ExCPT Test Medication Safety 2

Question 1

Which of the following is the most common type of medication error reported in pharmacy settings?

Accepted Answer

Wrong dose dispensed

Answer

Wrong drug dispensed

Answer

Wrong patient

Answer

Wrong route

Question 2

A pharmacy technician receives a prescription for metformin 500 mg but the label printed says metformin 1000 mg. What is the BEST action?

Accepted Answer

Alert the pharmacist immediately before dispensing

Answer

Dispense the 1000 mg because it's a common dose

Answer

Change the label manually to 500 mg

Answer

Call the patient to confirm their dose

Question 3

Which system is widely used to classify medication errors by severity?

Accepted Answer

NCC MERP index

Answer

ISMP classification

Answer

FDA MedWatch scale

Answer

ASHP error index

Question 4

Which of the following strategies BEST reduces the risk of look-alike/sound-alike drug errors?

Accepted Answer

Using TALL man lettering on labels

Answer

Storing drugs alphabetically

Answer

Dispensing all generics

Answer

Limiting formulary to brand names only

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a High-Alert Medication (HAM)?

Accepted Answer

Insulin

Answer

Amoxicillin

Answer

Ibuprofen

Answer

Loratadine

Question 6

A patient reports they accidentally took their spouse's blood pressure medication. This is an example of which type of medication error?

Accepted Answer

Wrong patient error

Answer

Omission error

Answer

Prescribing error

Answer

Monitoring error