1 year

Question 6

Which error-prevention strategy involves reading back a verbal prescription to confirm accuracy?

Accepted Answer

Closed-loop communication

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Independent double-check

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Fail-safe design

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Forcing function

Question 7

Which class of drugs is most commonly associated with high-alert medication errors in outpatient pharmacy settings?

Accepted Answer

Anticoagulants

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Antihypertensives

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Antihistamines

Answer

Proton pump inhibitors