Exam 7: Drug Information References

For information on drugs in clinical use worldwide, as well as contrast media and diagnostic agents, medicinal gases, toxic substances, disinfectants, and pesticides, a good reference choice would be:

The United States Pharmacopoeia-National Formulary (USP-NF) provides access to the official standards of the:

Which of the following reference books would a technician most likely use in a retail setting?

Drugs that are not normally stocked by the pharmacy or covered by insurance are called:

Technicians should have their own:

OBC:

Why should technicians join a professional organization?

Which resource is widely used when patients do not know the name of the drug they are taking and have removed it from its original prescription vial?

The category of a drug, which is based on its chemical structure, mechanism of action, anatomic function, and/or therapeutic use, is called its:

What can a pharmacy technician tell about the medication atenolol (Tenormin) from the way the name is written?

The reference book to use when looking for average and wholesale drug costs and prices is:

The American Drug Index contains listings for more than 22,000:

Generic names:

The generic ending olol indicates the drug is a(an):

Which of the following trade names is related to the indication of the medication?

The information on the label of a syrup formulation, "Do Not Use in Diabetics" is considered a(an):

The American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information provides drug monographs that list drug information including all except which one of the following?

A formulary is a list of:

Pharmacy journals contain information about:

The primary condition for which a medication is used is called the: