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Questions
1. A preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm is a.
A medication error b. A training deficiency c. A part of the Name Differentiation Project d. A normal part of pharmacy practice
2. Reasons for a medication error can include
a. Excess workload b. Training deficiencies c. Look-alike, sound-alike drug names d. All the choices are correct
3. Tall-man lettering was created by the
a. FDA b. ISMP c. DEA d. APhA
4. Tall-man lettering helps differentiate similar drugs names by
a. Requiring manufacturers to change drug names that are too similar b. Encouraging manufacturers to give similar drug names unique nicknames c. Accentuating unique portions of look-alike, sound-alike drugs to highlight differences d. Providing supplemental audiovisual guides to patients receiving look-alike, sound-alike drugs
5. Which of the following is the correct tall-man lettering for the commonly confused drugs, nifedipine and nicardipine?
a. nifeDIPINE and nicarDIPINE b. NIFEdipine and niCARdipine c. NIfedipiNE and NIcardipiNE d. NiFeDiPiNe and NiCaRdIpInE
6. Medication errors are a scary and all too common occurrence in the pharmacy. Long medication names with tricky pronunciations can be an uncomfortable part of conversations with patients. What is one tip you can think of that will help you have better interactions with your patients, and make them more confident in their pronunciations as well?