Role of Hospital Pharmacist

1. Hospital pharmacists are not responsible for

which of the following?
A. Hospital pharmacist are not responsible to
treat patient in OPD.
B. Monitoring the supply of all medicines used
in the hospital
C. Hospital pharmacist are responsible to treat
patient in OPD
D. Hospital pharmacists are in charge of their
medication stock
2. Which of the following best describes a key
responsibility of clinical pharmacists in
ensuring medication safety within a hospital
setting?
A. Overseeing the architectural design of the
hospital's pharmacy department
B. Supervising the hospital’s janitorial staff
C. Managing the hospital’s public relations
and marketing strategies
D. Monitoring patient medication regimens to
prevent and address medication errors
3. The role of a hospital pharmacist is
A. Ensuring inventory
B. Dispensing medicines
C. Monitoring medicine safety
D. All of the above
4. In the hospitals, the records regarding
purchase and distribution of controlled
substances are to be kept in prescribed
format by
A. Store keeper
B. Pharmacist
C. Ward nurse
D. All of the above
5. What is the duty of pharmacist in a hospital
after dispensing
A. Inventory management
B. Monitoring drug safety
C. Counselling patients
D. All of these
6. The ward pharmacy is controlled by
A. Satellite pharmacy
B. Medical officer
C. Nurses
D. Pharmacist
7. The _____ is the head of pharmacy who
reports to the administrator.
A. Chief hospital pharmacist
B. Retail pharmacist
C. Wholesale pharmacist
D. None of the above
8. ____ supervises and controls the various
functions of the pharmacy.
A. Assistant chief pharmacist
B. Chief hospital pharmacist
C. Head of pharmacy
D. Staff pharmacists
9. Hospital pharmacy dispenses _____ to the
patients.
A. Drugs
B. Chemicals
C. Pharmaceutical preparations
D. All of the above
10.The responsibility of a pharmacist in patient
care area is
A. Implementation of policies
B. Updating drug information
C. Maintaining effective communication
D. Maintaining accuracy of dosages
11.In _____ ability, a pharmacist should be
able to conduct training for the
development of pharmacy personnel.
A. Administrative and managerial
B. Manufacturing
C. Research
D. Teaching
12.While _____ of drugs, a pharmacist should
evaluate the criteria for selecting the
manufactured drugs
A. Dispensing
B. Prescribing
C. Quality control
D. Research
13.The _____ along with skilled and qualified
staff should carry out in-patient dispensing.
A. Pharmacist
B. Physician
C. Nursing staff
D. Specialist
14.Which of the following responsibility of the
clinical pharmacist is in direct patient care
area?
A. Reviewing of each patients drug
administration form periodically
B. Supervision of drug administration
technique
C. Providing drug information to physician
and nurse
D. Identify drug brought into the hospital by
patients
15.Which of the following are duties of clinical
pharmacist
i. Provide patient care to optimise
medication use and promote health
ii. Evaluate all Medicare coverage
requirement request
iii. Ensure compliance with all clinical
procedures
iv. Perform surgical procedure
A. All of the these
B. Only (i) and (ii)
C. (i), (ii) and (iii)
D. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
16.Which of the following medical staff
members is responsible for ensuring the safe
and effective use of medications in a
hospital setting?
A. Radiologist
B. Surgeon
C. Anesthesiologist
D. Pharmacist
17.Hospital pharmacists play a critical role in
A. Preparing patient charts
B. Training hospital security staff
C. Designing hospital pharmacy
D. Monitoring ADRs
18.If a pharmacist finds an illegible
prescription, the best course of action is to
A. Ignore the prescription
B. Dispense a medicine with a similar name
C. Contact the physician for confirmation
D. Guess the name of the medicine
19.A pharmacist is providing medication
counselling to a patient who has been
prescribed a new blood pressure
medication. Which of the following is the
most appropriate counselling point?
A. You should drink a lot of caffeinated
beverages to feel more energetic
B. There are no side effects to this medication
C. It is important to monitor your blood
pressure regularly
D. Stop taking the medication if you feel better
20.How should a pharmacist ensure accuracy
while dispensing a prescription?
A. By using appropriate scales and measures
for accurate weighing and measuring
B. By estimating the ingredients visually
C. By delegating the task to a non-pharmacist
assistant
D. By relying on prior experience rather than
exact measurements
21.Which of the following is the primary
ethical duty of a pharmacist in relation to
patients care?
A. Ensuring the confidentiality of patient
information
B. Maximizing profits from drug sales
C. Promoting only expensive medicines
D. Delegating all responsibilities to junior staff
22.Functions of the hospital pharmacist
include
A. Dispensing of drugs
B. Management of stores
C. Patient counselling
D. All of the above
23.Which of the following is a critical
requirement for hospital pharmacists to
ensure effective patient care?
A. Comprehensive knowledge of drug
interactions and patient safety
B. Expertise in facility maintenance
C. Strong marketing skills
D. Proficiency in medical billing
24.In the context of clinical pharmacy, what is
the primary goal of pharmacists when
providing patient counselling and advice for
the use of common drugs?
A. Promoting brand-name medications
B. Maximizing profits for the pharmacy
C. Ensuring patient and optimizing drug
therapy
D. Reducing the duration of patient
interactions
25.Pharmacist serves as ____ in PTC?
A. Chairman
B. Secretary
C. Joint secretary
D. None of the above

Additional MCQs from hospital pharmacy

26.Which type of hospitals provide day-to-day
healthcare facilities?
A. Primary hospitals
B. Secondary hospitals
C. Tertiary hospitals
D. None of the above
27.Which of the following hospital is not
classified based on anatomical-physiological
specialization?
A. Orthopaedic hospitals
B. Eye hosptals
C. Paediatric hospitals
D. Kidney hospitals
28.Which of the following type of hospitals is
classified based on system of medicine?
A. Allopathic hospitals
B. Ayurvedic hospitals
C. Homeopathic hospitals
D. All of the above
29.What of the following is the objective of
hospital pharmacy?
A. To ensure the availability of right
medication, at right time, in right dose at
minimum possible cost
B. To professionalize the functioning of
pharmaceutical services in a hospital
C. To participate in research projects
D. All of the above
30.Which of the following system is used for
drug distribution in hospitals?
A. Individual prescription order system
B. Complete floor stock system
C. Unit dose system
D. All of the above
31.A type of drug distribution system wherein
physician writes the prescription for
individual patient who obtains the drugs
prescribed from any medical store or
hospital dispensary by paying own charges
is
A. Individual prescription order system
B. Complete floor stock system
C. Unit dose system
D. None of the above
32.In which floor stock system type, there is no
direct charge from the patients account?
A. Charged floor stock system
B. Non charge floor stock system
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
33.In Unit dose system, CUDD stands for
A. Centralized unit dose drug distribution
system
B. Centralized under dose drug distribution
system
C. Central unit dose drug database system
D. Centralized unit drug dose distribution
system
34.Label that the pharmacist attaches to a
prescription medicine is
A. Manufacturer label
B. Dispensing label
C. Check label
D. Special label
35.Ambulatory patients include
A. Emergency outpatients
B. Referred outpatient
C. Special outpatient
D. All of the above
36.Which of the following is involved in the
preparation of hospital drug formulary?
A. A representative clinician from each major
specialty
B. A clinical pharmacologist
C. A member of the hospital records
department
D. All of the above
37.The primary objective of the formulary is to
provided the hospital staff with
A. Information of drug products approved by
PTC
B. Information of hospital policies and
procedures governing the use of drug
C. Special information regarding drug
D. All of the above
38.Which of the following is the main section of
hospital formulary?
A. Information on hospital policies and
procedures concerning drugs
B. Drug products listing
C. Special information
D. All of the above
39.Full form of PTC is
A. Pharmaceutical Technical committee
B. Pharmacy and therapeutics committee
C. Pharmacological treatment cost
D. Pharmacy transport chain
40.Main objectives of PTC include
A. Advisory
B. Educational
C. Drug safety and adverse drug monitoring
D. All of the above
41.Number of pharmacists required for hospital
up to 200 beds
A. 5
B. 8
C. 10
D. 15
42.In hospitals, the pharmacy should be
location on
A. Top floor
B. Ground floor
C. Basement
D. None of the above