A pharmacist is counseling a 58-year-old man with a new prescription for repaglinide 0.5 mg t.i.d. According to the patient profile, he is homeless. Which
... [Show More] of the following information should be requested from the patient and what is the rationale?
"Are you eating three regular meals per day?" Repaglinide is taken with meals and skipped if a meal is skipped.
Which of the following factors could be considered barriers to providing a thorough oral consultation to a patient?
1. educational background
2. primary language
3. physical impairment
4. insurance coverage
1, 2, and 3 only
A hospital pharmacist has just received a new medication order for brimonidine. The pharmacist wishes to confirm the appropriateness of this order and calls the nurse for the patient's diagnosis. Which of the following diagnoses would confirm that the brimonidine order is APPROPRIATE?
glaucoma
A physician writes the following prescription: Finasteride 1 mg tablets #30
1 tab p.o. daily for benign prostatic hyperplasia
Which of the following would be the MOST APPROPRIATE action of the pharmacist?
Call the physician regarding dosage strength.
Which of the following is CORRECT about a prescription for naproxen sodium 275 mg tablets #20 Sig: i tab b.i.d.?
The prescription may be filled as written.
The pharmacist receives a telephone prescription for testosterone patches from a physician's nurse. Assuming that the dosage, quantity, and instructions are appropriate, and the prescription is reduced to writing, the pharmacist should
fill the prescription after noting the physician's and the nurse's names on the prescription.
A pharmacist receives a security prescription from a known local medical group for promethazine with codeine. The prescription blank has the physician's name, address, phone number, DEA number, and license number, but is signed only by a physician's assistant (PA). The pharmacist's best course of action is to
call the medical group and request the PA's DEA number.
A patient brings in a prescription for Propecia® written by a known physician on a plain piece of paper. The paper is not a prescription blank, but just a plain white sheet of paper with all the needed information hand written. The pharmacist should
fill the prescription as written and file.
A 60-year-old woman who recently had a hysterectomy comes to the pharmacy with new prescriptions for estradiol, ibuprofen, calcium carbonate, and medroxyprogesterone. Which of the following drugs should be discussed with the prescriber?
medroxyprogesterone [Show Less]