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a.
b.
c.
d.

Therapeutic interchange
Generic substitution
Pharmaceutical equivalence
Pharmaceutical alternative

64. The role of a pharmacist in evidence-based medicine

includes which of the following:
I. Accurately integrating medical literature
II. Evaluating levels of evidence from clinical studies
III. Comprehensively reviewing literature
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

I only
III only
I and II only
II and III only
I, II, and III

65. A regularly updated list of medication used in the

diagnosis, prophylaxis, or treatment of disease is
called a:
a. Compendium
b. Policy
c. Formulary
d. Medication Account
e. Guideline
66. An analysis of all patients randomized in a study,
even if they fail to comply or drop out is called?
a. Regression analysis
b. Intention to treat analysis
c. Per-protocol analysis
d. Epidemiologic surveillance
e. None of the above
67. Oversight of policies and procedures related to all
aspects of medication use within an institution are
the responsibility of which committee?
a. Institutional Review Board
b. Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
c. Safety group
d. Quality Assurance Committee
e. Drug Formulary Committee
68. Additions to the formulary with restrictions in place
for improved therapeutic outcomes are considered:
a. Guided-use strategies
b. Drug use evaluations
c. Orphan drugs
d. Non-label use
e. None of the above
69. Which of the following principles should guide the
off-label use of medications?
a. Patient safety
b. Pharmacy and Therapeutics Comittee protocol
for use
c. Comprehensive and balanced review of the
evidence
d. All of the above
70. If a pharmacist evaluates a patients planned drug
therapy before dispensing the medication, this is
considered a:

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

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Concomitant medication use evaluation

Prospective medication use evaluation
Retrospective medication use evaluation
Prevention medication use evaluation
None of the above

71. A patient who just started taking atenolol presents to

a pharmacy with a blood pressure of 132/78 and pulse
of 54 beats per minute. What is the most appropriate
action?
a. Advising the patient that these are normal values
and not to worry
b. Calling the physician and suggesting that
metoprolol might have a less-pronounced effect
on the patients heart rate
c. Asking the patient if he has noted any dizziness
on standing or decreased exercise tolerance
d. Advising the patient to discontinue atenolol
immediately
72. When counselling a patient on the use of Nexium,
which of the following is most appropriate for the
pharmacist to make?
a. Take this medication once a day before breakfast.
b. This medication may cause sedation.
c. This medication is used to treat your toenail
infection.
d. This medication is used to treat your high blood
pressure condition.
73. The purpose(s) of a meta-analysis include:
I. Decrease the chance of a type I error
II. Increase sample size
III. Decrease the likelihood of beta error
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

I only
II only
I and III
II and III
I, II, and III

74. The most common instrument used in a meta-analysis

to assess data hetero-geneity is the:
a. Paired t-test
b. Chi square
c. Cochrans Q
d. Pearsons correlation
e. None of the above
75. Which of the following is an example of nominal data?
a. Gender
b. Blood glucose
c. Likert scales
d. Visual analog scales
e. All of the above
76. Which of the following are TRUE regarding a Phase I
study for a new hypoglycemic agent?
I. It includes patients for which the drug is
intended.
II. Over 1,000 patients are usually included in the
study.
III. It includes only healthy volunteers.