Mca Questions 001

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Use the cough mixture below to answer question 1-8.
TIFFAL COUGH MIXTURE
Each 5ml contains
Phenylephrine……………………………………………………………………………………..4mg
Diphenhydramine…………………………………………………………………………………10mg
Dextromethorphan……………………………………………………………………………….50mg
Syrup to…………………………………………………………………………………………………...5ml
1) What type of cough mixture is the medicine above?

a. Demulcent
b. Expectorant
c. Cough Suppressant
d. None of the above
2) What side effect can the patient experience when using the medication?
a. Headache
b. Fever
c. Drowsiness
d. Diabetes
3) What is the ingredient responsible for the side effect in question 2?

a. Phenylephrine
b. Carbocysteine
c. Syrup
d. Diphenhydramine
4) Which of the following patients must not take the medication above
a) Ulcer
b) Hypertensive
c) Malaria
d) None of the above
5) What important warning will you give to the patient?
a) Should not take medication often
b) Keep away from children
c) It causes drowsiness so if affected do not drive, operate machine or take in alcohol
d) All of the above
6) Which of the following patients is this medication NOT suitable for?

a. Diabetics
b. Ulcer
c. Cold patient
d. Alcoholics
7) Apart from your answer in question 5, which other warning will you give to patient when taking
the medication?
a) Should finish the course
b) Causes drowsiness so don’t take alcohol
c) Will make you cough more
d) Will make you dizzy
8) Which of the following drugs will you add to the cough mixture to treat cold?
a) Paracetamol
b) Rhizin
c) Multivitamin
d) None of the above
9) Which of the following ailments is self – limiting

a. Cough
b. Cold
c. Headache
d. Fever
10) Which of the following does not play a role in the management of common cold
a. Ascorbic acid
b. Cetirizine
c. Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid
d. Saline nasal drops
11) Non pharmacological management of common cold include the following EXCEPT
a. Rest
b. Intake of fluids
c. Avoidance of ice cold drinks
d. Inhalation of eucalyptus oil
12) Which of the measurement is used in finding if one is overweight
a) Height
b) Weight
c) Waist size
d) Body Mass Index
13) Which of the following is NOT a cause for obesity

a. Genetic factors
b. Sedentary Lifestyle
c. Lack of exercise
14) What is the body mass index of a patient with height 1.28m and weight of 82.5kg?
a) 51kg/m2
b) 52kg/m2
c) 50.3kg/m2
d) 51.4kg/m2
15) The most common cause of death in children under 5 with diarrhea is
a. Vomiting
b. Dehydrate
c. Loss of appetite
d. Weight loss
16) Which of the following can be used as a replacement for Oral Rehydration Salt
a. Coke with salt
b. Salt water
c. Coconut water
d. All of the above
17) Deficiency of thiamine causes

a. Night blindness
b. Kwashiorkor
c. Pellagra
d. Beriberi
18) The following are fat soluble vitamins EXCEPT

a. Thiamine
b. Calciferol
c. Tocopherol
d. Retinol
19) Paracetamol toxicity mainly affects which organ
a. Kidney
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Liver
20) Which of the following dosage forms contain alcohol?

a. Elixir
b. Suspension
c. Syrup
d. Pills
21) Features of a valid prescription includes all the following EXCEPT

a. Is in indelible writing signed and dated by an approved prescriber
b. States the name and address of the person to whom treatment is being given
c. Has been already fully dispensed
d. States the name, address and qualification of the person signing it
22) Two dessertspoons is equal to

a) 10ml
b) 15ml
c) 20ml
d) 30ml
23) The maximum daily adult dose of acetaminophen is

a. 500mg
b. 1g
c. 4g
d. 8g
24) Which of the following viruses is implicated in causing diarrhea?

a. Norovirus
b. Rotavirus
c. Coronavirus
d. (a) and (b)
25) The law that requlates the practice of pharmacy is

a. Pharmacy act 489
b. Health professions regulatory bodies (HPRBA) act, 2013
c. HPRBA part IV
26) By which of the following routes are drugs administered directly into the bloodstream?
a. Oral route
b. Intravenous route
c. Intramuscular route
d. Sublingual route
27) Fever is a raise in body temperature above

a) 36.5oC
b) 37.0oC
c) 38.0oC
d) 37.5oC
28) Which of the following is supposedly an abbreviation for the Latin word for recipe?
a. Rx
b. Tx
c. Sx
d. Dx
29) The word Pharmacy is derived from the ancient Greek work
a. Pharmakos
b. Pharmakon
c. Pharmakopeia
d. Pharmakot
30) The …………………….. is responsible for dispensing Prescription Only Medication

a) Pharmacist
b) Pharmacy Technician
c) Medicine counter assistant
d) Over-the-counter medicine sellers
31) Keeping the Pharmacy tidy is the duty of the……………………………………….

a) Pharmacist
b) Pharmacy Technician
c) Medicine counter assistant
d) Pharmacologist
32) ………………………… is producing, mixing, or preparing a drug by combining ingredients

a. Preparation
b. Reconstitution
c. Compounding
d. Dispensing
33) Which of the following Pharmacies are registered by Pharmacy council?
I. Retail Pharmacies
II. Wholesale Pharmacies
III. Retail and Wholesale Pharmacies
IV. Pharmacies within hospital
a. I only
b. I and II
c. I,II,III
d. I,II,III,IV
34) The following are examples of class A drugs EXCEPT

a. Amlodipine
b. Metformin
c. Iv ceftriazone
d. Iron iii polymaltose
35) The following are the main types of customers

I) Exterior customers
II) Internal customers
III) External customers
IV) Interior customers
a) I and II
b) I and III
c) III and IV
d) II and III
36) RX
Tab metronidazole 400mg tid X 7/7. Available in the pharmacy is 200mg tablets, how many
tablets will you dispense to the patient
a) 36
b) 42
c) 21
d) 49
37) Medicine can be used for

I) Treatment
II) Diagnose
III) Prevention
a) I only
b) I and II
c) I, II, III
38) The following are the main classes of drugs EXCEPT
a) Prescription-Only Medication
b) Over-the-counter medicines
c) Doctor’s recommended medicine
d) Pharmacist’s Recommended Medicines
39) Which of the following does NOT include the roles and functions of the Registrar of Pharmacy
Council?
a. Publishing in a gazette notices of cancellation of pharmacist’s registration certificate.
b. Publishing in a gazette notices of supervision of pharmacist’s registration certificate.
c. Submitting a complaint, information or written report to Council about a pharmacist who is
in breach of professional standards.
d. Paying salaries of registered pharmacist of pharmacies
40) Professional misconduct according to L.I.1645 include the following EXCEPT

a) Dispensing unwholesome medicine
b) Supplying medicines whilst not under influence of alcohol
c) Convicted of a criminal offence which involves fraud
d) Willfully advising on wrong medication
41) The set of ethical rules principles by a profession to which its members abide by is known as
a. Professionalism
b. Code of ethics
c. Codes of profession
d. Rules
42) The following are all Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) EXCEPT
a) Gonorrhea
b) Syphilis
c) Rhinitis
d) Chancroid
43) What do you find wrong on Label below: (assume name and address of pharmacy are included)
18/11/20
Syrup Paracetamol
Take 5mg three (3) times daily for five (5) days
After meals
Patients name: Rosemary Appiah
a) The dosage form of the drug is not stated
b) The date of dispensing the medicine is not stated
c) The dosage is wrong
d) There is nothing wrong with the label
44) Which is the right way to prepare Oral Rehydrating Salt (ORS)?
a) Boil 600ml of water, cool, dissolve 2 sachet of ORS in it. Stir till it completely dissolves.
b) Boil water, measure 600ml of the water, cool, dissolve 2 sachet of ORS in it. Stir till it
completely dissolves.
c) Boil water, measure 600ml of the water, dissolve 1 sachet or ORS it, stir till it completely
dissolves,
d) Boil 600ml of water, cool, dissolve 1 sachet of ORS in it. Stir till it completely dissolves.
45) Ten (10) drops of water from a medicine dropper is equivalent to 2ml. how many drops of water
from this medicine dropper will give you 0.6ml
a) 10
b) 30
c) 3
d) 6
46) If the dosage for a medication is 2 tablets every 4 hours, how many tablets can be taken in a
weeks.
a) 12
b) 6
c) 84
d) 2
47) If you receive a prescription which reads 20 mls t.i.d X5/7 and the medicine is packaged as 60ml,
150ml, 250ml and 300ml. which will be the most appropriate to dispense.
a) 300ml
b) 60ml
c) 150ml
d) 250
48) You have received a prescription for betadine topical preparation. Which label or instruction is
the most appropriate
a) To be taken with water
b) Not to be chewed but swallowed
c) To be inserted deep into the vagina
d) Apply thinly to the affected part
49) A patient reports to the pharmacy with a complaint or headache, fever, loss of smell and taste,
as well as diarrhea. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
a) Malaria
b) Cholera
c) Corona virus
d) Sars-cov-2-covid 19
50) How will you manage the patient with the symptoms above?
a) Artemether/lumifantrine, paracetamol and multivitamin
b) ORS, zinc tablet, loperamide
c) Vitamin c, zinc tablet, nasal drops
d) Vitamin c, zinc tablet, self isolation, refer to the hospital

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MCA QUESTIONS

Choose the appropriate answer by CIRCLING the corresponding letter

Use the cough mixture below to answer question 1-8.

TIFFAL COUGH MIXTURE

Each 5ml contains

1) What type of cough mixture is the medicine above?

3) What is the ingredient responsible for the side effect in question 2?

6) Which of the following patients is this medication NOT suitable for?

9) Which of the following ailments is self – limiting

13) Which of the following is NOT a cause for obesity

17) Deficiency of thiamine causes

18) The following are fat soluble vitamins EXCEPT

20) Which of the following dosage forms contain alcohol?

21) Features of a valid prescription includes all the following EXCEPT

22) Two dessertspoons is equal to

23) The maximum daily adult dose of acetaminophen is

24) Which of the following viruses is implicated in causing diarrhea?

25) The law that requlates the practice of pharmacy is

27) Fever is a raise in body temperature above

30) The …………………….. is responsible for dispensing Prescription Only Medication

31) Keeping the Pharmacy tidy is the duty of the……………………………………….

32) ………………………… is producing, mixing, or preparing a drug by combining ingredients

34) The following are examples of class A drugs EXCEPT

35) The following are the main types of customers

37) Medicine can be used for

40) Professional misconduct according to L.I.1645 include the following EXCEPT

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