PEBC PEBC Pharmacy Practice Management

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'pharmaceutical care' as applied in Canadian pharmacy practice?

Accepted Answer

Taking responsibility for a patient's drug-related needs to achieve definite outcomes

Answer

Dispensing drugs as quickly as possible

Answer

Focusing solely on drug pricing and inventory

Answer

Limiting interactions to prescription verification only

Question 2

A pharmacy technician can independently perform which of the following tasks in provinces where technicians are regulated?

Accepted Answer

Technical dispensing tasks such as counting, labelling, and data entry

Answer

Final verification of prescriptions without pharmacist oversight

Answer

Providing drug therapy consultations to patients

Answer

Authorizing emergency prescription refills

Question 3

Which principle of pharmacy management ensures that medications are dispensed in order of expiry date to minimize waste?

Accepted Answer

FIFO (First In, First Out)

Answer

LIFO (Last In, First Out)

Answer

Just-In-Time inventory

Answer

ABC analysis

Question 4

Under Canadian pharmacy law, what is the maximum number of days a pharmacist can provide an emergency supply of a prescription medication (in most provinces)?

Accepted Answer

3 days

Answer

7 days

Answer

30 days

Answer

90 days

Question 5

Which document outlines the specific scope of practice and professional responsibilities for pharmacists in a given Canadian province?

Accepted Answer

The provincial pharmacy act or health professions act

Answer

The Food and Drug Act

Answer

The Canadian Pharmacists Association code of ethics

Answer

The PEBC Qualifying Examination blueprint

Question 6

When a pharmacist delegates a task to a pharmacy assistant, who retains professional accountability for that task?

Accepted Answer

The pharmacist who delegated the task

Answer

The pharmacy assistant

Answer

The pharmacy owner

Answer

The provincial regulatory authority