sible and certainly within 1 hour of probable use.
11. When reviewing drugs to assure in-date
status, you see a date of 8/2016. What date
does that therefore expire?
a) August 1, 2016
b) August 31, 2016
c) Expiration dates don't really matter
A b) In the above example on the left, the expira-
tion date is August 31.
12. Propofol vials are to be used for single patient use only
a) true b) false
A True. This is an obvious question and answer, but it's important to
remind you to avoid the temptation to breach the single-patient-use
stipulation.
13. True or false: Writing a patient's allergic "reac-
tion" even if it's obvious such as "epinephrine
makes my heart race" has value to the pre-
scriber in assessing the intended drug regimen.
a) true
b) partially true
c) false
A True. While some allergies listed by patients on med reconciliation
are actually side effects, it is important to list them as well as the
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