Hospital Pharmacy MCQs

1. Hospital is a

a) House staff
b) Health care unit
c) Administration
d) None

2. Hospital pharmacy provides their services to

a) Ambulatory patients
b) In-patients
c) Out-patient
d) All

3. Main objective of hospital pharmacy is

a) Maintain medication profile

b) Supervision
c) Provide drug information
d) All

4. Medical superintendent are appointed by

a) Commanding officer
b) Ministry of health
c) House staff
d) None

5. Hospital organization consist of

a) Administration
b) Director
c) Medical staff
d) All

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6. The best-known type of hospital is called

a) District hospital
b) Teaching hospital
c) General hospital
d) None

7. Trauma centers provide the services to

a) Burn patient
b) Cancer patient
c) Injured patient
d) None

8. Psychiatric hospital are specific for

a) Psycho patient
b) Cardiac patient
c) Cancer patient
d) All

9. District hospital provides the services to patient

a) Profit base services

b) Long term care
c) Short term services
d) None

10. Medical facility smaller than a hospital in general called

a) Teaching hospital
b) Clinics
c) District hospital
d) None

11. Surgery department deal with the removal of

a) Disease organ
b) Tumor
c) Repair injury
d) All

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12. Orthopedic department treat the problem related to

a) Skeletal system
b) Joints
c) Bones
d) All

13. Skin related diseases are treated under the department of

a) Gynecology
b) ENT
c) Dermatology
d) None

14. Pharmacy department provides the services in the hospital

a) Drug-based
b) X-ray services
c) Surgical
d) None

15. Specific health related goals and healthy lifestyle are under the supervision of

a) Cardiologist
b) Neurologist
c) Nutritionist
d) None

16. The study and diagnosis of disease through examination of test in the laboratory is called

a) Physiology
b) Anatomy
c) Pathology
d) None

17.Radiology services are

a) Blood bank
b) X-ray services
c) Pathology
d) None

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18. Hospital formulary is continually revised compilation of

a) Patient
b) Administration
c) Pharmaceutical
d) None

19. Therapeutic advantage of hospital formulary

a) Safety
b) Non-compliance
c) Efficacy + Cost effectiveness
d) A + C

20. The stay of patient Overnight in hospital are called

a) Out-patient
b) In-patient
c) Ambulatory patient
d) None

21. The removal of two or more doses from a bulk drug container and placing them in another container
is called

a) Pharmacy
b) Dispensing
c) Envelope
d) All

22. The prescription to in-patient called

a) Envelope
b) Draft
c) Medication order
d) None

23. Dispensing to out-patient provides the services

a) Primary care
b) Emergency care
c) Refill
d) All

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 24. A separate set-up with specialized function for provision of out-patient pharmaceutical is called

a) Dependent pharmacy
b) Independent pharmacy
c) General pharmacy
d) All

25. Pharmacist in hospitals and health care system prevent

a) Medication errors
b) Personal error
c) Drug interaction
d) A+C

26. Safe use of drugs includes

a) Create toxicity.
b) Error free drug
c) Non-compliance
d) None

27. An error result from deviation of physician order called

a) Wrong rate error

b) Medication error
c) Wrong site error
d) All

28. Administration of drug to wrong patient called

a) Wrong dose error

b) Wrong time error
c) Unauthorized drug error
d) wrong patient error

29. Usually omission error is at prescribed dose

a) Less than therapeutic dose

b) More than therapeutic dose
c) less than prescribed dose
d) None

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30. Some drugs interact with other drugs called

a) Drug-drug interaction
b) Drug-food interaction
c) Drug chemical interaction
d) None

31. To prevent accidental poisoning there is need of proper

a) Storage
b) Use of labels
c) Supervision
d) All

32. Individual prescription order system is generally used in

a) District hospital
b) Small and private hospital
c) Teaching hospital
d) All

33. The medicine which are ordered, packed, handled in multiple of single dose unit is called

a) Multiple dose method

b) Unit dose method
c) Floor stock system
d) A+C

34. Individual prescription order system provide

a) Unauthenticity
b) Direct interaction
c) Close inventory
d) B + C

35. Unit dose system provide pharmaceutical services

a) 36 hours
b) 24 hours
c) 12 hours
d) 08 hours

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36. The effectiveness of the drug control system depends on

a) Policies
b) Procedure
c) A + B
d) None

37. Purpose of record keeping in the hospital to review is

a) Management
b) Assessment
c) Growth +productivity
d) All

38. Glucose testing apparatus monitor

a) Blood pressure
b) Hepatitis
c) Sugar level
d) All

39. Surgical supplies includes

a) BP apparatus
b) Nebulizer
c) Absorbent, cotton
d) None

40. Which system is used in drug distribution in hospital

a) Operational system
b) Therapeutic system
c) Unit dose
d) None

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41. Individual prescription order has advantage

a) Closer control of inventory

b) Provide more interaction.
c) Pilferage
d) A + B

42. Community pharmacy serve their services at

a) Hospital area
b) Local area
c) Specialized area
d) None

43. Community pharmacist are divided into

a) 4 categories
b) 3 categories (dispensing pharmacists, clinical pharmacists, and managerial pharmacists.)
c) 2 categories
d) None

44. The main activities of community pharmacist are

a) Care of patient
b) Health promotion
c) Extemporaneous preparation
d) All

45. The study and practice of improve overall health of population rather than individual called

a) Epidemiology
b) Consultant pharmacy
c) Public health
d) None

46. Study of nature, cause, control, disability, and death called

a) Clinical pharmacy
b) Community pharmacy
c) Epidemiology
d) All

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47. *Direct transmission of communicable disease is through

a) Vehicles
b) Food
c) Fluid
d) All

48. Indirect transmission of communicable disease is through

a) Vehicles
b) Food
c) Fluid
d) All

49. EPI stands for.

a) External program on immunization

b) Excipient of pharma inhand
c) Extended program on immunization
d) None

50. CDC stands for.

a) Clinical disease center

b) Clinical disease control
c) Communicable disease control
d) All

51. Transmission of disease from one person to another called

a) Clinical study
b) Consultant pharmacy
c) A + B
d) Communicable diseases

52. Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at particular time called

a) Pandemic c) Endemic
b) Epidemic d) None

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53. Mode of transmission of communicable diseases are

a) Direct
b) Moderate
c) Indirect
d) A + C

54. The susceptible host at risk can be protected by

a) Educational skills
b) Chemoprophylaxis
c) Clinical trial
d) None

55. Which one is the most successful components or preventive medicine

a) Tablets
b) Capsule
c) Powder
d) Immunization

56. OPV stands for.

a) Only polio virus

b) Only pneumonia vaccine
c) Oral polio vaccine
d) All

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57. TT stands for

a) Tetnus type
b) Tetnus type 2
c) Tetanus toxoid
d) None

58. Which vaccine is given to children is the age of 9 month

a) MMR
b) Typhoid
c) Measles
d) All

59. MMR stand for

a) Malaria mumps rubella

b) Measles, mumps, rubella
c) A + B
d) None

60. Choosing the number of children in a family and length of time between their birth called

a) Epidemic study
b) Family planning
c) Clinical study
d) All

61. Birth control pills have effectiveness about

a) 80%
b) 90%
c) 95%
d) 50%

62. Diaphragm have effectiveness in birth control about

a) 86% c) 80%
b) 99% d) 95%

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63. Nation drug policy of Pakistan is formed

a) 2000
b) 2003
c) 2005
d) 2008

64. EDL stands for.

a) Effective drug launch

b) Essential drug list
c) Excipient demand list
d) None

65. The purpose of National drug policy to protect the public from

a) Substandard
b) Counterfeit
c) Unsafe drug
d) All

66. Space allocation and arrangement of drugs in drug store called

a) Pharmacy
b) Medical store
c) Pharmacy Design / Pharmacy Layout

67. In layout design only pharmacist gives drugs to customers called

a) Self services
b) Self selection
c) Personal service
d) All

68. Types of layout design includes

a) Non-personal services
b) Self-services
c) A + B
d) None

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69. In which design fitting and counter are at right angle to one another

a) Free-flow layout
b) General layout
c) Grid layout
d) All

70. The objectives of pharmacy layout and design

a) Provide customer satisfaction.

b) Increase profit.
c) Reduce selling expenses.
d) All

71. Free wandering of customer encourages more purchasing in

a) Personal service
b) Free flow layout
c) Grid layout
d) All

72. Community pharmacy also known as

a) None
b) Drug store
c) Retail Pharmacy
d) B + C

73. The branch of pharmacy where pharmacist provide patient care and optimize the use of medication
called

a) Internal pharmacy
b) Clinical pharmacy
c) Nuclear pharmacy
d) All

74. The preparation of drugs new forms or mixing different drugs called

a) Nuclear pharmacy
b) Clinical pharmacy
c) Compounding pharmacy
d) None

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75. Ambulatory care pharmacy is based on primarily on

a) Cosmetics
b) Veterinary services
c) A + B
d) Pharmacotherapy services
76. Internet pharmacy also called

a) Online pharmacy
b) Mail order
c) Compounding pharmacy
d) A+B

77. Nuclear pharmacy focus on preparing

a) Insect repellant
b) Food supplements
c) Radioactive materials
d) None

78. Medical treatment by mean of drug called

a) Biotechnology
b) Bioinformation
c) Pharmacotherapy
d) None

79. Using radioactive material for diagnosis and treatment of disease called

a) Nuclear pharmacy
b) Clinical pharmacy
c) Hospital pharmacy
d) None

80. Pharmacy which meets the needs of military health care system called

a) Nuclear pharmacy
b) Military pharmacy
c) Hospital pharmacy
d) None

81. Which ones are expert in the therapeutic use of medicines

a) Technicians c) None
b) Clinical pharmacist d) All

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82. Goods that are ready for consumption of human needs called

a) Drugs
b) Compounding
c) Consumer goods
d) None

83. The pharmacy practice focus on medicine more on review procedure than actual called

a) Hospital pharmacy
b) Consultant pharmacy
c) Clinical pharmacy
d) None

84. The waste that is generated due to diagnosis, treatment and research of human beings & animals in
hospital called

a) Common waste
b) Disposal
c) Hospital waste
d) None

85. General waste generated by health care activities care called

a) 90%
b) 80%
c) 70%
d) 60%

86. Health care waste contains

a) Micro-organism
b) Toxic substance
c) Radioactive
d) All
87. Heavy metals, expired pharmaceuticals and test animal remains are

a) Hospital waste
b) Pharmaceutical waste
c) Non-medical waste
d) None

88. Body parts and tissue are the

a) Anatomic waste c) Vaccine

b) Chemical waste d) None

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89. The percentage of hazardous material that are toxic are

a) 60%
b) 80%
c) 50%
d) 20%
90. Syringes, needles and blades are

a) Sera
b) Radioactive
c) Sharp waste
d) None

91. Proper management of health care waste depends on

a) Good administration
b) Trained staff
c) Organization
d) All
92. All pharmaceutical waste should be place in

a) Dustbin
b) Open container
c) Rigid leak proof container
d) A + B

93. All hospital and pharmaceutical waste should be disposed-off according to

a) Hospital rule
b) Law and regulation
c) A + B
d) None

94. Good hygiene practice is necessary for

a) Doctors
b) Patients
c) Workers + community
d) All
95. In waste management program worker should be

a) Trained d) All
b) Vaccinated
c) Proper clothed

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96. Storage and disposing off location is not near

a) Food
b) Patient
c) A + B
d) None

97. The less waste generated means management will be

a) More
b) less material to dispose of or manage.
c) No effect
d) All

98. Unnecessary disposal of valuable chemical avoided through

a) Administration c) Retailer
b) Good inventory control d) None

99. Reduction of volume of waste material in waste management system is done by

a) Nurses c) Waste segregation by trained

b) Doctors staff
d) None

100. Purpose of periodic review in waste management system is ensure

a) Maximum risk c) A + B
b) Minimum risk d) None

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