This article is an exam oriented Hospital Pharmacy question paper for D. Pharmacy students. It is useful for board exam preparation, revision, and practice for MSBTE, AKTU, BTEUP, RUHS and other state boards.
Hospital Pharmacy Practice Question Paper
Course: Diploma in Pharmacy
Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80
Section 1: Long Answer Questions
Attempt any SIX of the following:
(6 × 5 = 30 Marks)
- Define hospital pharmacy and explain the scope and functions of hospital pharmacy.
- Define inventory control. Enlist various methods of inventory control and describe Economic Order Quantity (EOQ).
- Enlist the drug distribution systems for inpatients. Explain the non-charge floor stock drug distribution system with its methods.
- Define ward round participation of a pharmacist. Explain its goals and procedure.
- Explain the principles and procedure involved in providing quality pharmaceutical care.
- Define poisoning. Explain the general principles involved in the treatment of poisoning.
- Explain the normal values and clinical interpretation of any five Complete Blood Count (CBC) parameters.
Section 2: Short Answer Questions
Attempt any TEN of the following:
(10 × 3 = 30 Marks)
- Explain in brief the robotic automated drug dispensing system.
- Define Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP). Write the role of a pharmacist in satisfying GPP requirements.
- Define I.V. admixture. Write its advantages.
- Write in brief the role of a pharmacist in preventing antimicrobial resistance.
- Explain the procedure for dispensing radiopharmaceuticals.
- Explain any three cold storage devices used in hospitals.
- Explain the Electronic Health Record (EHR) with its advantages and disadvantages.
- Explain the probable mechanisms of pharmacodynamic drug interactions.
- Define hospital formulary and write its uses.
- Explain the disposal of antineoplastic wastes.
- Write short notes on strategies to minimize medication errors.
Section 3: Objective Type Questions
Attempt ALL questions:
(20 × 1 = 20 Marks)
- Write the full form of NABH.
- Mention any two warnings given for Schedule H1 drugs.
- __________ should be used as “last resort options”.
a) NDPS drugs
b) Reserved antibiotics
c) OTC drugs
d) Emergency drugs - Define in-patients.
- Radiopharmaceuticals are stored at __________
a) 2°C
b) 2–8°C
c) 25°C
d) Below 2°C - Naranjo scale method of causality assessment in ADR is __________
a) Global introspection
b) Algorithmic method
c) Probabilistic method
d) Algebraic method - Define HMR (Home Medication Review).
- Universal antidote does NOT contain:
a) Milk of magnesia
b) Powdered charcoal
c) Tannic acid
d) Potassium hydroxide - Define pharmacovigilance.
- Inulin clearance is used to assess:
a) Renal threshold
b) Concentrating ability of tubules
c) GFR
d) Diluting ability of tubules - __________ number of pharmacists are required for a 300-bedded hospital.
- Expand FEFO.
- Define bulk compounding.
- __________ instrument is used to measure changes in volume within an organ or whole body.
- What is anuria?
- Write the dose of BAL (British Anti-Lewisite).
- Bilirubin in urine is detected by which test?
- PVPI coordinated by Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission is situated at __________.
- What happens when digitalis and diuretics are prescribed together?
- Write the normal value of blood cholesterol.
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