Saudi Prometric Pharmacist Drug Information and Safety

Question 1

What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary drug information resources?

Accepted Answer

Primary: original research (clinical trials); Secondary: indexing services (PubMed); Tertiary: textbooks and compendia (Micromedex, Lexicomp)

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They are all the same

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Primary: textbooks; Secondary: journals; Tertiary: websites

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Only internet searches are valid resources

Question 2

How should a pharmacist evaluate a clinical trial for drug information purposes?

Accepted Answer

Assess study design, population, sample size, endpoints, statistical significance, clinical significance, bias, and applicability to the clinical question

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Only look at the conclusion

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Only check if it was published in a journal

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Only consider the pharmaceutical company's recommendation

Question 3

What is the pharmacist's role in medication safety event analysis?

Accepted Answer

Conduct root cause analysis to identify system failures, recommend preventive measures, and implement safety improvements

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Blame the person who made the error

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Only document the error

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Cover up errors to avoid liability

Question 4

What is a formulary and what is the pharmacist's role in formulary management?

Accepted Answer

An institution's approved list of medications, managed by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee with pharmacist input on evidence-based drug selection

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A list of all drugs that exist

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A drug pricing guide

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A list of expired medications

Question 5

What is the purpose of a Tall Man Lettering system in medication safety?

Accepted Answer

Using capital letters to highlight differences between look-alike/sound-alike drug names to prevent confusion errors

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Making labels look attractive

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A font size requirement

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A branding strategy for drug companies

Question 6

How should a pharmacist respond to a drug information request from a healthcare professional?

Accepted Answer

Systematically: gather background, classify the question, search appropriate resources, evaluate evidence, formulate a response, and document the interaction

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Provide an immediate guess

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Only recommend the most expensive drug

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Refer all questions to the physician