PEBC PEBC Pharmacy Practice Management 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following best describes the concept of 'pharmaceutical care' as applied in Canadian pharmacy practice?
- Dispensing drugs as quickly as possible
- Taking responsibility for a patient's drug-related needs to achieve definite outcomes (Correct answer)
- Focusing solely on drug pricing and inventory
- Limiting interactions to prescription verification only
Correct answer: Taking responsibility for a patient's drug-related needs to achieve definite outcomes
Pharmaceutical care means the pharmacist takes responsibility for a patient's drug therapy to achieve definite outcomes that improve quality of life.
Question 2: A pharmacy technician can independently perform which of the following tasks in provinces where technicians are regulated?
- Final verification of prescriptions without pharmacist oversight
- Technical dispensing tasks such as counting, labelling, and data entry (Correct answer)
- Providing drug therapy consultations to patients
- Authorizing emergency prescription refills
Correct answer: Technical dispensing tasks such as counting, labelling, and data entry
In provinces where pharmacy technicians are regulated, they can independently perform technical tasks like counting, labelling, and data entry, freeing pharmacists for clinical roles.
Question 3: Which principle of pharmacy management ensures that medications are dispensed in order of expiry date to minimize waste?
- LIFO (Last In, First Out)
- FIFO (First In, First Out) (Correct answer)
- Just-In-Time inventory
- ABC analysis
Correct answer: FIFO (First In, First Out)
FIFO (First In, First Out) ensures older stock is dispensed before newer stock, minimizing expiry waste.
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)?
- 3 days (Correct answer)
- 7 days
- 30 days
- 90 days
Correct answer: 3 days
Most Canadian provinces allow a pharmacist to dispense an emergency supply of up to 3 days when a prescriber cannot be reached immediately.
Question 5: Which document outlines the specific scope of practice and professional responsibilities for pharmacists in a given Canadian province?
- The Food and Drug Act
- The provincial pharmacy act or health professions act (Correct answer)
- The Canadian Pharmacists Association code of ethics
- The PEBC Qualifying Examination blueprint
Correct answer: The provincial pharmacy act or health professions act
Each province's pharmacy act or health professions act defines the legal scope of practice and professional obligations for pharmacists in that jurisdiction.
Question 6: When a pharmacist delegates a task to a pharmacy assistant, who retains professional accountability for that task?
- The pharmacy assistant
- The pharmacy owner
- The pharmacist who delegated the task (Correct answer)
- The provincial regulatory authority
Correct answer: The pharmacist who delegated the task
The delegating pharmacist retains full professional accountability for any task they delegate to a pharmacy assistant.
PEBC PEBC Pharmacy Practice Management 1
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'pharmaceutical care' as applied in Canadian pharmacy practice?