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What type of license is required for a pharmacist to import, store, and deal with poisons by wholesale and retail?
What type of license is required for a pharmacist to import, store, and deal with poisons by wholesale and retail?
- Type B license
- Type A license (correct)
- Type C license
- Type D license
What is the primary role of community pharmacies in assisting patients?
What is the primary role of community pharmacies in assisting patients?
- Medication counselling for non-communicable diseases (correct)
- Diagnosing illnesses
- Conducting surgical procedures
- Administering vaccinations
What is the purpose of Dispensing Separation (DS) in community pharmacies?
What is the purpose of Dispensing Separation (DS) in community pharmacies?
- To restrict the sale of non-prescription drugs
- To streamline the process of drug dispensing
- To allow pharmacists to sell drugs directly to patients
- To prevent pharmacists from diagnosing and prescribing medication (correct)
What activities are pharmacists in community pharmacies involved in, apart from dispensing medication?
What activities are pharmacists in community pharmacies involved in, apart from dispensing medication?
What is the focus of domiciliary services provided by community pharmacies?
What is the focus of domiciliary services provided by community pharmacies?
Community pharmacy requires at least 1 pharmacist holding a type B license issued under poison act 1952.
Community pharmacy requires at least 1 pharmacist holding a type B license issued under poison act 1952.
Pharmacists in community pharmacies are prohibited from dispensing/selling drugs to patients.
Pharmacists in community pharmacies are prohibited from dispensing/selling drugs to patients.
Community pharmacies are involved in medication counseling for communicable diseases.
Community pharmacies are involved in medication counseling for communicable diseases.
Dispensing Separation (DS) allows pharmacists to diagnose illnesses and prescribe medications.
Dispensing Separation (DS) allows pharmacists to diagnose illnesses and prescribe medications.
Community pharmacies provide domiciliary services for home-bound patients.
Community pharmacies provide domiciliary services for home-bound patients.
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What license is required for pharmacists to deal with poisons?
What license is required for pharmacists to deal with poisons?
A pharmacist needs this license to import, store, and sell poisons in bulk and to customers directly.
What is the primary role of community pharmacies in helping patients?
What is the primary role of community pharmacies in helping patients?
They play a key role in providing guidance and information to patients on managing their chronic conditions.
What is Dispensing Separation (DS) in community pharmacies?
What is Dispensing Separation (DS) in community pharmacies?
A practice that ensures pharmacists focus on dispensing medications and do not diagnose or prescribe them.
What other activities are pharmacists involved in besides dispensing?
What other activities are pharmacists involved in besides dispensing?
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What is the focus of domiciliary services in community pharmacies?
What is the focus of domiciliary services in community pharmacies?
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True or False: Community pharmacies require at least 1 pharmacist with a Type B license for operation?
True or False: Community pharmacies require at least 1 pharmacist with a Type B license for operation?
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True or False: Pharmacists in community pharmacies are not allowed to provide medication to patients?
True or False: Pharmacists in community pharmacies are not allowed to provide medication to patients?
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True or False: Community pharmacies provide medication counseling for communicable diseases?
True or False: Community pharmacies provide medication counseling for communicable diseases?
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True or False: Dispensing Separation allows pharmacists to diagnose and prescribe medications?
True or False: Dispensing Separation allows pharmacists to diagnose and prescribe medications?
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True or False: Community pharmacies provide domiciliary services for homebound patients?
True or False: Community pharmacies provide domiciliary services for homebound patients?
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Study Notes
Community Pharmacy
- A premise with at least one pharmacist holding a Type A license issued under the Poison Act 1952
- Roles of community pharmacy:
- Dispense medication
- Partners in healthcare
- Assist patients in self-monitoring of blood glucose and blood pressure levels
- Medication counseling for non-communicable diseases
- Processing of prescriptions
- Extemporaneous preparation
- Traditional and alternative medicines
- Responding to symptoms of minor ailments
- Education of healthcare professionals and the public
- Health promotion, screening, and smoking cessation
- Domiciliary services (home services)
- Managerial activities
Type A License
- Issued to a pharmacist to import, store, and deal with poisons by wholesale and retail or by wholesale only or by retail only
- Permits pharmacists to handle all types of poisons
Dispensing Separation (DS)
- Doctor diagnoses illness and prescribes medication, but is prohibited from dispensing/selling drugs to patients
- Patients bring prescriptions to a pharmacist to have medication dispensed
- Pharmacist screens for prescription errors and checks for possible drug-drug interactions
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Test your knowledge on the roles and responsibilities of community pharmacy in healthcare with this quiz. Covering topics such as medication dispensing, patient monitoring, and medication counseling, this quiz will help you understand the vital role of community pharmacists in patient care.
