Hospital Pharmacy MCQ: 30 Best Free Questions With Answers

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Hospital pharmacy MCQ questions test how a pharmacist works inside a hospital: managing stock, supporting the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, counselling patients and reporting adverse reactions. This quiz has 30 questions that cover both hospital pharmacy and basic clinical pharmacy.

These topics are asked in D.Pharm, B.Pharm and almost every state pharmacist exam, so they are worth your time.

Try the Hospital Pharmacy MCQ quiz first

Answer the 30 questions below one by one. You will see whether each answer is right as you go, so keep a pen and paper ready to note the ones you miss.

Pharmacy Quiz 6 - Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy

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The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee is mainly responsible for developing the

Hospital formulary

Patent list

Drug price list

Cosmetic list

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A hospital formulary is

A list of patented drugs

A price list of cosmetics

A continuously updated list of approved drugs

A list of banned drugs

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ABC analysis in inventory control is based on

Colour of packing

Brand name

Expiry date

Annual consumption value

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VED analysis stands for

Valuable, Expensive, Discounted

Vital, Expensive, Daily

Value, Economy, Demand

Vital, Essential, Desirable

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Unit dose dispensing means

Dispensing drugs in ready-to-administer single doses

Dispensing without prescription

Dispensing only injections

Dispensing a month supply

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A drug information centre provides

Laboratory tests only

Billing services

Unbiased and evidence-based drug information

Surgical services

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The adverse drug reaction monitoring programme in India is known as

NPPA

Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI)

NDPS programme

DTAB programme

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A Type A adverse drug reaction is

Dose-independent and unpredictable

Always carcinogenic

Dose-dependent and predictable

Always allergic

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Therapeutic drug monitoring is most useful for drugs with

Only topical use

A narrow therapeutic index

No toxicity

A wide safety margin

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Which of these drugs has a narrow therapeutic index?

Lactose

Paracetamol

Vitamin C

Digoxin

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Creatinine clearance is commonly estimated using the

Henderson-Hasselbalch equation

Noyes-Whitney equation

Cockcroft-Gault formula

Stokes equation

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Medication reconciliation means

Counting tablets in stock

Billing of medicines

Disposal of expired drugs

Comparing a patient's medication lists at transitions of care

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A medication error is best defined as a

Expected side effect

Drug interaction only

Preventable event that leads to inappropriate medication use

Drug allergy

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The main aim of patient counselling is to

Replace the prescription

Avoid follow-up

Improve adherence and understanding of therapy

Increase drug cost

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SOAP in a patient progress note stands for

Subject, Order, Assay, Plan

Signs, Orders, Analysis, Procedure

Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan

Symptoms, Observation, Action, Prescription

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Intravenous admixtures are best prepared in a

Open bench

Fume hood only

Laminar air flow cabinet

Kitchen

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FEFO in pharmacy stores stands for

Final expiry first order

First expiry first out

First exit first order

Fast entry first order

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Controlled drugs in a hospital pharmacy should be stored in a

Open shelf

Reception desk

Patient room

Locked cupboard under pharmacist control

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Vaccines are normally stored in the cold chain at

2 to 8 C

Minus 80 C only

37 C

20 to 25 C

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TPN stands for

Therapeutic patient nutrition

Topical pain nutrition

Total pharmacy network

Total parenteral nutrition

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Concurrent use of warfarin and aspirin increases the risk of

Constipation

Hypoglycemia

Bleeding

Hypertension

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The Beers criteria list potentially inappropriate drugs for

Elderly patients

Infants

Athletes

Pregnant women

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Young's rule for child dose is

Weight/70 only

Age/(Age + 12) x adult dose

Age/20 x adult dose

Age x 12 x adult dose

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Clark's rule calculates the child dose on the basis of

Gender

Age only

Height only

Body weight

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Which of these is a primary literature source?

An original research article

An encyclopedia

A textbook

A drug handbook

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Cost-effectiveness analysis compares drugs in terms of

Colour of tablets

Brand names

Patent period

Cost per unit of clinical outcome

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Rational use of medicines means

Using the costliest drugs

Always using antibiotics

Right drug, right dose, right duration at lowest cost

Using many drugs together

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The main aim of antibiotic stewardship is to

Prevent antimicrobial resistance

Stop vaccination

Increase antibiotic sales

Increase infections

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Activated charcoal is used in poisoning to

Raise blood pressure

Treat asthma

Adsorb the toxin in the gut

Kill bacteria

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In a prescription, the superscription is the

Dose

Patient name

Symbol Rx

Signature of doctor

Your score is

The average score is 0%

Why Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy deserves your time

Hospital and clinical pharmacy is a theory subject with many full forms and definitions. ABC, VED, FEFO, TPN, TDM and SOAP are all examples. The trick is to learn each term with one line of meaning and one real example. Students who only memorise the full form often forget what it means when the question is slightly changed.

Tricky Hospital Pharmacy MCQ questions explained

These are the questions from the set above that students most often get wrong, with the reason behind each answer.

What is ABC analysis based on?
Answer: Annual consumption value of items. VED is different. It stands for Vital, Essential, Desirable and is based on how critical an item is.
Which committee prepares the hospital formulary?
Answer: The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (PTC). The formulary is a continuously updated list of approved drugs.
For which drugs is therapeutic drug monitoring most useful?
Answer: Drugs with a narrow therapeutic index, such as digoxin. Small changes in blood level can cause toxicity or loss of effect.
How do Young’s rule and Clark’s rule differ?
Answer: Young’s rule uses age; Clark’s rule uses body weight. Young’s rule is age divided by (age + 12), multiplied by the adult dose.
What does FEFO mean?
Answer: First expiry first out. Items closest to expiry are issued first, even if they arrived later than other stock.

Facts worth memorising in Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy

Unit dose dispensing means ready-to-administer single doses, which reduces medication errors.
Vaccines are stored in the cold chain at 2 to 8 C.
The Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) monitors adverse drug reactions in India.
Type A adverse reactions are dose-dependent and predictable, while Type B are unpredictable.
Creatinine clearance is commonly estimated with the Cockcroft-Gault formula.
SOAP stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan, and TPN means total parenteral nutrition.

How to use this quiz for revision

Write each abbreviation on one side of a card and its meaning with an example on the other side. Review ten cards daily. After a week, retake this hospital pharmacy MCQ set and see how many abbreviations you can now explain in your own words instead of just remembering the letters.

Frequently asked questions about hospital pharmacy MCQ

What is the difference between hospital pharmacy and clinical pharmacy?

Hospital pharmacy deals with supply, storage, dispensing and administration in a hospital. Clinical pharmacy focuses on patient care, such as counselling, monitoring and medication review.

Which topics are asked most often?

Formulary, inventory control, adverse drug reactions, patient counselling, drug information and dose calculations.

Is this quiz useful for state pharmacist exams?

Yes. Many state pharmacist exams ask direct questions on hospital and clinical pharmacy, similar to this set.

Keep practising

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For official syllabus details and regulations, refer to Pharmacy Council of India and World Health Organization.

Written by the Noteskarts pharmacy education team. This quiz is for exam practice and learning only; always check your latest syllabus and standard textbooks for final answers.