Pharmacy Study Guide 2026

NCVIA requires documentation of: vaccine name/manufacturer, lot number, date given, name/address of administering provider, and the edition date of the VIS provided — all in the patient's permanent medical record.

All HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors end in "-vastatin" (atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin, lovastatin, fluvastatin, pitavastatin).

The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation for a weak acid is pH = pKa + log([ionized]/[unionized]). Given pKa = 2.2 and assuming the ratio of ionized to unionized drug species is 1000 (as '103' is likely a typo for 10^3 to match the answer), we can calculate the pH. Substituting the values, pH = 2.2 + log(1000) = 2.2 + 3, which results in a pH of 5.2.

Short-acting beta-agonists (SABAs) like albuterol are quick-relief/rescue medications for acute asthma. Inhaled corticosteroids are controller/maintenance therapy; LABAs are never used as monotherapy or rescue.

First, convert the patient's weight from pounds to kilograms: 40 lbs / 2.2 lbs/kg = 18.18 kg. Next, calculate the total daily dose in milligrams: 100 mg/kg * 18.18 kg = 1818 mg. Finally, convert milligrams to grams: 1818 mg / 1000 mg/g = 1.818 g, which rounds to 1.8 g. This calculation ensures accurate dosing based on body weight.

Medication errors typically involve issues related to the patient, drug, dose, route, time, or technique of administration. While a physician prescribes medication, a 'wrong physician' is not considered a direct cause of a medication error in the same way that administering the wrong drug or to the wrong patient would be. The physician's role is in prescribing, not the error in dispensing or administration itself.