Pharmacy Pharmacy Informatics and Technology 2

Question 1

Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) with CDS reduces medication errors primarily by:

Accepted Answer

Replacing illegible handwritten orders with standardized electronic orders and real-time safety alerts

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Eliminating all verbal and telephone orders

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Preventing physicians from ordering controlled substances

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Automatically selecting the least expensive drug for each indication

Question 2

A pharmacy tech notices the robot dispensing system (e.g., ScriptPro) dispensed the wrong NDC for a medication. The FIRST step is to:

Accepted Answer

Stop the dispensing run, quarantine affected prescriptions, and notify the pharmacist immediately

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Continue dispensing and report the error at the end of the shift

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Restock the correct drug and assume no error occurred

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Call the patient to apologize before the pharmacist is involved

Question 3

A National Drug Code (NDC) number has three segments. What do they represent, in order?

Accepted Answer

Labeler (manufacturer), product (drug, strength, dosage form), and package size

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Drug class, manufacturer, and dosage form

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DEA schedule, therapeutic class, and lot number

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Generic name code, brand code, and expiration format

Question 4

Which pharmacy technology uses robotics to automate the filling and counting of oral solid medications in retail/outpatient settings?

Accepted Answer

Automated tablet/capsule counting and packaging robots (e.g., ScriptPro, Parata)

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Automated dispensing cabinets (ADC)

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Pneumatic tube systems

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CPOE systems

Question 5

A pharmacy's use of 'smart pumps' for IV infusions helps prevent medication errors by:

Accepted Answer

Using dose error reduction software (DERS) to alert nurses when programmed rates exceed pre-set drug limits

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Automatically ordering replacement IV bags

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Replacing pharmacist review of IV orders

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Monitoring patient vital signs during infusion

Question 6

Medication reconciliation is a process performed at transitions of care (admission, transfer, discharge) to:

Accepted Answer

Compare a patient's current medication orders against all medications the patient has been taking to identify and resolve discrepancies

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Bill insurers for all medications dispensed during hospitalization

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Generate a list of all drugs available in the hospital formulary

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Automatically refill chronic medications after discharge