TECHNOLINK COLLEGE BURAYU CAMPUS

DRUG SUPPLY MANAGEMENT MCQ EXERCISES

1.______________ is a process of deciding amount of drug products needed.

A. selection B. procurement C. Quantification D. Distribution

2. Which one is true about generic name?

A. commonly used for drug selection

B.one drug can have multiple name of it.

C.name given by manufacturer

D. Name is given by manufacturer

E. Drug can have multiple name of it.

3. Which one is not one of the symptoms of poor quantification?

A surplus stock B. chronic shortage C. Adequate stock D. Inadequate cost effectiveness

4. Which method of drug quantification requires reliable Inventory Record?

A. Consumption B. morbidity C. Adjusted consumption D. service level projection

5. Which of the following Do Not delay delivery/lead time?

A.poor road condition

B. Poor delivery vehicle

C. Increased work load at Central store

D none

6. Choose an option false about vital drug

A.should always available

Belief saving

C. used for minor illness

D. Without them impossible to provide service

7. Choose false Option about C drug category

A. 60-80% items

B. expensive drugs

C. slow moving

D. might not needed in stock all times.

8. Which of the following drugs can be categorized as N (non essential)

A cough syrup B.cetriaxone C. Adrenaline D. salbutamol

9. Lowest work load and highest price procurement method

A. direct B. competitive C. Restrictive D. Open

10. Only well-known suppliers selected

A. direct B. competitive c. restrictive d. open

11. Simplest and most practical period for which to calculate average monthly consumption is
-------- months A. 2 B.3 C. 4

12. Unopened insulin should be stored in a refrigerator. Which of the following temperature

Range is acceptable for insulin storage

A. -20°c B. 2°c-8°c C. 8°c-15°c D. 15°c-25°c

13. Store manager in X Hospital receive two batch of amoxicillin 500mg cap with expired date
of August 2017 and December 2017 from PFSA. Which store rotation technique should be
used?
FEFO B. LIFO C. FIFO

14. Which of the following drug name is universally accepted?

A. Proprietary name B. Generic/nonproprietary name C. Brand name D. All of the above

15. The manufacturer specification on cefepime 1g injection vial state that store at 8-15C. What
is the storage zoning indicated

A. Deep freeze temperature

B. Cool temperature

C. Refrigerator temperature

D. Room temperature

16. Most pharmaceuticals are recommended to be stored in cool place.

A. 15 to 30 0C B. 2 to 8 0C C. -20 to -10 0C D. 8 to 15 0C

17. Glasses are preferred over plastic containers because:

A. They are impermeable to moisture

B. It is easier to clean and sterilize

C. They are inert to most medical products

D. They allow easier inspection of the contents

18 .In ______ orders are placed whenever stocks become low.

A. Scheduled purchasing

B. Perpetual purchasing

C. Annual purchasing

D. Planned purchasing
19. The Technical name for the time period from placing order to receiving the products is

A. Ordering time B. Review period C. waiting time D. Lead time

20. Which drug quantification method estimates the need for specific drugs based on the
expected incidence of common disease?

A. Adjusted consumption method

B. Service level projection budget requirements

C. Consumption method

D. Morbidity method

21. One of the following Drug classes must not be dispensed without a prescription

A. Antacids B. Antihistamines C. Antibacterial D. Anthelminthic

22. Information about remaining balance of stock on hand can be obtained from___?

A. Store issue voucher

B. Bin Card

C. Store requisition from

D. Goods receiving note

23. Pare to principle (20/80) is similar with drug classification of.....

A. ABC classification

B. Pharmacological classification

C. Dosage form classification

D. Therapeutic classification
24. If a Hospital as an annual total consumption of Carbamazepine Syrup of 1000 bottles. What
is the average monthly consumption in the product was stocked out f or 61 days in the review
period?

A. 7 Bottles B. 100 Bottles C. 60 Bottles D. 83 Bottles

25. Among the documents used for drug supply management, the one used as a consumption
record;

A. Goods receiving note

B. Store requisition form

C. Daily dispensing register (DDR)

D. Store issue voucher

26. Which of the following is not a psychotropic substance?

A. Chlorpromazine

B. Clonazepam

C. Morphine

D. Carbamazepine

27. Which one of the following shows the right drug management cycle?

A. Drug selection---drug procurement---drug use---drug distribution

B. Drug storage---drug procurement---drug distribution---drug use

C. Drug selection--- drug procurement--- drug distribution--- drug use

D. Drug use--- drug selection--- drug procurement--- drug distribution

28. Choose correctly matched letter

A. Morphine-------IN KEY CABINET B. phenytoin.------.IN KEY CABINET C. oxytocin--------
fridge D. All

29. Choose Option with positive loss/adjusting

A. damage B. expiry C. transfer to other facility D. receive from other facility

30. Choose correctly matched letter

A. dry tablets ..bottom shelve

B. liquids...top shelves

C. sutures...middle shelves

D. capsules...top shelves

31. False about forced ordering system

A. fixed review period

B. push system

C. emergency order required

D. pull system

32. Which of the following caution are correct?

A. Do not store near the ceiling if the supplied are heat sensitive

B. Do not put drug on the shelves below liquids because it may weak and spoil others

C. Do not store anything directly on the floor

D. All of the above

33. Which of the following drugs need special storage condition

A. Vaccines
B. Narcotics

C. Antibiotics like cotrimoxazole

D. A and B

34. The technical name for the time period from placing order to receiving the products is;

A. Lead time

B. Review period

C. Ordering time

D. Waiting time

35. Among the documents used for drug supply management, the one used as a consumption
record is;

A. Goods receiving note

B. Store requisition form

C. Daily dispensing registry(DDR)

D. Store issue voucher

36. Which one of the following shows the right drug management cycle?

Drug selection---drug procurement---drug use---drug distribution

Drug storage---drug procurement---drug distribution---drug use

Drug selection--- drug procurement--- drug distribution--- drug use

Drug use--- drug selection--- drug procurement--- drug distribution

37. X-ray film will be damaged if exposed to

A. Humidity B. Light C. Moisture D. All of the above

38. An inventory analysis which is based on value of consumption item per year.

A.ABC analysis

B.VEN analysis

C. Therapeutic category analysis D. Cost effectiveness analysis

39. Which one of the following is the correct method of disposal for anticancer drugs?

A. Sewer to stagnant water

B. Encapsulation

C. Low temperature incineration

D. Burial

40. Drug X is manufactured on January 1, 2014 and it will expire on June 2016. Assuming that
the drug will be handled according to the manufacturer’s storage instructions, how long will be
the shelf-life of drug X in months?

A.12 B.16 C. 17 D. 15

41. Which one of the following is the appropriate classification of wastes like cytotoxic drugs
and radio active compounds?

A. waste

B. Hazardous waste

C. Medical waste

D. None

42. The “VEN” system indicates a means of structuring drugs by

A. Alphabetical order
B. Level of health care

C. Level of importance

D. Pharmaco-theraputic order

43. One of the following is not possible cause of stock outs

A. Increase in average monthly consumption B. Decrease in average monthly consumption C.

Delay in delivery of purchased drugs D. All

44. Normal storage conditions for drugs have been specified as

A. Frozen conditions (bellow 0◦C)

B. Room temperature (15◦C to 25/30◦C)

C. Sore at a cool place (8◦C-15◦C)

D. Refrigerator temperature (2◦C-8◦C)

45. Unless special condition is stated drugs should be stored in

A. Refrigerator

B. Room temperature

C. Cool place

D. Cold chain

45. Which one of the following describes the management process that makes sure stock is
ordered, delivered and handled in the best possible way?

A. Stock on hand
B. Stock control

C. Stock take

D. Stock procurement

46. Which one of the following is correct about stock record card?

A. It should be kept at each lot of item/bin

B. It has batch number column

C. It has price column

D. It should be filled and updated by the store keeper

47. Which one of the following is correct about bin card?

A. It contains location code

B. It has batch number column

C. It has price column

D. It should be kept or hold by head of pharmacy

48. Identify the correct alternative regarding forms/documents used during stock flow

A. Model 20 is used for receiving of supplies and drugs

B. Model 19 is used for requesting of supplies and drugs

C. Model 22 is used for issuing of supplies and drugs

D. Model 19 is used for issuing of supplies and drugs

49. One of the following is liquid pharmaceutical waste disposal methods

A. Landfill B. Sewer C. Incineration D. Waste encapsulation

50. If the month of stock is 0.5months and the average calculated monthly consumption in the
reporting period is 50 units, what is the stock on hand?

A.100 units B. 50.5 units C. 25 units D. 10 units

51. Which one of the following items is not correctly matched to their storage area/site?

A. Vaccines -----------Cold storage

B. Narcotics ----------Locked/secure room

C. Heavy products -------Top of the shelf

D. Flammables ------------Separate building

52. Stock on hand means:

A. Quantity of products in the store

B. Quantity of usable products

C. Quantity of damaged or expired products

D .Quantity of products transfer to other community pharmacy

53.------------refers to a continuous process of receiving, storing, and moving drugs safely to

different points in healthcare system in which the drug is dispensed to patients.

A. Drug procurement

B. Drug distribution

C. Drug donation

D. Drug dispensing

54. Which stock controlling mechanism used to issue drugs that have the same expiry date?

A.FEFO B.FIFO C.LIFO D. All

55. Which is one false about max min of hospitals and health centers

A. review period 2 months B. max inventory 4 months. C min 1 month D emergency 2 weeks

56. If a Health Center has a stock on hand of 30 bottles of a product, and the calculated
Consumption is 55 bottles, if the product was stocked out for 5 days in the review period, how
much bottles should the HC order?

A. 90 bottles

B. 80 bottle

C. 0 bottles

D. 25 bottles

57. If a hospital has SOH of 40, and calculated consumption is 50 for a given fully supply
product, they should

A. Order 30 B. Order 0 C. Place an Emergency order D. Order 60

58. The Max at a Health Center is

A. Two Months B. Four Months C. One Month D. Three Months

59. The Emergency Order Point is

A. When you stock out

C. Lower than Min

B. The same as Min

D. Three weeks at a Health Center

60. The inventory control system of Ethiopia

A. Forced-ordering max-min system

B. Continuous review max-min system

C. Standard max-min system

61. Stock on Hand for Cloxacillin 500mg capsule is 110 boxes (100x10) and average

Calculated consumption from RRF was 80 boxes (two months). What is stock status of
cloxacillin?

A. Overstock B. Adequate C. Emergency D. Minimum

62. Choose correct option about cartoon stacking

A.30 cm from the floor C. not more than 2.5mg high

B.10cm from the wall D. All

63. Which one is advantage of fluid Location system?

A. small space B. flexibility C. Sophisticated D. all

64. Bottom Shelves are appropriate for:

A. Dry medicines B. Liquids

C. Surgical items
65. Which warning signs to watch out when inspecting new arrivals?
A. Discoloration
B. Cloudiness C. Tampering
D. All

66. Wastage of storage space is most common in:

A. Fixed location system

C. Semi fluid location system

B. Fluid location system

D. All
67. Stocks are put in quarantine in:

A. Stock receipt & inspection B. Order allocation C. Stock storage D. Order picking
68. The monthly consumption of Ciprofloxacin of the facility for the last three months was140,
120 and 100 tabs, and the balance of the drug in the bin card is 40 tabs; its months of stock will
be:
A. 40 B. 1 C. 0.5 D. 0.3

69. Which one is secondary packaging

A. Stripes B. Blisters c. Cartoon

70. Choose incorrect option about ideal properties of packages

A. Nontoxic B. Nonreactive C. Biodegrable D. Expensive

71. Small objects grouping together in one package is

A containment B. Agglomeration C. packaging D. Packing

72. Delivering selected items from warehouse to destination

A. Dispatching B. marshalling C. prepackaging D. packing

73. Container of pharmaceutical which opened after piercing its stopper

A. Ampules B. Vials C. bottle D. Bag

74. Which one is not property of labeling?

A. Clear B. illegible C. indelible D. unambiguous

75. Which one is Not OTC drug

A. Antacid B. Paracetamol C. Morphine D. Ibuprofen

76. The first and the last step of distribution cycle are ____And____ respectively

A. Inspection and reporting B. port clearing and reporting C. storage and requisition
77. Which of the following one is false in push system distribution method

A.Is allocation system or ration system

B. demand is Greater than supply

C. supply is sufficient

D. Small product handled

78. Which one is irrational prescribing?

A. poly pharmacy B. Use of incorrect drug C. Use of unsafe drug D. All

79. Which one is of the following irrational drug use is not performed by patient

A. Taking extra dose B. Reducing a dose C. Premature discontinuation D. Inadequate

instructions.

80.Wich one is false option about basic shelve rule

A. Fragile items-----------lower shelves B. Frequently used items…..,,waist height C.Heavy

items………upper shelves D.extra stock…….upper shelves

Prepared by Geneti.G (B.Pharm)