1. A physician asks a pharmacist to supply CerefolinNAC for a patient who has mild cognitive impairment a history of peptic ulcer disease, allergic rhinitis, and type 2 diabetes. Is CerefolinNAC appropriate for this patient?
A. Yes, because of his mild cognitive impairment and lack of contraindications
B. Yes, because of his mild cognitive impairment and because it also helps manage one of his additional medical conditions
C. No, because it is only indicated for patients with major cognitive impairment of the Alzheimer's type
D. No, because one of his additional medical conditions makes using it hazardous
2. What information can a medical food carry on its stock container?
A. The designation “Rx only”
B. A product code
C. An national drug code (NDC) number
D. The phrase, “This is a nonprescription medication”
3. A patient has a seafood allergy. Which of the following medical foods is contraindicated for him or her:
A. Efficas Care
B. Axona
C. Metanx
D. Limbrel
4. A patient is prescribed EnteraGam for loose stools. Which of the following would be an appropriate liquid to mix with it prior to ingestion:
A. Orange juice
B. Lime juice
C. Sugar-free Kool-Aid
D. Hot tea
5. Which of the following statements regarding both medical foods and prescription products is correct:
A. Both are required to gain premarketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
B. Both are allowed to carry the “Rx Only” designation
C. Only prescription medications are proven safe
D. Both have evidence of efficacy for their stated uses
6. Which of the following medical conditions is suitable for a medical food:
A. Diabetes mellitus
B. Galactosemia
C. Pregnancy alone
D. Lactation
7. Which of the following products presents special dangers to a patient with pernicious anemia:
A. Limbrel
B. GlycemX
C. Deplin 15
D. EnteraGam
8. According to the data presented, which of the following currently marketed medical foods should be used with caution by patients with irritable bowel syndrome:
A. Vasculera
B. Metanx and Vasulera
C. Limbrel and Axona
D. None of the above
9. What type of patients are medical foods appropriate for?
A. Patients under active and ongoing medical supervision
B. Patients confined to bed or hospice who cannot chew food without its being pureed
C. Terminally ill patients who are taking prescription opiates or other medications that slow bowel motility
D. Patients who must be fed exclusively by nasogastric tube or total parenteral nutrition
10. A physician asks whether any medical food is indicated for osteoarthritis. The pharmacist can point out which of the following:
A. Efficas Care
B. Axona
C. Limbrel
D. CerefolinNAC
Evaluation Questions
11. To what extent did the program meet objective #1?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
12. To what extent did the program meet objective #2?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
13. To what extent did the program meet objective #3?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
14. To what extent did the program meet objective #4?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
15. Rate the effectiveness of how well the program related to your educational needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
16. Rate how well the active learning strategies (questions, cases, discussions) were appropriate and effective learning tools:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
17. Rate the quality of the faculty:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
18. Rate the effectiveness and the overall usefulness of the material presented:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
19. Rate the appropriateness of the examination for this activity:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
20. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity related to your practice needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
21. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity will help you improve patient care:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
22. Will the information presented cause you to change your practice?
A. Yes
B. No
23. Are you committed to making these changes?
A. Yes
B. No
24. As a result of this activity, did you learn something new?
A. Yes
B. No
25. What is your practice setting or area of practice?
A. Community Pharmacy/Independent
B. Community Pharmacy/Chain
C. Hospital/Health Systems
D. Administrative/Pharmacy Director
E. Critical Care Pharmacy
F. Long-term Care
G. Managed Care/PBM
H. Oncology/Specialty Pharmacy
I. Industry/Manufacturing
26. How many years have you been in practice?
A. <5
B. 5 – 10
C. 11 – 20
D. >20