PHA 265 Patient Safety

Motrin is considered a high risk medication

When corporate executives pressure pharmacy staff to meet imposed time restrictions with consequences when not met

When counting both sulf drugs and penicillins it is not necessary to take time to wipe down the counting tray

The Joint Commission is a regulartory body that issues the DO NOT USE list of medical abbreviations.

All adverse drug reactions should be reported to the FDA program MedWatch

Who issues the List of Error-Prone Abbreviations?

In a NDC number the second set of numbers indicates the dug name and strength

A patient is allowed one 30 day refill on a CII medication

MEDMARX is an internet based program used by healthcare to anonymosly document, analyze, and track adverse events

To correctly select the exact medication from the shelf , what number will you need to verify

Which of these would NOT be drug seeking behavior

When the proper medication education materials are not given to the patient it can end in this type of error.

An appreciably harmful or negative consequence of taking a particular drug is known as an Adverse drug reaction

Which of the following errors can occur when an employee is interrupted in the middle of what they are working on

Both Coumadin and ADHD medications require that a medguide be given to the patient

PDMP stands for Pharmaceutical Drug Monitoring Process

An example of a Wrong Drug Error is when the wrong drug is substituted for the prescribed drug

When the pharmacy dispenses a patient capsules instead of tablets the "Right route and form right is violated

When a patient fails to take their medication exactly as prescribed is known as Medication Nonadherence

What would be a reason that a pharmacy would be hesitent to report errors they make?

A chronic disease that symptoms are compulsive and uncontrolled urge to use a drug when not medically nessesary is

Which of the following type of meds must tbe monitored since there is a very small window between therapeutic and toxic

What does MERP stand for?

A marketing strategy where a brand name product is put on the market with different combos of active ingredients

Bar code technology is helpful so that the correct patient and medication are selected, which helps to reduce med errors

All medical errors are reported by pharmacy staff

When a patient does'nt want to be without a drug and takes it on a regular basis because it produces a well-being it's

Drug tolerance is the body adapting to a drug which causes the need for increased dosing to create the same effect

Triple checking your work and asking for help when we need it are was that we can increase patient safety

According to the Joint Commission a sentinel error is

An Auxilliary Label is a label that must be signed for by the patient after talking to the Pharmacist

The PDMP is used to help promote safer narcotic prescribing and fulfillment

What do the first 5 numbers of a NDC indicate?

Which type of error can occur when a technician is afraid to speak up and ask for help on a prescription component?

According to DEA how many americans abuse pain and anxiety medications?

What is the PDMP?

The last two number of the NDC stand for

Product line extension can cause patient confusion and errors

Transmucosal Fentanyl is considered high risk and will require

What does the FDA program name VAERS stand for?

VERP is an ISMP program designed to collect and track data for Vaccine Errors

When a RPh or tech does not get all patient info about medications, supplements, allergies, a selction error can occur

Any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate use of medication or harm to the patient is known as

Which of the following is NOT considered a patient right?

LASA stands for

Annually about 7,000 peop;e will die from medication errors

An essential approach to identifying the underlined cause of something that has already occured is known as

Stickers with basic information about the medication that has been dispensed is known as

The FDA and ISMP support this safety technique to help choose the right medication and it is called Small Mans Lettering

MedGuides and medication informations sheets are which of the 7 patient rights?

Patient Non-Adherence is when

MERP is a FDA Program

What does DAW stand for