B.Pharm. Bachelor of Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics

Question 1

Medication reconciliation in clinical pharmacy is defined as:

Accepted Answer

The process of comparing a patient's medication orders to all medications the patient has been taking

Answer

Medication reconciliation compares the medications a patient is currently taking against newly prescribed orders to prevent omissions, duplications, and errors during care transitions.

Question 2

A clinical pharmacist performing a comprehensive medication review (CMR) primarily aims to:

Accepted Answer

Identify, prevent, and resolve drug-related problems

Answer

CMR is a systematic evaluation of a patient's medications to identify and resolve drug-related problems such as adverse effects, interactions, and non-adherence.

Question 3

Which parameter is used to monitor anticoagulant therapy with warfarin?

Accepted Answer

International Normalized Ratio (INR)

Answer

INR standardizes the prothrombin time measurement to monitor warfarin therapy, with a target range of 2.0–3.0 for most indications.

Question 4

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is most critical for drugs with which characteristic?

Accepted Answer

Narrow therapeutic index and variable pharmacokinetics

Answer

TDM is essential for drugs with a narrow therapeutic index (e.g., vancomycin, digoxin, lithium) where small changes in plasma levels can cause toxicity or therapeutic failure.

Question 5

Polypharmacy in elderly patients primarily increases the risk of:

Accepted Answer

Drug-drug interactions and adverse drug reactions

Answer

Polypharmacy (use of multiple medications) significantly increases the risk of drug-drug interactions, adverse effects, medication errors, and non-adherence, especially in elderly patients.

B.Pharm. Bachelor of Pharmacy Practice Test

B.Pharm. Bachelor of Pharmacy Practice Test

B.Pharm. Bachelor of Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics