CPhT Medication Safety 4

Question 1

Which FDA program allows patients and healthcare providers to voluntarily report adverse drug events?

Accepted Answer

MedWatch

Answer

VAERS

Answer

REMS

Answer

FAERS

Question 2

What does the abbreviation REMS stand for in drug safety?

Accepted Answer

Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy

Answer

Regulated Error Monitoring System

Answer

Rapid Emergency Medication Supply

Answer

Retail Error Management Standard

Question 3

A patient is prescribed both warfarin and aspirin. What is the primary safety concern with this combination?

Accepted Answer

Increased bleeding risk due to additive anticoagulant effects

Answer

Reduced efficacy of both drugs

Answer

Elevated blood pressure

Answer

Risk of serotonin syndrome

Question 4

Which safety label should be affixed to a prescription for metronidazole?

Accepted Answer

Avoid alcohol while taking this medication

Answer

Take with dairy products

Answer

Take on an empty stomach

Answer

May cause photosensitivity

Question 5

What is the safest method for a pharmacy technician to verify patient identity when dispensing a controlled substance?

Accepted Answer

Request a government-issued photo ID

Answer

Ask for the patient's name only

Answer

Confirm the prescription number verbally

Answer

Ask the patient to verify the prescriber's name

Question 6

A barcode medication administration (BCMA) system helps prevent which category of errors most directly?

Accepted Answer

Wrong-patient and wrong-drug dispensing errors

Answer

Prescribing errors

Answer

Pharmacy compounding errors

Answer

Insurance billing errors

Question 7

Which look-alike drug pair is on ISMP's list of commonly confused drug names?

Accepted Answer

Hydroxyzine and hydralazine

Answer

Lisinopril and losartan

Answer

Metformin and metronidazole

Answer

Atorvastatin and rosuvastatin