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| Which step in the medication useage process involves the prescribers evaluating the patient, determing if a medication is required, and choosing the correct medication? |
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Which step in the medication useage process involves the transmission of an order to the pharmacy?
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| Which step in the medication useage process involves the translation of a prescription, review of the translation, selection of the drug ordered, and preparatory processes that get the drug ready for dispensing? |
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| Which step in the medication useage process involves the second review of the medication order, the assessment of the patient, the verification of the correct drug, and giving the patient their medication. |
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| Which step in the medication useage process involves the assessment of the patient after a medication has been administered? |
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| What method of distribution in a hospital involves all pharamcists in one area? |
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| What type of hospital pharmacy services involves pharmacists up on the floors, dispensing and also performing clinical duties? |
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| Decentralized Pharmacy Services |
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| What type of hospital pharmacy setting involves a mixture of pharmacists in a "dispensing" area as well as automatic dispensing machines on the floors with clinical pharmacists acting on the floors. |
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| What type of patient care do physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, and chiropractors provide? |
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| How many years of school do physicians go through? |
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| What is the minimum degree requirements to enter a United States medical school? |
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| Besides hospital and primary care (ambulatory) what is another type of physician that deals solely with inpatients? |
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| What are considered the top three specializations of physicians? |
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| Internal medicine, pediatrics, and family practice |
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| What are the top three subspecialites for physicians? |
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| Cardiology, hematology, and geriatrics |
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| What is the number one downfall to having a specialist treat patients? |
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| They, at times, will neglect other areas of the body than the area that they specialize in. |
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| What are the three different types of nurses? |
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| Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), and Nurses' Aids |
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| What are the three methods to getting one's RN? |
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High school diploma/Diploma from a 3 year, hospial based program.
Associates Degree in Nursing (2 yrs.)
B.S.N. or M.S.N (RN)
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| What are the four classificiations that nurses can be placed in based on their specialities? |
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| Area of treatment, Patient condition, organ system, and specific population |
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| What profession loses a lot of its members because of a great deal of dissatisfaction with working conditions. |
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True or Fals
Nurse Practitioning is a dying profession. |
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True or False
It is shown that there is no qualitative difference between nurse practitioners and physicians. |
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True or False
All nurse practitioners in all states can perform the same, diagnostic and prescriptive authorities with no variances. |
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| False....individual states lay out the regulations for their licensed nurse practitioners |
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Put the following practice settings for pharmacist in order of decreasing percentages currently practicing in the respective setting.
Mass Merchandiser
Chain
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Independent
Supermarket |
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1- Hospital
2- Chain
3- Independent
4- Supermarket
5- Mass Merchandiser |
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| Of all of the pharmacists currently practicing in the U.S., are there more females or males |
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| Of the current PharmD's, are there more males or females? |
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| On average, are female PharmD's younger or older? |
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True or false
Most female PharmDs went into the profession because they like being able to work longer hours with more meaningful work leading to more fulfillment. |
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True or false
There is a surplus of pharmacists in dispensing positions at the retail level. |
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| Approximately 5,000 pharmacists leave the practice on an annual basis. What is the main cause of their departure? |
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How many PharmD programs/schools are there as of 2010?
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| Enrollment in PharmD programs has ________ in the last 10 years. |
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| As of 2005, what was the average hourly rate for a community practice pharmacist? |
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| Name the three factors that contribute to a pharmacist's salary. |
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Position
Patient Care Activities
Practice Setting |
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True or False
The following characteristics or biopharmaceutical drugs contribute to the challenges of biopharmaceutical care.
Cost of the Medication
Potential for Adverse Events
Increased Liability for the Provider |
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| When marketing a biopharmaceutical drug, one must ensure that they convince the patient that the ______outweigh the __________. |
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| In marketing a biopharmaceutical drug, there are two parties in which you must sell the benefits to. Name them. |
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| When choosing a marketing plan for a biopharmaceutical drug, one must ensure that it will function optimally in what type of market? |
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| What, on top of risks and benefits, must one incorporate into the marketing of a biopharmaceutical drug in order to ensure that the patient/provider are going to be willing to utilize it? |
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| Additional services of pharmaceutical company. |
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| Biopharmaceutical drug markets are considered to be __________ volume, _________price. |
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True or False
There are two things one must think about when micro-managing the distribution of biopharmaceutical drugs.
1- Being selective in choosing distributers.
2- Deploy and invest in risk management processes. |
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| False....There is a 3rd.....Track patients to monitor their outcome of using the medication. |
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| Besides patients and providers, who else must one provide reassuring evidence of a biopharmaceutical drug's necessity/efficacy in order to turn a reasonable profit? |
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True or False
Payors are not concerned with regards to the outcomes of biopharmaceutica drugs, but rather what their cost will be to provide it to their patients. |
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True or False
Patients will be willing to pay more out of pocket for a biopharmaceutical drug that they feel more comfortable with because of pharmacetical companies explaining the drugs details. |
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| What is a major tension for pharmaceutical companies caused by biopharmaceutical drugs? |
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| They must charge ridiculous prices for the medication in order to reimburse themselves for the research and development of the drug. |
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| What tension can be cause to patients from biopharmaceutical drugs? |
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| They are forced to pay ridiculous prices for their medication because it is the only drug of its kind on the market. |
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| What type of pharmacies provide medical supplies, drugs, and clinical services to patients requiring biotechnology drugs? |
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True or False
Not many payors will use specialty pharmacies because they prefer to go through retail, which is where they do the majority of their business. |
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| False.....78% of payors prefer to use specialty pharmacies. |
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How can specialty pharmacists help reduce patient costs?
There are three methods, name them all. |
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They are specialized in negotiating with 3rd party payors to ensure the best (lowest) co-pay for the patients
They can buy specialty drugs in bulk and get it for a better price.
They can educate patients on how to self administer the drugs, saving them money on office visits and physicians' markup on biotech drugs. |
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