PSA Medication Safety

Question 1

What is medication reconciliation?

Accepted Answer

Comparing a patient's current medications with newly prescribed ones to avoid errors

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Only checking drug expiration dates

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Counting pills in a bottle

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Filing prescriptions alphabetically

Question 2

What is a 'never event' in medication safety?

Accepted Answer

A preventable medication error that should never occur, such as wrong-route administration

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A rare disease

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An incurable condition

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A medication allergy

Question 3

What is the purpose of a formulary?

Accepted Answer

A list of approved medications an institution has selected for use based on efficacy, safety, and cost

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A mathematical formula

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A patient questionnaire

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A drug manufacturing guide

Question 4

What are the 'five rights' of medication administration?

Accepted Answer

Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time

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Right doctor, right nurse, right pharmacy, right hospital, right insurance

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Right color, right shape, right size, right label, right container

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Right morning, right afternoon, right evening, right night, right schedule

Question 5

What is a black box warning?

Accepted Answer

The FDA's strongest warning placed on drug labeling indicating serious or life-threatening risks

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A warning about package color

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An expired drug notice

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A storage temperature warning

Question 6

What is pharmacovigilance?

Accepted Answer

The science of detecting, assessing, and preventing adverse effects of pharmaceutical products

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Pharmacy security

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Drug manufacturing quality

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Medication pricing analysis