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SECTION I

PHARMACEUTICAL PRACTICE

48. True or False: A well-conducted study has

internal validity only.
a. True
b. False
49. The results of a randomized controlled trial that
compares insulin delivered via a pump with insulin
injected 3 times daily shows 18% reduction in HbA1C for
patients on the pump (95% confidence interval, 1%
22%). True or False: The result is statistically significant.
a. True
b. False
50. True or False: The confidence interval determines
whether the result is clinically significant.
a. True
b. False
51. Continuous data are used to describe which of the
following?
a. Blood sugar level
b. Blood pressure
c. Mortality
d. Gender
e. a and b only
52. The combination of key words that will return the
highest number of results is:
a. Propranolol AND hypertension
b. Propranolol NOT hypertension
c. Propranolol OR hypertension
d. Propranolol WITH hypertension
e. Propranolol WITHOUT hypertension
53. To find out if daptomycin and ceftazidime can be
safely administered through a Y-site, it would be best
to consult:
a. Cecil Textbook of Medicine
b. Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation (Briggs)
c. King Guide to Parenteral Admixtures
d. Merck Index
e. Stockleys Drug Interactions
54. Yahoo.com is an example of a:
a. Search directory
b. Search engine
c. Web site
d. Web dictionary
e. None of the above
55. The Weber Effect states:
I. Adverse drug reactions always follow a normal
distribution
II. Healthcare professionals must report adverse
drug reactions in an online database
III. Reporting of adverse drug reactions increases until
the middle to end of the second year of marketing
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

I only
III only
I and II only
II and III only
I, II, and III

56. A well-conducted study will have:

a. internal validity but no external validity.
b. both internal and external validity.
c. external validity but no internal validity.
d. no internal and external validity.
57. Phase IV clinical studies are commonly known as?
a. Pharmacokinetic study
b. Preclinical study
c. Post-Marketing Surveillance study
d. Prevention study
e. Quality of life study
58. In clinical research, beta refers to which of the
following:
a. the null hypothesis being true
b. the probability of making a type II error
c. degree to which conclusions about causes of
relations are likely to be true
d. cause-effect relationships
e. None of the above
59. Statistical power of a study is:
a. used to determine sample size.
b. determined after enrollment.
c. determined before enrollment.
d. a and c only.
e. All of the above.
60. A medication use evaluation is:
I. An evaluative method; reviewing practitioner
prescribing, pharmacist dispensing, and patient
use of medications is considered
II. An ongoing, systematic process designed to
maintain the appropriate and effective use of the
drug
III. Designed to improve quality of care for patients
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

I only
III only
I and II only
II and III only
I, II, and III

61. What is nominal data?

a. Categorical data in which the order of the
categories is arbitrary
b. A type of data in which order is important
c. A type of measurement data
d. All of the above
62. Which of the following are ethical considerations
when conducting a study?
a. Institutional Review Board approval
b. Informed consent
c. Power of Study
d. Confidentialitiy
e. All of the above
63. Which of the following would be best describing this
example: a prescription for Protonix is being switched
to Prevacid due to formulary protocol in a hospital
pharmacy.