Hospital Pharmacy MCQs for Pharmacy Exams

Preparing for pharmacy license, Lok Sewa, D.Pharmacy, B.Pharmacy, and hospital pharmacy examinations? Here are 30 important Hospital Pharmacy MCQs specially designed for exam preparation. These questions cover important topics such as types of hospitals, functions of hospital pharmacists, drug distribution systems, inventory management, surgical devices, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), dispensing, formulary, and standard treatment guidelines (STGs).

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1. The hospital that provides specialized treatment and advanced medical care is called:
A. Primary hospital
B. Specialized hospital
C. Rural health center
D. Community clinic

2. Which type of hospital is mainly involved in medical education and research?
A. Teaching hospital
B. Cottage hospital
C. Mobile hospital
D. Military hospital

3. The major responsibility of a hospital pharmacist is:
A. Performing surgery
B. Diagnosing disease
C. Ensuring safe and effective use of medicines
D. Conducting radiography

4. Which is not members in DTC?
A. Lab Technologist
B. Pharmacist
C. Physician
D. Nurse

5. In unit dose drug distribution system, medicines are supplied:
A. For one month
B. In bulk quantity
C. Patient-wise in single dose packages
D. Without labeling

6. Floor stock drug distribution system means medicines are:
A. Stored in central warehouse only
B. Kept in nursing station for common use
C. Sent directly to patient home
D. Destroyed after use

7. ABC analysis in inventory control is based on:
A. Expiry date
B. Dosage form
C. Cost significance of items
D. Color of package

8. VED analysis classifies drugs according to:
A. Shape and size
B. Therapeutic category
C. Criticality of items
D. Manufacturer name

9. The inventory management method “FIFO” means:
A. Fast in fast out
B. First in first out
C. First issue first order
D. Final in final out

10. Which of the following is a surgical device?
A. Thermometer
B. Scalpel
C. Nebulizer
D. Centrifuge

11. Autoclaving is mainly used for sterilization of:
A. Surgical instruments
B. Syrups
C. Ointments
D. Tablets

12. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) is especially important for drugs having:
A. Wide therapeutic index
B. Pleasant taste
C. Narrow therapeutic index
D. High solubility

13. Which drug commonly requires Therapeutic Drug Monitoring?
A. Paracetamol
B. Digoxin
C. Antacid
D. Vitamin C

14. The main purpose of TDM is to:
A. Increase drug color
B. Reduce packaging cost
C. Maintain optimum drug concentration
D. Improve taste of medicine

15. Dispensing refers to:
A. Manufacturing medicine
B. Prescribing medicine
C. Preparing and supplying medicines to patients
D. Importing drugs

16. Which label instruction is correct for eye ointment?
A. For external use only
B. Shake well before use
C. Apply into the eye
D. Not for oral use

17. The person responsible for checking prescription errors in hospital pharmacy is:
A. Lab technician
B. Pharmacist
C. Physician
D. Physiotherapist

18. Perpetual inventory system helps in:
A. Decoration of pharmacy
B. Continuous stock monitoring
C. Increasing drug price
D. Patient diagnosis

19. Which of the following is an advantage of unit dose dispensing system?
A. Increased medication error
B. Better patient safety
C. No labeling required
D. Higher wastage

20. Expired medicines in hospital pharmacy should be:
A. Dispensed immediately
B. Mixed with usable stock
C. Separated and properly disposed
D. Sent to patients free of cost

21. A hospital having 100–500 beds is generally classified as:
A. Small hospital
B. Medium hospital
C. Large hospital
D. Cottage hospital

22. Which is the main part of prescription?
A. Superscription
B. Inscription
C. Subscription
D. Signa

23. The process of supplying medicines according to individual prescription is called:
A. Procurement
B. Dispensing
C. Manufacturing
D. Auditing

24. A hospital formulary is:
A. List of hospital staff
B. List of approved medicines for use in hospital
C. Register of patients
D. Surgical protocol manual

25. The main purpose of a formulary system is to:
A. Increase irrational prescribing
B. Promote safe and cost-effective medicine use
C. Increase medicine wastage
D. Delay treatment

26. The committee mainly responsible for formulary management is:
A. Infection control committee
B. Ethics committee
C. Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
D. Sports committee

27. Standard Treatment Guidelines help to:
A. Promote irrational therapy
B. Standardize patient treatment
C. Increase prescription errors
D. Reduce patient counseling

28. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of STGs?
A. Rational prescribing
B. Uniform treatment approach
C. Reduced treatment variation
D. Increased polypharmacy

29. Formulary restriction mainly helps to control:
A. Irrational medicine use
B. Building construction
C. Staff attendance
D. Patient admission

30. The document containing therapeutic information about approved medicines is called:
A. Cash book
B. Formulary manual
C. Attendance register
D. Laboratory chart